Bar Wellington

food is good, bar is inviting, patio is good for people watching cause it’s right on the corner, lots of walkers not much car traffic.

This is a rustic type of place because it used to be an old house which was then turned into a bar/​pub. Because of this, space can be tight. I only got to see the ground floor. There was a constant rumbling beneath our feet which might have been the subway? I’m not sure. It was very busy when we went so service was kind of slow. The food was very good though — definitely a step up (or a few steps, really) from regular ol’ pub food. Overall, it was okay. I’d come back if I was in the area but I don’t feel an overwhelming urge to do so.

I wanted to love this place. It’s close by, it’s cute and the menu looked great.
My husband took me here for brunch as he knew I was eager to try it. We ordered a coffee, muffin trio, and two specials. First off, the coffee was burnt. My husband drinks his black but wanted to try something new and added sugar and cream, even that didn’t mask the burnt taste. Of the three muffins, which we split in half, the only really good one was the carrot cranberry one. One was a weird cookie that at first was yummy but after a couple of bites I wanted to just be done with it. The third was… I don’t know what flavour it was. The maple butter that came with it was very yummy so good job on that.
Now for the specials. My husband ordered some sort of perogie dish. I have to say the toast that came with it looked great and was perfectly buttered. He thought the whole dish was very tasteless and a large pool of grease at the bottom of the plate was very unappetizing. I, bless my heart, I ordered the salted caramel poutine. It sounded so promising! I love to try new things and the server recommended it wholeheartedly. Boy was that whole thing a mistake. It was SO salty I couldn’t eat it. A waste of what could’ve been a great dish because other than the sauce everything other component was perfection.
I was debating whether I should post this review because I didn’t give the restaurant a chance to make it better. But there’s nothing that they could’ve done to make it better. Even if the meal was free the rest of our day was sucky with the stomach aches we experienced.
Thankfully we are fortunate and we could write it off as a hilariously bad experience. This review is for the people who work really hard for their money. You deserve better.

Pros: Food was excellent! Cons: Service. Took almost 45 minutes for the food to come out and the waiter came to our table twice. Once for us to order. Another with the check. A waitress brought the food and then never came back. We had to flag someone down after 20 minutes to get another beer and the check. No offer of dessert. Just poor service overall.

The food tastes good, volume of the plates is average (maybe not enough if you’re a morning good monster). We’ve been disappointed by the service (slow and too many mistakes) but I’m giving 4 stars as the pricing is very wallet friendly.
No line up for a brunch on the weekend, that’s a PRO!

I wish I could give two separate reviews for this place, as their drinks are good, patio is nice and the interior is great.
My real beef is that the food is really bad, and the service can be almost as bad as the food.
The first time we ate there, my meal was ok, but my partner’s medium-​rare steak was so over cooked it was grey. We almost never send anything back, having been in the service industry in a past life, but this was the most over cooked piece of meat I’ve ever seen come out of a professional kitchen.
We went there for brunch a couple of weeks ago, and I ordered eggs Benedict, but the server informed me there was no back bacon, I asked for ham instead, but they had none. Now it was only 10:45 am, they had the entire brunch service left and had already run out of back bacon. Not a good sign. But we sucked it up, and I said ok to eggs Benedict with actual bacon.
When our food arrived, my partner had ordered the French omelette, and it was also so over cooked… I thought we should have sent it back, but the boyfriend diligently ate about a third of it, before finding the interior was plain burnt. My eggs Benedict had a little tiny bit of tasteless hollandaise on them, and were dry as anything. This wasn’t helped by the eggs having had the hell cooked out of them, no yolk spilled out, they were solid.
At the end of our meal, I had an empty Caesar glass, that my waitress took as she walked by without asking if we wanted the bill or another drink… She was just going to leave me sitting at the table with no drink!
It was time to go.
If you go to bar Wellington, go for the drinks only. Skip the food. I think we will head up the street a bit farther next time we go out, and will definitely not be eating there again.

