Green Room

It’s a shame this place is such a mess. It used to be my favourite spot! Like one reviewer, I also saw a mouse; but I think it was a rat! The service was awful. Actually, there was no service and when I did go up to find someone at the bar, I immediately was told to sit down! Unbelievable. The food was also not as good as I remember. If you’ve already had a few to drink, the food might be OK, but definitely would not eat here. The couple next me to was complaining about their food. The food arrived at much different times and when it did it was cold and did not look appetizing. Very much a place for broke, rowdy nineteen year olds. Much better options in the area.

Not the cleanest place. Saw a mouse running around. This kind of ruins your appetite because you think of the kitchen and you wonder if you are the first to taste the food.

Pretty awesome both times I’ve went. Sat upstairs and also downstairs. Cheap drinks. Don’t come expecting more than what you pay for though but cheap awesomeness to say the least.

Definitely a dive bar atmosphere, but a cool student atmosphere. 19+ to enter. The patio and upper floor are definitely the highlights as well as the food. They sell korean/​thai food that is delicious and very good quality. All prices are cheap. All the waiters were friendly and fast! Definitely a grungy mismatched décor.

This place is rad. Cheap beer, great ambience. I love dark, dank places. I’m visiting from NYC and love finding non touristy places like this. My BF and I love cheap beer and getting drunk on comfy couches so. We’re easy like that. We were quite happy. Good music playing, the avocado Brie sandwich was out of control. Can’t wait to visit TO again and come back.

This place is awesome for students! Tons of seating space for large groups. Nice and casual atmosphere, dim lighting and crazy mismatched décor. There’s a nice patio full of christmas lights.
Drinks and food are very affordable. I ordered the avocado salad, and fresh veggie rolls. The fresh veggie rolls here do it better than a lot of asian restaurants. Here, they don’t skimp out on the veggies. They also have a variety of choices for asian food, and typical pub friendly food, and vegan, vegetarian options as well which is hard to find in this area. I also had a white sangria which was pretty good.
Service is quick, staff are friendly and laid back.
Note that there is no air conditioning, so if it’s a hot, humid and muggy day, keep that in mind when drinking.

This isn’t a fancy bar. It’s a dingy little college pub with a cute little patio. I’ve been here a few times and it’s often not very packed and I can always find a spot at the patio.
The waiters are great — super friendly. Their Pad Thai is soooo good (especially so when paired with alcohol? :D)
I recommend if you’re in the area looking for a chill place to drink and catch up with some friends.

Love the look and Interesting ambiance of this place. The entrance is down an alley covered in graffiti and very rustic inside. Doorway looks like a speakeasy from days gone by! There is a good size patio on the ground floor and great room upstairs with a bar area. Meeting upstairs is great for groups as our group of 15 did. We were able to converse and hear each other even with the music playing in the background.
A couple of folks in my group ordered sangria’s and they looked great in the tall glass and tasted great as well. White or red sangria was available. Good variety of beer and great prices on the pitchers to share.
Great prices and great choices in the menu with a wide variety of appetizers as well as mains.
Interesting variety of soups with Lentil, Beef Satay and tried the Seafood Udon which was delicious with nice juicy noodles.
I ordered the Vermicelli noodles special with lemongrass pork which comes with fresh lettuce, cabbage, peppers and carrots. Also comes with a crispy spring roll on top, Very unique flavors and thoroughly enjoyed.
Will certainly go back as there are a number of interesting items on the menu to try and just love the feel of the place.

I used to love Green Room for its variety of food choices and the cheap price. However, after a few times of going there with a bigger group of friends and getting over-​cahrged for food that didn’t arrive, I started to feel like maybe it needs a bit more supervision on getting food to customers and not over charge tipsy people who would never blink twice and pay for what they didn’t get.

Do not under any circumstances eat here or drink beer out of a glass. Four-​point-​five stars if you order a cheap cheap bottle of beer and resign yourself to the environs. One-​point-​five stars if you eat or drink anything else. Toronto DineSafe knows what they’re doing, heed their warning.

Probably the cheapest place in Toronto. Pitchers of the usual variety going like hot bread, few decent choices (like Big Wheel). I tried the food here before I read the other reviews for the numerous infestations in the past, but I believe that was years before, don’t think it’s a problem anymore, the food was pretty delicious (Thai glass noodles). Yet, I would probably avoid it now.
The place gets PACKED after 10 PM with large groups, plan not to come too late if you want to get in as people just stay the whole night. It’s also very loud, all these people shouting over each other, but that’s how dive bars are supposed to be.
Staff is nice, but order twice the quantity cause it may be half hour or more before they come around again, two or three people working a full 2^nd floor.
Basically great for a group to get knackered on cheap booze and have a good ol’ time.

