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    Chat Bar

    3.7 (100 reviews)
    Closed 4:00 pm - 2:00 am (Next day)

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    Good for groups

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    Mary T.

    Back in late July, I was fortunate to have won a gift card to dine at Chat Bar's Scarborough location. There were restrictions on this gift card: - I had to specify a date between July 22 and August 5 (Civic Holiday) - I could only specify dropping by its Spadina or Scarborough location - Once this gift card was configured for the date that I wanted, I couldn't change it. I needed help. I asked two friends to join me. Sadly, one couldn't make it. Despite missing that person, we had a great time enjoying dinner here on a Wednesday night. One friend is a colleague. The other one was our intern. She has since completed her work term and we all ended up being friends. We left work at around 4 pm. Highway 401 was busy, but it was surprisingly not as horrible as it could have been. This Chat Bar location is roughly a five-minute drive from my home. My friend also lives in Markham. It was nice to drive northwest to drop her home after we had stuffed ourselves silly with yummy food. There was lots of parking in this plaza. It was fairly busy at around 5:30 pm. I backed into a spot and walked in. We were greeted by two women. I indicated that I had a gift card. I had to show it to them on my phone. They nodded and got us a cozy table to sit down. We liked the large chalkboard with art. This lighting provided a warm, cozy ambiance. It was nice hanging out with good company. We got water to start. Ordering consisted of scanning a QR code and ordering online. You don't pay online. Our rather long list of items consisted of these items: - Black pepper kalbi beef - Grilled sausage - Pork belly - Mini cuttlefish balls - Honey wings with garlic - Enoki mushrooms - House special potato slices - Grilled pineapple - Lychee nigori We originally wanted to try the Japanese peach sparking wine. Sadly, the LCBO strike had just been lifted, but this eatery didn't have a chance to replenish its stock. Instead, we got the lychee nigori. It worked out, as its price managed to get us over my gift card's value. Staff were extremely attentive and helpful throughout our stay. They deserve top marks for making our experience memorable and great. The table had warming tray for the skewers. There were two tea light candles that kept everything warm. We loved everything that we had consumed. Some highlights: - The proteins on skewers were so tender and flavourful. We both felt that the black pepper kalbi beef and pork belly were exceptional out of the batch. - The enoki mushrooms were delicious. They came in an aluminum foil packet. Anything in aluminum foil had lots of chopped garlic. Specifically, the house special potato slices were divine. They were so garlicky. Love! - Get the wings. The honey wings with garlic were done well. We enjoyed them immensely. - The grilled pineapple felt like dessert. If you love fruit that gets even sweeter grilled, get these skewers. If you feel like splurging on booze, I highly recommend the lychee nigori. It was fantastic. It was saki with the perfect lychee flavour in each sip. The bottle looks large, but it's not. We had no problem downing it. We polished everything off, except for the sliced potatoes. I asked my friend if she wanted them to take home. She let me take them instead. I got them boxed up and they were even better the following day! My friend felt the need to grab the remaining $10 that we owned. She paid with a debit card through her phone. Done! We got white rabbit candy before we left. I hadn't had some in years. It was a nice touch. I highly recommend dropping by. We had fun and waddled out just fine afterwards. We still talk about this meal and the need to return. (344)

    Rara Y.

    Very good BBQ skewers place! Service is also good and warm. A good choice to chat and chill after a hard working day

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    Pauline W.

    Wen to Chat Bar last Saturday with my friend The environment was cozy, other than menu was hard to read as it's dark and menu paper was brown....lol We ordered cabbage, lamb skewers, garlic eggplant, a spicy hot po, cold cucumbers..the portion was good, we were both so full...price was reasonable Good hang out and chill place with friends on weekends or week nights

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    Victoria S.

    I had the best time at Chat Bar! For those of you who have been to the Markham location as well, I personally prefer this location more (Scarborough)! The service was absolutely amazing, and the space was larger than the Markham location. Shoutout to Ada who was so attentive and helpful! If you enjoy well seasoned skewers, trying an assortment of new things, and cumin - this place is for you. Things come default spicy so if you can't handle it, be sure to ask for it mild. Our personal favourites are, the kimchi fried rice or the short rib fried rice, chicken skin skewer, red sausage, pork, beef and cheese corn. If you want an ambient evening with dim light and cozy feelings, check out Chat Bar :)!

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    Melissa L.

