I have been wanting to visit this place since I moved to Toronto because of their extensive beer list. I sampled three of their beers and really enjoyed the variety and especially the number of porters and stouts they have on tap. The only thing I would like to see is a flight or sampler paddle. Having samples is great but getting a bit of a deal for sampling say three-five would be even better! They have really good food too! My friends and I shared the bacon wrapped shrimp, sweet potato slices, calamari, and tapenade. Given that they are known for their beer having good food as well is a great plus. I will definitely be back! read more

I love the atmosphere of this place and I've been here half a dozen times but I need to admit that the service is absolutely horrible the food is disgusting and the stuff simply do not seem to care or remember your order. Shame because this is one of those cozy spots. read more

Great beer selection!!! Very nice atmosphere I was very comfortable being there with a 2 year old Very attentive staff Food was your average comfort food with a little Canadian/québécois spin on it Will definitely come back when I'm back in Toronto read more

A favourite for food and drink The Bison Burger, The Apple Pie a la mode, and good daily specials. They brew their own beers as well as have a good selection of Ontario microbrewery beers. read more

Good food, great menu. Poutin and chocolate stout were the highlights. Played some scrabble while we munched out appetizers. Lamb burger and morrocan chili were outstanding. No children's menu, so my kids ate desert instead, which they thoroughly enjoyed. read more

They have one of the best selections of local beer in Toronto. Good vegetarian / vegan selection on their menu, the veggie burger is great and the fries are fantastic! read more

Great beer selection - especially of local Ontario craft beers. Decent - but not extraordinary - pub-style food. Don't order the yam fries though - they came limp and soggy, and they were shaped like chips, not fries. The flavour was fine, but chips should be crisp, not a limp soggy mess. read more

Decided to try this place from other Yelp reviews and glad we did. Great atmosphere and live music. Food was really flavourful and fresh. We were here before the dinner crowd since we were going to a game so not packed but lots of tables reserved so I imagine busy place on a Saturday night. Great selection of beer and available in smaller sizes which I prefer so I can try many different kinds. Will come back for sure. Oh and the service was great as well. read more

C'est What - Shepard's pie was very tasty. - Breweries Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

My group had 6 people in it, and the women at the front told us that we would have to wait after 3 other groups, and they would not send a text or call when a table was ready. She told us to stick around when clearly everywhere to sit was taken. She said to sit at the bar if anything. Thing is, we checked by the area with the pool table and there were these tables free with stools. Only after one of us asked, she told us we could sit there and place our orders at the bar. Why did she not just tell us this in the first place?!?!?! I had gotten the shepherds pie which was delicious. Bigger portion than I thought. And I also tried the beer with apricot notes, honestly not that awesome. The sweet potatoes chips are addictive, but you have to ask for the sauce. Overall get food, sucky front desk lady. read more

C'est What - Shepherds pie with caramelized onions - Breweries Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Great environment to chat and hang with friends read more

C'est What - Brett Pale Ale + Mountain Lager - Breweries Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

This little bar offers live music but little else. The band on Friday night was in sync and the perfect balance but the service was blah. The interior resembles someones rec room and when asking for a suggestion on what to drink creates an eye roll the desire to return is gone. With so many venues for live music in Toronto I would skip pat this one again. The 2 stars were for the band. They were very good. read more

Hidden gem literally. Hidden in a basement on the busy Front street is this casual atmosphere place with a very interesting menu. After eating for days at places with same old boring menus we found the menu here to be a welcome relief. The service staff was jovial and make it a friendly place to hang out for hours with your friends. We did not have a chance to try all the local brews but the ones we tried were more like half-way decent stuff. Maybe next time I will have better luck with the brews. read more

I am really confused by reading all the mostly positive reviews of their food. Ordered a veggie burger - WOW, it was the worst food I have EVER had. There was no taste what so ever. The patty was so bland, cardboard would surely had more taste. I was with a group of people who all ordered different dishes and no one complained so I'm not. I didn't complain out loud as well just made a mental note that I will most likely not ever eat there. Service was great, staff was attentive...and cute. The ambient is okay, crowd mixed with majority being from the Financial district (after work drinks, quick lunch, etc). I will not be stopping by again unless I have to. read more

