The Friar: A Firkin Pub

160 John St, Toronto
(416) 340-9459

Recent Reviews

Dmitriy Brilenko

Amazing service provided by Shane and Erica ! Very attentive team with impeccable customer service skills ! As someone, who is a manager at the big chain restraunt, I can assure this is the place you want to go to if you want to feel welcomed!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Burgers, Poutine

Joey Harlem

Skip it. Leave this place. Let it sink in to the lake.Christ. God help us all.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 2

Service: 1

Thomas Lillo

Beer was good

Guilherme Cavalcante

Had a good experience overall. The service was amazing, so was the atmosphere. Food/beers were a bit expensive though (and no British beers?)

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Fatal Crest

Staff was great and there truffle fries are soooo good. Had a great time playing cards against humanity and server made sure that everyone on the table was good.Highly recommend ?

James Field

Great spot to go to right downtown. Friendly service always. Alex was fantastic behind bar as well as the rest of the staff. I recommend it.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

James Wilson

I came here to enjoy some food and drinks with a group of friends and I was massively disappointed. The food was overcooked and the alcohol selection was very limited. To make my experience ever worse was our awful server. Alex, the man with the bushy bread, was extremely rude as he would constantly speak to us in a condescending tone when trying to choose what to order. He had the audacity to demand a big tip from us despite his poor customer service and said "next time you better tip". He tried to intimidate us into to tipping him and that is unacceptable. I will be sharing me experience online so people can be aware of the awful service that exists here. Completely unacceptable service and never have I had more terrible service in my 45 years of living.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 1

Mell0_ 90

I met a few friends here for a bite recently. The service was fairly slow and they seemed understaffed.My friend wanted to order another drink but we waited so long that we had to leave or we would have been late for our event.We found that the location was convenient but also dark and the overall experience could have been better.Wheelchair accessibility: This restaurant/ pub requires stairs and it is not wheelchair accessible.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 3

Service: 2

Benjamin Wert

I like coming here for a quick and quiet beer before a movie at the Scotiabank.

Anita

Service was slow. We ordered the chicken wings and nachos. The wings seasoning was good, but the meat itself was not very good. We got chicken on the nachos, but there were only a few pieces of chicken on it, which was worth the money we paid for it.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 2

Jay M

Very limited menu but what is made is decent. Don't sit in the raised area. The speakers pump loud music straight down at you so you can't talk.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 5

Stacey B

A bar should have draught beer…….Came here 3 times this week and no draught beer bc there wasn’t gas ordered apparently by the manager.Will be choosing a new regular spot bc this has happened probably 3-4 times in the last 3 months.

raj a

Myself and my friends decided to have a bite and a few drinks and found this hidden gem after the Blue Jays game on Saturday. We didn't know that it existed. It reminds me of an old school traditional pub back in the 1980's with it being in a downstairs lot. It felt very intimate and lively.Anyway, the food was pretty good. The chicken fingers and french fries were very good and my friends each had a burger with fries and were so full.It's very rare that we are in downtown Toronto as we are older now. But, this hidden gem is quite good and simple.A big shout out to our server as she was very nice and warm to us.Thanks for letting us stay and enjoy.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Burgers, Pint and a Shot, Chicken Tenders

Dushyant Londhe

Went in for a couple of drinks late at night. The place is good but was understaffed for a Friday night.

Atmosphere: 4

Service: 4

Eric Bernat

Bar in basement, good beer, did not try the food, pleasant places for rest. Good

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 5

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