Outrigger

This is a really lovely restaurant in the Beaches. I’ve tried a wide variety of the menu items and never been disappointed. My favourite is probably the salmon kabobs but the chicken ones are also worth trying. I would recommend the seafood linguine which, unlike some places, doesn’t scrimp on the seafood. The service here is always friendly and the prices are not too bad given it’s in the Beaches. The décor is worth noting as they have paintings on the wall which are for purchase.

Only place in the Beaches that never has a line for breakfast, but isn’t indicative of poor food. Traditional bacon and eggs breakfast is under $ 10, and quite good. Great patio — but mind the wasps. Guy server is sarcastic and borderline rude, which makes us question ever returning. But when the line is too long at Vi Vethas, its a decent second choice.

I don’t judge an entire business based on a single bad experience.
I don’t think it should take 31 mins for bacon and eggs (regardless of how busy you are).
If you’re just ¼ full and service/​food is taking a very long time then you need more staff!
This is a totally customer-​driven business and if we’re not happy then your business suffers.
The food for me was ok. The home fries were not my favorite but bacon and eggs are pretty hard to mess up.
This is my second outing with a similar result. Not sure if I wanna do a round 3 but I do like to give people the benefit of the doubt.
Read the reviews, properly staff the place and cut down the menu size! You guys can do really well in this location!

I really enjoyed this restaurant. Hip neighborhood and priced well. Fast service and perfect sized portions! We had burgers, beer, wings and wine. I was surprised on how good the chicken wings were! If you are a wing lover try the honey & garlic wings… really impressive and a fair sized portion!

This is actually a 3.5−4 star review.
Visited this little spot in The Beaches neighbourhood for brunch with two friends. The outside of the shop makes it look small but inside the place is spacious and nicely decorated. The stain glass lamps above the table give it a bit of a cozy charm.
The menu is expansive but we were there to brunch and brunch we did! Service is fast and attentive even though the prime brunch hour had past. This was a good sign. :-)
I had the steak (rare) & eggs (sunny-​side up) and it came as advertised. They hit the temperature of the steak nicely and it was a tasty 6oz piece of protein. I also really liked the option of challah bread instead of just the choice of white or brown.
Everything just tasted clean, fresh, and was very appetizing. You can’t ask for more from a brunch spot.

This place is alright, certainly a great patio for the summertime. It attempts to replicate what Quigley’s once did so well, and for the most part it pulls it off. The food is certainly no more than mediocre though, but the atmosphere works well for a refined pub. The nachos are okay, though the tomato sauce addition is… unique. Unfortunately the caesar (drink) is terrible, so caesar lovers beware. Essentially ok for a patio beer and a snack, but don’t expect too much.

Outrigger is in the heart of The Beaches area. When my girl friend suggested we meet there for lunch I had no idea what a good experience it would be. We sat outside in their patio and were served right away. Great menu. As I waited for my glass of vino I watched many dishes being served. I was salivating as everyone looked good. What to order? Ended up with their seafood salad which was delicious. Not your typical Pub food. Staff were very pleasant and our server was very friendly. Would definitely go back for more then just wine.

The breakfasts are great, but the last few dinner dishes I had there were terrible.
Little content and way too many vegetables! I mean 80% of both meals I had there were vegetables and little seafood or chicken. Next time I will refuse the food unless they actually fix the issue!
Its too bad as the breakfasts are actually fine.
One last comment is the Butter Chicken dish… What is with all of the Green Peppers? I have had a lot of BC in my day, and never have I ever had Green Peppers in mine!

The patio is quite nice with pretty plants and a waterfall. The staff are very pleasant. Inside it’s a bit eclectic in the décor and it’s hard to find a «quiet» table. We live down the street and would like to come more often like we did when it was Quiglies Bar and Pub but the place is very much for families and we just get tired of the loud kids. The menu is very extensive and the prices are actually quite good. The big problem is that they make any substitutions very difficult so if you’re lactose intolerant or you just don’t like something like mushrooms too bad. So for a menu of about a dozen pages I can order maybe 2 or 3 things. In my opinion they’re busy because the location is one of the best in the Beach but I’m almost always disappointed with the food.

I typically end most of my reviews with a thumbs up or down to if I think the business is ‘Worth the trip’, but this time I’m going to start the review by telling you it’s worth the trip! And it’s all thanks to one dish: The fish and chips. The worst thing about it is the fries are lightly battered which I’ve never been a big fan of, but they’re good. Very good. Would be better with classic cut dinner fries, but these are still rock and roll. The best part of the meal is the fish: fresh, moist and flakey, no dry bits, and perfectly battered in a nice flavorful beer batter that’s reminiscent of the fish and chips I got while on vacation in Halifax. Hands down the best fish and chips I’ve had here in Toronto. Price was very fair at $ 14. The trip was a long way from my hood on Queen West to the end of Queen east, but it was worth it. Just awesome.
The rest of the menu is also good. I was there with a friend who lives in the neighborhood, and they told me the burgers are pasta looked and smelled good but we’re not very flavorful. I haven’t tried them yet, they both looked and smelled good, but you don’t know 100% until you try them.
Friend had the fish tacos which he said was the best in the city and that he’d ever tasted. I had a bite of the fish and it was moist and flakey as well, nice flavor to the sauce. The edamame is also very good, great sauce as well and lots of pods.
It’s a gastro-​pub in The Beaches, so it’s not going to be cheap. For a pub I found the prices overall were higher, but for the best fish and chips in Toronto, can you put a price on that?
WORTH THE TRIP!

