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22 reviews for Bar Wellington
Review Highlights
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"...enjoy the salads and am always a fan of sweet potato fries." In 4 reviews -
"This place really does have a lovely patio." In 12 reviews -
"Close to the best chicken fingers I've had." In 3 reviews
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22 reviews in English
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Review from Pascal P.
Toronto, ON
4/26/2012
this place is adorable and has a huge patio including a funky one upstairs. The menu is standard pub fare.
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Review from Teena D.
5/6/2012 6 photos
Gord and I were getting hungry so we stopped for a late lunch at Bar Wellington yesterday.
It was such a nice day that we sat on the upper patio.
After the walk, my cold beer tasted gooooood!
Gord had Baked Macaroni and Cheese ... he said it was good but could use some bacon. Coincidentally they are adding chorizo to it soon. He said he'd get it again.
I ordered Butter Chicken. It was delicious but could have been hotter (I think it had been sitting around for a while waiting for Gord's meal). I'd get it again.
We like Bar Wellington and used to stop in occasionally. It's been a while since we've been there ... I dunno why. We're going to have to fix that. -
Review from Rachael T.
Toronto, ON
4/22/2012
This place is your typical good food, good beer, good drinks type of pub. Their cocktail selection is extensive, which I may not find at other pubs, so I was happy to see lots of options.
As for the food, i have only had the Portebdllo mushroom salad here, but for me to order the same thing twice is big. If you are a funghi fan, then you will be happy with two large grilled mushrooms served with roasted red peppers, seed, overl greens with a giant dollop of creamy goat cheese and two slices of focaccia with pesto spread. When its hot, it is good!
I have heard that the club sandwich, taquitos and yam fries steal the show here. I love yam fries so I'm just waiting for the right moment.
Thenlast time I was here, they informed me that they had steigl on tap.... And that it tasted like grapefruit form of orangina. I had to try it and boy was the waitress right. It gets pretty sweet and tangy towards the end, but can be awesome refreshing on the patio.
The service is always super nice and no matter the day of the week, its still pretty busy so you can't really go wrong. -
Review from En L.
12/20/2011
We were there for a friend's birthday. We had a corner all to ourselves which is great. It's a cute small bar. They have a bring your own wine special for $5 on Saturday which is really awesome.
The food was ok with room for improvement: cream of tomatoes soup was more tomatoes paste as suppose to soup, the apple crumb was dry and tasteless, and, the salad was too heavy on the dressing. But there are couple of good items: The burgers, steak frites and chocolate molten cake were very good.
Overall, it was an enjoyable evening except for the waitress. She had an attitude. I asked salad, she gave me fries,and, insist I ordered fries...even though everyone around me heard me ask for salad. And, she forgot to bring the apple crumb (thinking back, we were probably better off NOT getting the apple crumb). -
Review from Emily K.
Toronto, ON
7/8/2011
Tonight we went to bar Wellington (weird name) just for some casual drinks with friends. We managed to get reservations to sit on the patio which was a nice treat on such a nice night. While the company was great that's where it stopped.
The venue looks cute, and most people look like they're having a good time any time you're passing by, but the service is super slow, the staff isn't very friendly, and it's really tricky to walk around on the patio because they have huge umbrellas and not enough space for all the tables they have out.
As for food, we only got a couple orders of fries to share, and they tasted good and came to us hot, which is a good sign. From what I could see the other meals being served looked and smelled appealing but I won't comment any further than that.
As for returning, I may go back if someone else organizes an event there, but it would not be my first choice, though maybe we just got a bad waitress tonight... -
Review from Michael Y.
Toronto, ON
9/19/2011 1 Check-in Here
I had to drop this rating from a 4 to a 2! We went after our marathon run to celebrate but the food was terrible. Everything tasted and looked like they reheated it in the microwave.
I had the roast beef jus. The meat was dry and the bread was rock hard. A friend had the mac and cheese and it was oily and runny. So gross.
Consistency is a big part of the food industry which this place does not have. -
Review from Toronto L.
Toronto, ON
8/4/2011
The Toronto Lover system:
5 stars = Must visit!
4 stars = Really good. I take my friends here.
3 stars = Somewhat worth it... if you have nowhere better to go.
2 stars = Below average. Attend only when necessary.
1 star = Do not visit!
This bar has grown on me. They did a lot of renovations in the past year, and there is now more room at the back to sit and have food or drinks. There's nothing extraordinary about the place, but it's clean with a dark wood interior. They serve many beers on tap, and some fine dinners ($12-$18) from a very good kitchen. The clientele is generally pretty quiet, and dressed for an upscale evening.
There was some care put into the Wellington, which makes for a decent get-together spot in the King/Bathurst Area. The entire street has seen so much progress in the last couple of years that this could become a serious tourist destination very soon. I recommend it for a group, and it's certainly a great spot for a romantic date.
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Review from Ryan M.
Toronto, ON
4/12/2011
I've only been to bar Wellington for brunch and beverages but I really do love this spot. I suppose for entirely different reasons.
