The Office Pub

Just finished paying my bill and Alexandra decided to throw on a 15% gratuity for herself ‘there was just three of us’. Being a bartender myself and my girlfriend a server, this was a tad ludicrous. We did not notice right away and still tipped 20%. Long and short, hope she enjoys the money.

This year we decided to try a new place to hold our annual Christmas party for our law firm. We decided to give the Office Pub a try even though it’s a bit far from where our offices are (ie on the east side of Yonge).
We chartered a bus for about 60 of us. When we got there the appetizers were waiting for us as promised. The management was great as were the servers who were always nearby to make sure we were ok. They provided a great Karaōke DJ and what would have been a humdrum Christmas lunch turned into a full blown party.
The food was great, everyone had a great time, and the music didn’t stop until the last person was all sung out! Definitely the best Christmas party we have had in 20+ years. The compliments from our staff are still pouring in. Will definitely be back.
Price was comparable to what we have paid in the past but we got way more this year in value and memories. Recommending it highly!

The sriracha chicken nachos were BLESSED. The sauces and seasoning was so flavorful. A little salty but hey this isn’t a salad. The accompanying guac on the side is blended (gross) and nothing special but you honestly don’t even need it or the sour cream/​salsa. The chicken is fried seasoned in a sweet sriracha sauce and there was so much cheese. It’s big enough for 3 people to share. 100% would order again — recommend it!
However, hate that the lighting is super dim in here and I literally had to hold the candle against the menu to read it.
Can’t speak for the service much since we didn’t really need anything during our meal. Food and drinks came quick though.

Came here last Friday, my friends and I had a blast here! We were originally planning to go to the Ballroom but was packed so we came here instead. We sat downstairs for a bit to drink and the bar rail drinks were $ 4 (on a Friday). They had really adorable glass jars for the cocktails which was refreshing to see. Our waitress was nice and told us about the specials they had. One thing I didn’t like was that our table was at the far back corner and it was SO dark, I had to use my phone to read the menu.
We went upstairs after to do karaōke and we got a bunch of songs in. The waits to perform songs was surprisingly not too long! And everyone there was singing along to the songs which was fun to watch. Unfortunately, as many of the reviews state, the service is not that great. The bartenders were rude and seemed incredibly grumpy to be there. I was also not informed that drink prices go up (from $ 4.50 upstairs to $ 6.50 for the bar rail drinks after 11pm) and was rudely told this by the bartender. I’d come here again despite the service as the karaōke was really fun.

Visited all the way from houston, tx on a thursday. There was not much movement around so we decided to hop on this bar since it seemed more alive than the rest. I don’t really like karaōke nights anywhere, I myself have not ever sung karaōke. But this bar had a pretty good crowd, everyone enjoyed the night, danced and everything. Drink prices were ok, but the drinks were good. We had a good time.

5 stars to their bartender and 1 to the servers:)
Stopped by one Friday night for a couple of drinks. Me and my girlfriend ordered a mojito and their version of amaretto sour. The cocktails were actually pretty good (mine was $ 13, hers was $ 5), and they served them in those cute little jars.
Our server was terribly slow and she couldn’t tell us what’s in the menu. It seemed like she just didn’t care about what’s going on. Anyway…
Unless they hire new servers I doubt that I’m ever going to go there again.

3.5
I took my friend here for birthday dinner/​drinks last night.
I don’t know why this place is rated so poorly! We were there during a not so busy hour. Service was great! Our waitress was very kind, patient and attentive. My friend asked her what was on tap and she sounded like an encyclopedia listing all the beers, I even applauded her after she finished!
I started off with a caesar and asked her for it not to be too spicy and guess what? For once, it wasn’t! That’s definitely a point in my books!
To eat I got the fish wrap. it was pretty good! Fried fish, avocado, some kind of salsa, etc etc. Good portion and generous amount of fish. I got it with a house salad which was… a house salad lol
Overall a good experience, my friend got the chicken brie wrap and said she really like it.
I was kicking myself afterwards for not using the $ 10 off deal! I didn’t notice it while we were there. Oh well, an excuse to go back I suppose! I hear their poutines are something else.

I can’t talk about or rate the service, staff or the location myself, as we took a gamble late one Saturday night and ordered food from here via Just Eat, the food arrived quickly, and was fresh and carefully assembled.
I had the Great Aussie Burger which was pretty damn delicious! the fries were fresh cut and double fried and arrived surprisingly crispy for delivery. My buddy ordered the curry chicken poutine and was very happy with it, he said the curry was delicious, both of us found the portions were very good and the quality was also very good for a pub.
I can’t really complain about anything here. I enjoyed my burger, it was really tasty as well as the fries. To be honest we were not expecting 5 star restaurant food from here, but what we got was much better quality than we expected.
I may pop in at some point just to see what all the poor reviews are about here.
Overall my experience was very good and I will return again.

