Union Social Eatery

This place has good appetizers but their prices are too high. The best part is that most of the waitresses are hot and easy so if you slip them a 50 you can take one home

i recently visited Union Social Eatery for the first time.
I’ve heard good things about the restaurant so my expectations were somewhat high upon walking in. For the appetizer, my family and I decided to try the parmesan truffle fries. The fries were ok. a little too greasy for my liking and the truffle flavour wasn’t really there. For my main course I decided to try the West coast veggie burger. It was delicious! In all, the food was good, but not amazing.

Union Social is my more upscale local pub. I’m consistently pleased, even surprised, with the food and service. On the surface, Union Social looks like a rustic Moxies, but it’s so much more! The dining room is completely open with lots of banquet seating and high tops. The dinning room is big enough to accommodate a larger group. The killer chicken sandwich changes daily, but is ALWAYS good. I’ve had different versions, but if you ever hit on the day that they have a Mexican style sandwich, definitely get it! The West Coast veggie burger is also great. The watercress honey mayonnaise is well balanced and adds some nice pepperiness to the burger. The veggie patty has a good texture too. I don’t know if it’s made in house, but it’s better than most I’ve tried. Every waiter that I’ve had at this location have been attentive, friendly and knowledgeable. It’s very hard to find the consistent combo of good food and good service with a reasonable price. I never hesitate to come here, and you shouldn’t either.

I am totally biased as I love this chain — the first one I went to was this one at Yonge and St. Clair and I always had a good time.
Service is great and the seating is conducive for group gatherings. The food is really yummy especially all their various taquito dishes and let’s not forget their Candy House Salad.
Since I work in the area, this is our work place’s local jaunt so if you want to go there for lunch (and you have a big group), make reservations as it gets very busy.
Can’t go wrong:)

Everytime I passed by, I always see it filled with people. I had to try it for myself! The first experience was enjoyable and due to the limited options around this area, it made me come back for lunch the next day!
Day 1:
I ordered «The Cease & Desist Burger» and replaced my fries with the dragon roll. The presentation was absolutely gorgeous! The burger was a solid ⁴⁄₅ stars — very juicy and the U.S.E special sauce with the braised ribs was a nice touch, but nothing amazing (tasted like bbq pulled pork). I would give the sushi a ²⁄₅ stars — very disappointing and I highly recommend not paying the additional cost for it.
Day 2:
From reading the reviews on Unilocal,I had to try the swordfish sandwich for myself. Similar to my day 1 experience, it was good but nothing amazing. A very flavourful sandwich and a solid ⁴⁄₅ stars. I had replaced my fries with a poutine (don’t judge), but similar to the sushi, I was disappointed once again. I would give the poutine ³⁄₅ stars. The lesson here is to not replace your side with anything!
Overall, the atmosphere of the place is quite nice but a bit loud. One of the better places to go if you are in this area!

Yikes, food is overly greasy, very oily, not tasty, and super expensive.
Very loud and cramp inside.
The best thing of my meal was the grapefruit juice, but so small, I asked no ice to get better value of my drink.

A friend took me here recently after having lunch here and loving it, and I can see why! The place is beautiful (although a bit loud), the staff were really friendly, and both the drinks & food were excellent.
I ordered the chicken tenders & was really pleasantly surprised by the size of the portion. If you love chicken tenders as much as I do, and are used to getting 3 or 4 at most restaurants, then this place will surprise you. The dish comes with about 6 or 7 chicken tenders & a pile of fries (which are delicious by the way). The two sauces are also very good. Would definitely recommend.
We split dessert, which consisted of 3 warm cookies and a scoop of ice cream, and it was incredible. I’d come back here just for this dessert. I’ll be thinking about those warm cookies for weeks to come (until I go back and get more). The price is very reasonable for what you get. I can’t wait to come back.

I’ve been to this location several times and it’s usually always been a good experience. Some of the food items are incredible such as the almond chicken fingers, chicken curry noodle bowl and the burgers. They also have drink specials everyday of the week which makes it a great after work spot. The service is a bit lacking at times but it really depends on the night. I wouldn’t go out of my way to check this place out but if you live or work In the area and want a great portion of food for a good price then this is your spot!

Moving back to the city a couple of months ago, after a many year absence. It took me sometime to get past my old haunts and begin my branching out to try new places. Passing this restaurant several times now, it was bookmarked mentally. Today I popped in mid afternoon, with only 5 people there I wasn’t sure if that was a good or bad sign. The hostess and server’s were all very friendly and blond lol Beautiful ladies doesn’t hurt a thing: D
I looked over the menu and decided to ask about the «Killer Chicken» Sandwich. Today’s special there was chicken sausage, cheese, greens, onions and chipolte mayo, sounded amazing and the best addition was definitely the «Sushi Dragon Roll» and being able to add it instead of the usual fries was cool. I have never seen that before. Appetizers added instead of fries… this jaded former New Yorker was impressed. The food was as killer as the name suggests, I was in love with the tastes. Two polar opposite dishes on the same plate and the were married perfectly. Moving past my food, I got dessert afterward. Vanilla ice cream and cookies with a sort of oatmeal/​caramel glaze? Sweet JC, this food.
I have added this place to my new top 10 of Toronto list
Highly recommended

Yuuummmmy and great service! We ordered the short rib firecrackers and the Chicken Club flatbread. Both were very tasty and went down well with our $ 17 pitcher of beer. Will definitely order mains the next time I visit.

