We stopped in Oshawa for dinner after being delayed by a nearby accident and chose Portly Piper Pub based on its 3,000+ reviews and 4.3-star rating. Parking seemed limited at first, but there's more available in the back. Just a tip: be careful not to miss the entrance, since exiting is a one-way street and re-entering can be tricky. We arrived around 6:45 pm and saw a small line with two groups ahead, but the place is much bigger than it looks from the outside and we were seated quickly in a comfortable booth for four. The pub was clean, and I was especially surprised at how spacious and tidy the washrooms were--not what I usually expect from a pub, which tend to feel older and worn. The menu is huge, and TVs are everywhere--even in our booth. Between us, we tried a good range of dishes: 1. Caprese Salad with Steak - nicely balanced with pesto, though the steak was a little dry. 2. Fish and Chips - incredible portion for $18! Crispy, perfectly cooked fish with fries, coleslaw, and even a Caesar salad. The fries were well-seasoned (no ketchup needed), coleslaw was enjoyable despite me usually not liking it, and the Caesar was delicious. 3. Mexican Salad - flavorful, fresh, and generous in portion. 4. Tuesday Wing Special - wings were $0.90 each, so I ordered 15 with a Coke Zero. The garlic Parmesan was disappointing--dry and lacking flavor--but the Buffalo ranch wings were tender and spot-on. Service was friendly, though our waitress could have been more proactive with drink and water refills. Overall, I was impressed. Clean space, huge portions, good value, and a welcoming pub atmosphere. Definitely a solid stop if you're in the area. read more

Loved this local sports bar/pub restaurant. It's spacious - with dining booth seating at the back, high bar seating in the front, and a patio! When we went for dinner, it was pretty busy with lots of locals and families. Despite this, the service was great and they got our dishes served in really good time. Also, the portions and pricing is PHENOMENAL - like a seafood or steak main dish for $28-$37?? Amazing. For the 2 of us, we were very hungry so we ordered an EVERYTHING GRILLED PLATTER and GRILLED VEGETABLE & GOAT CHEESE SALAD to share. There was definitely enough food for us. The platter had a good variety of meats. The shrimp and crispy but airy light tater tots were my favourite. The quality of the meats for the steak, chicken, lamb skewers & grilled squid were definitely mediocre and a bit rubber, but still cooked & seasoned well. The salad was overall satisfactory too! read more

Portly Piper - Assorted platter (4/5, surprisingly liked the tater tots & shrimp the best) - Pubs Near Me - Oshawa, Ontario

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Servers are friendly and food is tasty. Great steak melt and Greek salad. Bathrooms are clean as are the floors throughout the restaurant.

Came back during the weekend with the family and sat on the patio. It was nice that it was covered but the traffic noise was loud at times. Kids ordered off the kids menus and got the spaghetti + meatballs, chicken fingers, and pizza. They enjoyed the meal and I had a taste of the pasta and pizza and thought it was above average for a kids meal. Wife had the fried chicken sandwich and I had to get the ribs and wings again but we shared the beet salad. We were shocked how big the beet salad was. The portion size is massive but the quality was very good. We had so many leftovers and the final bill was very reasonable. We love this place and it will be a regular part of our rotation. read more

Portly Piper - Pubs Near Me - Oshawa, Ontario

Nice place with a modern pub atmosphere. Food could be a little better but still good. Servers have been great the couple times I have eaten here ! read more

Food is always great, I've been coming here for Wings for several years and they are the biggest size around. The service is always impeccable and the place is cozy but open all at the same time. read more

First, the parking lot is awful and fills up fast. We had made a reservation and got seated quickly. Our food also came quickly and the portions were quite large. It gets a bit loud if you're sitting far apart; however, a great location to catch a Leafs game. read more

Portly Piper - Chicken & Shrimp Pad Thai - Pubs Near Me - Oshawa, Ontario

My friends and I landed here because we wanted to sit on a patio; summer is coming to an end! Joanna was a terrific server, the meal excellent and the beer was cold! The only downside of our evening were vehicles with very noisy exhaust driving past the roadside patio. Our order: ** Mussel Lovers - fresh PEI mussels with bell peppers, onions and smoked bacon. Steamed with white wine gorgonzola cream sauce. ** Nachos Grande - multi-coloured corn chips loaded with Tex-Mex cheese, tomatoes, lettuce, green onions, black olives and jalapenos. Served with salsa and sour cream. ** Paneer 65 - paneer fried with herbs and spices served with curry mayo. ** Veggie Sticks + Dip ** Pitcher Coors Light BTW, appetizers were 30% off today (Wednesday). read more

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Good food, great service, friendly atmosphere. Had burgers following a basketball game - teenagers happy, parents happy

