Ugh I love dive bars. Although the server looked at me weird when I ordered a ginger beer..... I felt a bit judged. Vibe was good but sucks feeling judged read more

Green Room - Dive Bars Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

WARNING FOR POC: if you are a person of colour: Do. Not. Go . Here. I've been here twice, both times it was on a Sunday. Whoever the waitress who works on Sunday evenings is incredibly rude and mean. She has black straight hair. She is like terrible. Don't know what happened in her life to make her have such terrible energy gosh, I don't leave bad reviews usually but I feel I should warn other poc or honestly anyone is general from having a bad experience. I've worked customer service all my life and still do; I know that dealing with people can be difficult and ik how hard it is working a person facing job so I always do my best to be a good customer. The waitress who works here on Sundays (both Sundays I was here) was ruder to me than the drunk guy who was shouting and being belligerent. The bar was empty too so it's not like there was the stress of a rush or lots of orders to deals with. There were other white ppl she was much nicer to. I was the only poc. Yea, like, drinks are cheap but it's always empty and for good reason lol. POCs, go to Film Cafe or other better bars in the area. Kensington has much cooler and welcoming spaces. Cheap drinks are not worth the rude and mean staff. I felt so terrible after visiting here, especially after reading the other good reviews of this place. Ik how it feels to be treated and talked down to, I don't want other poc to go through that especially young students on a night out. Go somewhere else, don't risk it. * left the same review on Google and Trip Advisor to warn as many ppl as possible. Don't be fooled by the other good reviews by ppl who are not POC. read more

I finally went to the new location after being torn about it since I had so much love for the old location. I was right about being disappointed in the new building, but honestly nothing can compare so I'm trying. They have done wonders from what used to be Crown and Tiger, it's unrecognizable. The old location had a vibe and aesthetic that can never be copied, though they certainly have tried here. We came later on a Friday night and were still seated promptly, seen, and serviced with impeccable timing and professionalism. I had ordered a dirty martini to start and when I asked for one that wasn't dirty as a second drink, the waiter helping us out left and came back quickly to double check as I had changed my order. It was appreciated and I've never had another member of a wait staff be that attentive! We didn't have any of the food but the table next to us ordered tons and it all smelt delicious. As sad as I am to say goodbye to the old place I'm just as delighted that the name lives on. read more

It's a dive bar. But a big dive bar! A pretty decent choice if you have a big group looking to grab drinks. And they take large reservations! Sure it's not fancy, but the beer is cold and not too pricey. The mixed drinks I found to be waaaay too sweet, but some folks seem to love them! You order and pay at the bar so it's a pretty quick and easy system. Honestly the only thing I didn't love was that they started blasting music reeeally loudly at about midnight and it became hard to talk to people. A bit annoying when you're there to socialize rather than dance! read more

my drink was good (peach arnold palmer). vibes were okay, music was a little loud.

Do not go here if you are scared of Covid because it is not safe what so ever. However, it has an amazing vibe, the prices are fair, and I just overall always have a good time when I come here read more

We only visited for a quick drink while waiting for a table across the street. Great place to grab an array of food and drinks for cheap prices. Have loved red room and its menu so green room was not different. Lots of vegetarian and carb heavy options. Lots of tables and seating areas. Service is a pretty decent but could be a bit quicker. I had their Apple cider and it was delicious, their well drinks were cheap and made well enough. Lol Their fries were our only food order and good portions and crispy! read more

Where do I begin? Customer service was nonexistent. Even with only 2 tables being used in the place on a Sunday night, the server would not make eye contact with us or come by to see if we needed anything, not once. We had to walk up to the counter where she was eyes glued to phone unmoving for upwards of 10 minutes. Overall, she just didn't seem competent. The decor of the place is atmospheric like the previous Green Room, maybe dingy, but more lived-in than anything. It's a comfort place. The new menu is well designed and attractive. It was easy to find what I was looking for (Muchos Nachos) and how much for a side like guacamole is directly listed. Very easy. The food was bland and the toppings were weirdly clumped in one spot. Nothing special, poor display, but whatever. We were hungry. On finishing and going to pay, I was trying to hand her $10 and a tip (felt bad, I guess), but she was trying to dash away from me back to the counter and nearly had trouble taking the money. It was like she just wanted to get away and back to what was happening online. Overall, poor service and attention, plain and bland nachos, didn't try any drinks. Didn't seem to have any Hot drinks either; maybe that's because the place is new but she didn't seem to know how to make a cup of tea and coffee was out of the question. When we asked about the hot apple cider on the menu, that was also foreign to her so we gave up asking. Won't be coming back, at least not for another 4-5 months while they get their shit in gear. Still, Great for large groups. Cheap. Comfy. Which is why we come. Oh, remembered one more thing. She asked if we'd like to split the bill, for one item. I wonder how that would have worked if I had said yes... read more

