The Bier Markt

Gord and I had supper today at the Bier Markt.
We sat in the sun on the patio.
Gord ordered Fish & Frites and swapped his fries for onion rings. He said it was delicious. I had a bite of his fish and it was! We’d both get it again.
I ordered a Markt Burger (without letuce or onions). It was a good burger and I’d get it again.
Natalie was our server and she was friendly.

Came here for my husbands bday the other day. Great place for a drink. They confirmed our reservation before we came. Ordered their passion fruit cider and it was my favourite drink so far. Came back with my husbands friends on a Saturday night when they had live music. The music was very entertaining but place was packed so service was not good. Took the waitress a while to take our order and told us that the kitchen is closing in 10 min so we ordered drinks only

Sat on the patio at lunch for a solid hour with no food. When it arrived, it was cold and just mediocre pub food. If you have taste buds and you don’t like waiting, go elsewhere

This is a dimly lit and nicely decorated sports bar with hundreds of beers. I really enjoyed the booklet and explanation of what the different types were. There was even a glossary in the back to explain the beer terms for a non beer drinker. The also paired their meals with a beer.
They have special everyday. On Wednesday they offer 2 for 1 orders of duck wings and 25% off burgers and sandwiches. I had a double burger, which was really good. The cooked onions, bacon, and special mustard sauce went really well together.
The I noticed the staff was all women except a male cook in the back. They were friendly and efficiently handled a issue I had while dining. I would eat here again. I do want to try these wings.

Great place to socialize and drink!
The Bier Market is a great spot to socialize with your friends over drinks. The Bier Market has a bar and restaurant vibe to it as patrons can choose to sit at the table section and order food or stand at one of the many bar rails set up around the restaurant and order drinks.
The main attraction of this joint is their great selection of international beer. Each time you come to this bar it can be a new drinking experience as you can try out a new beer from practically every country around the world.
As an added bonus, the Bier Market occasionally has live bands for entertainment.
The only drawback to this place is that the menu of drinks is pricey and your bill can add up pretty quickly. In terms of how the food taste, it is just OK and pretty expensive I might add.
I also have to mention that the place does get crowded, especially on weekends.
Overall, it’s more of a spot to hang out with friends and drink, not necessarily the best spot to eat.

This place was decent. Went here with the boyf while visiting Toronto. Huge selection of craft beers which was awesome. Excellent place to go for drinks and a quick snack as the outdoor seating was very nice. The meal, however, was slightly overpriced and not worth it. I got a burger that was huge but simply lacked the taste of a good burger. Another thing to look out for is seating. I was seated outside right by the flowers. At first I had no problem with this. As our meal went on, the flowers attracted a bee which was very distracting and just a burden on us. The staff was very friendly. We would definitely go again but strictly for drinks and a quick bite.

I expect the standard beer joint: large selection of draft beers and greasy bar foods. Surprise! It has large selection of draft beers and very good restaurant foods. Of course, there are also many greasy selections, but that was not the emphasis.
I got mussels and frites! Really? Mussels were reasonably rendered. Then there is a cup of standard fries on the side. Hmm… The «suggested beer pairing» was Amber Ale and I got the one the waitress recommended. It was good.
I suspect this be a loud place in the evening when local or mall goers try to get a snack break. For this Friday lunch, it was sparsely populated.

Beer selection and atmosphere are great. Food sucks, everyone I know that’s eaten there agrees. Oysters had a funny after taste, the sausage and pretzel were over done (although taken off the bill) I forget what we shared the last time but I remember my group all being disappointed (aside from the flatbread that’s hard to mess up). Stick to a liquid diet, enjoy the beer and friendly staff.

Great location with a nice patio. Service can be a tad slow and food a tad inconsistent, but overall a great place. Obviously if beer is your thing and you want to try something new, this is your place.

