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Brant House
Categories: Restaurants Canadian (New) Nightlife Bars Lounges Canadian (New), Lounges [Edit]
522 King St WToronto, ON M5V 1L7
(416) 703-2800
- Price Range:
-
$$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Attire:
- Dressy
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- No
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- No
- Take Away:
- No
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Good For:
- Late Night
- Music:
- DJ
- Best Nights:
- Fri, Thu, Sat
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Smoking:
- Outdoor Area/ Patio Only
- Coat Check:
- Yes
- Noise Level:
- Loud
- Good For Dancing:
- Yes
- Caters:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- No
33 reviews for Brant House
33 reviews in English
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Review from Gary S.
1/30/2012
Recommend to go on Thursday, free entry before 930-10pm depending how busy it gets and domestic beers are only $3. At one point banana JD shots, rum and vodka cocktails were $3 as well but it became too popular.
Thursday are completely more relaxed then the weekend snubbyness, easy to get in, cheap coat check, and lots of seating. You can arrive somewhat early and stick around till 11pm where it starts to get livelier.Listed in: My go to places in DT T.O, Great places to get a buzz!
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Review from Nikki H.
Etobicoke, Toronto, ON
1/15/2012 1 Check-in Here
A group of us went to Brant House last night for my friend's birthday. I've never been here, but I've heard a lot of mixed things about the place.
We arrived shortly before 10pm (on a Saturday night), and there were still people eating their meals, so it was in "restaurant mode" still. When entering, to be honest, the door man was a bit of a jerk. We didn't really have a problem getting in, but then he started to give a hard time to the birthday boy over the shoes he was wearing. Something about the shoes being "running shoes", when they actually weren't really runners or sneakers. They were more of a fashionable casual shoe, but I wouldn't expect that particular door man to have known anything about that... He had a real attitude problem too, which is sad to see. My advice to him: if you don't like your job, QUIT and find something better.
Needless to say, we still all went in. We also didn't let the experience ruin the night.
The cover was $10, which wasn't too bad considering the cover prices at some other places in Toronto, and the club is beautiful. I loved the atmosphere, at the beginning...
Drinks are expensive, $8 for basic mixed drinks. That seems to be average though, I've paid more and I've paid less...
Music being played was a lot of Top 40, mixed in with some cheesy music from all of our pasts that are catchy and fun to dance to once you've had a few too many...
Around midnight, the club was completely packed. ("Club", no longer a "restaurant". The people working there literally came around and took the chairs from the bar while we were all sitting on them... Weird, but whatever... They have their routine I guess!)
I can't believe how many people were crammed in this place! Pretty much the whole time, I had someone pressed up against my backside, and not in the sexy way. A lot of dancing, jumping, and sweating goes on. If you're with a group of friends, it's a good time had by all! For the size of the club, they should really have more stalls in the washroom, because the line up to get to the ladies washroom had a longer wait than getting a drink at the bar...
The bartenders were pretty nice, and quick with pouring drinks which is always nice.
The music was REALLY loud. I feel old saying that, but everyone else seemed to share that though...
For a star rating, I would rate the actual venue higher than a 3, but I'm also taking into consideration the people AT the club. It's pretty entertaining to say the least, because there's a wide variety of people there. If you're a people watcher, you'll have a blast just standing back and seeing people hit on other people and get shot down, and random groups of lonely men standing around trying to find hot women to hit on...
What I've learned though, is that if you're with the right group of people, you can have a blast at any club really. Um, as long as no one gets shot... -
Review from Thomas H.
1/12/2012
Everyone here is trying a bit too hard. It's a very sad, stereotypical night club experience.
As you can imagine, they play top 40 cheese to the extreme.
It can also be hard to gain entry when they get busy (for men).
There are probably 20 better dance venues on any given night in Toronto. There is a very diverse music scene in this city, and you're not getting it here.
I implore you: Find something better! -
Review from Pouyan D.
Toronto, ON
5/10/2012
If you enjoy partying with douchebags and 905ers, then go to this place.
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Review from Bonnie B.
Toronto, ON
2/3/2012
Titled "The Non-Experience/The Internet does not like the Brant House"!