I finally had a chance to try Portly Piper. Heard a lot of good things about it. Unfortunately I was very disappointed with the experience. The Good... - Big wings - Lots of veggies with the wings - The rice balls are very good The Bad... - The wings had an odd taste to them - The Buffalo sauce not that great, need to improve the recipe - The GarPar wings were horrendous. Basically they fried wings and sprinkled this dust they called cheese. It tasted like I was eating sand on a wing. Even the pre-made sauce at the grocery store would have been better. In the end, I found the food there average at best. Didn't live up to the hype, going back to Montana's or Kelseys. read more

I came here to say tonight for a birthday dinner and the service was amazing! Friendly and honest staff. And pretty quick with our orders. My only problem was my food. At first I order the curry bowl, which I order everytime. And it was extremely salty I couldn't finish it, I felt terrible but the server asked if I'd like something else. I instead order the goat chicken wrap with sweet potato's fries. My fries were mostly burnt and my chicken was alittle pink. I payed for it and left. All and all atleast my server was understanding and amazing about everything. read more

These guys know what they are doing! Excellent food, good portions, super friendly staff and great atmosphere!

Food is delicious. Service is excellent . The decor and music were great. It is not cheap but it's a good choice for a special night out. The night we were there it was very busy and parking was difficult. I would definitely recommend it to a friend and I have. read more

A new location for the Portly Piper Pub is recently opened in Oshawa. Replacing the dated restaurant, Stav's, it will freshen up the corner of Wilson and Hwy 2. Offering lunch, dinner and breakfast, this gastropub will be a great option for the area. They even have craft beer! Much like their Ajax location, it has a vast menu. This is one of the few restaurants that actually does everything well. Many new places try to do too much and it all ends up being mediocre. They use quality ingredients and the only complaint I have is that I ate too much. :P My father, grandmother and I went for supper the weekend before the grand opening. It's a big menu. One of those menus you need to make a choice and close it so you don't change your mind. My Nan went with the Mushroom Chicken Penne, my Dad had the Bowl of Seafood and I had the Nacho Burger with fries. Tiger shrimp, lobster, PEI mussels and scallops served in a lightly spiced white wine tomato sauce. So savoury! My Nan was taking the bread from her pasta and dipping it in the tomato sauce! Pretty equal portions of each seafood stuffed in that bowl! The penne had lots of mushrooms, peppers and onions with a lot of chicken. There must've been a whole grilled chicken breast in there! The light cream sauce didn't weigh it down. My burger was gigantic and messy! The guac and salsa had no chance to stay on the burger. Guac was bland, but the salsa was sweet. Burger itself was juicy and the fries were awesome! My Nan and Dad stole many of my fries they were so good. Being a new location, everything was shiny and new. Great views of the TVs from all seats in the place. Service was excellent. read more

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I do wish they stated on the menu that the seafood dip was made with fake crab but the rice balls made up for that. I will be going back again and again for those balls!!! read more

We went to portly piper couple years I have burger and fries and we will return soon in couple years

Food cooked in same pan as everything else ex; stir fry and pasta, beware for allergies.

Best food ever good service always quick Friends with the manager he knows how to manage the business as well read more

This place attracts large crowds. I can see why. The food is good and the portions are big. Inside the place is big with an extensive menu. So many choices! I am a big fan of the feta bruschetta which is drizzled with a balsamic reduction. Their breakfast is ok. I only say this because my taters were a bit undercooked but still edible. Some dishes I have found to be hit and miss like the chicken pesto fettuccini - I found that there was too much sauce which is very rich and after a few bites it became overbearing. Other than that, most food that i've tried like the classic poutine, Souvlaki dinner, fajitas, macaroni w/o bacon and the southwestern wrap were tasty. My sister who is a hard food critic loved their capers tarter fish on a bun! If you have room try their yummy deserts. I look forward to returning and trying their asian dishes. read more

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The food there is always good and the price is good I always go there for the cheap wings on Tuesday and have never been disappointed

Always good food! We come by once a week. There is always something on the menu that meets out desires for dinner.