I enjoy a good, lively, dark dive bar. And that’s what Green Room is, a bit of a dive bar. There’s nothing particularly WRONG with it, it’s just not for me. Green Room is a bar that offers food. The bathrooms are not really accessible and the bathrooms are gendered. The menu is barely vegan friendly, unless you’d like a salad or french fries.
My friend and I visited on a Tuesday. The main floor was packed, and unfortunately had a bit of a septic system smell, so we found a seat upstairs. There was lots of seating and was perfect for large groups. There were a few large, loud groups of early 20’s who all looked like they were having a good time.
It took about 15 minutes to get service and menus. This was not the staff’s fault. From what I could see, there were 2 waiters for about 50 – 75 people, and people trying to get service at the bar. Our waiter was very nice, but it was obvious he and the other waiter were spread too thin. It took about 25 minutes to get a plate of okay nachos, which is slow.
As I said earlier, there’s nothing horribly wrong with Green Room, and if you have a large group, this place would be great. They have a few sections with some nice, wood benches. But for me, a bar that smells like a bathroom, with few to no vegan options, slow service, unmemorable food, inaccessible bathrooms and a wait staff that you almost feel bad for does not make me want to return.

One of the best dives ever! Cheap as hell, dirty as hell, but such a good vibe and the food & drink is much better than the prices would suggest. The place is dark & interestingly decorated. Crummy furniture adds to the feel. Full meal for two including appetizer, mains, dessert, and wine came to $ 32! lol!
The place gets pretty busy on weekends, so plan on spending a bit of time here if you come.

Super cheap food, decent quality. Upstairs could get a little loud at times. We were sitting across a tiny table, but found that we had to scream and shout to be heard. Drinks were cheap and decent. Didn’t get the best server around, but I guess that’s what you get for a Saturday night.

Are you a fan of Pixar’s Ratatouille? Do you dream of having rats handle your food? Then the green room is for you! I’d stay away from the food, but it does serve as an ok Annex destination. Some would call it the beige of dive bars.
Pro tip: Go get sushi, then come get blotto.
** stars

Cheap drinks were cool but when they said they would let our group of 20+ request a song they ultimately didn’t let us love the coco.
Well they did but with the polite sudden hush of a British parlour room from the Victorian era. I almost forgot dive bars were polite environments where you are supposed to sip pabst blue ribbon with your pinky out.
Also it’s a sitting policy, which is exactly what we want in order to get the full grade school experience. The only time I should be told to sit down when I’m drinking is when I’m piss drunk and missing the toilet, not when I’m trying to order my first pitcher of beer. So in response I put my hand up to order drinks, but as I should have learned from school that often times you just don’t get picked.
The friendliest staff member was the bouncer which is ironic. He gets 5 stars. They should really make a Unilocal page just for him to help their cause.
Also when I arrived there was a group of Asian foreign students singing songs. Weak.
Also the room was not green.
So boys and girls come here if you want to witness unaddressed irony unfold where witnessing nothing happen is the pinnacle of green (?) room’s excitement.

The food is horrible. Chicken Pad Thai smell like shit!!! Drink is really good. But customer service is bad!!!

This place is a total dive, cheap and can be a lot of fun.
You certainly do not go to this place if you are aiming to impress someone. But if you want a bar with ok food for not a lot of money, this is the place you are looking for.
Where else can you get a burger and fries in TO for less than 8 bucks.
(Disclaimer: I have yet to try the burger)
Revision: Now having tried the lentil soup I can say that it is quite tasty and a bargain at $ 3.75.

As a visitor to Toronto, the Green Room was an oasis of inexpensive comfort food in a desert of overpriced eateries.
Also, I felt like I was in college again. It wasn’t just the crowd, but the atmosphere and the food. Slightly shabby and grubby, but not enough to worry you about the food hygiene. Music blasting, but not so loud you had to yell to be heard. Server with attitude, but still cracked a smile when I joked with her.
I’ll return next time I’m in town.

19 year old Evelyn W would be mad at *slightly* older Evelyn W for giving this place only two stars. Good thing she lives in the past and can’t actually see this review.
This place still exists as it once was, with mismatched velvet furniture, tables that wobble at all heights and in all textures and two levels of crappy fun. Green plastic patio and fire escape included.
The sangria is still too sweet and the pad thai is still edible.
The Green Room just isn’t really a dive or a kooky joint, but remains ideal for students who want something not student-​y and dark to get drunk in with that special someone on the cheap.
PEPPER PAUSES and asks: What happened to the cat that used to chase away the mice? Rest in peace, fluffy.

C’est le genre de bar caché au fond d’une allée à 2 pas de Bloor Street West. L’entrée est vraiement glauque cachée à côté des poubelles! Mais une fois rentrée l’ambiance est très symapthique.
Ambiance bar pub avec canapés pour les groupes et petites tables pour les couples. Tout ce petit monde s’accorde gentiment et les 3 serveuses courent dans tous les sens. Le service est très rapide et que vous le croyez ou non on paie avant de partir seulement, la confiance m’étonnera toujours au Canada!
Service de restauration classique de bar: cesar salad, burgers et sandwichs, arrosez le tout avec soft ou bières.
Une bonne adresse pour les groupes.