Here is a different kind of review (not club related, rather restaurant but also really poor).
Booked today online for a 5:30 PM dinner for 1 (Winterlicious) to experience Brant House as a possible venue for a corporate event for approx. 75 people. I booked online using 'Open Table' technology. Had my reservation confirmed and a copy of the confirmation email with me.
I arrived at 5:25 PM and the woman working the front/desk reception today at 5:30 was beyond words. She certainly looked great in her Chinese New Year attire, but the compliments end there. I shared that I had a confirmed online reservation for today at 5:30 PM. She seemed stunned/incredulous that this reservation did not show up on the piece of paper in her hand. She actually asked me if I was certain that I reserved at the Brant House. (Yes).
She went on to say (this is hilarious) "the internet is not very friendly to the Brant House"; she was pretty clueless regarding online reservations. She made a big production of seeing 'if she could fit me in'. At this point I am thinking 'geez, don't do me any favours, I have a CONFIRMED RESERVATION.'
She offered no apology for the mix up (grumpy Internet that doesn't like the Brant House ;-), and offered me a seat at the bar, or get this - a spot at a table for a massive group - me alone at a table fit for big group.
I moved on, she didn't care.
For certain I won't be back and not one of my corporate clients will see the inside of the Brant House. Really shabby. Hey Brant House -- heard the economy is still hurting and everyone has options.
PS If you offer online reservations, you might want to understand the technology. The Internet is not a 'person' who doesn't like the Brant House. It is here to say, good idea to figure out how it works. -
Review from Bahi K.
Scarborough, ON
5/30/2011
Went here on a Thursday night with a large group of out-of-town guests after having dinner at Spice Route. Got there relatively early (10 pm) and was surprised at having to pay cover when people were still having dinner. Three of my friends got in and joined me at the bar, when my fourth friend got in and said that the others were having trouble at the door.
We went back outside to be told by management that there was a special "Family and Friends" dinner taking place, and that they couldn't allow us in at this point. Having been inside, it certainly didn't LOOK like a family and friends event, but a convenient lie to keep a group of guys out of the establishment. Moreover, we were told, a couple of the guys were dressed inappropriately (however, they were NOT given the option of going home to change, which we would've easily taken).
In any case, after making me wait while he chatted about a fight that took place last weekend and subsequent unfavorable review online (which he actually took as a good thing), the manager did reimburse us for the $30 cover we had just paid and we were off. At the time, we were quite disappointed, but if it were not for that rejection we wouldn't have ended up at Pravda where I ran into an old friend of mine DJ'ing and had an incredible time. Oh, we also dropped $600 on bottle service which Brant House missed out on. -
Review from Danielle F.
Toronto, ON
9/11/2011
Went here on a Thursday and it was PACKED. One of those $20 cover dealios that gets everyone sweating.
The line to get in wasn't a line, more like a mob surrounding a classy bouncer. He wasn't an overweight hulk; he was dressed up in a suit and headset, commanding the attention of everyone around while still being totally polite at all times. The place was slammed so it took a little while to get in- even with guestlist. Not fun, but understandable I suppose.
We get in and it's sweet! Very nice decor, people everywhere but not the point of being crowded. It dawned on me then that maybe that's why the line/mob stays a bit bigger than it should be. They could just throw everyone in, but instead they keep things comfy and to outsiders, it looks like Brant House is the place to be. My favourite is that on the dance floor, you can break out your best moves and not have to worry about hitting someone/thing.
It's just a great balance of a lot of things. I loved the music and everyone was really friendly. By friendly, I mean a lot of strangers want to share their bottle service. Thumbs up! Tequila shot, Vodka Cran- just standard drinks and no complaints.
I'd like to go back for a normal, non-event night to compare, but as a venue and club on this night- A-OK! -
Review from Sarah Y.
Vancouver, BC
1/27/2011
I feel weird giving this place three stars because two hours prior to hopping into a cab in my open-toed leather heels in -15 degree weather (hey, don't judge - it was my first time as a Vancouverite partying in Toronto), I scanned Yelp and all I found were 1-2 star reviews.