Beer selection and atmosphere are enough to give this place five stars. On top of that, the food is amazing and the music is good, often live. Go. read more

Even though we were once thrown out of the bar (because we were too large a group - yes, the bar manager was that stupid), I still love the place. Best for winters and beer. Food is awesome but expensive. read more

My friends and I always venture down to C'est What for a good pint and some yummy bar snacks, but I always leave wondering why we come here so often. The food is good, I do like their selection, they have falafel's, nachos, moroccan stew, veggie burgers and their beer selection is to die for. My problem is always with the service, it's definitely not a place to go if you're in a rush, or are even planning to go somewhere else after. I usually have a very uninterested waiter who will take one persons order and leave - slowing down the whole process and just incredibly frustrating. All in all its an okay place to spend a relaxed 'laissez faire' evening, but I'd only recommend going if you're into beer - if not - Les Papillon is next door and the food is much more decadent. read more

I completely agree with the review earlier today. This is not a place for large groups. Our groups experience is eerily similar. We (group of 10) came to 'C'est what?' this evening at 7pm to celebrate a coworker's achievement. The hostess (short redish hair) was very unaccommodating toward our large group and answered our questions with a bad attitude. As the 11th and 12th member of our group joined the party, the hostess insisted that they sit at a separate table. She refused to even let them turn their chairs toward us. She said "you can sit here or you can leave". In stark contrast, Jeff our server is awesome and came to check on us regularly. He had great recommendations on food and drinks. read more

Came here for dinner and drinks before a concert. We sat at the bar (we're bar flies, we can't help it) and had a few different pints and ate the tandoori chicken sandwich and the goat roti. Both dishes had a really good amount of meat (not a ton of filler). The bartender was friendly and gave us samples of a couple different beers as we were undecided on what to drink (not to mention they have some beers that are made in house that we've never heard of before). We got the apple pie for desert, which was also amazing. We barely came up to breathe haha. I would recommend C'est What to anyone who enjoys beer and comfort food. read more

Always great beer selection here especially their casks. Food is always solid from their wraps, burgers to their curries and other entrees. Food complements the beer selection very well. Cozy atmosphere and can chill or play a game of pool. Great spot to just hangout in read more

Food fantastic, beer even better, atmosphere think Kelsey's meets university watering hole. Where else can you go for a Beer Float? Nowhere I know of which is exactly why C'est What has become my new favorite hot spot despite the crowd of university students doing Jager Bombs behind me as a casually sip my Coffee Porter. read more

Cheers! C'est What is quite cute and very intimate. I didn't try the food. There are two bars in the restaurant. My bartender was friendly and helpful. The host stand was a hangout location for staff not working. Weird. I had a C'est What pale ale. It was okay. The beer is a bit cloudy, there could be more pop of flavor, and there was a stale after-taste. Good thing was there was plenty on the bar menu so I wasn't limited. I had a yummy pale ale from Vermont also. I'd like to revisit and try some food. The beer selection was pretty good, so I could also try a different brew. read more

Great bar to be. Live music and drink prices are very reasonable. Had a black bean wrap here as well. It was crunchy, hot and tasty. Definitely recommend the place if you are in the neighborhood read more

Most of my experiences at C'est what have been mediocre. The service is usually sporadic and extremely slow. The food is definitely not my favourite in Toronto. Most recently, I ordered the curried noodles with vegetables. The curry was very watery and didn't exactly boast a lot of flavour. I keep going back to C'est what for its primo location on Front street, and its great selection of Ontario beer. The beer selection definitely makes up for the mediocre food and service. Maybe next time I will go for drinks instead of dinner. read more

