Drums N Flats

The food is tasty and beer is a plenty. Burgers are good and the wings are tasty. Sat in the bar area a few times. When packed this place moves s-​l-​o-​w-​l-​y as there never seems to be enough staff on hand. Also my wife and I have ordered takeout on a few occasions and they’ve messed up the order twice. To their credit they did resolve the issue but I had to drive back to the restaurant each time which was an absolute pain. They need to teak a few things in order to get a better score but we’ll use them again…

We tried the «wet» wings and were extremely disappointed. There was barely any sauce on them at all, and the flavor of the medium and hot sauces were lacking. Maybe if we tried the «double dipped» wings the quality of the sauce may have improved? On another note, the fries that came with the wings were AMAZING! The best item we ate from there and definitely worth the extra $ 1!

Opt for the double dipped wings… While the wings are tiny the flavours are huge! The ragin’ Cajun and tequila lime were the best flavours by far. The wings overall are a 3.5÷5 but the deep fried banana split pushed my rating to an overall 4. Make sure you leave too for dessert!

This is a local go-​to for me. The atmosphere is great and the wings are the best in the area. The service is spot on too.
Whether I’m dining in or taking out, this is where I go for wings in the area.
PS: get the onion ring tower

Absolutely horrible. The service was mediocre, the management dealt with situations poorly and the food was average at most. My wife and I heard about the restaurant from a neighbour and decided to go on a whim with our two kids seeing as it was conveniently in the neighbourhood. Walking in the atmosphere was immediately seen as sketchy, with drunks loud at the bar, (hardly an appropriate place for the neighbourhood) lighting so darkly dimmed and the servers who reeked of cigarettes, it was hardly appealing and I should have walked back out the door right then and there. Our food took forty minutes and the server was hardly apologetic, when we asked to briefly speak to the manager she simply stated that the resturant was busy and there was a slight back up in the kitchen, without and offer to reimburse us.
Tip for management; if your food is going to take longer than twenty five minutes (standard in most restaurants) then please advise your guests that it will take longer then usual BEFORE THEN SIT DOWN. This place is out of character for such a family oriented neighbourhood and will not return, especially not encourage those of the neighbourhood to not endure such a dingy setting. I’m aware it has the same owners of safari, however it seems that restaurant as well as gone significantly down hill.

Visited on Mon May 19, was surprised to find this place open on Victoria Day. A handful of people were there, we sat on the patio. We ordered the double-​dipped wings, which are wings which are baked in one flavour, and then fried with a second flavour. I have never tried this before, and this should be a huge reason to come to this place! We had two pounds one was «The Angry Mexican» (Tequila Lime then Hot) and «The Hoser Eh!»
(Maple and Rye Spiked BBQ Sauce, dusting of double smoked candied bacon). The server said The Hoser Eh recently won some wing competition award. The service was excellent, food was excellent. That afternoon there were 3 patrons on the patio that were arguing loudly for over 20min, they almost started to fight. Aside from that, would definitely come back again. There is pay and display parking along Avenue Road.

I really wanted to give this place a chance having watched them put some impressive efforts into their design before opening up. But I’ve eaten here three times hoping the next time would be a better experience only to be disappointed each time. Now I’ve come to the conclusion that it’s only good for beer and fries out on the patio. The food has been a major let down. I’ve never tried the wings mind you, but did try the hamburger, poutine and fish tacos respectively on each occasion. The basic hamburger is nothing fantastic. We ate inside and I couldn’t stand the noise factor. The place had a couple kids parties which isn’t my ideal ambiance. The second time was the same irritation with the ambiance. I had the poutine and they were skimpy on the gravy, it wasn’t great gravy and the cheese curds never melted. The third time we were out on the patio and I had the fish tacos and that was the third strike, food-​wise. They over-​salted the fish and the presentation was bland and disappointing. I’ve had way better fish tacos at fast-​food restaurants. Having said all this, their french fries have been consistently good.
Overall I don’t enjoy this place as a neighbourhood dinner spot. And now that the Firkin across the street has re-​opened after drastic renovations, comparing the empty tables at DnF to the full tables at the Firkin, it seems the locals prefer the Firkin instead as their trusty neighbourhood beer & grub hangout. I would say DnF needs to rethink their demographics, and their chef.

This place is good for a snack. About 5 – 6 beers on tap, wings are not too bad. I actually really enjoyed the patio, it is large, there is stuff to look at on the street. Word of advice to management, find out where the wasp nest is in vicinity of your patio and get rid of it. I would say within 2 minutes of receiving the wings there was about 6 wasps hovering around us and never left. Side note– I embarrassed myself in front of the restaurant trying to parallel park in a tight spot. I had out of province plates so I am sure no one took me holding up traffic too seriously.

