Church St Garage

really nice place to eat some great foods. great staffs, i have to mention this gay waiter working on Saturday morning shift! He was so funny, so nice so fabulous and real nice to talk to lol i accidentally lost my hair tie but he immediately offered me one! He really does have everything ready lol

Great patio. Keeps the sun through the evening. Food is quite expensive for what you get and the service offered. Service is hit and miss. More miss. Beer on tap selection is very limited. They promote Bud, Bud light and Blue… go for the patio. Not much else.

We ordered eggs florentine and belgium waffles. The food was average but it was nice and warm on the patio. The service was decent.

Horrible experience.
Will not recommend unless you want to ruin your evening and get insulted by staff who can get violent for no reason and would not even apologise. From security staff to manager no one knows how to treat customers.

While the service was pretty good the food here was atrocious. The Indonesian shrimp was $ 12 for 4 pieces of over battered compost. The steak sandwich was literally the worst steak sandwich I’ve ever had, doused in mayo to compensate for it’s lack of taste and general poor quality. Thank God for the cold beer to wash down what turned out to be a truly miserable meal.

Horrible! Too bad I had to give it a star!
First of all, I did the Unilocal check in for a free soup and the waiter claimed that the owner and manager have never seen it before and cannot honor it, despite another Unilocaler redeeming it 4 days ago! Fail!
Service is terrible. We waited 5 mins and when no one came, I had to go up to the bar and asked to be served. The food took ½ hour to come. We ordered chicken and waffles and a Brie and pear burger. Both were overpriced and awful. The waffles and chicken was $ 15. The waffles were cold and chicken was dry. The burger was $ 14, but there was hardly any Brie and it wasn’t even melted on as the menu claimed it would be. The pear slices looked old and tasted flavourless. The presentation of the food was nice, but it was deceiving because it tasted awful.
Honestly, we contemplated just leaving throughout the wait for our food. My regret is that we didn’t and ended up paying $ 35 for a painful meal.
The only thing that was good was the music and we sat right near the window and people watched.
By the way, the table was dirty and the washroom was smelly. There was a track of the last time someone cleaned the bathroom and that was on August 27^th, 2 days ago. I guess washrooms don’t need to be cleaned on weekends.
This place is a disgrace. Never been so disappointed. Let’s hope I don’t get diarrhea tonight!

This building has been various incarnations over the last several years, the latest being the Church Street Garage. The food was good, but the server we had was about as personable as a used piece of chewing gum.
The place was less than half full at dinner time on Saturday night (we are here on August 22, 2015). There are similar establishments on the same intersection of Church Street. They were full. We had already dined at the others and thought we’d give this one a try. As I said before, the food was good, and probably as good as the other establishments. But I could see the reason why business was slower here: the wait staff, and the overall service and cleanliness.
Our table was dirty when we walked in, and we asked to have it cleaned before being seated. The server made excuses for it and although she did wipe the table, it was almost as if she were doing us a favor. We ordered a pitcher of Sangria, which was good, but when we sent back one of the glasses because it was dirty, we got the same put-​out reaction from the server. This really dampened our enthusiasm for the place.
We probably will not go back.

I came here after a beer festival so my memory of the bar is hazy. I remember getting a free soup with the Unilocal deal, which was awesome. The drinks were tasty and the food was pretty good too. The staff accommodated our large group and were kind and courteous. I thought the waitress was hitting on me, but my girlfriend insists she was just doing her job. I left the waitress a nice tip for making me feel wanted, if only for a second. Tip: waitresses don’t want to sleep with you. My girlfriend made me write that. She may be right, but can’t a man dream?

Came here with the BF and Bro on a nice summer day for some patio drinks+lunch. We were stoked to be enjoying the sunshine and the day only improved once we saw the servers — all sexy guys. I was excited to try the lobster mac ‘n cheese and the BF went for the Jacked Up Chicken. Meanwhile, we ordered a sangria and beer — both of which were mediocre.
Server brought the food over and I have to admit that I was pretty disappointed. A lobster tail is a beautiful fine thing that needs to be treated with respect and delicate hands — not roughly manhandled and overcooked. The BF was also not impressed with the portion of his chicken breast and had to eat dinner again once we got home.
Despite being hunky, our server was not the nicest or friendliest. Although I can’t fault him too much as it was a particularly busy August afternoon. Overall, I would return for drinks on the patio but skip the food next time!

