Beerbistro

Went for a bite at an awkward time on Sunday, between lunch and dinner. Had the duck fat fries and buffalo chicken wings, neither of which were great. Would have been okay, but the service was just plain rude. She was stunned that we didn’t want to order alcohol and was visibly impatient as we placed our orders.
By far the worst service I’ve ever received at any restaurant.
Food: ²⁄₅
Service: ⁰⁄₅
Ambiance: ⁴⁄₅

Chose this restaurant for the cheese fondue. Was a very big portion, there were 3 of us sharing and couldn’t finish all the cheese. There was one type of cheese in it that was very strong that not everyone liked and the bread was on the stale side but very good consistency. Also got the Belgium fries which were delicious especially dipped in the fondue. I got the duck confit pizza which was very good but the sliced potatoes on it felt out of place and not needed. Caesar salad was awesome. Salmon was good but found it to be very oily. Others at table got the meat pizza and loved it. Staff was very nice, loved the atmosphere and liked that they had free coat check. Would return.

Good place. Got a spot at front, nice service. Food is quite good. Not very loud, perfect for some reunion chatting (that’s what I did)

«Once inside, we were faced with a big open space with a bar overloaded by three large TVs. The hostess politely took our coats adding to the overall posh atmosphere we already started to experience.»
«We had their duck confit pizza with the recommended robust Maudite beer.»
«Beer Bistro is meant to be enjoyed with a larger crowd, in our opinion, not too much of a tête-​a-​tête spot. It is also a definite must for beer enthusiasts in search of a new beer to taste.»
Just a few bites from our full review.

Came here with some friends on New Years Eve and had such a great time! The servers are very friendly and the food is absolutely fantastic. They offer a huge variety of drinks (mostly beer) and recommend beer pairings for each entrée. I got a beer flight for only $ 6, which is a great option for a place that is known for its beers. We ordered the Cheese & Lager Fondue and the Belgian Frites to start. The fondue was so good that I almost asked our server for a straw to finish it off. However I didn’t need to because the Belgian Frites were perfect for wiping up the fondue when we ran out of bread. As a main, my boyfriend and I shared the Duck Confit pizza and the Pulled Pork Primanti. The Duck Confit pizza was honestly one of the best pizzas I’ve ever had. The flavour combination was spot on, and they didn’t skimp out on any of the ingredients; it was absolutely overflowing with goat cheese and duck! The Pulled Pork Primanti was also delicious and packed with a ton of pulled pork. The portions were all very generous, so I was feeling pretty massive by the end of the meal. Unfortuantely I didn’t have room for dessert, but I would love to go back next time I’m in Toronto to take a stab at that particular menu.

3.5 Stars
After a night out for dinner my friends and I wanted a place where we could just chill with some drinks. We were walking around and came across this place and since it wasn’t busy on a Wednesday evening we decided to check it out. It has that sports bar. but we aren’t trying to be a sports bar kinda feel and it does pull it off. Some tables and some booths lend to that feel along with the dark lighting and dark furniture. Trying to be sexy but not really there yet.
We seated ourselves and a server came over right away with their drinks menu which is extensive. They have a 12 days of Christmas beer special that they do annually so you can order from there or the regular menu. The table next to us insisted we try one of the 12 beers of Christmas and were kind enough to buy us a bottle (can’t remember the name but it was the red bottle). It had a nice deep flavour –not my cup of tea but not bad either.
I ordered the strawberry beer (yes I like them fruity and I wanted something to drink that would match my kickass catsuit and sparkly boots). The server said this was the fruitiest of them all and he was right! It’s a lovely pink (!!) colour and really did taste like strawberries. Lovely.
At the end of the night we ordered the duck frites which were a great snack! Crisp and rich in flavour they were a great end to a fun evening. Service was always pleasant and made great suggestions along the way — definitely utilize their knowledge and try something new.
We were here on a Wednesday really late in the evening and it was still fairly busy so I can only imagine on a weekend. Try on an off day if you don’t want to wait.