Anyhoo - I never went for dinner, I was merely put on the G-list and got in without braving the cold for too long unlike all the other people in line, in their closed-toed pumps, mini skirts and skimpy tops.
I got there around 1030PM, so people were still sitting at the tables, eating dessert. Everyone else was just standing around awkwardly, looking around at everyone else standing around awkwardly and looking back at everyone else. *sigh* Yeah, welcome to fast-paced, exciting world of nightlife.
It stayed like this for another hour or so until the VIP section began filling up (which btw, I think one of the bartenders said it was 240$ for a bottle and you had to get two bottles in order to sit on your own little section like all the other cool people who pay more than $500 just to sit in a little booth and stare away at their phones all night, texting) - and within 30 minutes it seemed to fill up fast.
So if you're reading this, I think you're probably trying to figure out one of two things...
1) What kind of crowd can I expect to see here?
- Pairs or groups of 3 middle-aged average-looking guys standing around near a post, watching whatever sports game is playing on the telly
- Not more than one pair or group of 3 cougars at any given point in time - easy to spot not by the crows feet or saggy, wrinkly decolletage but by the lack of ability to dress age-appropriately (note: cropped leather vest revealing saggy pierced navel is not HOT but rather REVOLTING)
- Pairs of 50-something aged, balding men with beer guts creepily attempting to stand within arms reach of the only group of just-barely-legal girls dancing
- Chubby trailer trash in red lace shirts, complete with muffin tops jiggling out, arms flailing with the only thing going for them being their long blonde hair making them look semi-appealing from behind
2) What kind of music do they play?
- Stuff you used to "rock" to when you were in Grade 5 to Grade 9
- Stuff your parents used to rock to a few years prior to your conception
- The occasional song you'd hear on 93.5 but only lasts for a verse and chorus and then gets mixed into one of the above options
So you may be wondering if I had a good time...I'd say yes, it was okay.
At around midnight, it doesn't matter how much you pay to get into the VIP section to sit around and make sweet sweet thumb-love to your iPhone or Blackberry, everyone ends up pouring into that section, the entire place gets pretty jam packed and around 2AM it's time to brave the long-as-hell coat check line again.
And at 4AM, it's finally time for the stupid taxis to start picking up half-frozen people up off the streets and take them back to their homes rather than driving by with no one in the cars, no lights on and only selectively picking up those who live in buttf&^k Ontario. -
Review from Alison B.
2/27/2011
So I've been to Brant House multiple times and I have mixed feelings about it. I've always gone on thursdays and it's always been packed.
The Good
- lots of people and lots of space
- cute outdoor patio in the back
- acceptable place to get foolishly drunk
The Bad
- packed/small bar area
- fairly pricey drinks
The Ugly
- sweaty 30 something bankers with their ties loosened dancing like fools and singing top 40
Conclusion: If you want to get loose in your suit on a Thursday, Brant House may be your ticket to a hangover at work on Friday. -
Review from Hideki K.
7/3/2011
Brant House is a fun lounge to party at.
My U of T friend took me here and he says you can sometimes spot Raptors players hanging here. If you come early enough, there's a happy hour deal you can take advantage of. -
Review from Robin D.
4/28/2011
Its not my thing, but found it decent. From what I could tell it looks nice inside although it was dark
I ended up coming here after work with some colleagues. Just drinks and chat. -
Review from V A.
Toronto, ON
12/22/2010
Is it a restaurant? Is it a club? Is it a lounge? It's all three, but does none well.
I went here a little while ago to celebrate a friend of a friends B-day. 20 people reserved for a 9PM prix-fixe meal.
The Good:
-Service. Before and after the whole party arrived we were made to feel comfortable. Unlike some places, we were able to take our seats with only 10% of the party present.
-bread. warm bread. YUM!
-Price. $35 for 3 courses. For King W its not that bad.
Appetizer. A sizeable salad of mixed field greens, shaved root vegetables (carrots and either a purple carrot or a beet or something like that), and real parmesan cheese and a onion vinegarette. I would have preferred dressing without wine/cider vinegar, but i will not hold that against them.
-really good looking wait staff
The Bad:
-The Main. Steak frites. Asked for medium received a [warm] medium well. Fries were tasty, but overly salted.