Spacious, great beer options, and a lot of restaurants in the area to choose from if you only want to come here for drinks. In fact, I have only ever ordered beer here. The only annoying part is that it is in a basement and every single time I visit them I lose internet connection. But then WIND is shit, so I can't really blame the restaurant. read more

Born and raised in Toronto, I've seen how customer service has declined over the past 15 years or so, but this was probably one of my worst experiences, ever. I brought a large group of friends here who were tourists from Europe or Quebec. It was their last night in Toronto and they wanted to enjoy good food and drinks, in great company. I knew that we were in for an evening of bad service because it took the wait staff about 30 minutes to take our drink orders. The food arrived in a reasonable amount of time and it was okay, but nothing special. The evening continued on, adequately, with our waiter making an occasional appearance to take our drink orders. The worst part of the night was when the waiter brought us our bill, without being asked to do so by anyone. It was still fairly early to leave for a Saturday night (approx. 21:30) and were all enjoying ourselves and ordering drinks so we perceived this as their way of asking us to leave. Everyone was disappointed and quite surprised at the lack of hospitality. I will never return to this restaurant and if I could give 1/2 star (just for the restaurant being operational), I would. read more

A cool joint in the basement of low rise at Church and Front Street. It's first and foremost a bar with the feel of being at a cozy lodge in the mountains somewhere. This is helped by the big fireplace that greets you as you walk into the main seating area. On this visit I had the poutine. It was your basic poutine (no added frills) and I think each component is worth discussing individually. Firstly the base, the fries - a thinner cut, no potato peel evident but felt real, and most importantly they had a nice crunch without being excessive. The cheese curds were in more of a dice than chunks, which is what I normally see. I actually liked this a lot because I could better control the cheese to fry ratio this way. Speaking of ratio, there was enough gravy to go around without rationing. The gravy was pretty good. Not runny or too thick with a solid flavour. A way better poutine than the novelty fast food-ish poutine chains out there. read more

C'est What - Poutine - Breweries Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

I have been a patron of C'est What restaurant for the last 6-7 years and I have always quite enjoyed it, though recently my experiences haven't been quite so good. I decided to give them one last chance last night and hosted a small group for dinner for my boyfriend's birthday. I have been to C'est What for my own birthday celebrations at least twice before and both times I had someone bring a cake for me. Neither of these times was I asked to pay an additional charge for the privilege of having a cake brought to the table. When we showed up, I was briskly informed by the hostess that the cake I had made and brought had a 25$ cake charge for serving. This was not mentioned to me during my call for reservations, and is not listed on their website. I didn't have much of a choice when presented with the option of not being able to give my boyfriend the cake I had made and consented to it being put in the fridge and served at the end of the night. I was informed that the 25$ fee was for plating the cake, I was unimpressed but forced to do this since I wasn't going to keep a perishable cheesecake out of the fridge for several hours to go bad. The hostess told me she would inform the server that we had a cake for the table. The server brought the bill and refused to split it. She told us it was too hard for a large party (being 6 people) to split the bill. We accepted this and tried to calculate the total on our own. I waited for the cake to show up but when it didn't I went up to the bar and asked about my cake. I had barely gotten the word cake out when the bartender turned to me in a very harsh tone and shouted that there's a 25$ cake fee and turned her back to me. I was AWARE of this, I had begrudgingly accepted this fee but then to be yelled at about it and ignored was terrible customer service. I caught my server, she looked confused about the cake informed me of the fee AGAIN. I told her that I just wanted the cake to be served since they already had it in the fridge and we had gotten our bill and people were getting ready to leave. The server brought over our cake, put it down on the table and said 'you don't want me to sing do you?' I said, 'well what does the 25$ fee include?' She said 'happy birthday, I'll go get you a knife' and walked away. It took another 5 minutes for the knife to appear, which ended up being some sort of steak/seafood serrated knife and totally tore up the cake. We had to cut the cake and serve it ourselves. We didn't even get forks, we were given plates and spoons, no additional napkins. Then the server came back and told me she needed to change the bill to add the 25$ fee. This was after we had already calculated what the individuals had owed and some people had left already and it confused everything. The meals were acceptable, but not as good as they have been in the past. The burgers my boyfriend and I ordered (lamb and bison) looked like they came from frozen patties. I remember the menu being fuller and the food being better in the past. In my opinion the 25$ cake fee is a complete rip off. I was told it would be plated and served, not brought out and dumped with sarcasm and attitude. I am exceptionally unimpressed with the service and this ridiculous fee, especially since there was no actual plating or any effort put into the 'service'. I feel quite ripped off by C'est What and am disappointed that based on this last experience, I will not be going back to a place that I used to love to visit. Go for a pint, but not for a party. read more