Great food selections, there is something for everybody! The low prices also are great for people who are going out on a budget. Good service, as well. read more

While I like the lighting/decor of this pub and the food and drinks aren't terribly unreasonable, it's not the best. I ordered the chicken fajita and it came out soaked in oil. It upset my stomach after I ate it all. It was so greasy... maybe other items on the menu of are a higher standard but I'm not too interested to find out. read more

This is by far not the Green Room you likely remember. While that's not necessarily the worst thing it also seems to lack that certain ambience and charm the older location off Bloor used to have. While the menu has some of the favourites of old it has also largely changed. Plenty of vegan offerings especially if you talk to your wait staff. Very friendly and helpful. The location has a bit of a weird smell (or maybe that's just where we wer sitting) and some of the furniture is a bit worse for wear but that's the charm of a dive bar isn't it? Prices are fairly reasonable and portions are good. If you're in the neigbourhood and looking for a friendly and reasonably priced place you could do a lot worse. read more

Some of the cheapest food in the city - but they don't sacrifice on quality and taste! I've been here a couple times - and the seating and overall atmosphere isn't my favorite (it's old... and kinda just put together without any effort - but maybe that adds to the vibe?). The menu however - wow! Everything here is so cheap and you would think the food wouldn't taste good because of the price - but that's not the case. I enjoyed it. Parking is a pain because they don't have a dedicated lot, so you either park on the street or park behind at a Green P - either way its most likely paid parking when you go. That's the only drawback here - save on food prices, but pay for parking! read more

Here's The Thing: This is not a dive bar. This is not a Thai dive. This is not even a dive opium den. As some of the world sees the ruse of faking orgasms as a ruse to make blood boil, if you fake being a dive on me, I get pissed. I get feisty. I become the tantrum you're not interested in. Don't fake being a dive bar. Bottom line. It's the epitome of why old people don't like young people: it's why Brooklyn in 1992 hates the current future that attempts to be Brooklyn in 1992. I asked for: "Give me the dive-y-ist, dankest most bizarre earth house that's a bar that serves food." Answer: "well, there's this place that always had a cat, was shut down for rats in its kitchen known for dirt cheap thai food and serves shit sangrias." I then looked to The Source here and all the reviews said the same thing. It also passed the vaunted Sticky Floor Test: search "Sticky Floor" on Yelp, and you're 99 out of 100 times going to get a dive. This time I did not. Now I'll admit, I asked for a dive-y food dive bar, which is a twist on the classic. However, especially in this case when the world weaves in food into a dive it typically trends to the other end of the alley, where no one would ever go, let alone eat. We walk in, and it's packed -- way too packed for a dive. And everyone was happy. We find a table for two in the back and I immediately realize... there's not even a bar here. Yeah, there's a corner of the room where they stock booze and serve from, but there is not a place for my Uncle to faint off a stool with bloody elbows. No bar. No bueno. The allure of the $15 Sangria pitcher kept me there. And the noticeably $6 Pad Thai. 48 ounces of Sangria, two fists of noodles for $20. Four pints of more sprite than red wine later, I found myself next to the one I came to Toronto for in a nook in a corner in an entirely packed room under dim lights, dark walls and Amsterdam teenager art wondering: if this is Toronto's concept of a dive bar, how did a city survive for so long and prosper with 5 million people without having a true dive in their midst? Don't worry, there's no cliffhanger: there are definitely dives in Toronto. Great ones. Maybe the best I've seen and I feel like I only tasted just the tip of the smut that happens in this town (read: I watched a man refuse the call from a woman to go to the House of Lancer, so there's more to go.) But for this place to attempt to pass as a dive bar, and for others to continue to tell them they are, they're wrong. If someone can promise me that the moment I step inside the Green Room, my foot sticks to the floor and that cat curls up on my leg in complete silence, and an old man tells me about the time he duped the Nazis with his Bayonet named The Fake Orgasm, then I'll call it a dive. read more