I’ve been to Beerbistro a number of times and absolutely love the place! The beer selection is fantastic and all of the food I’ve tried has been super tasty. The waitstaff is incredibly knowledgeable about the beer — when my friend was having trouble picking, our waiter asked a few quick questions, chose something for her, and she loved it!

3.5 stars. We had a reservation at 7pm and arrived a little early and they sat us so that was nice. I’ll start with the good. The beer I ordered was great and all the food was pretty good too.
Perogies: Really delicious. Cooked very well and I loved the onions and other toppings.
Belgian Frites: the portion size was really generous and of course the fries were awesome.
Belgian White Mussels: again the portion was huge – came in a large pot with a side of bread. The mussels were great and the broth was even better. Very flavorful.
The bad: Service was really slow. I was halfway through my dinner by the time I finally got my beer. It’s also really noisy, which is typical for many restaurants, but I felt it was hard to have a conversation.
Overall it was good and I’ll go back, but probably more of a place to gather with friends.

I always have a great experience at the Beer Bistro. They have a great selection of beers (of course) and their food is delicious. I’ve gone here for after work drinks, lunch and dinner. I like the vibe at the bar and in the dining area or patio in the summer. The staff are typically knowledgable. Haven’t had a bad experience with a server yet. Always makes great recommendations. I usually order Buffalo Wings or Hog Town pizza to share, both are good and flavorful. If I’m feeling for a fuller meal, I always go with the mussels in white sauce. I don’t remember what it’s called but it has potato, leek and pancetta. So flavorful! Prefer it over the other ones. Also, their Belgian frites are delicious. Probably my favorite item on the menu!

I had supper tonight with my pals Franca, Liz and Rona. Since we met at the Beerbistro, which is one of Gord’s favourite places to have a beer, he joined us.
Rona and Liz ordered mussels … Liz got Belgian White and Rona got Provençal. Franca ordered a Spinach & Quinoa Salad with shrimp. Gord ordered a Hog Wild Pizza. I ordered the Pulled Pork Primanti. There were fries in my sandwich. My sandwich was soooo messy!
We all enjoyed our meals and would get them again.
Kirill, our server, was friendly and took good care of us!
It was a fun evening and it was fun to catch up!

I had a great experience at Beerbistro. I had dinner at the bar and loved the huge selection of beer of tap.
I started with the Belgian Frites (huge portion) which were good (you can tell they are quality) with the provided ketchup and mayo, but I wouldn’t rave about them. I then had the spicy red Thai mussels which had a delicious coconut chili sauce with cilantro, which was the highlight of the meal for me!
The double IPA from Shillow Beer Co. was tasty and dark but not as hoppy as I would have liked.
Overall, I would definitely recommend this place to people looking for a trendy place to grab a beer and good appetizers Downtown.

Had a great time here… twice! Great selection on beer. Loved how they organized it so that you can pick one that suits your flavour palate or the meal you are choosing. Tried the mussels, which were great! Definitely filling on its own. The appetizer portion of the duck fat fries was pretty huge. Of course I finished it! The pulled pork was just ok.
Loved the atmosphere and the staff were super friendly. This is a great place to have a late meal on a weekend.

Why 5 stars? Because the beer selection and the company were great.
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This wasn’t one of those places with a wall of 50+ taps, but they had a solid selection of some great Belgian offerings, which really hit the spot. The service was incredibly friendly, as were the surrounding patrons at the bar. I visited during the World Cup — sorry for the delayed posting, this draft was written but never submitted!
But it was neat to talk soccer with some Canadians and a couple of other visitors from other countries. It was at Beerbistro that I learned about Canada’s lack of interest in America during the Olympics/​World Cup. I always assumed Canadians probably rooted for the U.S. in such things… nope! They root for Canada, then England, then who cares. The border sharing does not influence them whatsoever.
Now… that has nothing to do with Beerbistro, but I’ll never forget the time that I learned that the rest of the world doesn’t care about us lol. Even despite that, the company was very enjoyable :)