Great atmosphere for a casual get together. Ordered the Smokehouse Deluxe Burger it tasted good but felt very greasy. Really enjoyed munching on the fries. Didn’t like the service, the waitress was giving us attitude and kept rushing us to order or to get the bill.
Overall, would go again if in the neighbourhood but wouldn’t travel all the way from uptown just to eat here.

Union Social Eatery is the place to be. I have had multiple visits here because it was the best place to go around my old work area. I returned to Union Social to meet up with some old friends. The food was great as usual and so was the service. What more can u ask for? The drink specials were good which stayed the same as before.
I ended up getting one of the featured menu items, which was the Killer Chicken Sandwich with some fries. I gobbled that all up as it was quite delicious. The chicken was cooked perfectly and had a great combination of toppings to make it impossible not to finish. They change their food menu items at times. I would suggest ordering any of their seafood as they always have a great selection of seafood and I’ve never been disappointed. This place is always busy, and it’s busy for a reason. I wish there was a Union Social Eatery near my work or home. Maybe one day… JimStar Out!

Went here yesterday after work with some coworkers. Ordered the sliders and it was pretty filling. The portions are pretty big and it fills you especially the burgers.
The server was really great and polite as well. It was a little busy and loud but she checks up on us to see if we needed anything.
Great after work place. We always go here!

Tried this place for summerlicious and it was great! All three courses were amazing! The flavours of the food were rich and flacourful. It is in a good location the regular menu has decent prices, the washrooms were spacious and clean and most importantly the good was AMAZING!
I will definitely be back soon! ^^

I came here for dinner on a Thursday. As it was our first time, the manager came to our table and offered us a free appetizer. Not sure of the exact name of the dish but it can be described as beef and cheese spring rolls with sweet and sour sesame dipping sauce. Twas a nice opening gesture :)
We got two drinks to start, a cosmo martini (6 $ for the Thursday special) and a Pim’s cocktail. The cosmo tasted like pure (Smirnoff) vodka but the cocktail was delish.
For our main we ordered the UFO Burger with the salmon roll, the korean swordfish steak, and the spinach salad with ahi tuna. The burger was tasty and substantially sized. It didn’t take my breath away but I was very happy with it nonetheless. The salmon sushi had way too much mayo and a bit bland tasting so I was a bit disappointed having paid extra for it.
The salad was good too especially with the seared tuna which was perfectly rare and very fresh, you can tell it was never frozen.
My favorite was by far the swordfish which was so tender, juicy and flavourful. Probably the best swordfish steak I’ve had in Toronto…
The servers were very friendly and chill. A very nice place to grab dinner and I will definitely be coming back again and again and again.

Yes!!! this place is awesome! We went here for Summerlicious for lunch yesterday with three friends and all of us said we will DEFINITELY go back! We had Jill as our server and she was so friendly and attentive. The manager came to chat at our table too and she was super friendly! Besides the amazing service, the atmosphere is nice too. It’s great having the large open windows near the front.
Best of all was the food! WOW! I was not expecting a burger to be so awesome, but it honestly was. I got the chicken burger and it was so delicious. The sauce was amazing, and the guac was delicious, and the chicken was moist and not dry. Even the fries were awesome! The other people I was with got the swordfish burger and the beef burger and they were also wowed. The salads were good too, but the best part was dessert! I got the peach basil crème brûlée which was delicious, but the mars brownie which my boyfriend got was amazing!!! I ate mine and half of his!
We looked at their regular menu and everything sounded awesome, and the prices were very reasonable, under $ 20 for an entrée.
I would definitely recommend this place. It’s nice to have a casual restaurant on the Summerlicious lineup too. We’ll be back for sure!

Please do something for the sound pollution!!! Beautiful decoration but something is missed in design. After 10 minutes you are not enjoying your time and food, unfortunately. I like this place but please do something for that much noise. You can hardly hear your friends or even waiter. It could be much more better experience if you could be able to fix it. There are lots of elements and materials in your decoration that reflect the sound, find a way to correct it some how. Metals, polished acrylic wood tables, concrete floor; they may be beautiful decoration but not a good combination in terms of sound pollution.
It is hardly possible for me to chose to come next time.