The dark graffiti-ed alley way entrance, the lack of heat, prices from 2006, and grungy decorations like your uncle's basement, the green room is quick to remind me that my student days have long pasted. If you feel like a nostalgic college night, or feeling stingy, this is the place to be! Staffs are friendly, and you can get a full meal for under $6. Put on something comfy and come hang out, no one's judging. It's a happy reminder that things were much simpler. read more

19 year old Evelyn W would be mad at *slightly* older Evelyn W for giving this place only two stars. Good thing she lives in the past and can't actually see this review. This place still exists as it once was, with mismatched velvet furniture, tables that wobble at all heights and in all textures and two levels of crappy fun. Green plastic patio and fire escape included. The sangria is still too sweet and the pad thai is still edible. The Green Room just isn't really a dive or a kooky joint, but remains ideal for students who want something not student-y and dark to get drunk in with that special someone on the cheap. PEPPER PAUSES and asks: What happened to the cat that used to chase away the mice? Rest in peace, fluffy. read more

I always felt cool and very Toronto snobbish when I introduced new-to-town friends to the Green Room - as in "what? you've never been to the Green Room?" and then I lead them down an alley that you'd probably not go down otherwise. Boo-yah, I'm just *that* cool. Inside it reminds me of high school and the 90s, old sofa's that just make me want to bust out my flannel lumberjack jacket and bell bottoms. Not to say this place is dirty (you can't tell, it's dark) but it definitely takes me back to my teen years, right down to the candles burning in wine bottles. Of course, extra points of high-school-cool if you score your own little sofa area to enjoy some cheap eats and booze. My only issue is the sometimes too loud music that really interferes with conversation. They also have this amazing little patio which is so lovely and secluded on a summer day. All in all, I love the Green Room, I love the atmosphere, the memories it reminds me of, the food, and the fact that I feel like I'm in a secret club house! read more

Cheap drinks were cool but when they said they would let our group of 20+ request a song they ultimately didn't let us love the coco. Well they did but with the polite sudden hush of a British parlour room from the Victorian era. I almost forgot dive bars were polite environments where you are supposed to sip pabst blue ribbon with your pinky out. Also it's a sitting policy, which is exactly what we want in order to get the full grade school experience. The only time I should be told to sit down when I'm drinking is when I'm piss drunk and missing the toilet, not when I'm trying to order my first pitcher of beer. So in response I put my hand up to order drinks, but as I should have learned from school that often times you just don't get picked. The friendliest staff member was the bouncer which is ironic. He gets 5 stars. They should really make a yelp page just for him to help their cause. Also when I arrived there was a group of Asian foreign students singing songs. Weak. Also the room was not green. So boys and girls come here if you want to witness unaddressed irony unfold where witnessing nothing happen is the pinnacle of green(?) room's excitement. read more