Boy the food quality has gone down here. This is the 3^rd visit where the food was of poor quality so I feel an update is warranted. The beer selection is still great though they have competition now so sitting on their laurels won’t do them any good as the food quality has to be brought up. Things started a bit shaky as somehow we ended up ordering the the Syrah and it was off (teaches us to order wine for place synonymous with beer)
On to the food we ordered the following
Beer Burger: Devoid of seasoning and the necessary fat IMO. The bun didn’t do it any good either as it had an odd finish to it.
The salmon which came with couscous was so oily that plate looked it was ladled with oil.
The chicken curry was strange attempt at regional cuisine as the meat still had skin on it. Needless to say we won’t be back here for food for sure.
2.5 stars mainly due to the beer selection.

I usually find a new patio to try out for drinks and food on sundays for my friend and I. Found beerbistro on Unilocal and thought we’d give it a try.
The drinks were good, there was a very limited cocktail choice.
Enjoyed the patio, very chill and relaxing, not too busy or loud. There were many little fruit flies everywhere around our drinks but what can you do i guess. Nature.
We ordered hog wild pizza, perogies and the belgian frites. Fries were lovely. Pizza was delicious and perogies were pretty good.
I cant say the portioning is excellent for the price, but definitely tasty.
Server had a bit of attitude, thats the one part that annoyed me. I never like to put down people serving us, so im always repeatedly saying thank you when they bring stuff out, and take empty plates away, and im always saying sorry if im asking for something. This server wasnt being Rude but he was definitely making us feel as if we were a waste of his time.
Only time he actually smiled and said thank you was when we paid and tipped.

This is a great spot for beer and food in downtown Toronto. There are many craft options along with some well known favorites. I had a Blanche de Chambly and a Cherry Berliner from Niagara Oast House Brewers.
In regards to food, we split the potato truffle perogies. These perogies were pan fried to a perfect crisp. They were topped were caramelized onions, fried onions, mushrooms, and scallions. They were delicious.
The service is knowledgeable, attentive, and friendly. I would certainly recommend stopping by.

Came here upon a friends recommendation as he lived close by this place. Was expecting a pub-​like atmosphere from the name of the restaurant but was impressed by the classiness, décor, service and food here. Would definitely come back here again.
Atmosphere: excellent. Love the bar area and the separate dining area set-​up.
Price: Mediocre. $ 15 for muscles and $ 25 for steak which is about average pricing for this ambiance.
Presentation: Excellent. Loved how the food was presented and served. Especially liked the sour cream in the muscles.
Taste: Amazing!!! The sauce from the muscles were really really scrumptious. I’m salivating thinking about it and couldn’t get enough of it. Steak was also excellent and the duck pizza was also good. All items were great!
Portion: excellent sized portions.
Service: above average service starting from entry into the restaurant. Staff are very customer service oriented, friendly, knowledgable and food also was service especially fast! Very impressed with service here.

