The Dog’s Bollocks

Came here on a Friday night due to the reviews on the cheap drinks, I couldn’t find any of the $ 12 dollar pitches people were talking about on their menu or their daily special menu. I had a pint of Amsterdam Natural Blonde for $ 5 which wasn’t too bad. Maybe the mini pitchers were mentioned on some blackboard on the wall? I just couldn’t find it. If you’re interested, just ask the staff, they’re extremely helpful and nice. The pitchers they had on their menu ranged from around $ 17 to $ 20. The cheapest bottle there they had was about $ 4.75. They didn’t ID when we got there or ordered drinks, unlike what the other reviews mentioned, but we did go there early and they had a security guard there at the door later on in the night.
The staff were very friendly and kept checking up on us to make sure everything was okay and if we needed anything on top of what we already ordered. I ordered rib and wing combo to share with my boyfriend. The wings were big and were able to maintain its crunch while still being doused in sauce. I ordered honey hot and it wasn’t too overly spicy for me but I didn’t taste much of the honey. On the other hand, it was too spicy for my boyfriend which caused him to drink a lot of beer. Maybe it was a clever tactic! I wasn’t a big fan of the ribs. They were done alright and fell off the bone but the sauce didn’t make me want to go back for seconds.
The atmosphere itself was great. If you want to watch any games, they had a ton of TVs a few large ones. I also noticed on the daily special that they offered karaōke at 11 PM if you are a fan of that! This place doesn’t have top notch food but the wings were definitely decently sized and flavourful. If you’re looking for a place to just chill with your friends and kick back with some drinks, this would be a great place!

Came here for a fellow Unilocaler’s birthday, and to my surprise, I really liked it. As someone who doesn’t frequent this side of downtown a lot, it really surprised me.
This place ID-​ed us as soon as we walked in, which means if you’re not 19. don’t think about it! Kinda like this idea and wish more bars would do so, because I hate bars with rowdy underagers. The dive bar has an ‘old’ vibe and you can definitely tell who the regulars are. Service is pretty good, even though we were a large table– they were extremely courteous and brought everything out as soon as they could & kept checking on us. Shoutout to Sasha, you did an amazing job with splitting the bill and doing everything in a timely order. They have specials every night and the friday night ones were amazing! I saw a steak sandwich there for $ 9, and expected some cheapy, small portioned beef patty jammed between a small english muffin, or something. To my surprise, the plate was so big, I could’ve sat on it. Seriously! There were so many fries that accompanied my meal AND the steak that was between my sandwich was HUGE. I was so full! We also had indian poutine and it was amazing. I could’ve been selfish and eaten the whole thing by myself. The butter chicken sauce on it. holy shit, that was the bomb. They also have cheap beer, which is a plus.
Cool place actually, they also host karaōke and have a billiards/​pool table.

The dog’s bollocks? More like the dog’s shit. Stingy pints and

$ 12 for a pitcher! What! Its my second time here but I cant remember if the food was that good. I guess it wasnt memorable? Easily forgettable? Anyways, servers were entertaining. Would I go back? Maybe for the drinks.

Well past its prime. This place use to be a great hole in the wall with cheap beer, cheap food and great staff. The owner has lost his mind. He’s raised the price on everything, slashed the selection of beer that qualifies for drink specials, raised the price of food and charges for everything for sauce on the side to mayo. $ 1 for mayo!
Blow me buddy.

Undoubtedly the DB will be on your list of pit stops if you’re planning on doing a bar crawl down Queen St West.
It doesn’t look pretty outside, and it isn’t much better on the inside either. Drinks are über cheap though and one of the few that sells mini pitchers of your favourite bar rail for around $ 10. They even have a pool table in the back, as well as a song machine if you want to get cray cray.
They have a few screens going for the game and usually have the latest UFC/​boxing matches on the big screen. They charge cover though on the popular ones which can be a turn off if you just want to grab a pint and some wings.
Food isn’t terrible, but don’t expect five star gourmet. Wings are actually top notch, as well as the shared platters.
Sweats and a ball cap, a couple 20’s, and you’ll be livin’ it up at the Bollocks!

Half price wings and cheap apps 4 nights a week. They are some of the best in the city too. Try the «house» sauce. It’s a secret sauce, well worth it. Cheapest pitchers around!

always had a good time in here. English style pub grub and very cheap food and drink.

This place looks like a hole in the wall but the food is actually amazing. I love their soup specials and chicken wings. The drinks are also reasonably priced. There are a lot of TV screens so it is a great place to watch sports.

I think this place served its purpose as a pub/​bar. The food was cheap and satisfying and the drinks were strong. I got the buffalo chicken wrap, and was pleasantly surprised. The buffalo taste was not the hot-​saucy flavor that my American palette was used to. It actually had a more Philadelphia chicken cheesesteak flavor, with onions and peppers and goodness!
I got a $ 4 shot concoction, which the bartender allowed me to swap out vodka for tequila (not my best decision). I also got a half pitcher of margarita for $ 13. It’s a typical bar setting– dim lighting and no frills with the exception of the several flat screens. This definitely wasn’t a dive bar. The bar itself was clean, the bartenders were friendly, and there were chefs walking back and forth from the freezer with fresh produce. I would definitely return here to pregame.

This place is amazing. ⁴⁄₇ Half priced wings?!? and they’re truly awesome. The staff is great even when it’s busy. Lots of big screens to watch the game… and Karaōke a couple nights a week is entertaining when drunk.
Anyway… once in a while there is a smell, but it goes away in like 10 minutes. Totally the spot for my softball team.

Service was good. Beer was cheap ($ 11 for a pitcher of Canadian). They play the game sound rather than shitty music, which is a plus.
Chicken wings — the worst I’ve ever had. Definitely cheap frozen wings thrown in a fryer for a few minutes. Ordered 2 lbs ($ 20), got 12 ½ wings. Charred, dry, almost tasteless wings with barely any sauce on them.
Eat somewhere else. Come at game-​time for the beer.

