Came for drinks after work and had a great time. The bartenders were amazing. Very knowledgeable,…read morehelpful, creative and actually good service despite the fact they were covering a bunch of tables in addition to the bar itself. Little bit on the pricier side, but the cocktails were perfectly well executed and ample volumes. Looking forward to returning.

Bartenders were amazing. I was in about 3 weeks ago. Stopped back in and they remembered I asked…read morefor a specific drink and remembered my name. That's pretty extraordinary! Eric was really personable and makes a good cocktail!!! Worth stopping in especially if you are staying at the delta

Classic bar with exposed brick and leatherette booths. Great whiskey selection. Visiting Canada for…read morethe first time as a whiskey drinker and wanted to try the much maligned Canadian whiskeys. This place had a solid old fashioned and a terrific collection. I started with Canadian Club 18 yr. And it was good. A few others I won't bore you with. I had the beef sliders and they were tasty. Nicole was friendly and super helpful and I enjoyed chatting with whiskey aficionados at the bar. Can't wait to come back and try more of their collection!

Fantastic bar. Great music and drinks. The music was great. The people even better. Loved the room…read moreas well. Very well done with a lot of design around the early days of Whiskey in Toronto hence the name...it will be missed!

From the moment you step foot inside The Caledonian, you will be drawn to its cozy interior…read more While dinner was amazing, the real highlight of the evening was their deep fried mars bar We had intended on only ordering one to share - but just had to order a second.

This is a great Scotch bar in college town but my husband and I sit at the bar and the Scotch…read morestarted to pour. They have a magnificent selection, some pretty high dollar, but if u know anything about whisky u will love it. The bartender was very knowledgeable. The service was great and it seems many of the folks in the place were regulars. The food is strictly Scottish so if u don't like meat pies don't order anything. I had the beet salad. It was terrific. My husband had Hagis sausage and then we split a beef pie. We had a crappy day of travel and this little joint turned things around for us.

I've been meaning to try Compton Ave for a little while now and when they had their Christmas pop…read moreup, A Christmas Carol, I just had to go. Went here with a group of 6 of my friends and we pretty much ordered everything on the holiday menu. It's got a very old English style look to the place and was very tastefully decorated. For drinks we got the berry christmas (which they can also make non-alcoholic), jingle all the way (clarified), home alone, crosby's hot cocoa, cafecito, and muffin mans old fashioned. My friends loved their drinks. My cafecito and old fashioned were both stirred drinks and had the perfect Christmas flavor to them. I would go back again to try their regular menu next time.

Good vibes, good cocktails, good food! 5/5…read more An immersive cocktail bar that had immaculate vibes during the holiday season. Decked out in holiday decor it was a beautiful time! Made resos way in advance to the holidays, got seated at a large sofa booth and had to share the table/ seating with another party. Not an issue at all! It's cozy and nice in there but boy, was it dark! I really couldn't see the menu with their small candle light and had to use my phone flashlight instead (haha!). Perhaps should get menu lights so patrons can see what they can order. We got a variety of cocktails to try which were all delicious and so different/ tasty. Also got a bunch of tapas share plates for the table as well. Here's what we got: Fried brussel sprouts 5/5 - Crispy, sweet and salty. Cooked with maple and dijon, topped with fennel and puffed tapioca. Great sharing vegetable dish. Scotch egg 5/5 - Never had a Scotch egg before and loved it. It's a soft boiled egg in the middle, coated with sage and onion stuffed pork and has a fried exterior. The mix of textures really had a delicious mouth feel to it. Hickory smoked olives 5/5 - Can't go wrong with olives, especially when they are smoked and topped with some citrus and herbs. Grilled steak diane 5/5 - A Picanha steak, with mushrooms, worcestershire, brandy, cream and apricot. The sauce that came with this steak was the winner of it all. Delicious, well balanced flavours. Everything here was really well cooked with delicious flavours all around. Dishes are tapas style so you can expect them to be small and shared. Receipt came in a cute envelope with a sealed stamp - the details were great! Can't wait to come back here to try more things in the future!

My favorite whiskey bar, great food and a vast selection of whiskey and bourbon, also serving other…read morecocktails as well, they always have a band on the weekends too Highly recommend

Drinks here are spectacular. Some are very pricey but delicious. Duck was cooked perfectly, smoked…read morecarrots and cherry cheesecake excellent. The only downer was the maitake mushrooms. They were not cooked well and were wet, slimy, and cold. They were supposed to come with a parsnip puree but 1tsp of that really is not great.

This was my first visit to Boxcar Social inside Waterworks Food Hall and I got a delicious soy milk…read morelatte with honey. They didn't have any vanilla which I usually get at other coffee shops but it still tasted good with honey. Great service by Rebecca and loved the leaf design she did on the foam! It's usually difficult to do with soy milk so I was impressed! I also liked the warm ambiance of the place that had stools for people to sit and work.