First, brunch: the eggs benedicts are fantastic, all of them, and it's due entirely to the quality of their hollandaise sauce- light and silky without sacrificing flavour. Moreover, the coffee has cinnamon in it; ~cinnamon~! There are some pretty great brunch spots in the city but this is one of my favourite ones.
Next, beverages. With one of the few west-facing patios in the area (never mind the fact that it overlooks a great park), you can imagine how busy it can get here in the summer. There's a secondary patio upstairs but the ground level one- beneath the trees, next to the sidewalk- is definitely where you want to be. Anywho, they've got a great selection of beer and they're one of the few establishments in the are that sign on for the free King Street Pub Crawl each year. All that equals a giant cup of awesomeness in my book. -
Review from Richard S.
Vancouver, BC
5/23/2011
This is a review of Bar Wellington as a brunch venue. For patio this place is obviously a good option.
Brunch was alright, but nothing really special compared to other places in the immediate area.
The brunch menu stated boldly on the back that they had the best caesar's in town, or something. My wife had one, it was not. It was pretty watered down and flavourless. I would say worse caesar I've had really. Like one of those Mott's pre-made ones with a pickled bean added. -
Review from Cass P.
Toronto, ON
9/21/2010
I have never had a good time here. I've been several times for a professional group's monthly socials, and I have always found the service to be slow (and sometimes cold), and the food very mediocre.
The last straw was when I was there on a sunny afternoon and noticed, in the harsh daylight, just how filthy the carpet on the stairs is. There is no excuse for last winter's grime to still be there (I am writing this in September). This disgusted me so much (more for the lack of caring on the part of management than the actual dirt itself) that I am going to get our group to meet elsewhere. -
Review from sarah l.
9/18/2009
Oh Bar Wellington aka the Welly... I used to walk here in the dead of winter for a pint and a cozy pub to remind me of home.
I have had a lot of good personal memories here:
- getting hit in the head with a falling apple and them bringing me a beer to make it better
- 'bucket of blondes' - a few times
- meeting a Russian mail order bride and a man with an ascot in the winter of 2008 in the back room. Sarah T gave her a fake number. haha.
The good:
- The food is pretty decent - burgers are good, chicken fingers are sliced, diced, breaded and fried on site... well, maybe not diced...
- The portions are huge
- The patio is awesome
- There is little staff turnover so it must be a good place :)
The bad:
- apples fall from overhead. It's very Newtonian (bop!). I like to bring people here, see the apples falling, and quiz them about string theory and the infinite possible landing points of said apples in infinite parallel universes. Actually, maybe this is the good.
- I didn't really dig the steak frites. It's thin bar-steak, but honestly, you shouldn't order 15$ steak anywhere and expect it to be good. So it was fine.
The weird-and-amazing:
There are always super random people here who want to be friends with me. I have met a Russian woman who moved here to be with a man she had never met, flanked by another man who only spoke Parisian french so we didn't understand each other. I have also met a guy who makes a living with those click-thru porno banners on websites who invited me to an 'after party' at his condo around the corner. There was no party, we were just drinking at the Welly, so after asking a number of questions about his overhead and the viability of his business model, I declined.
Would I go here again?
I WILL go here again, for sure. Probably this month. I may or may not have the chicken fingers. -
Review from Kelly O.
7/14/2010 2 Check-ins Here
This place really does have a lovely patio...when you can get a seat! They have a nice selection of beers, but what really chaps my ass is the freaking WAIT for food and service.
I have come here a number of times always hoping that the previous time was a fluke, but nope...it never is! I have consistently waited 45 minutes to an hour to get my food. The food itself is okay, reasonably priced, and good portions, but never, NEVER come here hungry, or you'll end up pissed off and drunk. Not a great combination! -
Review from Tara A.
6/8/2009
I have been walking by this bar for almost a year now on my way to work. In the morning it always had that sad look of a deserted mistress, but on the way home, there couldn't be a more lively, warm feel to it.
Two weeks ago, over a few friday afternoon pints, my friends and I decided on this location as our place to go to for the evening. So on my way home I dropped in to make a reservation on their wicked patio. They said no problem and I went on my merry way home. 2 hours later, as I headed back to make my reservation, I was devastated that it started to rain... Bummed out that I was not only going to miss drinks on a patio but that I would be forced to stand, I headed back to the bar.
I was so shocked when I arrived that not only had the hostess remembered me from before but she had taken it upon herself to set me up with a prime seat inside due to the damp weather conditions outside. My BF got to enjoy the game on one of their many TV screens and I got to admire that old architecture that encompasses this fabulous bar.
I had the chicken fingers and fries... delicious... and their drinks were amazing and cheap. For 5 of us to have drinks all night and a few of us to eat (and let me tell you, I was with 5 people who knew how to drink!) the bill came to a shocking $150. I was so pleasantly surprised.
This is a pub that I can't wait to start calling my local.Listed in: Best Date Night Restaurants
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Review from G K.