Went with my boyfriend and three other friends for my birthday on Jan. 10^th (Saturday night) — 5 people total for those who are mathematically challenged.
I thought it was UFC night (guess not!) and figured it wouldve been packed but it really wasnt at all — we had a HUGE 12+ seater table in the middle of the room to ourselves. Everytime the door opened i got a cold bum draft but whatever.
Anyways… was pretty nice. Our server was a seriously foxy redhead. Super friendly, I’m sorry i forgot her name though. :(
My best friend and I ordered these huge mix drink pitchers for $ 10 – 13 depending on what they were. Hers were gin and tonic and it was a proper G&T (not made with sprite). I had a rum and DC and then a ceaser (my fave!) when I saw another table order it — that was the $ 13 one. They just add a lot of ice so next time I will ask for less to get more drink.
I ordered the biggest platter they had for $ 35 for all of us to share. It came with calamari, wings, garlic bread, potato skins, onion rings, veggies, fries and four dipping sauces… it fed all of us pretty darn well for the price.
We also did some shots and when I was leaving our server came up and gave me a free shot.
All in all a cool chill cheap birthday place which is exactly what I wanted. :)

Friendly server, but service stopped by the end of the meal and quite possibly the worst fish and chips I’ve ever had. And they were $ 15. Terrible.

Where do I begin? We walked in and waited until Marissa greeted with «this is a bar… you can sit anywhere». I would have been written up for such conduct.
We ordered an appetizer and two main courses with Marissa, thinking it would be like any other restaurant where your appetizer comes first (hence why it’s called appetizer, to get your appetite going). Our main courses came out first. I then prompted the server to just cancel the app, as it wasn’t necessary anymore. She then argued with me and told me it was coming and there was a «problem with the toaster for the bruschetta.» Marissa, this isn’t my problem.
After we had received all our food basically at once, we realized we were missing side plates for our apps, condiments for our food and extra napkins for the chicken wings. After we received what we needed we silently enjoyed our food until she came rushing out of the kitchen to eat her staff meal at the table next to ours, all the while complaining that «the fucking kitchen staff are idiots.» Marissa, if I wanted drama I’d watch tv, not go out and pay for a meal.
Step your game up Dog’s Bollocks. I’ve been here over a dozen times and have never met such a terrible waitress. If it wasn’t for the food being decent and the drinks being cheap I wouldn’t come back.

This place deserves four stars in my books, but I’m going to qualify this: TDB really isn’t a good place if you’re looking for something that is trendy, or completely dive-​y or pub-​y. This place just sort of is what it is, which is a bland almost-​sports-​pub, but they don’t apologize for their lack of identity. They just own it, and they reward their patrons handsomely.
How do they reward their patrons? With cheap stuff! Plentiful, cheap stuff! $ 10 pitchers of Canadian and a snack platter for under $ 30 that could feed a small island nation. I shared it with two friends 14 hours ago and I’m still full, and we didn’t even finish it. The platter consists of: wings, chicken fingers, potato skins, onion rings, french fries, calamari and garlic bread. There might have been more, but since I was hardly chewing and kind of drunk it’s all really blurred together.

Went for some drinks and nibblies last night and really liked this place. I was tuned off it a few years ago when we wanted to come in and have a drink but it was during a UFC fight and they wanted us to pay $ 20 cover each for standing room. we weren’t gonna go for that.
But last night was really fun! Pitchers are cheap and I quite enjoyed my vodka sodas. The other three in our party arrived before me and were sharing the same pitchers, without asking, the server put me on a separate tab. I got there a little late to sample the nachos, but I ordered some Calamari and it was pretty good.
The menu had all the pub classics like wings, nachos, potato skins burgers and sandwiches etc. but I was pleased to see that they had old school classics like Liver and Onions and a large selection of curries.
The set up is great for large groups and I can see this being a good place to come and catch a World Cup game this summer.

This place is divey and didn’t really have any redeeming qualities to make me enjoy it, besides the cheapish drink prices.
Was here on a Friday evening. The place is huge inside and pretty ghetto/​unclean. It annoys me that it tries to be a British pub from the outside, but is really just a divey student hangout indoors with no traditional pub décor. Lots of huge tables big enough to fit groups of 20 – 30 people.
Seems to cater to the 19 – 24 year old crowd. They had karaōke going on down the far end, which was loud enough to make it impossible to have a conversation with my friend even from the entire opposite end of the bar.
Service was okay but not great. Mixed drinks were cheap. Would probably have enjoyed this place more 10 years ago.

This is one of the many dive pubs on Queen Street West, and seems to have recently started getting more busier.
There is no space to move around here, a massive amount of tables fill the place and as you can guess on UFC nights they really fill up.
The food is okay here for what its worth and the service friendly. My favourite thing about this place is the $ 10 jugs they do of liquor mixes.
Crowd is kind of mixed depending when you go but you will always have a good time here if in a group.

Great wings, personal pitchers of cocktails and a fight? What’s not to love?
We came here for UFC (okay, my companions came here for UFC, I came for drinks and hangouts). I had an order of suicide wings which was surprisingly: flavourful, actually spicy, accompanied with fries, 50% for some reason! This was on a Saturday. So yes, fan of their wings. I also liked that you could get a small pitcher with a straw of any cocktail. I’m a big fan of giant cocktails.
The place was good for the fight, with screens all over the place. The only problem is maybe the crowd. Most of the people there are in their early to mid twenties and a fight broke out at some point near the door.
Oh, and also it’s really really cold near the door and garage door/​front wall.
Might come back again, if only for the wings and drinks.