It's a great place for a date or a friend hang out. Atmosphere is aces. Service is better on the non-busy nights. Cocktails are a bit pricey but totally tasty. Menu: half is good, half is not. Music is OK. Regulars know better than I and usually just do beers at the bar seats. All other seating is annoying high stools. Sunday is trivia night, it's fun and kinda stupid. Overall, if you're looking for a decent bar/snack place near Queen and Roncy - recommend. Cold noodles, maylay beef, puff pastry chives - SO GOOD. Dumplings were not great, maybe not anything rice either. Give this place a shot, you prob'ly won't be disappointed. Especially if you're in the hood. Also: they're pet friendly - a boston terrior visits often. That's a PLUS!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 3
purvi mutha
Vegetarian review : Hidden gem on Queen Street, it’s has a calm cozy vibe and the service is really good. They have a limited Chinese inspired menu and everything can be made with tofu or veggies. We ordered Tofu cheese fried rice and fried enoki mushrooms (very crispy), a must try. Cocktails were okayish, I ordered Christina Lychee but it was more of a lemon flavour than lychee. They have a wide variety of options on Tap for beer. All and all a good experience though a bit expensive.
Vegetarian options: Most of the menu can be made in vegetarian form.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Toronto Gal
Neighbourhood favourite!
Cozy place. They feature Chinese/Asian food but the people running it are Caucasian. Interesting.
Their menu is small but content. More for snacks with drinks than dining.
All of their dishes were good but salty. They use soy sauce based sauces mostly with a twist of vinaigrette. Most of their dishes would be a little mild for Asians but flavourful for non-Asians. I still liked them as an Asian.
Good service, friendly staff. I’d visit again.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fried Rice Cakes
Julia de la Serna
Tasty and interesting food, nice wine selection, lovely outdoor covered patio and great service!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Nicholas Lo
The food was very average and pricey. Small portions. Would not come again
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 3
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The master stock chicken wings are so good, my vegetarian girlfriend tried some lol it’s the only time I saw her eat meat
Great food, service, and atmosphere. One of my favourite spots in the city
Siddhartha Kapali
Took 'em 25 mins after placing the food order, to come up and tell us that the menu item is out of stock. Took 'em another 40 minutes for a simple Noodles order.
After a total hour's struggle of starving ourselves, we finally asked how much more time would it take. They told us that they hadn't even started to prepare our food.
3 tables around us came in after us, had their food and left in that one hour span. But they just couldn't get around to preparing our noodles.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 1
Caroline Santos
I've never seen such a terrible service in my life. The bar is ok, we went there before a concert to have a few drinks. Beer selection was not good, there was only one beer on tap that was acceptable. We ordered chicken wings and the consistency was disgusting. The worst thing for me was the bartender named "Matt" he was serving our table but treating us like he was doing a huge favour, every time we asked him something he answered in a very rude way. My friend asked him if the dry cider was good and he says "I have no idea" with the most disgusting face I've ever seen. When he came to collect our dishes he "joked" saying "I have T-rex arms" so we could do his job for him. In the end, he added 20% gratuity to our bills because we were a group of 8, but all he did was serving us a beer or a cider in the worst possible way. I'm never coming back! I hope the manager acknowledge this person is ruining his business. Please avoid this place, nothing special and you will be mistreated.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Bill Phu
We were in the neighborhood and wanted a bite to eat late night and this place was open. The description says small plates but honestly, the late night menu had decent sized servings. But they were also really good.
We got the cheese fried rice, brussel sprouts and chicken wings. And each one was great. They hit the spot. I was driving otherwise I would have loved to try their drinks. Definitely would try again if I am in the neighborhood in the future.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Holly Dewan
One of the best dive bars in Toronto. But - what makes Food and Liquor so special is the FOOD! Chef Vince is incredibly talented. I have never had a dish that wasn’t outstanding. One of my friends would come to Toronto a couple times a year & refuse to leave town unless we visited Food & Liquor. Great craft beer selection. Cocktails are on point. Most importantly- one of the last remaining places to offer a $4 bourbon shot!Great staff and owners. Chill and comfortable vibes. If you haven’t been - you absolutely must do yourself a favour.
Vegetarian options: So many veggie options! Homemade/delicious food. Always made with love and care.
Took 'em 25 mins after placing the food order, to come up and tell us that the menu item is out of stock. Took 'em another 40 minutes for a simple Noodles order.
After a total hour's struggle of starving ourselves, we finally asked how much more time would it take. They told us that they hadn't even started to prepare our food.
3 tables around us came in after us, had their food and left in that one hour span. But they just couldn't get around to preparing our noodles.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 1
Caitlin Burrell
Amazing friendly bartender! Best vibe!
Nicholas Northardt
Absolutely my favorite bar. A very nice whole in the wall but with amazing food you won't believe is here. The chicken wings are honestly the best I've ever had and they serve $3 bowls of rice if you just a little peckish. $4 Jim bean shots always. Staff is super friendly, great place for a chill vibe.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Tristan J
Food portions used to be larger. I understand costs have gone up, but to pay more now for half the portion size we used to get seems wrong. I hope they will rebalance this.