The worst food ever. We used to go to the location on Esplanade 5 years ago when we lived nearby. We had great memories of the Congo mussels and dipping the bread in the sauce was divine! But this time around, it was a disaster. We ordered the French Onion Soup ($ 9), Calamari ($ 13), Mussels + Frites ($ 22) and Summer Nights $ 7 (a blend of fruity beers or something).
The best thing was (OBVIOUSLY) the beer concoction. The French Onion Soup was disgustingly sour, wreaked a bit of «this has been sitting for days» and had hardly ANY CHEESE. Sadness settled at that point. The calamari was crispy. That is all. But then the mussels. The mussels we had high expectations for but they came out almost cold and the meat was tiny and shrivelled up. We had it sent back and received a «fresh» batch but the only real difference was it was hot.
Our server was great but the food was so beyond awful. I looked over to the other table and noticed they hadn’t ordered any food, but just drank beer. Wise people. Come for the interesting drinks but NOT THE FOOD. Save your money and spend it elsewhere. There are SO many good places to choose from in the area, I’m sure.

Awesome beer selection, but crappy food. I came here with a group of co-​workers and everyone thought their meal was mediocre, at best. It was disappointing to see such a poor selection of vegetarian options. Sorry, but a salad just doesn’t cut it for me.

I would suggest this place if you and a friend want to have a few beers you cannot find elsewhere during an afternoon. Would not advise for food or going there during night.
Good:
— very large selection of beer
— has a patio (on a street)
Bad:
— Pretty expensive for what you get (beers are just slightly overpriced, food is overpriced. $ 25 for a burger)
— Service is sub par
I went there twice for completely different types of events.
Food and a drink on the patio:
— Service was ok, could have been better.
— Me and a friend ended up getting 3 small poutines to shares, it was ok, but pricy.
— patio was ok, turned my head a couple of times when people were honking…
Went with a large group for drinks on a Friday:
The place was pretty busy so we had a hard time finding a table. We ordered a few drinks before we sat down. Once we found a table, we asked 4 different servers to order beer, and they kept saying it was not their table. We ended up going to the bar and ordering beer there. The beer was pretty expensive, Stella was around $ 8 – 9.
Service was really bad, the ambience was very loud.

Great beer options and service was so friendly and very fun environment. We came for an afternoon lunch our first stop in Toronto and was fabulous. The poutine and ABT chicken sandwich was delicious.
Outdoor seating on a beautiful day, great service what a way to start a long weekend in Toronto.

If you want a plethora of beer choices and to watch whatever sports team tickles your fancy, this place is for you! However, if you want a burger and some good pountine, go somewhere else…
I came here with some coworkers one evening and sat at one of their tables inside as outside was full (awesome patio though)… I saw on the table that on _​_​_​day (can’t remember what day of the week we went) they had a beer tasting. There were 6 shot glasses on some metal thing with a flier saying that that day you could try their seasonal beers. No time limit, no exceptions listed, just stated that on every _​_​_​day they would do this… I asked the server about it, she picked it up, looked at it and said, oh, that’s only till like 5 or something, completely dismissive. I didn’t appreciate that since again, it said nowhere on there that it was limited in any way. Oh well
We ordered some wings and poutine as an appetizer and some beers. The beers were all very good and when we finally got the wings, they were good too, artfully displayed, but not many of them. The poutine never came. Finally we got our meals, almost 45 minutes later. Two people got burgers and fries and I ordered the cheeseburger sliders. Honestly no one was very happy with their meal except the person who ordered wings. The burgers were overcooked and the buns were fairly tasteless. We had to request the checks because the servers didn’t come back to the table (it was not a crowded night either)… we saw that the poutine was in fact on our receipt. They took it off as soon as we told them that we didn’t receive it however.
Honestly they had a huge beer menu. Go if you want to drink and watch a game but eat before you go!