I don't get this place. - I don't know if it's because I didn't go to UofT, or if it's because I don't wear hemp pants.... I just don't get this place. I've been numerous times in the past, but this is far from my bar of choice... probably last on my list of places to go socialize next to that shwarma/juice place next to the Bloor Cinema. The one and only interesting part about this place is the location/exterior... it is kind of a cool feeling going around back through an alleyway to check this place out.... It felt like I was one of those degenerate Teenagers walking into the Foot Clan Warehouse in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.... so exclusive and cool... I went in with a Go Ninja Go Ninja Go... and Left with a No Ninja No Ninja No - I truly appreciated the exterior upon leaving the establishment... as the experience inside Green Room felt more like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3..... You walk in, and you truly have no idea what's going on.... dark.... really loud music... tables scattered everywhere in no particular fashion ... with a group of 15 people standing in front of the doorway. You don't know if they're waiting for tables, or waiting for friends, or leaving, or just as confused as I was when I first entered this place years ago. This wasn't my first rodeo, so I proceed upstairs as I know the seating upstairs tends to be pretty ample. Go upstairs only to experience the same thing downstairs...again.... Dark, scattered tables, loud music, and people standing around without being greeted or served. I only saw one guy who worked there and he was at the top of the stairs sweeping.... and that's about it. Okay Okay Okay.... I get it.... it's a trendy hip place where you end up seating yourself.... I know.... I can't fault them for that.... but here is the kicker: Sat down at a table, it was next to a radiator that was BURNING HOT... so we had to get up and find another place to sit, this booth had glassware from a previous party.. so we ended up tossing the glasses aside to another table...someone walked by to grab them... yet didn't acknowledge that we just sat down and wanted to place an order. We waited 15 minutes, and in the next break in the conversation - I stood up and said, "I'm going to the bar to get our rounds". Went to the bar - walked past the same guy sweeping - and aside from him there was no one at the bar! I waited 2 minutes and two people magically appeared, rabbits out of a hat, and they made me two drinks. Drinks were cheap in comparison to other places in the Annex... but I'd rather pay the extra buck or two and get great service.... even poor service... this was just an absence of service. After that round, we weren't acknowledged or served after going up... we decided to get one more round at the bar. As I waited, I noticed the bartender who served me was now taking orders at tables, but this time he was wearing a hat.... Do they just have one person who works there that has their own tickle trunk behind the bar? Taking out random items that gives the illusion of having a properly staffed establishment? Hat Monocle Broom Which reminds me! ... The Sweeping guy! He went back to sweep the initial spot I discovered him at.... what's the deal with that guy?! The issue with this place is that there is no system, it was all willy nilly! They got the sweeping covered... but nothing else ! The bartender is out from behind the bar covering sections in a disguise.... the waitresses' were hiding in the top hat, and the ceilings were on the roof... the whole place was topsy turvy! AND THE PEOPLE... don't get me started on the people... Patrons were taking out fruit containers from Metro and eating it at the table..... knocking drinks over themselves/each other, knocking chairs/decorations over without picking them up...It was like sitting in a den of thieves... hipster thieves. I've never wanted to inflict pain on so many people in one place at one time.... EVER. I guess I figured out why they have a guy constantly sweeping, but the rest remains a mystery. If it were me, I'd hire more staff... provide better service....and get the guy who is sweeping to start punching people in the throat for acting like jerk offs. read more

For a first time visitor, finding the Green Room might be as hard as finding the lost city of Atlantis. Tucked away in some dodgy alley behind dumpsters, the two floor establishment offers enough seating space all year round. The ambiance is very much consistent with the whole funky bohemian thing going on in the Annex. The patio, perhaps the jewel crown of Green Room, is very charming and intimate, adorned with old Christmas lights and candles after dusk. The food and drinks are cheap and delicious. Domestic beer pints are less than $5 and pitchers go for about $12. I love the small yet decent beer selection. Amsterdam Big Wheel, Blonde, 416; Blanche de Chambly; FM Hoptical Illusion etc. Sangrias are also on the menu. The food ranges from typical bar staples to Pad Thai (which is quite good and very cheap). Appetizers feature sweet potato fries for about $4, which come with their delicious chipotle mayo (the king of condiments). They bring the bottle of the mayo to your table. read more

So first - you don't go to the Green Room for the food, and you don't go to the Green Room for the service. You go to the Green Room because it's the Green Room. I was there last week and the waiter swore at us on at least two different occasions. Once he brought us a drink which we didn't order and when we pointed this out he said "Well you have to speak fucking louder ok, because it's noisy in here." On another, my friend asked what kinds of beer they had and he said "I'm not going to list every fucking beer we have because there are too many, just tell me what you want." He wasn't saying it in a cutesy way either, he was just a douchenozzle. Perhaps this is due to the fact that if you have a group of three or more there is a 15% gratuity automatically added to the bill, so the waiter could call your mother a dirty whore and he'd still get his tip. Fortunately our mother's reputations survived unmaligned. Normally this level of douchery would upset me, but hey this is the Green Room. You go to the Green Room because it has personality. It has character. Sure, it might be the personality and character of that creepy uncle who your parents would never leave you alone with because god only knows what he would do to you, but hey if you want a sanitized experience go to Jack Astor's. One big change I've noticed is that the washrooms, which years ago were like something you'd find in a Soviet gulag, have been transformed into a veritable Taj Mahal of bathrooms. They done put some fancy ass tile work up in that mofo. Pros: It's the Green Room, drinks are cheap, washroom is no longer place where nightmares are born. Cons: It's loud, the food is bad, waiters have learned customer service by watching reruns of "Hells Kitchen" Verdict: It's the Green Room. read more