The taco appetizer is huge but not very tasty… Beers are cool and service is fast and efficient. A good place for a couple of beers!

3.5 stars****This is a very casual, fun atmosphere. Very relaxed atmosphere and service in all ways and the guy we had was super nice and conversationAl. We got lucky and went on a beautiful day, so we were able to enjoy the big patio facing the lovely side street (mainland). Price point was fair for the good sized portions. And we got refills on our coffees on the regular throughout our brunch. My corn beef hash was amazing and flavourful, very mouth watering.

Calamari, Fish and chips, steak sandwich, two ciders, $ 68 bucks before tip. Fish and chips good, my boyfriend had so many tendons in his steak he knocked half his fries on the ground trying to cut through it. You can do better than this place, move on.

Came here for drinks and food on Memorial Day weekend. We ordered poutine and Alexander Keith’s beers. The poutine was pretty good. The AK was pretty light and watered down. It’s similar to Bud Lite or Miller Lite. The waitress was friendly, but there weren’t a lot of beer options. It has a nice patio for people watching. I might be back if the mood strikes.

very disappointing meal.
after waiting 45 minutes for my food it was terrible. The waiter was nice and kept coming up with excuses as to why I had to wait so long but in the end it wasn’t woth the wait. I ordered the country fried chicken and couldn’t eat the batter on they had put on the chicken. I scraped the batter off the first of 2 pieces and couldn’t be bothered on the second. just ate my fries. even though I ate less than half of the food on my plate and I had to wait over 45 minuted for it they still charged me full price for it. It will be a long time before I go back there and won’t recommend the place to anybody. It won’t bother them as they will always get street traffic. Too bad. it could be a nice place. The only reason I gave it 2 stars is because the waiter was great.
Avoid this place if you like food.

We stumbled into the Church St. Garage to escape the snow — fortunately they had room for us, considering we had completely forgotten that it was Katy Perry concert night — err, the Superbowl.
They have a great sized menu and I couldn’t believe the deals they had for Superbowl Night — a pound of wings and a pint for $ 10? It doesn’t get better than that!
UNFORTUNATELY, I’m trying to be healthy and wings weren’t going to cut it. There was a lot to choose from but I gave into my cravings and went with the classic Caesar salad, and started with nachos for the table (uh, that’s healthy, right?).
It was a super busy night and I’d definitely be interested in going back on a non-​major sporting event night. Since we weren’t interested in the game, the sound was a little overwhelming, but really what else could we expect for the big game. Our server told us that one of the kitchen staff had not shown up and so things were a bit slower than usual. They did a great job of keeping us aware of our food situation and the server was really great. She was also the only server on that night (seems like a bad call on such a big pub night, but she still did well!).
I could definitely see myself going back here and trying a pasta (lobster mac n’ cheese anyone?) a sandwich, or really quite a few of the mains — it’s a good looking menu!

I was walking through the Village when I realized that I hadn’t eaten lunch yet. I began scouring the streets for a likely-​looking establishment.
What ho? The Church St. Garage? Lots of people happily munching on the patio (well, on the patio, munching — not munching ON THE PATIO!) This looks promising!
So in I stopped! I was greeted by a smiling staff member who told me to have a seat anywhere I liked. I chose a spot at the front with a view of Church St, but sadly the sheer number of wasps drove me further into the restaurant. Kudos to the serving staff, by the way, for being absolutely fine with that!
I ordered a Caesar salad, to which my waiter ably upsold me a grilled chicken breast. While I waited, I chatted with another waiter for a bit — I have to say, the staff here is very friendly — and then the food arrived!
The salad was well-​presented, and the chicken looked like it was cooked thoroughly and well-​seasoned. I found the salad to be tasty and well-​dressed, but it was let down a bit by the chicken, which was somewhat dry, and not nearly as flavorful as the seasoned appearance led me to believe it would be.
Service-​wise, the staff, as I mentioned before, are very friendly (my waiter used the old waiter trick of touching my shoulder and back while offering service, and used «pet names» like «hon» and «darling» — this was a charming touch which made me feel very welcome, even though I know perfectly well that these tricks are primarily used to increase tip size. When executed this well, though, who cares? It made me feel good!)
My one minor issue with the service is that the staffing levels seemed light for the amount of business they were doing, so the service was a bit slower than I would have otherwise expected.
All in all, though, despite the wasps, the slight poultry-​related letdown, and the questionable decision to allow smoking on their patio (if the wind is blowing toward the restaurant, EVERYONE is smoking, whee!) I would return to the Church St. Garage when in the Wellesley Village.