Have been ordering wings thru DoorDash from here quite frequently lately and they're usually great . Last Saturday ordered the salt and pepper wings and I'm not sure if it was because it was close to closing there was so much salt on them I couldn't eat them . Sent a complaint up DoorDash and was basically told too bad . read more

Portly Piper - Salt and salt wings no pepper to be seen - Pubs Near Me - Oshawa, Ontario

Great looking restaurant - I prefer this location to the one in Ajax because of the acoustics are ridiculous! Always a wait but the food was good. The worst part is the parking lot is tiny .. 4 of us went and we had to park in the mall that's almost deserted across the street. We ordered a few different plates and shared wings, sticky chicken and Caesar salad. We sat in the bar area because we just happened to notice a booth empting or apparently it would have been a half hour wait time. read more

Good prices, yummy food, daily specials. Nachos were a great app choice, they have lots of cheese which is unusual without having to pay extra! read more

Try the goat cheese salad. It is fantastic. It arrives with a generous amount of grilled veggies. My only complaint is that there is tooo much. Highly recommend read more

My family has eaten in the restaurant once and ordered take-out twice. 1st. The steak was under seasoned and the wings were burnt. 2nd Burger and fries. horrible 3rd liver and onion extra gravy and wings - again the wings were burnt. Received 2 pieces of liver, 1 thin piece was tasty but the 2nd piece was thicker and was inedible due to the gristle. The extra gravy was not the same type of gravy that came on the food. Mashed potatoes do not taste like mashed potatoes, I still can't figure out what the taste was. Don't waste your time or money read more

Tonight was my second online order, both times I ordered Buffalo wrap with house salad . When I opened house salad on both occasions the cucumber was slimy obviously not fresh . Really thinking of not using them again . When I called to tell them I was told thank you for bringing it to our attention we will look into that for you . read more

One of my all time favourites. Make a reservation if you can, it gets extremely busy during lunch and dinner. There has only been one time where I did not enjoy my meal, staff were super quick to offer alternatives. read more

Portly Piper - Pubs Near Me - Oshawa, Ontario

Came to portly piper to eat for my birthday and when I ordered the chocolate milk while I waited for my food, I realized the taste was sour. I was shocked because it was the chocolate making it sweet but I for sure thought it was spoiled milk. When I seen my waitress I then addressed her about the problem, and she told me she had been having COMPLAINTS ALL WEEK!!! What the heck? Why would you be serving something that customers are complaining about? Bad business, it seems like they are trying to save a lot of money by cutting corners, selling bad produce to customers. I just wouldn't suggest coming here over so many other places that actually care about what you're eating and drinking. read more

This is the second time I eat at the Portly Piper, and I must say I never post awesome review of food and service the first time because you cannot judge on just one visit. I have to say if you are within 50km of the Portly Piper it is worth the trip, the service is awesome, the food is above any expectations, and the atmosphere is the best, we did not wait for long to be seated and the service was quick, our waitress Sidney was the best. I am definitly going to be coming back, this is a lot more pleasant then any other restaurant I've been to in a while read more

Portly Piper - Cannot resist the stuffy shrimp - Pubs Near Me - Oshawa, Ontario

I love this place!! The food is always amazing and you can't beat the prices. From the lasagna to the wings to the mussels everything is delicious! I can take my family of five and leave with a 60$ bill and leftovers for the next day. I wish more places understood the value of quality food at a reasonable price point. The service is always amazing and if they're busy they don't take long to catch up!!! read more

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Amazing food!! Best Carbonara I have ever had and it was a very generous portion. French onion soup was also good .

I was impressed with the service of our waitress Angela who helped our lunch group. She was prompt, friendly and efficient with our orders. I was impressed that she provided the additional charges for substitutions such as salads, or soups and dressing. This is a rarity in the restaurant industry where they will ask "would you like gravy?" and charge you $2 without letting you know. I would return again. This place ticks all the boxes. My only suggestion is to have the whole list of daily specials posted somewhere. I know the regular daily specials such as the wings & fries was posted, but the other ones the waitress listed were difficult to keep track of. read more

Definitely good eats. I had the seafood bowl and it did not disappoint lots f jumbo shrimp,calamari and the sauce was amazing.

I live in the area and have to say this is out new go too for dinner and drinks. The staff is always friendly and food comes out of the kitchen fast and hot. Have always had a good experience at the Portly and will continue to be a regular customer. read more

Great food and wonderfully sized portions. I look forward to returning to try other dishes!

i got photos taken of me and my friends, He said he would put them on his wall he treats me like family

Great food. Consistent every time I go. I love the breaded chicken sandwhich and the chicken fettichini alfrado. Also I had the pulled pork sandwhich once and was one of the best I've had. read more

Love this place! Love the food and prices and waitresses are super nice! Doesn't matter if I visit the restaurant with my family or friends this place never disappoints. By far the favorite spot to go eat in Oshawa! read more

We LOVE Portly Piper. We go far too often! It's sooo delicious and we usually have great servers. It can be a little noisy when there are major games, and we don't go to watch sports, but we go for the food. The cheese curds are so good!! We brought my dad for father's day so he could try it because it's become our favourite place to go to. We prefer this location because it's a bit less quieter than the Ajax location and so we drive into Oshawa from the Ajax one fairly often. read more