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The Stone Lion, 1958 Queen E.
The Stone Lion, 1958 Queen E.
Lion On The Beach served its last pint on Sunday, September 28. Our waitress told us that the Lion was going to be re-invented. It was promptly disassembled and a sign in the window promised a mid-October re-opening. Another sign went up advertising the unwieldy URL www.UrbanJungleBeachCafeBistroPub.com. That redirects to a Facebook page for The Stone Lion. It promises a soft opening on the 16th and the grand opening on the 31st. No other details as yet.
That is a completely ridiculous choice for a URL. Especially when thestonelionpub.com (and probably many variations on that) is available.
Hopefully the revamped bar itself will be better. I don't make it out to that end of town very often, but aside from Castro's, the beer scene is pretty dire along that stretch.
Hopefully the revamped bar itself will be better. I don't make it out to that end of town very often, but aside from Castro's, the beer scene is pretty dire along that stretch.
Castro's in the Beach stands out like the proverbial diamond in a goat's ass. Let's hope the Leslieville/Riverdale influence continues to move east.GregClow wrote:I don't make it out to that end of town very often, but aside from Castro's, the beer scene is pretty dire along that stretch.
People here (self excluded) have more money than sense, plus lots of younger people and students, yet such a poor scene overall... why? I'd like to speak to people in the business associations.
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It's the owners of The Olde Stone Cottage pub. Lotsa Molson products
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Thanks for all the love to Castro's! We're glad BT'ers still remember us
Yes, we're in a wasteland in terms of craft beer, and yes, I doubt this will make it any better, unfortunately, but I could be wrong. I hope I am. Some of the old servers came round last week for drinks after they closed and it sounds like most of them are gone. The owners are the Stone Cottage folks, who definitely have access to money and a wealth of experience running a successful pub, so it should at least look good on the inside, and as a bar should be successful.
Yes, we're in a wasteland in terms of craft beer, and yes, I doubt this will make it any better, unfortunately, but I could be wrong. I hope I am. Some of the old servers came round last week for drinks after they closed and it sounds like most of them are gone. The owners are the Stone Cottage folks, who definitely have access to money and a wealth of experience running a successful pub, so it should at least look good on the inside, and as a bar should be successful.
When that happens I am expecting increased night activity, cool new places to go out and a local enthusiasm to support them. Oh, and a magical forest with happy smiling trees that instead of leaves have licorice laces & gumdrops.Craig wrote:I don't know what this Leslieville/Riverdale influence you're talking about is supposed to do.
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