If you want to feel like you're eating average food in a ski lodge in downtown Toronto C'Est What may be what you are looking for. If you want all of that and good service too, I would keep looking for somewhere else to host your ares ski parties. read more

Great beer selection. Great after work and weekend crowd. Close to lots of great bars, restaurants and entertainment options in the St. Lawrence Market district. Be sure to try the Lamb Burger, mmmm mmm good! read more

Found this through yelp of course while visiting Toronto food looked interesting but i was a bit skeptical. Ordered the butter chicken and was pleasantly surprised it was pretty good (i wasn't expecting authentic here). My mom ordered the Roti and was surprised again the actual roti was good it was massively filled with veggies though and was ok flavor wise. My bf had the bison burger and the coffee porter bbq sauce was a bit on the runny side but was really good and he added jalepenos on top of that (not such a good idea it became too spicy but still really good) Beer selection was not as much as i thought it would be but the beers we had from the rotating cask menu were good. read more

C'est What is a rather unique Pub in the heart of downtown Toronto. Their selection of beers is quite decent and so is their food menu. Although this place is not in my Toronto's Best list, I would still recommend it and especially if you go for a bit to eat. My suggestion will be the Lamb Burger, a must have. Only advice is to stay away from the Sweet Potato fries as these tend to be on the greasy side. Other than that, the regular fries and onion rings are great. read more

Yam Frites + Local Brews = Happy Monkey

Came here after the last Elite event. I enjoyed the atmosphere and the crowd seemed alright. I tried the Hoptical Illusion beer which was fantastic. Now I need to go back and try the recommended Hop Head. read more

Met a large group here for a Thursday happy hour and was impressed with the amount of space - there was plenty of room for us to mingle and chat without being overly crowded or having to yell at each other. The bartenders were attentive and got our drinks quickly. Unfortunately, I can't speak to the many beers they have on tap, but everyone in our group seemed pleased with their selections. We only ordered fries to nibble on, and while they were just OK, the jalapeno mayo that they came with was delicious!! read more

2 words: bison burger. This is one of the best burgers I've ever had. Pricey, but so so so worth it. Doesn't even need the cheese or the bacon. Decor is nice too, dark, but that's the style. We were on a time crunch and the staff accommodated. Definitely recommend! read more

What's with all the hype with this place? Its true they have a decent local beer selection, but its all bitters! I guess if your like me and not a big bitter beer fan, this isn't the place for you. Its also a bit of an older crowd, and out of my way. read more

C'est What? It's an alright place to hang out and grab a bite to eat. The food was a bit bland and the spicing is a bit off balanced. The falafel and jerk chicken roti looked good, but did not taste right. It was edible and ok, but definitely room for improvement. The place has a good list of draft beer which is a plus....but the staff didn't really seem to know too much about the draft/beer difference when you ask them for suggestions. It was just A-Ok, that is all I have to say. read more

Awesome beer selection. Food is pretty good pub fare.

Craft brew at its best. Something for everyone. Staff know their stuff too which is helpful if you aren't too sure what to try. Don't get your heart set on something specific from the menu though... they might not be carrying that one today. read more

Nice selection of craft beers and even a couple of ciders which can be difficult to find in Toronto. I ordered the tandoori chicken burger which came on naan bread, it was very tender and packed with flavour, the food was also pretty reasonable price wise for this part of town. Service was great too. read more