-The Dessert. Can you even call it that? A cross between a cookie and a cake. No flavour, but with a dollop of whip cream and some unknown berry type thing on top.
The Other:
-After 9 PM this place turns into a "club". A club you say? Do they move the tables out of the way? You would think so right? Well, they don't.
-TVS. There are 3 large screens with projectors. They would have 2 or 3 different think on the screens you would think right? Well they had the same movie on all three screens on a loop, so I saw parts of the movie twice.
-Cover charge. WTF? How can this place start charging cover after 9 PM? Hmmm? Maybe its because they close the second set of doors so you can't see how crap it is inside. or maybe its how they set up some truly ghetto stations outside making it appear that at some point there may be a line.
The Verdict.
-This place is overpriced and over rated. The only saving grace was the waitress that gave great service. -
Review from Derek L.
Oakville, ON
11/22/2010
For dinner, this place is expensive, and I would skip it. It's not really a restaurant, it's more of a club. Go somewhere that is a restaurant 100%.
At night this place is good place to let loose over drinks and music. Well dressed mature crowd. Interior is modern and elegant. Music is fine... the usual.
My overall experiences here however have been mixed. Sometimes I'm bored and just want to leave. For that reason I give it 3/5
Derek -
Review from Jerry J.
North York, ON
10/5/2009
Stay at home and order a pizza! I will try to keep this review very short without getting into too many details... If you are planning on dinning in this place expect the following:
A. Wait for 2 hours for food.
B.Get your orders mixed.
C. Pay extra for the right dishes because the kitchen won't make new ones unless you speak to a manager.
D. Wait for 20 mins for a manager to show up.
E. Wait another 20 mins for your right order.
F. Have very loud music in the background throughout dinner.
It was my first and last time there! -
Review from Victoria M.
Toronto, ON
5/5/2009
I was at Brant House on a Friday night had dinner then went to Cheval (which is down the street).
We were in a big group (it was for a bday) and I must say all the food was excellent. I had steak with steamed veggies and it was cooked perfectly. The Burger and fries is HUGE.. so if you're really hungry you should order it. I found a lot of the guys were ordering it because as they put it "it hit the spot."
The atmosphere was good too. Once the lights dimmed down and the music I found myself really enjoying the place. The DJ played a bit of everything, but he looked like he just came from a baseball game which was disappointing... don't ask why...I was just let down.
As far as the crowd goes you had a big age group.. people ranging in age from 21-65... So it would have been interesting to see how the evening progressed once the night really got started.
Oh and the drinks were cheap! 3 drinks (vodka water) was only $12.
I'll probably go back again at some point.. when I'll do I'll give you fellow yelpers an update! -
Review from Tanya N.
11/14/2009
Pass on dinner if you have a choice.
I ordered off the set menu since it was a work event. The salad was probably the best part of the meal. It was mixed greens, pine nuts, goat cheese and butternut squash. The squash really differentiated it from other mixed green salads. I ordered the steak frites. It was way too chewy (I have my steak medium rare). I only finished half of it because I got tired of chewing. My colleagues enjoyed their steak so one of them tried mine and agreed - way to chewy, he had to just force it down. I guess it was just my steak that was sub par. The dessert was a disaster. White chocolate brownie was turned into what tasted like a dense, dry cake mix with a crusty sweet bottom. Most people didn't even finish a quarter of it. It was sad to see the waiter take away plates with most of the dessert on it. -
Review from Maureen P.
Toronto, ON
10/5/2009
Come here on a Saturday night and there will be a huge line up in front of this lounge. This is how you skip the line and get inside in no time...
Get bottle service and come with a huge group of only girls.
Kinda sucks you have to rely on spending the cash (approximately $250 a bottle plus 17% gratuity) and leave the boys at home in order to guarantee quicky entrance and attentive service, but that night we were celebrating a stagette. So we did it!
We had a fabulous time! Danced the night away. Closed up shop and didn't leave until the lights came on.
Granted we were already drunk a$$ before we stepped into the place. Granted we ordered too many bottles that we didn't even finish the alcohol we ordered. And yes, we were so drunk, we would have danced anywhere and to anything. LOL!