I was in Toronto for a day and wanted to find a place downtown to eat. Looking through the reviews on Unilocal — and the fact I could make an OpenTable reservation — we chose Beerbistro. The menu looked amazing online and there were outdoor seating options available. For a nice May evening, this sounded pretty good to me.
We had an underage person with us, so I had to call the restaurant first to make sure we could still come. We got a table outside and quickly realized the flowers that line the railing had a lot of bugs in them that were flying around. If I were to come again, I would probably think twice about sitting outside unless I was just having drinks. There were also pigeons flying around and a feather landed on one of the plates as we were eating — thankfully it wasn’t on food.
The coaster the server put down was for Shillow Beer. The make a Saas on the Side — a brown ale that’s advertised as being «lightly roasty and modestly bitter.» I ordered this thinking it must be good, but they were out of it. Instead, I went with a La Trappe Tripel from the Netherlands. The description sold me on it: «Brewed by monks, who focus all of their pent-​up energy on beer.» I’ll be looking for this back home.
Dinner started with a side of Belgian Frites, which were drenched in beef and duck fat and served with a house-​made mayo and smoked tomato ketchup. We got two of these for the table and I ate about ²⁄₃ of one myself which was about ¹⁄₃ more than I should have eaten. I thought they were good, but the youngster at the table knew something was different with these frites and just couldn’t get into them. I think if they had offered a regular ketchup instead of the smoked tomato version (as they did for his burger) and some salt, it would have helped. I personally thought they were pretty tasty, but I could have gone for some salt too — or a side of curry.
Continuing with dinner, I went with a small bistro salad, which was house mixed greens, fine beans, tomatoes, cucumber, and beets with a lemon white beer truffle vinaigrette. The small was plenty big and I didn’t quite finish it all, but the flavors all went together very well and the different kinds of beets on the salad were amazing. I almost didn’t want to eat it because it was put together and presented so well, but after snapping a few pictures I didn’t waste much time getting into this.
Definitely a good choice for our evening meal, and a great way to remember my one night in Toronto!

4 stars for the food, but I’m taking one away because my friend and I couldn’t shake off the negative attitude of the hostess the whole meal.
We entered the revolving doors around 5pm and the hostess gave us a weird look, y’know the WTF look, and we stared expectantly back until I broke the silence,
«Hi»
“Uh, hi.”
«Um, can I get a table for 2 please?»
«Oh. You want a table? Okay. Sure.»
I mean, of course I wanted a table, why else would I be here? Yes I look like a teenager but that shouldn’t affect the service I receive. Ugh. Pet peeve. At that point I considered just walking out but this place was bookmarked for both of us so we stayed.
The server completely turned our meal around though, he was really nice and spoke to us like he would friends.
My friend got the grilled salmon on top of rapini and cauliflower gratin ($ 22). I only got a bite of the gratin but it was damn good.
I got the duck confit pizza ($ 17) and it was SO good and rich. The duck was shredded and tender, the sweetness from the caramelized onions balanced out the saltiness of the goat cheese, and the potatoes were soft while the dough was crispy.
The waiter coyly slid the dessert menu onto our table and we couldn’t help but get the crème brûlée ($ 8) to share. This is by far my favourite crème brûlée because they use a wide ramekin, resulting in a thinner custard base and a whole lot more of the caramelized sugar, which I find is the best part.
I do want to come back to try the belgian frites, but probably not anytime soon.

To be honest, don’t expect the waiters/​waitresses to know much about their beers. Their automatic reply is for you to «check the menu for food pairings.» Yeah okay, thanks.
The food USED to be pretty good, but somehow it’s gotten quite salty (especially the fries).
I really enjoyed their rabbit pasta from a long-​ago menu. The New England Style mussel bowl $ 18.50 (beer bacon, leeks, potatoes, cheddar, parsley, de koninck & a touch of cream) was tasty and creamy, but the mussels were so tiny.
Burgers were just okay. A little pricey, but they weren’t fantastic or particularly better than other pubs. Their burgers are better than fast-​food chains, of course. I never quite like the pizzas at Beerbistro.
It used to be not so busy on weeknights. I often can enjoy a long dinner date with a friend. However it’s so popular now, especially during the summer.
Definitely call for reservations!
Beer menu is fantastic and it’s the only reason I come back. Great list of draughts, an even more gigantic list of bottles. They sort the beers by Quenching, Crisp, Appetizing, etc… so that’s unique and super awesome. If you don’t know much about beers, the menus will tell you everything. Which is why: don’t bother with asking the waiters. Take a look and read!

Our favourite place in Toronto! Beers are exceptional, the time is on hold (nobody is stressing you to have another beer or to finish your meal), service is great and food is like at home… In better!

Great Food, great atmosphere, great beers. A place to spend a lovely evening with people who love good food and drinks!