I always loved Boxcar when it was on the corner of the waterworks building, the room with the loft…read more Sadly that location closed up and was taken over by Sobr Market the non-alcohol drink specialists, who previously only had the loft space in that location. Now, I'm reviewing the new spot for Boxcar, who is inside the Waterworks food court. Same deal for coffee with the choice of beans, one for straight and one for mixing. On the opposite side of the coffee counter is the Boxcar bar with full selections and signature cocktails, quite different than in the old location with a couple cocktails on the menu but no actual bar. Missing are several things. Firstly, the bar stools at the order counter, with separate tables as the option if you want to sit. Sure, there's the bar attached which would be nice later in the day, but they lost the food options. The avocado sandwich was super popular. In fact there are no breakfast options in the entire food court so far. Even the baking selection has been slimmed. Nice to have them back, regardless, and being adjacent to one of downtowns best off-leash parks really convenient. Espresso $3.85.

I don't know how to describe the experience I had here. The super creative drinks are a whole…read moreexperience! The ingredients on the menu ... first, they're creative. Second they're meant to be an experience. There are multiple parts and they're meant to be consumed to create the cocktail equivalent of the perfect bite. I had the Golden Honey Penicillin with its amuse bouche (corn cannoli) and burnt honey sherbet over snow covered with crispy panels (?)... this was to be alternated with the cocktail ... and it was to be savored because it was such a great combination of flavors and textures but also because there were spices being released from the ice cubes ... amazing doesn't describe the experience! Super comfortably dark ambiance and exceptional guidance from server. Forgot to add - wagyu beef tartare and smoked olives were delicious and satisfying sharables'

Visiting Toronto for the first time, I found myself here after someone had suggested this bar as a…read moremust visit. This place is on another level. The drinks are exceptional; they are well thought out and very creative. Depending on what you order, you may be getting a whole presentation/experience! I would highly recommend this place.

Cute stop for a cocktail bar hopping night. Their drinks are a bit too sweet for our liking, but…read moreI'm always a sucker for the Asian inspired flavours! We tried the Opium signature drink and the Chinese Hangover (had a super nostalgic orangey flavour for me).

Opium Bar is all about providing quality and delicious Asian inspired tapas along with their unique…read morecocktails. Located at Ossington & Dundas, this spot is perfect to chillax or catch up with friends. The restaurant is just right to accommodate large groups, but you would have to make a reservation as most of the seats are 2 seaters/bar seats. They have a lot of unique cocktails available to go with your meal, but if you want mocktails, you can get a customized one for just $5.50 too ~ If I had to say, all of the food I've tried was delicious, but here are some of my favorites. - Noodles ($11): Their soft Chinese cut ribbon styled noodles is topped with their in-house special beef paste. - Opium Chicken ($13): Their Taiwanese style chicken is seasoned well and made out of dark boneless meat that's marinated in their special recipe for hours. - Veggie and beef dumplings ($8.50 each): The dumplings are always made fresh in house without MSG. Getting them pan fried adds the perfect crispy texture! (+0.75). The owners who are usually working were very friendly to us. We had a good chat and I can really tell how passionate they are about this business. I highly recommend checking this bar out if you visit downtown Toronto!

This is an adorable little place in Hespeler with some yummy bites and GREAT drink choices. The…read moreatmosphere is so charming and relaxed and they have a wonderful assortment of shareable plates, including appetizers, flatbreads, and charcuterie boards. They also have local craft beers on draft, a good wine list, cocktails, and an impressive selection of whiskeys. Would definitely recommend it for a cute date night! :)

My husband and I had our first lunch at this establishment on December 12, 2020. Our server was…read moreattentive and pleasant. My husband ordered the daily soup, French Onion and said it was "okay". He also said it was on the oily side and had to ask for salt and pepper for some additional taste. Of course this is individual preference. We shared the Lobster Gratin and the Italian Flatbread. Both were "okay". The Lobster was on the dry side and the mozzarella also a bit dry and chewy. The Italian Flatbread was supposed to have both prosciutto and hot genoa. It only had prosciutto. I read very good reviews about this restaurant. The ambiance was nice. It was quiet, perhaps due to current restrictions (red) of 10 patrons in the establishment. Only 2 other customers were there (1 table). We tried it once. It was a nice lunch out.

Ordered the chicken and waffles and the sauces that came with it were so delicious! The food was…read morenot 5/5 because some areas of the chicken were overly crispy and ended up being difficult to cut into. The service was quite slow, however, service was friendly.

The bar that tries to be cute but isn't. Located on door 55, they fall short of what they could be…read more We went on a Thursday night expecting it to be busier. It was so slow we thought they were closed. The service was ridiculous. Server was very rude and slow. Usually I'm mindful but we were the only party there besides the few single dudes at the bar. We arrived during late night menu which was also a disappointment. Bar tender also over served many members of our party who should not have been served. Clean bathrooms. Cauliflower was fantastic.