But hey, spend the money, arrive already drunk and you are guaranteed the most memorable time that you won't be able to remember! But I'm warning you now, the next day, you probably won't feel as hot. Haha! -
Review from Kara M.
Toronto, ON
4/21/2009
On Saturday, this place is awful. The music is weird (am I at a rave? No! I'm in a dark lounge!), the wait staff are overloaded and the people are highly douchey (yes, even you if you're there on Saturday).
But, if you go on a week night, the atmosphere is super chill, the decor is great and food is actually pretty good, for lounge appetizers.
BUT, this place isn't as great as Chill Winston in Vancouver. That place does the dark-classy-lounge better than anything else I've seen. Just sayin'. [http://www.yelp.ca/biz... -
Review from Justin C.
10/14/2008
This was easily my favorite club we visited during my trip to Toronto. We came here twice, both on a Thursday night (we tried coming back on a Saturday night, but we just had too many people), and had an absolute blast.
The cover is $10, but it's nothing if you get in before 9. There is also a $2 coat check if you want to use it, which I think is fantastic as it was the only club we went to that even offered the option.
Apparently they also serve food here, so I'm guessing based on Todd's review below that its primary focus is a restaurant. Usually these restaurant into night club transformations fail tragically, but I think Brant House pulls it off quite nicely. I even saw people getting served some nice looking dishes around 11'ish, so I'm not sure what time the kitchen closes down.
The decor of the place (aside from the country-western bar looking tables in the middle) is a great low-light, dark color palette with ultra plush couches and large tv screens that show some really freaky shit during club hours. There is also attendant service in the bathroom, which is just another nice touch Brant House added.
I had one of the best bartenders ever on my last visit to Brant House. I didn't catch him name, but he looked about mid-30's with a closely buzzed haircut (sorry, best I can remember!). I left my card with him and got almost instant drinks ahead of others all night, and he made them much better than the 2 other bartenders I got drinks from earlier.
The DJ here was ok. He started out with all 80's tracks for close to 30 minutes, which was getting quite old by the time he switched over to music that we recognized. The rest of the night was pretty much all hiphop from the last 10 years, pretty cliche but still mixed nicely at least.
My one real complaint with Brant House was the dance floor. It is entirely too small, and I think this is where the restaurant/club idea hurts them the most. On a busy night it is PACKED, with very little room to even move to the bar. They do the best they can to clear out more space by removing all the chairs from the middle table section, but this doesn't really help much. -
Review from Emily T.
Toronto, ON
12/3/2008
Boring.
That is pretty much the word that sums up Brant House. The revitalization happening in "King West" brought many new venues for wining and dining, but I didn't realize that along with it, came such a shitty attitude.
Brant House (no the) is one of those typical lounge/club places that is supposed to appeal to the older club goers who want to go beyond Richmond street. It also seems to appeal to the lesser kind; people who are stuck up and like crappy music. I went there for a birthday party, not knowing what I was getting into. Being among friends always makes a crappy place bearable, but Brant House is awful in so many ways.
Firstly, the music is what you'd probably find your 14 year old cousin listening and grooving to, and even that is a stretch. It's a mix of top 40, hip hop and mediocre dance, perfect for grinding to!
Secondly, its a very typical and oh-so-tired meat market. Ladies in barely-there and men happy to stare, I saw more pick up attempts than a cleaner on the 400 series highway on garbage duty. Unless you like this sort of thing, I'd say pass with a big red flag.
Lastly, the food and service was terrible. I can't elaborate further, but hopefully what you've read is warning enough. -
Review from Gaurav S.
Toronto, ON
2/16/2009
After years of retaliation and staying clear of almost everything in its vicinity, last night, I was coerced (forced) into the front doors of Brant House.
I'll toss up 1 star for giving me a spot to see a ton of old friends from high school and university, in one place. Bottle service and sport coats to match, they seemed to be having a fantastic time, and that made me smile. That was about it for the positives though.
