I think it's about time someone wrote a review of this place. This is a locals bar on lakeshore…read moreby browns line. Have to admit my first couple trips here were not great... it was a lot rougher place back pre-Covid and it was not uncommon for fights to break out... along with some unsavoury characters hanging out by the pool table. Fast forward to 2024 and it's a much different picture. Still very much a locals bar, but it's become a friendly regular hangout for me when in the area. Food (4/5) - I've had multiple items on the menu and tend to try the daily specials which are usually pretty good. The wings are quite good too... meaty and cooked the way you want them... especially salt and pepper. Service (4.75/5) - I get the sense this has improved significantly over time but the current dynamic duo of Ellena and Yasmin do a great job of managing the bar and floor most nights. Food orders come out quickly and they are always attentive and friendly. Ellena is the sole reason I gave this place a second chance after having a couple bad first experiences. Atmosphere (4/5) - it's your typical locals bar with a central bar, lots of TVs and the requisite pool table. SJ is unique in that they have live bands 3-4 nights a week with no cover most nights. Crowds are muted Monday to Wednesday... and then fills up on Thursdays through Sunday. After coming here a few times I had locals coming up to me saying hi and getting to know you. Not at all like those pre 2020 days. Overall (4.25/5) - I think this place got a bad rap before and probably deservedly. This is a different bar now and I would encourage people to check it out.

Atmosphere is good, but I was sorely disappointed with the beef ribs. Not sure where they sourced…read morethe meat from, but it was dry/chewy and not much meat on it. For $7.50/rib, I should've ordered the tacos

After our delicious lunch at Pancho y Emiliano, my husband and I discovered The Last Temptation as…read morewe wandered around Kensington Market and decided to stop in for a drink. When we saw the menu, we were shocked -- everything was SO DAMN CHEAP. The menu, which was very extensive (burgers, sandwiches, typical pub food, etc) had many items under or around $10, and drinks (wine, beer, cocktails) were equally as inexpensive. We were stuffed from our amazing lunch at Pancho y Emiliano, so we only had drinks -- beer for him and wine for me. While the wine wasn't amazing, it was perfectly drinkable, and at $6 or $7 for a 9oz (I don't quite recall the price, but it was very cheap), I wasn't complaining. Even though we didn't have anything to eat and only stopped in for a couple of drinks, we were impressed with how inexpensive everything was -- a rare find. We would have liked to have gone back again, but unfortunately, our itinerary on our much-too-short trip to Toronto didn't allow for another visit. However, when my flight from Toronto to Louisville, via Chicago, was cancelled due to bad weather in Chicago and I had to spend an extra night in Toronto (my husband had flown back to Vancouver), I decided to make the most of a bad situation and I went back to The Last Temptation to have cheap food and get drunk. Because it was pouring rain in Toronto, the place was fairly empty, so I was just able to chill and hang out, drinking and reading my Louisville guide book at my leisure. I ordered nachos and a half liter of wine, and even with the "extravagant" $3 charge for the chicken add-on to the nachos, the bill was under $30, before tip. The nachos were loaded (no skimping on cheese and toppings despite only being $8.25, before the $3 add-on), and I couldn't even finish them -- they were very substantial, and pretty tasty too -- low price does't always mean poor quality. The Last Temptation is a typical dive bar -- basic pub food and nothing much to look at, but the low prices make it four stars in my books. While it sucked that my flight was cancelled, I'm glad that I had the opportunity to go back, and next time my husband I are in Toronto, we will definitely stop in. [Yelp collections: Toronto/Niagara Falls 2021; Cheap Wine; Poor and hungry?]

Drinks are fine but the food is truly abysmal. Do not recommend eating here under any circumstances.read more

If your concept of a solid night out requires sitting in a hyper-curated, minimalist cocktail…read morelounge with custom brass lighting, sipping a twenty-four dollar "deconstructed" mezcal cocktail & nibbling on organic micro-greens while sitting on a cold, wire-framed Scandinavian stool that compromises your spinal alignment, please stay in Yorkville. Go buy a glass of flat, highly compressed commercial lager in a sterile concrete box. You are a consumer of commercialized, highly flattened culture.

With all its recent press, it reminded me it's been ages since I've been to Sneaky Dee's so I had…read moresupper there last evening. I spent a lot of time there in the late 80s/early 90s. I ordered wings with medium sauce and they were okay. Cash only, though ... no credit or debit.

As a neighbourhood bar - not my neighbourhood, but a friend's - I thought this place was low-key,…read morewelcoming, and friendly. There are screens playing sports and the place isn't too loud. Female servers were attentive with taking orders, bringing water without asking, clearing table, checking in, etc. Prices were reasonable. A burger combo was $12, so not bad! Not intimidating as all! Would go back if I was in the area.

I'm writing to share a very frustrating experience I had when picking up my fish and chips today at…read moreyour Bristol St location. I waited approximately 20 minutes in the pickup area. During that time, I made multiple attempts to get a server's attention, but staff consistently avoided eye contact and rushed past without acknowledging me. Eventually, I had to interject just to ask about my order, only to find out it had already been prepared and sitting off to the side the entire time. As a result, I stood there unnecessarily while my food was getting cold and by the time I got home, it was no longer enjoyable, and considered throwing it out. What's most frustrating is that this could have been resolved easily if even one staff member had acknowledged me and checked whether I was waiting for pickup. Instead, I was completely ignored despite standing directly in front of the pickup area, while other customers were being assisted. I understand it was busy due to Good Friday, and there were several other customers waiting. However, that makes it even more important to have a basic system in place, for example, having one staff member greeting customers, managing pickups, or clearly directing where to go. As a first-time customer, there was no clear process, no signage, and no way to tell whether my order was ready, which added to the confusion. I hope this feedback is taken seriously. A simple acknowledgment and clearer organization would have made a significant difference.