Came here on a beautiful Sunday evening around 6pm with some friends. The patio was full (a good 20 tables out there), so we opted to just eat inside instead of waiting, and we were the only ones in there. Another 20 tables inside at least, so the place would hold close to 100 I would guess. On one of the quieter corners in the Beaches, a great little walking neighborhood. The patio has a cozy feel, with split levels, lots of greenery, a little water fountain, basic black wrought iron bistro style tables. Inside has many art paintings that run the full length of the long, narrow layout, with a large bar near the front that has about a dozen chairs at it. Bathrooms in the basement. Stairs are a bit narrow, so be careful walking down them, especially if you have had a drink or two! :)
Delicious frozen mango mojitos and raspberry margaritas. I didn’t look at the full drink menu because I was thirsty and went straight for the frozen section, seeing those right away, not glancing at the rest.
Very good Spinach and Cheese Ravioli ($ 17 tossed with wild mushrooms, spinach, julienne vegetables. Served in a rose sauce.). There were only seven or eight ravioli ‘pouches’ but lots of vegetables and I couldn’t actually finish the dish. Good side Caesar. The others in my group all enjoyed their meals but I forget what they had. LOL
Standard, friendly service.
Would definitely go back and like to try their breakfast on the patio for sure.

3^rd time here… Close to work.
Their burgers are good. Tried the Old fashioned burger and outrigger burger both nice and good size burgers.
Nice and friendly service. Plenty of seating good for groups. Nice little patio.
French fries are good and crunchy. Nice interior.
Recommend.

My sandwich was $ 15 worth of absolute AWFUL. Turkey is obviously the store bought, pre-​packaged kind that tastes like preservatives and seasonings. Bacon tasted strongly like old fish, fries were also the frozen, battered, synthetic potatoes that just tasted fake. I still have a fishy taste in my mouth from the disgusting bacon. Never eating here again. Overpriced cheap yucky food. Ew.
35 minutes for takeout — one sandwich and fries — they told me 20. Had to wait at the bar while they fought amongst themselves and ran around like chickens with their heads cut off. It was chaos. People were having to come up to the bar to order, no one was being seated timely. It wasn’t even that packed.
I’ve also had the fish tacos here and they were not good either. Not authentic in the least, salsa was too sugary. And the cocktails were not very good either. This place is extremely overpriced for the quality of food and service.

We had a great time at the Outrigger bar. It’s a nice family friendly restaurant that I would visit again :)

Really great service by all the staff. Fish tacos were divine as recommended (good portion, $ 14). I wanted so bad to order more items off the menu, like the buttermilk calamari or the creamy tilapia with grilled lobster and spinach but I didn’t want to overdo it. There’s always extra room for cocktails though! Perfect mango martini with extra shot for only $ 3 (my kinda place!) and sweet refreshing white sangria. Will be back next time I’m in the area

We came here on a holiday, so there were not a lot of options around. The service was really good. Nice and courteous, however the food was blah.

It’s a solid local — that’s for sure. The food menu is vast — and surprisingly decent considering how many items they have… and the prices are just amazing. Drink wise, good selection of beer on tap — poor selection in a bottle (I like that personally).
Service wise, awesome!

I have to be honest I really wanted to go to Xola Mexican Food next door but they were closed due to the Jazz Festival!
So I was in Fish Taco mode and was looking forward to having one at that other place but ordered one here instead!
It was ok. Nothing spectacular about it. The fish was nice and crispy and the toppings were good.
The staff were super friendly and we sat on the patio which was beautiful!
We ordered the Buffalo chicken wings as an app and they also were just ok.

We came here before the Canada Day fireworks so obviously they were slammed. Out of the first 3 beers that we ordered. Finally, we settled on some pales. I ordered a French Onion soup too. 25 minutes later and there is no sign of the soup. Granted, it was busy. But still, it isn’t challenging to pour some soup in a bowl. After we reminded the server, she finally brought it over. Nothing to write home about.
Returned after the fireworks too and they were less busy. Patio is absolutely gorgeous — like an urban sanctuary. Unfortunately, patio closes significantly earlier than the rest of the bar — booo!
Mojitos were served in beer glasses — strange. Hire an extra dishwasher for Canada Day so you don’t have to do that.
Would not return.

I think it’s all been said but I will reiterate some things based on my two experiences here.
1) Portion sizes are HUGE but food is very mediocre pub food
2) Had the same server twice who was much friendlier on one occasion but overall gave off a bit of a pretentious attitude
3) Sat outside once and inside once… would not like to come back in the winter again (if ever) because the patio is the only good place to sit
The Beaches really need to get some better food options going as the general theme seems to be huge portion sizes and poor taste.