Mississauga, ON
8/26/2010
From the owners of Bedford Academy and the now gone (but never forgotten!) Bedford Ballroom comes Bar Wellington. It's location one block south of King on Niagara is very convenient and it has a great patio for lounging with a drink and people watching. Also has a patio upstairs that can be used when the street level patio is full. Watch your head if you are on the patio, those pears hurt!
Drinks are fairly priced for the area, the beer selection is fairly standard though. I cannot comment on the food, but if it is the same as how the old Ballroom was, it is great. Favorites from back then were the nachos and sweet potato fries with chipotle mayo. -
Review from Will E.
Toronto, ON
4/13/2009
Couldn't disagree more with Maureen P's review (sorry Maureen)
Bar Wellington is one of my favourite places in Toronto and for price it has one of the best steak frites available. The sweet potato fries aren't crispy - I love that they come softer!
They have an excellent beer selection including my all time favourite - Leffe Blonde.
A couple of years ago I held my birthday party at the upstairs function room - free to book, and we ended up taking over the entire bar on both levels.
A great patio and a decent brunch menu adds the final touches to one of my go to places. Many fond memories here including drinking 10 Leffes and ending up singing tracks from Sister Act loudly with a group of friends and strangers. -
Review from Cat F.
9/25/2009
This is your quintessential neighbourhood bar!
The service is pleasant, the beer selection is great and both the street-level and 2nd floor patios are lovely. The apple tree adds great ambiance. It's great for private parties, too.
I've been here several times, and during all seasons... on a summer evening with friends, on a rainy day with my spouse, at night to enjoy a few pints. The food is reliably decent bar food at a reasonable price. The crowd is always nice and never obnoxious or too loud.
Foodise, I especially enjoy the salads and am always a fan of sweet potato fries. Also, there is enough selection in the menu for when you're in a group, or if you're a regular.
For what it is - a Bar, on Wellington - it's perfect. Cheers! -
Review from Vanessa G.
Toronto, ON
9/12/2008
Great, great patio! A good place to sit out in the warmer months and people watch. This is a great place to go and have some beers after a tough week at the office.
But don't make the mistake of having a few too many and ordering dinner, because you'll regret it. The food here is terrible - I've had over-cooked chicken, bland nachos, gross fries.
I would not recommend eating here but its a great place to grab some drinks. They even have a patio upstairs and tons of seating if you're having a party. -
Review from Leslie-Anne W.
Toronto, ON
1/5/2011 4 Check-ins Here
Oh, the Welly. Always dependable for a frosty pint of mill street and a friendly bartender. Nestled at the corner of Wellington and Portland, under large trees and with the help of some wiley squirrels, enjoying a pint on their side patio could not be more pleasant. The interior is large, with a 2nd floor deck that can be used for large parties. I had my birthday party at the Welly this year, and there was more than enough room and no complaints from any of the guests. The food is a bit better than average pub food, but nothing too exciting. The beer selection is nothing special, but they have Mill Street on tap.
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Review from Maureen P.
Toronto, ON
2/8/2009 2 photos
The inexpensive price point is a good indicator of what quality to expect.
My steak was accompanied with an after taste.
My sweet potato fries weren't crispy enough.
More than half my dinner was left on my plate and I didn't take anything to-go.
I'm going to have to pass next time somebody suggests Bar Wellington. -
Review from Melissa P.
1/31/2010
Wow! What a cute little place!
I went out with friends for brunch on Saturday. One of our friends said he had gotten lost a few weeks ago and saw this bar that looked cool. So off we set in search of a bar that he found when he was lost. I was skeptical, but figured I am always up for an adventure. As we were walking I spotted Bar Welling and was like "OMG WE HAVE TO GO HERE!". Luckily thats where we were headed!
The place wasn't crowded so we were seated right away which was nice. Around lunch time you can get either the lunch or brunch menu which is nice.
The atmosphere here is awesome. The staff are really friendly and the food isn't bad either. The frites and breakfast potatoes were both amazing! The hot chocolate is also good! -
Review from Aaron B.
11/28/2010
This is a decent place in this neighborhood. Nothing great, but a consistently nice brunch offering. Which is liely due to to the fact that few people come here for brunch. It's clearly more a of a bar and it's crowded at night (and dark, and noisy, and slow), so I avoid it for that purpose. But in the warm glow of the mid-morning sun (or the dull gray light of most days in Toronto) this is a reasonable place to get a bite to eat that, weather permitting, is quite nice on the patio. Because it's off the main roads it's MUCH quieter than places along Queen or Bathurst. I don't come often, but I haven't had a bad experience with this place as a brunch spot.
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Review from Peter K.
Toronto, ON
9/21/2011
Visited last night, one of the last nights of the summer and the patio was awesome. Service was quick and very friendly, the rest of the crowd outside was fun, and the food (we shared flatbread & dips and chicken fingers & fries) was darned good. Close to the best chicken fingers I've had!