The DJ's were "one-two-checking" on the mic for absolutely no reason, the music was a tasteless mix of late-90's hip-Pop (I thought we all agreed that Nelly was to be eliminated from our history books), the standard crowd pleasers (Bell Biv Devoe, R Kelly and Keith Murray, never would have seen those guys comin) and a couple of "hot new tracks" that fell off about 6 months ago. (Am I being overly critical?)
The bouncer at the front door was way more pleasant than I expected him to be, but regardless, line-ups at the front-door that have nothing to do with capacity issues inside, is something that I just can't condone.
Anyway, it was a good learning experience. I totally forgot that spots like Brant House still exist. If you're looking for a place to get dressed up, drink your face off (at $9.00 a drink) and dance to some really popular tunes, you'll probably have a decent time here.
My jeans, comfy kicks, un-gelled hair, and more importantly, my thirst for endless conversations with awesome new people, just don't bode well for these types of environments. -
Review from Heather B.
Scarborough, ON
4/5/2010
This place is OK.
I went here for Dinner on Saturday night for my friends Bachelorette.
I think I've seen better food. I found it very plain.
I had the salmon with maple glazed potatoes and a bed of green beans.
The salmon was just baked and then the potatoes were nothing special.
When I pay for a $20 mean I expect at least something to jump out at me flavor wise.
We also had appetizers. Mussels (which were really nice)
and Fries...and let's just say they are exactly the same as Swiss Chalet. Not impressed with that one.
The atmosphere is beautiful and the staff are friendly.
I dont think I'd eat here again.
I might come back and try the lounge at night but other Yelpers are putting me off that too :P -
Review from Myrem D.
Mississauga, ON
7/20/2010
Depending on what your going for this place can be the best or worst experience.
If your looking for a night out drinking,dancing with the girls/boys -MISS . if your looking for a lounge atmosphere with a mature crowd and/OR a quiet dinner , its a jackpot!
The staff- friendly and attentive.
The place is one big room, lots of dark wood. The lighting is dimmed with lots of candles. ( awesome place for people watching)
Crowd varies ranging from 23 - 50.
I noticed lots of older men with suite&tie chatting up the ladies that are dressed younger but clearly appear older hanging around the bar area. There's 2 bars at both ends of the room.
The crowd that come for dinner are a bit younger and dressed well. NOT a shorts/t-shirt /jeans kind of spot.
Tables are long with high bar stool style chairs, centre of the room. Really useful if your in a group.
If its just 2/3 people, chances are you'll have another couple or small group sitting beside you.
On fridaty, I went for dinner with a friend ,and tried the summerlicious menu.
Tried the salad for appetizer - awesome but extremely buttery
The chicken with veggies for entree - perfect if you're watching what you eat or want something light.
Chocolate Brulee for desert - its just a rich chocolate square. Too rich and a tad dry for my liking.
My friend had the tomatoes herb soup for appetizer - cold but very nice if you like the taste of cease rs
Steak and fries for entree - the steak was well prepared but the fries were bland.
Cheesecake for desert - pretty good and delicious with the graham bottom.
came up to 102$ with 2 rounds of drinks! (including tip)
overall, I like the place mostly because you can dress up and have wine and dinner with your girls. If you choose to stay for the club part its convenient for a "go with the flow" night.
m. -
Review from neesa r.
4/25/2011
went here for friend's bday party on a friday night.
COVER:
I liked that there is no cover before 9pm (a bit too early though could have been until 10pm) but it gave us time to come together earlier and chat in almost total quietness since the place was empty until around 11pm.
DRINKS:
not sure about food but the drinks (mixes) were only plain $3 until 10pm! I'd say they were too diluted but for $3 I'm not gonna complain.
DANCE FLOOR:
It took them a while to understand that we came there to dance. Only after about 30min and 10 of us dancing between the tables did they move them around and created a sort of a dance floor.
TV SCREENS:
there was some weird show on the TV screens but hey did you come there to watch TV?
might come back just for the cheap drinks. -
Review from Daniel K.
Scarborough, ON
3/28/2011
I was held at the door becuase my shoes where dressy enough even though I was wearing dress shoes...I wait the door man let in someone with sneakers on (which somehow were dressier then dress shoes). Finally got in becuase we knew a promoter...It was nothing to cry home about..Music was terrible and the service was even worse..I would avoid this place
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Review from Todd V.