I get the impression that this is more of a brunch or breakfast and beers joint than anything else because we arrived at noon and they weren’t serving lunch yet.
Eventually we were able to order lunch, and I ordered the pulled pork pizza, but they gave me a pulled pork burger. The server was great and I did eventually get my pizza, but it was nothing too remarkable.
This gets two stars only because of the good service and decent patio. Even in these areas, there are better places nearby.

Quick summary: Great service, cold beer but overpriced, disappointing food.
The Garage has one of the the best patios in the area. Their beer is always cold and the servers are always friendly and smiling. The patio has plenty of seating and they even have a live DJ sometimes!
Tonight was the first time that I’ve eaten there and I was a little disappointed. The server seemed very enthusiastic about their food so I tried the chicken wings. $ 12 for a pound — not bad, or so I thought. When my food arrived, the portion seemed very small and the wings were nothing special — very small with not a lot of meat, and the sauce was too watery.
My friend had the steak sandwich ($ 18) which was apparently very good, so perhaps their other selections are better.
Overall, a beer and a soda water along with two mains came to $ 50 PLUS tip which seemed expensive for what we got to be honest.
I will definitely be back for a beer but probably not to eat.

Where does one find a suitable breakfast/​brunch spot with a patio, that also happens to be open for business on the Monday of a long weekend? Well, Church Street Garage obviously.
We stopped in here this morning for some brunch and we were not disappointed, unlike the disappointment we felt after discovering that the spot we wanted to brunch at was closed… seemed to be an ongoing theme for us over the long weekend.
Anyway, after we were seated on the patio, our server was quick to bring us our coffee, mugs are huge by the way. Coffee was good, and that’s always a good sign.
I ordered the peameal bacon eggs benedict for $ 9 and my friend had the Garage Classique Breakfast (2 eggs, with home fries and bacon for $ 10).
Both were cooked perfectly. The poached eggs delicious and the Hollandaise sauce rocked. Now, I don’t normally like home fries, however, I was pleasantly surprised at how good they were. Probably the best home fries I’ve had in a long time. I know that my dinning companion enjoyed her poached eggs, and commented specifically that they were cooked perfectly and that the bacon was ‘awesome’.
I love patio, there are plenty of umbrellas if you prefer the shade and the tables are not jammed together so it’s quite roomy. The flower boxes along the outside of the patio are also a nice touch.
Will definitely be returning. This place will be on my regular brunch rotation from now on!

Now we’re talking!
Great service, fantastic conversation, friendly people, outdoor seating, and karaōke until 2AM! Exactly what could be better than this???
As I was walking past, some guests came out of Church St Garage for a smoke, and one of the people in the group said that it was his birthday. Not being the rude sort, I slowed down enough to wish him happy birthday and started off again. Then I heard the karaōke… not great karaōke, not awful karaōke… just karaōke. I was sold, inside I went.
While here at Church St. Garage, I found interesting conversation with all type and walks of people, including the 70+ year old lady that was the Karaōke winner of the evening! It was a seriously fun evening, I’d go back in a heartbeat.
The service was great, the atmosphere perfect for a place like this.
And…I won 3^rd place in the Karaōke contest. so obviously they have taste in judging these type of things as well!