The Bar Towel

Anyone been?

yup, close to home

northyorksammy wrote:yup, close to home

Your thoughts?

Yes, maybe I should have been more specific. For those who have been, what did you think? Worth the trip to Leaside?

not yet, unless you are close by, ie. at the main brewery. Only one unique tap is on, and its been basic.

i dropped by yesterday. not sure if i misunderstood a tweet, but i wanted to grab some bottles of the barleywine.
i thought that they had a small brewhouse at the barrel house, so assumed they'd be selling bottles.
went inside and it looks quite different than Against the Grain. looks like a Keg.
i asked the hostess if they sold bottles there. told her i was looking for the barleywine. she said that, no, bottles aren't for purchase there, so if i want a bottle of barleywine, go down the street to the brewery.
so i did.
got to the brewery and they said, oh no, the barleywine's for table service only at the Barrel House. ok.
but if i want something similar, they have an imperial stout I can buy.
i left, emptyhanded.

I've had some co-workers go at lunch and said it was some of the worst food they've had in a while. The pulled pork was super dry and beer is quite expensive for having their own taps. Bummed as I had high hopes for this place.

They can't have a bottle shop there under Ontario's current liquor laws. Only two bottle shops per manufacturer.

atomeyes wrote:i dropped by yesterday. not sure if i misunderstood a tweet, but i wanted to grab some bottles of the barleywine.
i thought that they had a small brewhouse at the barrel house, so assumed they'd be selling bottles.
went inside and it looks quite different than Against the Grain. looks like a Keg.
i asked the hostess if they sold bottles there. told her i was looking for the barleywine. she said that, no, bottles aren't for purchase there, so if i want a bottle of barleywine, go down the street to the brewery.
so i did.
got to the brewery and they said, oh no, the barleywine's for table service only at the Barrel House. ok.
but if i want something similar, they have an imperial stout I can buy.
i left, emptyhanded.

mistermurphy wrote:They can't have a bottle shop there under Ontario's current liquor laws. Only two bottle shops per manufacturer.

Why wouldn't they write it as one bottle shop per site? Sigh.

DeMarco wrote:I've had some co-workers go at lunch and said it was some of the worst food they've had in a while. The pulled pork was super dry and beer is quite expensive for having their own taps. Bummed as I had high hopes for this place.

I sure hope they didn't repeat the mistake they made at harbourfront and get the Gabby's hacks to run their kitchen. It's sad to see local 'craft' beer paired with freezer-to-fryer factory food.

Tapsucker wrote:

DeMarco wrote:I've had some co-workers go at lunch and said it was some of the worst food they've had in a while. The pulled pork was super dry and beer is quite expensive for having their own taps. Bummed as I had high hopes for this place.

I sure hope they didn't repeat the mistake they made at harbourfront and get the Gabby's hacks to run their kitchen. It's sad to see local 'craft' beer paired with freezer-to-fryer factory food.

pretty sure that's what they've done.
FAB/Gabby's.
and not ragging on them, but seeing the FoodSafe warning that QQ had (no soap for staff??) you would expect more from a corporate machine than that.