Toronto, ON
9/14/2008 1 photo
As King Not-so-West starts to build up more and more and the gentrification seems to continue unabated, it's small wonder that more and more higher-end restaurants are going to open in the neighbourhood. In comes Brant House. A newer addition to the neighbourhood, it received decent write-ups in the Toronto Star (http://www.yelp.ca/biz...) upon its opening. And truly, any place that's walking distance for me is going to be tried out.
The décor is very dark, modern and elegant. When I asked for a booth, I was expecting a typical four-seater that you get in most restaurants and not one that, though elegant, could house a Maple Leaf's line change. Big is what I'm telling you. Servers are polite and efficient, you are not left wanting or in need of anything, really. All seem conversational and not unprofessional. You'll have a nice exchange and not have to hear about what their cats threw up on that morning as they were getting ready to leave. I'd thank you to return the favour for them.
Food came out promptly, and tasty. The steak I ordered hit everything in the right places, those being rare, tender, and tasty. The wine list is quite decent so looking for something to complement the meal shouldn't cause much grief. Be warned, I took an early dinner service. It may turn into a dance club afterwards, so if that's not your deal, book early. -
Review from Sanita M.
6/14/2011
This club is okay.. Nothing special to remember, been there once and no more urge to return. There are better places than this.
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Review from Tracy B.
Toronto, ON
2/6/2009
The crowd at Brant is awful on a Saturday. Friday is the night to go. People pretty much keep to their selves but going with a big group is great!
Music is random at times but it's usually a song you want to hear, plus in the winter they always have the fire blazing channel on the TVs... I love that channel!!! -
Review from Shawn B.
Etobicoke, ON
2/12/2011
Not the greatest experience.
Long line (and it's freezing cold, I mean get some heaters, canopies... but they have nothing!!!).
Then you get inside, again a wait for the coat check. Same thing, management focused on so many things that they are forgetting about the basics. Does it make sense to wait in line for 30+ mins, and then wait again for coat check 10 mins... WTF???
Basically, it's the same Toronto night club garbage. Despicable service & exorbitant prices. When is someone in the industry going to implement a basic concept- a great experience from the line up, coat check, to getting a drink? As far as I understand night clubs are a SERVICE, however most lack in providing a top quality experience- and Brant House is unfortunately just like the rest. -
Review from Maggie T.
Toronto, ON
3/8/2011
They dont always have best crowds, but over all they still win over tons of other places over the years for location(King/Brant), food, service, music, crowd consistency of great events, and nice bouncers. Only thing is I dont go to clubs to pick up guys, if you go with a nice group of ppl just for a nite out then its a great spot to go for Halloween! Sometimes U get pretentious douche bags n much older guys trying to pick us up on a occasional girls nite out, just ignore them!!! =D And I like how Brant House is connected to Cobra , u get to do one stone two birds going to two places one time. =D
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Review from lindsey s.
6/23/2010
This place is much like how I envision hell would be. Terrible music, terrible crowd - I couldnt believe that when I left people were actually waiting in line to get in. I do have to say the interior is really cool, but at 10 pm all the tables are moved and the place goes schizophrenic from a dinner lounge to a dance hall. It was the most bizarre transformation ever. I recommend if one of your friends sentences you to hell and makes you go here, that you hang out back outside with the smokers and the outdoor bar.
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Review from Kurt G.
ON
12/2/2008
I have been many times for a night out and have to say the crowd is far from enjoyable these days. I recently went for dinner (around 7pm) as it is close and found it way too loud to have any type of conversation. The food was simple, but very well prepared and enjoyable.
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Review from Anna V.
Toronto, ON
10/17/2008
I was never one to mince words, so I'll just come out and say it: The Brant House is absolutely terrible. Pretentious and yet middle of the road. This is where the 20 something club district goes to tow the line. The layout, staff and music selection is completely unimaginative and the patrons have little if nothing to contribute in either conversation or dance. Plus, it boasts one of the worst sound systems in the city. It's not even bad good. It's just bad.