Mmmmmm… can’t stop thinking about my date’s steak sandwich… The Tenderjack Steak Sandwich was a great cut of meat, nice and tender. Topped with a jalapeño Jack cheese, chimichurri and arugula… It was so good. Tasty and satisfying. I had the Banana Coconut Crusted Chicken. It was also pretty good. It’s pretty much what you’d expect. We also had the short rib tacos. But next time i’m definitely going to try the swordfish tacos…
They had quite a diverse menu with many unique items. I look forward to coming back and trying the rest.
We had a few drinks and the night was topped off with a delicious Mars Bar Brownie. Warm chocolate brownie topped with ice cream… :)
The prices here are pretty good… especially for the quality. The service was very friendly and offered good suggestions. I was also surprised that the kitchen remains open quite late and still maintains its good quality. Looking forward to returning with a good crowd for drinks and apps… :)

Absolutely Amazing! That is once I passed the hostess station.
Came here with friends and they vouched it was a good place, plus my friend’s husband and friends wanted to watch The Davis Cup (tennis). I trusted my friend’s opinion as she loves food as much as I do and lives in the area.
I rarely venture north of Bloor as I’m a SOB (South of Bloor) lady, but occasionally would meet friends north of the downtown core so it’s not a surprise that this restaurant has been opened for over a year and I have yet to pay a visit. I was happy I finally did.
Upon entering, the hostess was not very friendly at all, plus even gave my friend attitude when she said reservation under her husband’s name (and he already called earlier to confirm our reservation and was given attitude as well). One would expect the hostess would be all smiles and welcoming, but not even close. She looked miserable and had the air that we were bothering her and this was before 6pm! So imagine when the dinner rush started arriving? The restaurant was about 65% at capacity when we arrived
It was really unfortunate when it was her job to welcome us to the restaurant and first impression is important. One star should be taken off just for her attitude because it was that bad, but I’m forgiving as the rest of the dining experience was absolutely fabulous.
The restaurant consisted of many booths and high-​top tables by the bar area, plus a little enclave section at the back. Décor looks more like an upscale sports bar to me that included a bar fully stocked with many beers on tap and a decent wine selection. There were four large flat screens above the bar area so all the booths were semi-​circle that it faced the TVs.
The servers were all friendly and attentive without being overbearing. They were available when we needed them and even one server that wasn’t serving us, thanked us for dining with them. Service was definitely friendly inside the dining area which makes up for the lack of service at the front door.
Menu was pretty varied with a selection for everyone’s palate. I had a hard time deciding on what to order, so luckily for me my friend is the sharing kind. The men had their own meals and I cannot comment on it, except it looked nicely presented. They all said their food was tasty, so will have to try their orders next time. The fact that we were close to the kitchen by the bar, we saw everything come out and it all looked delicious to me.
I was definitely impressed with all the food and the best part was all the food was under $ 20. The portions were generous with prices that matched the quantity and quality. Although, some of the prices were oddly priced that you normally don’t see on menus i.e. $ 5.46, $ 10.93, $ 11.19, $ 13.23, $ 13.64, $ 15.22 — who came up with the pricing?
In addition, daily drink specials were available. Since it was Friday, we had their $ 15 pitcher of domestic beer. What a deal!
We ordered the following to share:
Korean short rib soft tacos $ 9.98: 3 tacos — short rib was so tender that it just melted in the mouth and every bite was nice and savoury
Grilled swordfish soft tacos $ 11.87: 3 tacos — fish was fresh and flaky plus the wasabi napa slaw added a nice kick, but it wasn’t overpowering
BBQ short rib poutine $ 9.98 — looked like a mess, but the short rib was so flavourful and the crispy onions added a nice texture to the mixture that just burst with flavours in your mouth.
5 Napkin burger with spinach salad $ 15.64: it was ginormous and we wondered how are we going to eat that! It was a tower of meaty mess that was stacked nicely. No wilted pieces for the baby spinach salad and it was just simply fresh tasting with the light herb cider vinaigrette
Crème brûlée $ 4.95: classic variety with biscotti on the side. You know it’s a good crème brûlée when you hear the crackle when the spoon hits the top and the custard just melts in your mouth
Chocolate chunk cookies $ 4.95: 3 warm cookies served with vanilla ice cream. Simple as it can get and so tasty.
Overall, an absolute amazing dining experience and I cannot wait to go back to try some of the other food. Am thinking it’ll finally be worth my while to go north of Bloor without having to go all the way to the Yonge & Eglinton area.

Came here a couple times with co-​workers as its right down the street. The fries were great, the servers were absolutely accommodating, but I do hate a bar with a long flight of stairs to get to a restroom. It always feels like someone’s just not going to make it!
Other than that though, the atmosphere here is nice, open, welcoming. Not a great tequila selection (either Cuervo or Patron) but their social refresher 2.0 drink was, well, Refreshing! No ATM though :(