It's a great place for a date or a friend hang out. Atmosphere is aces. Service is better on the non-busy nights. Cocktails are a bit pricey but totally tasty. Menu: half is good, half is not. Music is OK. Regulars know better than I and usually just do beers at the bar seats. All other seating is annoying high stools. Sunday is trivia night, it's fun and kinda stupid. Overall, if you're looking for a decent bar/snack place near Queen and Roncy - recommend. Cold noodles, maylay beef, puff pastry chives - SO GOOD. Dumplings were not great, maybe not anything rice either. Give this place a shot, you prob'ly won't be disappointed. Especially if you're in the hood. Also: they're pet friendly - a boston terrior visits often. That's a PLUS!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 3
Vegetarian review :
Hidden gem on Queen Street, it’s has a calm cozy vibe and the service is really good.
They have a limited Chinese inspired menu and everything can be made with tofu or veggies.
We ordered Tofu cheese fried rice and fried enoki mushrooms (very crispy), a must try.
Cocktails were okayish, I ordered Christina Lychee but it was more of a lemon flavour than lychee. They have a wide variety of options on Tap for beer.
All and all a good experience though a bit expensive.
Vegetarian options: Most of the menu can be made in vegetarian form.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Neighbourhood favourite!
Cozy place. They feature Chinese/Asian food but the people running it are Caucasian. Interesting.
Their menu is small but content. More for snacks with drinks than dining.
All of their dishes were good but salty. They use soy sauce based sauces mostly with a twist of vinaigrette. Most of their dishes would be a little mild for Asians but flavourful for non-Asians. I still liked them as an Asian.
Good service, friendly staff. I’d visit again.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fried Rice Cakes
Tasty and interesting food, nice wine selection, lovely outdoor covered patio and great service!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The food was very average and pricey. Small portions. Would not come again
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 3
The master stock chicken wings are so good, my vegetarian girlfriend tried some lol it’s the only time I saw her eat meat
Great food, service, and atmosphere. One of my favourite spots in the city
Took 'em 25 mins after placing the food order, to come up and tell us that the menu item is out of stock. Took 'em another 40 minutes for a simple Noodles order.
After a total hour's struggle of starving ourselves, we finally asked how much more time would it take. They told us that they hadn't even started to prepare our food.
3 tables around us came in after us, had their food and left in that one hour span. But they just couldn't get around to preparing our noodles.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 1
I've never seen such a terrible service in my life. The bar is ok, we went there before a concert to have a few drinks. Beer selection was not good, there was only one beer on tap that was acceptable. We ordered chicken wings and the consistency was disgusting. The worst thing for me was the bartender named "Matt" he was serving our table but treating us like he was doing a huge favour, every time we asked him something he answered in a very rude way. My friend asked him if the dry cider was good and he says "I have no idea" with the most disgusting face I've ever seen. When he came to collect our dishes he "joked" saying "I have T-rex arms" so we could do his job for him. In the end, he added 20% gratuity to our bills because we were a group of 8, but all he did was serving us a beer or a cider in the worst possible way. I'm never coming back! I hope the manager acknowledge this person is ruining his business. Please avoid this place, nothing special and you will be mistreated.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
We were in the neighborhood and wanted a bite to eat late night and this place was open. The description says small plates but honestly, the late night menu had decent sized servings. But they were also really good.
We got the cheese fried rice, brussel sprouts and chicken wings. And each one was great. They hit the spot. I was driving otherwise I would have loved to try their drinks. Definitely would try again if I am in the neighborhood in the future.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
One of the best dive bars in Toronto. But - what makes Food and Liquor so special is the FOOD! Chef Vince is incredibly talented. I have never had a dish that wasn’t outstanding. One of my friends would come to Toronto a couple times a year & refuse to leave town unless we visited Food & Liquor. Great craft beer selection. Cocktails are on point. Most importantly- one of the last remaining places to offer a $4 bourbon shot!Great staff and owners. Chill and comfortable vibes. If you haven’t been - you absolutely must do yourself a favour.
Vegetarian options: So many veggie options! Homemade/delicious food. Always made with love and care.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Vegetarian Dumplings, Chicken Balls and Pork Belly Fries, Sweet
Restaurantji Recommends
Small but good menu
Took 'em 25 mins after placing the food order, to come up and tell us that the menu item is out of stock. Took 'em another 40 minutes for a simple Noodles order.
After a total hour's struggle of starving ourselves, we finally asked how much more time would it take. They told us that they hadn't even started to prepare our food.
3 tables around us came in after us, had their food and left in that one hour span. But they just couldn't get around to preparing our noodles.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 1
Amazing friendly bartender! Best vibe!
Absolutely my favorite bar. A very nice whole in the wall but with amazing food you won't believe is here. The chicken wings are honestly the best I've ever had and they serve $3 bowls of rice if you just a little peckish. $4 Jim bean shots always. Staff is super friendly, great place for a chill vibe.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food portions used to be larger. I understand costs have gone up, but to pay more now for half the portion size we used to get seems wrong. I hope they will rebalance this.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 3
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