A friend and I came here for a quick drink and actually really enjoyed it. Unique decor, nice atmosphere and super cheap prices. Service was a bit slow, but there was only 2 servers. They were super nice though. We only had a pitcher of sangria, which yes was pretty watered down, but still super good for the price. We also only had the fried tofu, but it was surprising really delicious. Menu has has a lot of other thai/fusion food as well, so many choices for people. Would definitely come back for a quick drink whenever I'm around. read more

As a visitor to Toronto, the Green Room was an oasis of inexpensive comfort food in a desert of overpriced eateries. Also, I felt like I was in college again. It wasn't just the crowd, but the atmosphere and the food. Slightly shabby and grubby, but not enough to worry you about the food hygiene. Music blasting, but not so loud you had to yell to be heard. Server with attitude, but still cracked a smile when I joked with her. I'll return next time I'm in town. read more

3.5 stars The Green Room is open once again! While they've done away with the candles in beer bottles, little else has changed with the Annex classic, and even the oddball crowd has slowly started to make their way back to the hideout! The 'hidden patio' is still packed weather permitting, and the cool artwork is still up despite the apparent change in ownership. Drinks are still on the cheap though service is a bit slower than before! Hopefully this is the slow beginning of a revival, and things will start to look up again... or maybe nothing has changed and I'm just starting to grow up. Give the Green Room a try if you haven't before and are into dark divey bars! read more

Call me tacky but I love a place that can pull off Christmas in July with lights strung along the bars in no particular way all year long. As a regular hangout for Annex yuppies and U of T student this place was pretty quite on a weekday, with ample seating compared to weekends! The menu and drinks are super cheap (my friend and I had a beer, chicken sandwich and fries each and one salad...the whole thing came to $27!!!) The food was good with tons of veggie options and most items under $10, but I found the service was rather slow given how many patrons were there. The music was great they played an entire Elvis Costello and Dusty Springfeild record while I was there....classic! Great hangout place...beware it gets loud on weekends! read more

Love this hidden gem. The food may not be haute cuisine but it tastes good and the price is right. The patio is iconic and perfect for summertime food with friends. read more

This is my favorite favorite favorite bar in Toronto. The food is cheap and delicious, the atmosphere is cozy and artsy(reminds me of a more hip Brooklyn Tea Lounge), and the drinks are good. They're always playing my favorite music. There have been a few tiffs with staff but nothing too bad (or completely unwarranted). I'm in New York now but I always wish I could magically beam myself back for an evening of fun. read more

Johara/Joey brought me here, she was my only friend from OCAD who didn't have any classless OCAD tendencies like, being inconsiderate or...being stupid. The Green Room is perhaps the only place opposite from the establishments of Yorkville that I completely enjoyed. The humble bar has all the characteristics of a shabby bohemian hole in the ground, and its décor rivals even the most gypsy of grandmothers. But it so SO relaxed that none of these things matter. I was very touched that Johara knew that I would like this place despite how different The Green Room was from what I regularly enjoy. Not many people are able to accurately predict the things I approve of. She especially booked the Victorian couch at the slightly elevated section of the bar, giving me the illusion of superiority that I desperately seek in life. The company we had were completely agreeable despite them being....liberals. It felt like Nirvana, and I ordered the alcohol like I was the God of wine. And we got drunk. The service here was phenomenal, relaxed, and perfect for the establishment, the prices for drinks were very reasonable, it's a shame that this place wasn't bigger. Perhaps the only bohemian joint in Toronto I would ever find myself coming to willingly. So nice that I can almost smoke a big spliff......not that I would ever do such a thing! read more

This place is great for people who are on a budget. It's an ideal place for students and to just chill out with friends for cheap. Their food is pretty good for it's extreme low price. Service is sometimes slow because it does get busy. Drinks are cheap and my favorite is their sangria pitcher for only $14 (TOTAL STEAL). I come here regularly and it's always a good time. read more