After our tragic experience at Cheesewerks, we wandered aimlessly looking for cheese. Luckily I remembered that Bier Markt does a fondue and thus must have cheese!
AND CHEESE THEY HAD!
We had the baked brie with loganberries and the pick 3 things cheese plate — we picked smoked gouda, emmental, and candied bacon (OMG THAT BACON). All of it was delicious and reasonably priced! And everything the menu said would be on the boards, was indeed on our boards! Huzzah for having our expectations met! And the extra super plus of Bier Markt is the exceptional beer selection (duh).
Our waitress was super nice! A manager-​type looking dude came and asked us if we were doing ok. It was a pleasant change from our prior attempt at dinner.
Only negative is it’s VERY loud. But I’m in old lady mode these days! So whateves!
Also the table next to us was: young boyfriend meets girlfriend’s family. So THAT was great!

Why in the world would someone like me, who doesn’t like beer, go to Bier Markt?
Because my friends wanted to meet there for brunch!
It was too cool for the patio, so sadly we dined inside. Being half a flight down (so not accessible by wheelchair) it was very dark inside on such a sunny day.
There is a giant menu of beers (Biers) and being a Saturday, we were given a lunch menu and a brunch menu.
All of us went for brunch items.
The food was okay but nothing outstanding, the best part was the frites someone ordered for the table because they wanted home fries with their eggs, sausage and french toast.
The ATM in the hall to the washrooms was oddly placed.
I think I need to do another review after visiting on a day when we can sit on the patio.
Servers were friendly.

Came here without reservations on a Friday night around 6pm. I think I came at a good time, because we didn’t have to wait too long for a patio table for 2. The waitress who served us (unfortunately, I don’t remember her name) was enthusiastic, attentive (but not overly so), and knowledgable about her beers.
To start, we had the gouda bombs ($ 12), and I had the provencale mussels and frites ($ 22). Gouda bombs were okay — can’t really go wrong with fried cheese and fancy ketchup. The cheese bites were fried nicely, but I felt that the price is a little steep for the portion size. The mussels, on the other hand, came in a very generous portion; I could only finish half before I had to surrender the rest to my dinner companion. The fries were nicely done, and came with 3 sauces; ketchup, curry mayo, and horseradish mayo. This entrée also came with a crusty rosemary bread.
TLDR; ⁷⁄₁₀. I would come back, but next time I’m in the area, I’d rather try something else.

We came here at 11:30am on a Friday without reservations and Bier Markt was able to accommodate seating indoors for our large group. Unfortunately our group was too large for outdoor seating. The inside of the restaurant is expansive with many tables and soon after we sat down, there were tons of people filing in. There were enough waitresses to cover every group but towards the end when we were ready for our check, we had to wait about 10 minutes.
I ordered the fish and frites ($ 16). I was a little hesitant because there are lots of restaurants that just don’t do it well. However, that was not the case here at Bier Markt. They did an amazing job on the fish. It was still light and the batter was a nice light golden color. I was very pleased that it wasn’t overcooked. The fries were good as well.
I’d definitely come back for their fish and frites.

Great place if you’re looking for a vast selection of beers because they have many beers on taps and lots of bottle selections from around the world at reasonable prices. It’s not called the Bier Market for nothing.
The food has been a hit or miss over the years and I find the price I’m paying, the quality and portions are not equal to the pricing on the menu.
Service is usually friendly, but when it gets busy the staff sometimes falls behind on service quality and you’ll be wondering where they went.
This is a good place to socialize, but can get quite noisy especially on weekends when there’s a live band performing, plus the music being played can sometimes be too loud making conversations difficult.
What I like most about this location is probably the patio as it gets quite a lot of sun during the day and it’s always a great spot for people watching. Not quite busy like on Queen Street, but still some interesting characters walking by on King Street.

Love the ambiance of this place. Great beer selection and excellent live bands on Friday and Saturday night starting around 9 or 10. Foods a bit on the pricey side however. Great patio in the summer. The steak frites are delicious and the beef burger just melts in your mouth (not sure if it’s worth $ 28 though). One of my local hangouts for sure!