Love love love the delicious food!!!
Location: right at the corner of Wellington and Portland. Always lively in that area with lots of locals.
Food: Amazing!!! Absolutely delectable !!!
I ordered the salmon sandwich and a side of house salad (included). My ordered ordered the same but with fries instead. The salmon was perfectly cooked on the inside, and the sauce they combined it with was unbelievable. The fries were perfect! Crispy on the outside and tender on the inside with just enough salt on them. My sister ordered the chick peas sandwich with salad. The quantity AND quality for the amount you pay is great!
Staff/​atmosphere: we sat outside on the patio which was nice and kept us enjoying the scenery. I stepped inside for a bit and was not liking the old bar atmosphere.
Staff was friendly. Service was good.
I will most definitely be back and bringing more company with me. Can’t wait!!!
Hats off to the chef!!!

We stopped by here for a drink and a quick bite after the Mad Decent Block Party on Saturday night around midnight. It wasn’t very busy so we got a table right away but it still took a little while to get our drinks and food.
I got a beer — hop city Barking squirrel and a side of sweet potato fries to munch on. I wasn’t a fan of the beer, I wouldn’t get it again. It was too bitter for my taste. The fries were delicious (maybe because I was hungry) so that was a plus.
Next time I’m in the area I’ll stop by and try something else on the menu.

I’ve never liked the food here but it’s always been a decent place for a drink. Yeah, not any more. I was sitting on the patio just for drinks and desserts — the service was brutally slow, the server ended up mixing up our orders, and the desserts were hideous (ps — the apple blossoms are tiny, definitely not meant to be shared).

Arrived Saturday at 6. Received menus 5 minutes later after having to wave someone over. Gave our drink & food order to someone other than our waiter bc he was busy hanging up their brunch banner instead of serving his customers. Food was nothing special.
C level review (and tip) for C level service.

Okay food, took a while for it to come out on an afternoon visit. Sangrias are pretty strong which is a plus. Other than that nothing special

Worst customer service! We ordered some drinks and asked for water, the drinks came but the water didn’t come for 30 minutes so we asked again. The waiter then brought over one cup of water even though there were 7 of us at the table. We asked again-​water for everyone and another cup of water came, it wasn’t until the 3^rd try when the waiter brought a pitcher and cups for us. One of us got food and it took close to an hour to come out.

The Bar Wellington, what can I say? THE FOOD WAS AMAZING! The meal I chose today was the BLT. The Bar Wellington made that sandwich very well! The sandwich was served on a warm plate and the sandwich itself was on a ciabatta bun that was crispy but not dry. They put a spicy chipotle mayo on the buns to give it a little kick and I think they made the right choice by doing that! Also, the bacon, lettuce, and tomato were all very tasty and all had a lot of flavor too! The sides of this dish included fries or a salad, so I obviously chose fries. I think I made the right choice in this because the fries were fried to perfection and salted perfectly! I would have given the Bar Wellington 5 stars but unfortunately the service was a little slow for our liking but that could have been because of to many people being there or something of that kind. All in all it is a very good restaurant for whatever you may want it for, very good food for a very good price!

I love this place for the drinks and servers. Not so much for the tables. Seriously, please get better tables so that if one of us leans on it we don’t run the risk of having our drinks spill everywhere.
Anyway, the drinks are fairly priced and had a good variety. Our server was so friendly, always checked up on us to see if we needed a refill or anything else.
I will come back here if I am in the area.

Great neighborhood spot!
I used to live next door and stopped in at least three times per week. Their fried brie app puts a smile on my face and the eggs diablo for brunch is fantastic! Their prosciutto-​wrapped asparagus offered during happy hour is well balanced and their soups are all stellar.
But the service here might be my favorite thing. Mary, Steven, Ginger — the bar staff are all so incredibly friendly and on top of their game. Your glass is never empty and they’re always serving with a smile.

