The Clayton Public House

The good:
Excellent tap selection with taster flights available, super friendly and helpful staff, well-​designed space.
The bad:
* Prices are high. No daily features or happy hour specials to speak of. The only special that night was four dollars off any bottles of wine.
* Menu offered is different than the one posted on the website.
* Food was bland. Fries came as a mix of semi-​fresh and old, needed salt but there was no salt and pepper on the table. The salmon burger was lacking any flavour. I could see what they were trying to do with the tzatziki sauce instead of tartar/​other but just wasn’t working. Lacked zing.
* Entry is hard to find
* Ergonomics of the booths are way off– love a good both, but there is nothing worse than being in a cramped space where the seat height is not synced with the table height/​distance. We moved to a table
The ugly
My salmon burger came on a large glazed bun but I couldn’t see the salmon portion at all so I lifted up the lettuce to see a pencil thin slice of salmon in the middle of this massive bun! It was hilarious, wish I’d got a photo but caught it before the waitress left the table so she grabbed it immediately and brought it back to the kitchen for a redo– leaving me to munch on my old/​semi-​old bland fries… the replacement arrived reasonably quickly but in the end it turned a one course meal into an unnecessary two course meal.
To recap
Nothing was completely terrible… but a mix of bland food and higher than average prices are dictating I won’t be back unless I hear some substantiated excellent word of mouth that the food has improved dramatically…

This new pub is just a few weeks old. We come to this location once per year or two as it continues to change owners. Tonight was our second time.
The place looks nice. Has a new feel. Open layout with lots of tv’s for nfl /​nhl and other. The menu is pretty typical with strange descriptors referencing breaking bad and other. The food prices are slightly higher than avg, and their doubles of Seagrams house whisky were $ 8.25 each. They offer no happy hour or food/​drink specials.
Tonight we had Carissa as our server and she was great. Very attentive, concerned and friendly. We ordered the butter/​cider hot wings which were ok but mild in flavour. We also ordered the potato spring rolls… eeeh. Our server could see we were having an issue with them and was able to keep us happy. Rolling up plain, unseasoned mash potatoes in a phyllo pastry is strange and bland. They come with a sprinkle of cheese over top and sit in a standard sweet chilli sauce. Anyway, it didn’t make sense to my gf and I.
Btw, the homemade thin-​crust pizza is good, but not thin crust. «They’re still practicing «We tried it last time and saw a few go buy us tonight.
Aside from the service, The Clayton Public house didn’t win us over after two visits. When we pay good money for food and drinks, it should be fresh, delicious and have a some original options. We will try again sometime down the road.

nice make over. BUT no happy hour specials? No food specials. Four pints Canadian and didn’t order food. …24.00 bucks! Will give them some time to get with it. Won’t be back unless its better than this!

Wow. This place has had a complete over-​haul since its days as The Loft & not a single grimey piece of carpet was left unchanged! Hand made wood tables, exposed brick walls & classic lighting. It’s cozy and absolutely stunning with a huge projector screen & TVs in every direction.
The food, of course, is fantastic. I tried a few dishes and can’t wait to try more! Their pizza is hand tossed and fluffy, they threw a delicious twist with loaded potato spring rolls, their Cajun chicken burger was juicy and fresh, the tuna tataki had rave reviews all around and my favorite, the hot & fresh garlic fries but I’ve barely broken the surface on this menu.
The cocktail list MIGHT be even better. Don’t leave here without tasting the Walter White Martini or the Swashbuckler cocktail. If you’re a fan of the old school classics, you will not be disappointed by the Old Fashioned the talented bartenders have stirred up.
Don’t forget they’ve got a great beer lineup on tap. Local craft beer and only the best of the best. I highly recommend this pub! What a great addition to the neighborhood.