Had high expectations for this place based on a blogTo post. However, i can literally name tons of other places with much better wings. Has potential, nice ambience. However the staff seemed to have no urgency and i literally had to walk to the bar multiple times to get what i want. Wings seemed like a real small portion. The dill and fries were the highlight… if that says anything.

Visited Drums N Flats for the first time this week with some colleagues for dinner and drinks after work. Overall, food was mediocre at best and the same could be said for service. Granted — wings places aren’t notorious for having the best of either of those.
Relatively inexpensive beers make this place a good spot for an after work beverage on what is easily the largest patio in the area.
Not the best wings I’ve had, but not the worst.

My pal and I wanted to meet up on Thursday night, but didn’t want to go somewhere too far from home. It was my first time at DNF, but it was like the fifth time for my pal.
We got in around 9:30 to the sounds of live music — the guy was pretty good at singing a variety of covers. It’s a little inconvenient to get to by TTC, but if you’re driving, there’s a very small lot in the back of the restaurant and some parking spots on Avenue Road (Green P). I noticed a patio; I will have to check this place out again in the summer after (gross) winter.
Drinks — Drums N Flats has both a bar and a dining area. Their drinks menu is extensive and they have daily drink specials. I’m on antibiotics so I wasn’t listening to the deal of the day on Thursday night, but it sounded like a good one.
Food — We ordered a pizza initially. My pal and I were chatting so we didn’t notice the amount of time it was taking. Luckily our server did and she offered an appetizer on the house for the ‘inconvenience’ (good service). The pizza came soon after; it was a-​okay. Our server came often to see how we were doing and providing us with refills.
Drums N Flats isn’t too far from home so I will definitely be back for a casual outing with friends who live in my neighborhood.
Good for: drinks, live music, late eats

Overall a pretty good experience.
We were running seriously late, but they still held our table, which was amazing.
Our table ordered the filet mignon, which was one of the best anyone had eaten… ever! All of the fish ones were strictly above average (sea bass, halibut). Service was great! You felt attended to. Biggest complaint– we had told them we had a birthday in our group, but no effort was made to put a candle in that persons dessert or make any other special attempt. Very disappointed in that. Also we requested a view, which we did not get. Understandable, given that we were late. Overall, above average food, good service and an overall fun experience.
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This place was great for about three months, then went downhill so fast we’ve sworn it off completely. Our last order of takeout wings were so soggy and underdone, we tried pan frying them up again at home before just tossing them and eating something edible. Two stars because there was a brief time that this place was good, and maybe they’ll recapture that; but the problems seem like those of cheap, shortsighted ownership, rather than just careless staff.

Best wings in Toronto? Without a doubt. Everything about it from the food to the service is top notch. Wouldn’t recommend any other place!

You’re not coming here to diet.
You’re not coming here to eat salad.
You’re not coming here to stay sober.
You’re coming to eat wings and drink beer. ‘Nuff said.
Get the double flavored wings for a bit of awesome — the BBQ and chili lime wings were surprisingly amazing. Had to come back a second time before I left Toronto.

This place is located at a convenient location for me, as I am from the area. It’s opened fairly recently (few years) and enjoyed it a few times until a few weeks ago.
Their wings are OK, not as good as some people make them out to be. They also need more beers on tap, as their selection is pretty poor.
Worst thing about it, which happened a few weeks ago, is the service. I went in one night, and the bartender was just talking with a friend (I’m assuming), and ignored me without trying to serve me. I asked him to come over and serve me, and he seemed annoyed by the fact that I asked him, and was very rude about it, to the point where I had to leave.
Not going to this place again, bad experience. Safari Bar and Grill, which is owned by the same people, is much more friendly, I would go there instead.

Nighout with the girls ended up here after scraping the idea to hit Niagara Falls as we had a cruel week of nonstop essays and tests and we were in no condition to drive that far.
We ordered nacho, pizza and wings. The wings were ordered with BBQ, honey garlic, mustard and cajun. We concluded these foods were notch above the likes of St. Louis and Crazy Wings. Nacho had diet-​destroying layers of cheese and salsa sauce was delicious. Pizza was alright but we still enjoyed it as it had more than enough amount of toppings. The wings were a hit. They were really delicious and sauces were incredible.
We enjoyed its casual and modern ambiance but our server was too overly enthusiastic to the point we were wondering whether he was on something. My only complaints are the foods that came out too slowly and small tables that couldn’t fit all our plates.

I enjoyed the wings I tried here and so did my boyfriend who was pleased to get them a little drier than saucy. We came in on a Saturday for a late lunch around 2pm. It wasn’t too busy, it was clean and service was pleasant and quick. I hope this place succeeds b/​c we need more wings places beyond the usual chains in North York. This place is family friendly (we saw two families enjoying themselves) and they have some good salads, burgers, fish & chips and desserts on the menu including Kawartha Dairy Ice Cream. We will be back to sample some more wings! Hopefully, more sauce options for the wings will be added in the future!