I am highly impressed with the servers here. Polite, friendly, smiling and charming. I have always found that Toronto has lacked in service.
We came here for brunch on a Sunday.
I ordered the diablo Benedict, which came out in a HUGE tortilla shell on top of black beans with a side of guacamole and salsa. You could tell that the eggs are poached with water and not in a cup. I thought the egg portion was small, but thoroughly enjoyed the dish.
My friend ordered the egg skillet — it was tasty, but ridiculously small.
They have a nice selections of beers on tap — leffe.
Caesars were nothing great, but they were double for the price of one oz vodka.
Pretty pricey brunch for what you get.
I would come back for some pints. Its amazing how loud people get inside, but you can’t hear it outside at all.
Someone mentioned they have a decent French onion soup, so I would like to come back and try it.

Great spot for drinks on the patio. Food, however, takes forever, and is pretty bland. Ordered the chicken club based on Unilocal reviews, but it was dry. Nachos were OK, but not overly flavourful.
The service is great, and the atmosphere is perfect for a neighbourhood pub.
Would definitely come here for drinks and people watching. Get your eats somewhere else…

Pros:
— Takes reservations for the patio
— Great patio.
— Doesn’t charge you 18% gratuity for groups larger than 6
Cons: Everything else.
Let me elaborate about the cons. If you have a dictator boss who starts looming over your desk 2 minutes before you’re supposed to come back from lunch break — you probably can’t eat here. I have never had a lunch here that’s not taken longer than 1 hour to 2 hours. The kitchen is slow. The serving staff really aren’t to blame.
Stick with the sandwiches here and you’ll be safe. I decided to not have a sandwich one time, and I ended up eating a cardboard-​tasting «potato salad» with burnt asparagus and a dry, roasted chicken leg quarter. It’s dark meat for God’s sakes… how do you screw up dark meat?!
Their chicken club sandwich is highly recommended and they do make a pretty kick-​ass Caesar salad, complete with parmesan thin for garnish. The sweet potato fries are pretty decent too as is the grilled salmon sandwich.
I’d much rather go to Bier Markt on King Street for a patio and better food, not to mention immense offering of beers.
Like Bobby N. I do like the «old school» feel of this place; the music; the movies they play on television. But I’m not willing to sacrifice food quality for ambiance. Sorry Bar Welly.

Came here for brunch on the weekend. There is a sidewalk patio and a small second story patio. It was pretty packed by noon (Sunday).
I really don’t have anything bad to say. The food was good, especially the hash browns — I love when they’re fried and crispy on the outside. It’s not a fancy pants foodie brunch place, but this is reflected in the fairly decent prices for the location of the restaurant.
The classic eggs benny was just that… classic. The bacon cheddar waffle with the apple butter was also really tasty.
The Caesars were really good although you’d never guess there was a double shot of vodka in there! Can’t go wrong for $ 6.50.
I will definitely be back here as the weather gets better and I can enjoy the sunny patio!

I met Gord at Bar Wellington after work for supper this evening. We split an order of garlic bread. It was hot and soft … though tasty, it wasn’t very garlicy. Gord ordered mac ‘n cheese. The more he ate, the better he liked it. I ordered wings with Thai sweet chili sauce. They were okay, not great. The sauce was good but the wings were overcooked so were too dry. They definitely weren’t «jumbo» … there were nine for $ 12 and none were drummettes. I wouldn’t get them again. We’ve had some good times at this bar … tonight it was just so-​so.

Pepper pitter-​patters to patios periodically for play. Say that five times fast, and then consider frequenting this brick home turned corner al fresco haven. It’s near your cool loft office and/​or your pal’s overpriced condo.
The Caesar comes with a pickled bean and a hot pepper making this bloody babe pickle-​y and naturally hotter. It’s nice. They have a massive tap list, too, if beer is your thing. I paired my cocktail with their version of a Caprese that I shared with a bud. It was kind of sweet and they used cherry tomatoes. Honestly, it wasn’t my fave, but I can appreciate that it’s a decent salad.
I enjoy their french onion soup in the winter, but this place is really all about their patios, so try to check it out in the warmer months.