Just stopped in for a pint. Nice spot, chill pub vibe, friendly clientele.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Brett Messmer
Kitchen is permanently closed. Drinks only.
Food: 1
num blake
The Monkey Tree single handedly showcasing how far they've fallen in the past 3 years. That's what happened tonight.
Once in a blue moon I like coming here with friends to drink, dance, and generally try to have a good time. The servers and bartenders? Amazing. They always are. The bouncers? Barely legal and incompetent. Tonight I witnessed 2-3 bouncers hound the smoke pass gentleman/bouncer for giving out 1 ticket for more than 2 guests.
usually? It's not a problem. I have no problem lining up outside again, if the service is right.
All of these bouncers are new. If you're gonna enforce a policy on customers then train your employees to follow that policy, instead of swearing/cussing out innocent paying customers into leaving.
It wasn't just me, it was groups of people given one or two tickets to smoke and then being sent away by the 2 bouncers harassing the initial, clearly undertrained bouncer.
Absolutely pathetic service, and I won't be coming back.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 1
William Mackay
Daven the new bouncer is terrible at his job, he was flirting with me after I continuously said no, he needs to be let to
Waldo Marxx
Must stop if you are in town
Vusumuzi Tshuma
Great pub. Good selection and great service
Cory Kashman
There is no food at this place. Kitchen closed a couple of years ago. Great place otherwise.
Spencer Watson
Great local bar.
Sean Hamilton
Signs and ads for this place say they serve food. They don’t. And it smells horribly of urine. Probably the reason they can’t serve food honestly. TLDR; no food and smells like piss
Always a great place for a drink. A shame they no longer serve food
Felipe OS
Terrible experience marked by racism and xenophobia from the staff. First, I tried to enter the pub with my girlfriend, but the hostess refused to let us in, claiming we needed two forms of identification each. We showed her our IDs and a credit card each, but according to her, one of the cards wasn't acceptable as verification, even though the name and surname were clearly legible. She admitted it was readable but still raised her voice and didn’t allow us to respond, insisting the name had to be "perfect" and that a slightly worn card wasn’t enough.
What made this even more frustrating was that the hostess was not asking Canadian citizens for two forms of identification, only foreigners like us, who are Latinos. We also noticed that she refused entry to an Indian couple for the same reason, yet Canadians were not subjected to such scrutiny.
Aggressively, the bartender approached us after I explained the situation, and he sided with the hostess, telling us we had to leave.
We went back to our home to get an additional ID and returned. The hostess then told us we would have to wait 30 minutes for a table. When I asked if we could sit at the bar, she said yes, but she didn’t offer that option initially.
At the bar, her friend, the bartender, kept staring at us with hatred. He would come near us, slam the counter, or shout into the air as if trying to bother us. We stayed at the bar for about two hours. At one point, I went to the restroom, and when I returned, the bartender sarcastically handed us the bill with a cheerful "How’s it going, guys?" We thought it was standard, despite having just ordered another beer.
We paid (without leaving a tip), but then a woman claiming to be the manager approached us and told us we had to leave. When I asked why, she said I had pushed the hostess when I went to the restroom, which never happened. She claimed the bartender, who had just handed us the bill politely moments earlier (clearly angling for a tip), had seen it happen. I confronted him, saying that was impossible, and he went crazy, shouting while the "manager" just stood there watching. My girlfriend called him a racist, and he almost proudly replied, "And what about it?"
We left after another customer recommended we avoid trouble with those people. Now I understand why. If you're a foreigner or not racist, don’t come to this place. Canadians are known for being inclusive, but this establishment does not represent that spirit at all.
Donald Olson
I recommend the donair pizza.
Trevor Mowbrey
Great place for food and drinks. Friendly staff and lots of TV to watch sports.
AllTunes DJ Service
Friendly staff, tasty and fresh food. Looking forward to taking in one of there nightly events.
Just stopped in for a pint. Nice spot, chill pub vibe, friendly clientele.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Kitchen is permanently closed. Drinks only.
Food: 1
The Monkey Tree single handedly showcasing how far they've fallen in the past 3 years. That's what happened tonight.
Once in a blue moon I like coming here with friends to drink, dance, and generally try to have a good time.
The servers and bartenders? Amazing. They always are. The bouncers? Barely legal and incompetent. Tonight I witnessed 2-3 bouncers hound the smoke pass gentleman/bouncer for giving out 1 ticket for more than 2 guests.
usually? It's not a problem.
I have no problem lining up outside again, if the service is right.
All of these bouncers are new.
If you're gonna enforce a policy on customers then train your employees to follow that policy, instead of swearing/cussing out innocent paying customers into leaving.
It wasn't just me, it was groups of people given one or two tickets to smoke and then being sent away by the 2 bouncers harassing the initial, clearly undertrained bouncer.
Absolutely pathetic service, and I won't be coming back.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 1
Daven the new bouncer is terrible at his job, he was flirting with me after I continuously said no, he needs to be let to
Must stop if you are in town
Great pub. Good selection and great service
There is no food at this place. Kitchen closed a couple of years ago. Great place otherwise.
Great local bar.
Signs and ads for this place say they serve food. They don’t. And it smells horribly of urine. Probably the reason they can’t serve food honestly. TLDR; no food and smells like piss
It's a ok pub
Restaurantji Recommends
Always a great place for a drink. A shame they no longer serve food
Terrible experience marked by racism and xenophobia from the staff. First, I tried to enter the pub with my girlfriend, but the hostess refused to let us in, claiming we needed two forms of identification each. We showed her our IDs and a credit card each, but according to her, one of the cards wasn't acceptable as verification, even though the name and surname were clearly legible. She admitted it was readable but still raised her voice and didn’t allow us to respond, insisting the name had to be "perfect" and that a slightly worn card wasn’t enough. What made this even more frustrating was that the hostess was not asking Canadian citizens for two forms of identification, only foreigners like us, who are Latinos. We also noticed that she refused entry to an Indian couple for the same reason, yet Canadians were not subjected to such scrutiny. Aggressively, the bartender approached us after I explained the situation, and he sided with the hostess, telling us we had to leave. We went back to our home to get an additional ID and returned. The hostess then told us we would have to wait 30 minutes for a table. When I asked if we could sit at the bar, she said yes, but she didn’t offer that option initially. At the bar, her friend, the bartender, kept staring at us with hatred. He would come near us, slam the counter, or shout into the air as if trying to bother us. We stayed at the bar for about two hours. At one point, I went to the restroom, and when I returned, the bartender sarcastically handed us the bill with a cheerful "How’s it going, guys?" We thought it was standard, despite having just ordered another beer. We paid (without leaving a tip), but then a woman claiming to be the manager approached us and told us we had to leave. When I asked why, she said I had pushed the hostess when I went to the restroom, which never happened. She claimed the bartender, who had just handed us the bill politely moments earlier (clearly angling for a tip), had seen it happen. I confronted him, saying that was impossible, and he went crazy, shouting while the "manager" just stood there watching. My girlfriend called him a racist, and he almost proudly replied, "And what about it?" We left after another customer recommended we avoid trouble with those people. Now I understand why. If you're a foreigner or not racist, don’t come to this place. Canadians are known for being inclusive, but this establishment does not represent that spirit at all.
I recommend the donair pizza.
Great place for food and drinks. Friendly staff and lots of TV to watch sports.
Friendly staff, tasty and fresh food. Looking forward to taking in one of there nightly events.
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