So I've heard a lot of hullabaloo over the Green Room since moving to Toronto. For the most part, I've heard great things about this "super hip hidden gem" near Bloor. I'm sorry but I was royally disappointed. Now, it must be said on the Green Room's part that I was quite intoxicated so a second opinion may be necessary but usually my impairment helps a venue's chances in gaining my love, and will swerve my opinion to that of a more favorable tone when I am on nightly outings, so it is not saying much for the Green Room that despite my intoxication, I still did not like the joint. I did like the atmosphere of the place, kind of a Hogwarts, hole in the wall kind of thing going on there, but that's pretty much where the excitement stops. The waitresses were all really grumpy or depressed, or something, and granted, yes it was very busy, but then don't be a waitress at a student bar! The service was really slow. And the worst part of the whole thing, devastatingly and quite unfortunately on my part, I partook in the consumption of a rather stingily constructed nacho plate. And just as my intoxication impairs my judgment of various venues when I am out, veiling them with a positive glow, it also impairs my ability to be sensible and logical when certain items of food are placed in front of me. The logical decision would have been not to scarf down those nachos which were quite disgusting. Sadly for the Green Room, my impairment was not enough to paint the memory of those nachos in a positive veil this morning. Will have to go back to determine if I really can't stand this place. I can tell you one thing, I won't be ordering their nacho plate ever again. read more

People actually review the Green Room? Haha, why? Does anyone consider online reviews when deciding on whether or not to go to the Green Room? That would just be... Weird. It is what it is, and will always be so. Take it or leave it. But definitely go at night--you don't want to see it during the day. And have a few. read more

The Green room is a dive bar period and I have been going there for at least 11 years and I had a lot of fun back in the day. The beer is cheap, specially the pitchers however in all the times I visited this place, I never, ever dared to order any food. I mean, if you have been in the Green Room, then you know how the kitchen looks. Like a depressing, green-filtered kitchen you see in gritty movies like Fight Club. Sure I like the Bohemian decor, the couches, the bookcases on the walls and the candlelit atmosphere on the second floor but during the day this place looks just like what it is, a dump. Bring a date who is not a student or covered in tattoos here during the day and you will never heard from her again. Normally, I would have given this place two stars, heck maybe, in a flight of fancy even three. However, as many of you may know, this place got shut down for the extreme health code violations it managed to garner in just 2 years. Seriously it seemed as they were trying to collect violations as they were some sort of rare and precious Unobtanium! They passion for them seemed quite unmatched. And if in one of your DineSafe Toronto reports, as recent as Feb./15/2011 includes among others, the nugget of: "INADEQUATE PEST CONTROL" You know for a fact, I won't be coming back. Although I am fair, so maybe if they stay clean (green) for a year or two, then maybe I will come back. We'll see. I mean, what do people need to see in order to avoid this place? Cockroaches using your pitcher of Moosehead as a soothing Jacuzzi? read more

I hate to say it, but this place has now closed. Check out Pour Boy at 666 Manning Avenue if you want to relive the good times. RIP Green Room. You were a lot of things to a lot of people, but you were Toronto. read more

One of the best dives ever! Cheap as hell, dirty as hell, but such a good vibe and the food & drink is much better than the prices would suggest. The place is dark & interestingly decorated. Crummy furniture adds to the feel. Full meal for two including appetizer, mains, dessert, and wine came to $32! lol! The place gets pretty busy on weekends, so plan on spending a bit of time here if you come. read more

Cheap, private, comfortable place to go. I've been here multiple times. The upstairs closes really early, which is unfortunate because it super hot downstairs. The food is just ok. The nachos are disappointing, calamari is not worth it, the sweet potato fries are pretty bomb. But what I love about this place is the sangria. It's so delicious but not sweet or bitter. I can drink it like its nothing, but it's actually pretty strong and kicks a punch later on. Sundays have cheaper sangria so make sure to check it out then! read more

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Oh man. I know Rachel L. said the Green Room is no mas but indulge me. It was a windy, snowy Toronto Thursday night and I was fighting my way through the streets with a few friends in the Annex. We sort of had a vague idea where we were going but due to the aforementioned wind hadn't looked up for awhile. Turn a corner, and bang we're at the Green Room. Perfect. Super cozy and warm inside. Candles galore. Beers on tap that I'm into. A din of conversation and a really sweet two floor layout. Sort of felt like I was in an old friend's living room but bigger. Clearly romanticizing, but seriously going to miss this place. read more

I hadn't been to the Green Room in probably about five years or so. It seems from some of the reviews that it has closed and opened again since they, maybe even more than once. It was however the exact same Green Room I remember from days gone by. Met my friend here so we could have a short meeting to decide some details for the group we all volunteer for. Sitting on the couches, drinking wine and going over some information was just perfect. We even ordered a couple of appetizers which were surprisingly pretty tasty. It did eventually get a little loud for a meeting, but luckily we're done by this time and just gabbing. I think the best part was the bill at the end. CHEAP! Great place to come if you don't want a huge selection of drinks but just want something cheap and cozy. read more