We stopped by here pretty late (around 1am) and we asked to sit outside, so they took us to the back of the restaurant in the corner. 15 minutes later, someone arrived to take our order… when we finally got our drinks, within the next 15 minutes the waitress comes by again and says «you asked for the bills? here they are.» even though none of us asked for it. Either way, we paid it, and tried to have a conversation with her to ask how her night was going, but she was in a very grumpy mood and had no interest in talking to us.
So we checked out the Karaōke upstairs, they went till about 2am, and then we headed back. The karaōke was fun, even though none of us went up to sing, we sang along in our seats!
I probably wouldn’t stop by here again, since there was nothing about this place that made us want to come back.

Have been here now twice with the same experience. The service is very sub-​par. I think the servers stand around and see it as some sort of social event rather than realizing they are there to do a job.
Right off the get go I noticed that the water glasses looked cloudy. The food was warm, which meant the cheese dip had started to harden and it was nothing special. The french fries were good (its almost impossible to get fries wrong) but everything else was below expectations.
I believe that they really must rely on tourists and one-​offs as I don’t see any reason for downtown patrons to return, given all of the establishments that is to offer in that area.

I’m between 2 and 3 stars, but let’s keep it at 3 to give credit to the exceptions of some good waitresses they have (see below)
It’s a good place to watch games, with good screens, however I have to agree with the average comment on here that the service generally is bad. Some waitresses are good (exceptions), but usually there seems to be a lack of interest in the customers.
Food it ok, 3 out of 5, nothing special
However I finally decided to review the palace after watching our 3^rd COPA game here: since the service was below par, I tipped accordingly (8%, not like I didn’t tip, just lower to send the message). Which the waitress apparently got since after printing the receipt she «threw» it at the table without saying a word, and walked away. That’s a no –go in my opinion.

The quality of food was average. But the service was terrible. Asked for water; took the server 20 minutes to grab it. And the glasses were filthy. The sever was not courteous at all.

My brother and I came here on a Thursday night. We came in and ordered a total of 3 drinks each before they decided to refuse service to us because we were «too intoxicated».
On top of that, the two waitresses behind the bar were very rude. I have never been ignored and given such attitude at a bar in my life. Not only were we not intoxicated when we got there (and when we left) we tried to be respectable customers.
This is my first negative review, and I’m saddened to say I do not recommend this bar at all.

Came here by chance and ended up on the second floor with the karaōke last weekend. Its an interesting spot, and was full of bachelorette party’s and bros who were too sketchy for the surrounding clubs. Not really my preferred venue, but good if you like dirt mcgirt Karaōke.

Grab a seat by the window, great happy hour special and free wifi! Lovely place for dining alone!

I came here with some coworkers for lunch on a Friday and surprisingly this place was empty! Servers were standing around looking bored and they were playing «Say Something» on loudspeakers… A little depressing for a pub setting.
We were seated and right away I noticed the broad variety offered in their menu. There was tandoori dishes to seafood nachos to lumberjack burgers and plenty of pasta options.
I opted for the sausage pulled pork penne because it contains my favorite choices of protein. It was served with two pieces of garlic bread which was cold and hard. The penne was drenched in the sour pulled pork sauce, making the dish too overpowering to the taste. The onions and sausage all tasted like the pulled pork sauce as well. My mistake, I should not have ordered pasta at a «pub» but again, they should take this dish off their menu.
My coworkers enjoyed their Lumberjack Burgers and chicken fingers. The buffalo chicken nachos we ordered to share was A-​OK but the chips were stale. I would have preferred my nachos to be crunchy.
Our server also had really bad memory of who ordered what and food took forever to come (even though we were the only ones at the restaurant).
Well, I can see why nobody comes here for their sad choice of music, not to mention inability to cater to the office lunch crowd who only have an hour to eat and get back to the office. If I do venture back here, I’ll order some actual pub grub and NOT pasta.

Disgusting is one word to summarize this place.
The waitresses on the main floor harass you every 15 seconds to order food/​drinks. The food tastes like old cardboard.
Upstairs is a karaōke bar. The bartenders are rude, drinks are overpriced, 90% of patrons have had too many drinks.
Save your money and your ears.