    Great place to catch up with friends and CHAT! We came around 615pm on a Saturday night and it wasn't crazy busy as I have heard seats got taken up real quick most of the time, therefore we were lucky that we were placed at a corner big table (after vaccine & ID check). We have ordered quick a bit of food- squid, beef, lamb, chicken heart, aorta, pork belly, oysters, veggie, scallop... Each order came in 4 skewers, while the mini sizing ones (yes, they have a few of that) came in 10 skewers. They were all fully cooked before bringing it out to you and placed on the stone plate that was meant to keep the food warm (not that it's really doing its job as I can touch the plate easily). All skewers were seasoned really well, with the perfect kick in spice. The minced garlic on the oyster and scallop were a bit salty, but if you put the whole oyster/ scallop in your mouth, it's just perfect as it somehow brought out the natural sweetness of the seafood. Price was a bit high considering you only get 4 skewers per order (roughly $8), so it is best to come with more people so you won't be putting as big of a dent to your wallet per person.

    Shajitha R.

    I've never had a bad dish here, and now that patios are open, was dying to go back! Man, what a luxury to have fresh food again that hasn't gotten lukewarm after sitting in a delivery car for 30 mins! We had it all, grilled sausage, beef skewers, lamb skewers, rice cakes, kimchi fried rice, and cheese sweet potato! The favourites every time are always the rice cakes and sausages, we always regret not ordering enough. Best part of the experience, definitely the server! We were seated in Nicole's section and she was the BEST!!! SOOO FRIENDLY! Made us realize what we were missing all this time by just ordering takeout from random restaurants. Super quick and efficient when bringing out items, always checking in on us, and you can totally tell she's always smiling under that mask! 10/10 would recommend checking this place out and hope Nicole is your server! Girl, we look forward to returning and hope to see you again!

    Beef short ribs, chicken, pork belly, okra, lotus root, cheese corn
    Deanne M.

    Great place for skewers. We went on a Tuesday night and were seated right away. They provided us with a complimentary appetizer of broccoli and some other vegetables. We ordered the beef shorts rib, chicken, pork belly, and okra skewers. We also got a lotus root and cheese corn. The skewers were served on top of a plate heated by a couple of candles. Get the cheese corn! All the food was really tasty but the cheese corn was our favourite (we had to order another one). Will definitely come back to try their other skewers and for more cheese corn.

    Dan L.

    This is a fun and quaint restaurant that serves skewers and such. There were a variety of meats that were deliciously prepared. The restaurant is not very large but it is a cozy and friendly atmosphere. We really enjoyed our meal here and thought the service was attentive and friendly!

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    Dilys C.

    This place has great skewers. Loads of variety, but the seasoning for all is pretty much the same. Definitely a place to try. This place can get very pricey depending how much you order. We loved the squid, lamb, chicken skin, okra, and intestine. Would love to see a larger alcohol menu/pitcher options.

    Cindy L.

    Such attentive service that it makes me wanna give 5 stars!!! But I need to factor in the food too and some of dishes were just ok... Would love to go back later in the evening when they crank up on the music. When we were about to leave, that's when it started to turnt up. Lol. Check out the food spread The pork belly (and rice one too), okra, mushroom, eggplant!!! Were some of my favs. Lol! Corn next time please!

    Nadine C.

    Y U M M Y. Though it's on a pricier end for skewers in the area, it's still one of my favourite places to go. Having skewers on a hot plate with their spicy beef noodle soup just screams comfort to me. This pairing is my absolute favourite and can never get tired of it! It does get a bit spicy so sometimes we ask for less spice as it's all one flavour and tends to be too much

    Vannesa A.

    Take out skewers and oxtail soup is my favourite. You ask them mild to very spicy. I can't wait to dine in when the lockdown is over.

    Clire C.

    Came around 6:30pm on a Wednesday evening. No wait! We ordered: * Beef Skewers (4) * Lamb Skewers (4) * Chicken Cartilage (4) * Cuttlefish Balls * Whole Squid * Grilled Scallops Everything was seasoned so well, with just the perfect amount of spice. My fav was the grilled whole squid. The garlic vermicelli on the scallop was also very tasty, but scallops were very small despite the menu item being called "Grilled Jumbo Scallops". Other than that, service was good and everything was yummy.

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    7 years ago

    Always a good time at this location. The food and ambiance is amazing. Self service bottled water is a little sad, save the turtles please !

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    Liked the atmosphere but our food took WAY too long (1 hour). We had to pause in between because we finished the first few dishes.

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