Frosty John’s Pub

Went for lunch. Good pub-​grub at a fair price, with friendly service. Lots of tvs with different sports on, however a tip is that if you’re sitting at a booth with a tv, sit at one that already has on the game you want as apparently changing the station to another game is not simple.

They have a bunch of TVs for sports and they have awesome wings, good place to eat and watch sport.

First night out to Frosty Johns, I was not disappointed, atmosphere is fun and relaxed, prefect for some drinks with the girls. We had some drinks and some food, Spinach Dip for apps and stuffed Yorkshire pudding with shaved beef and fries on the side, it was a very big portion, couldn’t finish it all but it was good the perfect pub food.
Overall, it was a great night out good food, drinks, decent price too. Will definitely be looking forward to the next night out at Frosty Johns.

One of my Dad’s favourite places in Bowmanville is Frosty John’s. I’d heard about it, but hadn’t had the chance to visit.
It’s a large venue with lots of booths, tables and TVs. Many of the booths had their own TVs. You don’t see that very often! There’s even a patio in the summer and seating at the bar. I definitely didn’t expect that from a restaurant located in a plaza.
We were starving. It didn’t take long for me to pick the Tex-​Mex Burger with onion rings and my Dad went with the Chicken Pot Pie with coleslaw. He knew I’d be getting a pile of onion rings he could conveniently ‘help’ me out with and I definitely needed it. They were hot and crisp. Perfect! The burger was messy and awesome. This was not a frozen burger. I have a weakness for guacamole and it was good. A little kick went well with the salsa and crushed tortilla chips. It was one good burger. My plate was covered in rogue toppings by the time I was done. My Dad’s pot pie didn’t last long. It had large chunks of chicken and veggies under a golden brown crust. The coleslaw was creamy and tangy, just the way coleslaw should be.
The beer menu was not special. There were the usual suspects, nothing local, no craft beers. Meh. With such a great menu, I hoped for a complimentary beer menu. Boooooo!
The service was great. She came by just when we needed her. Didn’t stop by us too much or too little, which I like. Each time she had perfect timing to see how we were doing; when I had a mouth full of food. Story of my life!
I’d love to try some of the other items on the menu. I’ve seen some good reviews and I’d love to come back and try some other dishes. I hear the wings are amazing!

the food is great and have never been dissapointed by it. Although i personally think it can be a little pricey.

I’ve been there twice and wasn’t particularly impressed either time. The first was for a friend’s birthday; it was her, my boyfriend, and me. We all ordered the special: wings. Theirs came out fine. They loved it and were happy. Mine came out lukewarm and gave me food poisoning. I wasn’t too impressed, and when I tried emailing them, I got no response.
More recently, I decided to go with my boyfriend. It was a game night but wasn’t very busy. It was incredibly loud from the speakers (a radio was playing), to the point where I was shouting to make myself heard. I ordered a strawberry margarita, and a beef au jus sandwich, whereas my boyfriend ordered the rib and wing special. All in all, the pricing was okay. It was in the expected range, however I wasn’t very fond of the food and drink itself.
My margarita was very, very sweet. I couldn’t taste any tequila at all! It was a 6 $ smoothie. My sandwich was mediocre at best, again, it was lukewarm and they used very tough cuts of roast beef. For some, it’s fine, however, I rarely eat meat so I prefer leaner and thinner cuts. I also noticed a very low amount of vegetarian options, however, it didn’t affect me greatly. My boyfriend enjoyed his meal. I even enjoyed it. The BBQ sauce there is very saucy and tangy, which can be hard to find.
The service was also very hard to find. Over the course of our meal, we were visited three times by three different servers. They rushed us through and we felt uncomfortable and unwelcome. We were like burdens on them. The worst part of the night was definitely the wait time to get the bill. We finished dining at ~7 pm, but didn’t get our bill until 8. We had to wait around an hour to pay.
I was very upset and was going to make this a one star review. It may very well deserve to be. However, I called the manager later that night and he was so nice. He was very genuine and treated me like a valuable customer with valid concerns.
I will not be going back there, and I wouldn’t recommend this to others, however, apparently it’s just not my style of restaurant!