I go here for cheap beers and big serving of nachos - if I had a choice there would be no stars, but alas that option is not available - and I should show some appreciation for the cheap food, so one star it is. I don't expect service. I don't even expect to be seated - some times if I'm lucky I may score a patio seat in the summer time. It was a great joint - brought many groups(we're talking 10 or more) of people here to enjoy what little hopitality they offer- and well, no more. I never had good service but I never expected to be grilled for tips. Each and every time I went the server had the audacity to say to me, "That's not enough tip"... I worked in the hospitality industry for a long while and I tend to tip at least 10% even for the crustiest service, because can relate. But apparently the 10% tip is not enough for this place. A friend of mine once left a $5 tip on a $25 bill - which is close to 20% - and the waiter said to him, "are you sure?" to which my friend said, "Yeah it's all yours" and the waiter resonded, "No I don't think so. You know we live off tips, right? this is just not enough." So he ended up with no tip. I have not been back there since. There are plenty of great places with great service that also service cheap beer and food - without staff that ask for bigger tip. read more

Why do I go to the Green Room? Well, because it's close to where I live. And if anyone else lives in the Annex they can tell you: there really aren't many options. Or rather, there aren't really many decent options. Actually, there's really nothing decent at all. Now, to the point: the Green Room is a reliable venue. You know it's always going to be there and it's always going to be busy. On Friday and Saturday nights it can be hard finding a table, and since the sound carries poorly, it's usually hard to concentrate or focus on any sort of constructive conversation with the person or people you're with. The good thing though: most people don't have constructive conversations after a couple of pints (though they always seem to think they do). There are two floors, and of the two floors I prefer the first. Many people will probably tell you that the upstairs "is an entirely different vibe," and it is. Louder music, rowdier people. If you're into that, awesome! If there are no table downstairs, chances are you may-may-may be able to find one upstairs. The best thing about the Green Room is the entrance, located in the alley. If you bring out-of-towers to the bar they'll probably say something like, "Are you taking me to get raped?" And you'll say something like, "No, I'm taking you to the Green Room." They like that. read more

A 5 for a Dive... This was a great start our night. This place is tucked away in a back alley behind a random plaza strip. The atmosphere and music are totally worth the 15 second walk through a sketch back alley. This bar is classified as a dive bar but gives off more of a trendy lounge feel. Also, there's a sexy upstairs part to this drive bar/lounge so it doesn't get too crowded. Pro's Fun relaxing atmosphere, very trendy and funky with couches, different colour lighting (green, blue) and nice use of levels. Music is a perfect volume; not too load so you can still hang out across a table a have a conversation, and not to quite so you can still sit back and people watch to a sweet beat. Service was styled like any pub, friendly and to your seat, but still leaving the option open to grab a drink from the bar at anytime. Con's Sketchy back alley way entrance. Drink prices are around $5-6 per drink. Couches are reserved for groups of 5 or more (I really wanted a couch seat). Recommendation; Don't ask the bartender to make you and your girl a surprise shot like a Banana Jack. The guy ended up mixing whiskey and Frangelico together ... all I can say is it was surprising... Surprisingly Gross! This bar was a little tough to gauge but I still enjoyed it for a dive bar. A 5 for a Dive. read more

This is hands down one of the coolest and hip bars in Toronto! The coolness factor begins with the fact that its location is somewhat hidden, since you have to access it from an alleyway. The atmosphere is phenomenal-very eerie and yet incredibly cozy. You feel as though you are in a secret location where only the hippest people have been invited. The place is lit up by candles in beer bottle "candle holders" and Christmas lights, the tables are wooden and carved, there are unique curtains on the windows. I think the atmosphere is what makes this place! As for food and drinks: these are pretty ordinary, with normal prices. Usually order pitchers, Bailey's or shots. They also have mixed drinks, but I don't think this is their specialty (do yourself a favour and pass on the Caesar-we made someone drink it on a dare, let's keep it at that!). A couple of negatives (aside from the Caesar): the place is crazy busy so you might have to wait to get a seat (but it is worth it, I promise!), and the owner is sometimes there on Saturday nights!! It's very annoying having a random elderly lady walking around peering at your table. Go to the Green Room if you want to spend a chill, relaxing night with great friends in the best atmosphere in town :) read more