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Churchill
- Hours:
Mon-Sun 7 pm - 2 am
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Price Range:
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$$$
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Music:
- DJ, Background
- Smoking:
- No
- Coat Check:
- No
- Noise Level:
- Very Loud
- Has TV:
- No
10 reviews for Churchill
10 reviews in English
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Review from Natalie T.
East York, ON
12/31/2011
VIBE
Noisy/packed on the weekends; quite chill during the week from my experience. The bartenders know their stuff here and have saved me many times from a denied entry into Enoteca Sociale (rant: two hour wait to eat at the bar?! Please. GVG is good but he is not God). This place is run from the same owners as The Beaconsfield so it's a similar crowd. Usually, the chefs and resto industry are coming here on a Sunday or Monday.
I DRINK/DRANK
They have a number of fabulous cocktails here and they make a pretty stiff gin and tonic.
I highly recommend their menu. It's all good. Vague, yes, but honestly I can't remember!
OBLIGATORY CATCHY REMARK
Missed church? Their libations will bring you a heavenly state. And just a note: there may be a few sins happening downstairs. No-one's perfect! -
Review from Eric M.
3/21/2012
I made it out to the Churchill recently and while I wasn't blown away it wasn't a bad spot either.
Churchill is trying to cater to a more upscale crowd than most places on Dundas West. This of course means having just enough beers in bottles that the "cool" kids will like if they venture in and an expensive cocktail menu for folks looking to impress their dates. That's ok. Why fight it? The area is filling up with money so why shouldn't they try and grab a piece?
What I don't like about Churchill is how busy it gets. I'm good at ignoring loud or obnoxious people in bars that I don't want to mingle with but it gets tough when they're almost sitting on your table because there's no space to stand. When I arrived there were about ten people littered about. When I left there were at least ten times that and as one other reviewer commented, the crowd gets a little too 905/Queen West for my liking.
The aforementioned cocktail menu is very similar to many other places in town. They've hired some young bartender that is trying to out do other young bartenders by making "new" drinks with the same ingredients everyone else is using. I've seen far too much chartreuse and maraschino juice on cocktail menus lately. Sickeningly sweet old lady ingredients aside, some of the drinks were nice. The Paper Plane was quite good and even though the Pan Am Clipper almost made my teeth fall out, it was very tasty.
I can't lie, I wouldn't recommend this place to my friends (because it's not their kind of place) but if I was going out for drinks with a client, this would be a good choice on a weeknight. -
Review from Ksenja T.
3/12/2012 1 Check-in Here
In the matter of 45 minutes, this place turned from a low-key bar serving woodford bourbon cocktails, to a packed frenzy where you could barely hear yourself. Thank God we came here early enough to grab a table, but even then, they stop servicing the tables after a certain time!! I guess that's to be expected on a Saturday night.
Service wasn't slow, bartender seems to be very concentrated and on the ball. The vibe is what you would expect of a bar on Dundas. The DJ was throwing back some old school hip hop, which was cool.
Now, the cocktails: for $14/pop (somehow we only got charged $12.38, maybe the menu was wrong,) I would have expected them to be better...more complete. Actually, I really liked the Pan Am and the Full Metal Jacket, but the others lacked a balance. They were quite strong so ultimately--I didn't mind that. -
Review from Sarah H.
Toronto, ON
11/6/2011 1 Check-in Here
Came here with a friend while we were waiting for a table at a nearby restaurant...we had about an hour or so to spare, and the hostess from the restaurant recommended Churchill.
We got there just after 6:30pm on a Friday night, so it was pretty quiet when we arrived. We grabbed a table and both ordered a Raging Bull (since we are both tequila fans) and ordered the spiced olives and a veg salad they had on special that day.
Food was great, and the service was friendly. Seemed like a really chill place to hang out, I would def come back for a drink with friends. -
Review from Melinda M.
Toronto, ON
9/20/2011 1 Check-in Here
We stopped in for a drink one recent Saturday night and grabbed bar stools. It was pretty busy inside, and very busy on the patio. The drinks were good and well priced. Love the fact that a jack and coke is a few bucks less than a beer!! Bring it!
Only problem was we got there only a little while before they closed down the patio. All of a sudden the civilized bar with a good dj and nice bartenders turned into a swarm of loud drunks pushing for more beverages! If that's your scene, fill your boots. I'll check it out again because the drinks and music were both good. -
Review from Julie T.
Toronto, ON
5/11/2011
I went here on a Tuesday night to grab drinks with some friends. It was really quiet for a weeknight, but a really enjoyable experience nonetheless. The bartender (with the dreads) makes excellent cocktails. They were discounted as well - bonus!
The staff were very friendly and attentive, and quick on the orders. The only drawback of the night was that the space felt huge with only 6 of us in there, but it looks like it would have a great vibe when it's full.
Overall, a sophisticated yet cute little spot to grab a good cocktail and enjoy great conversation. The marinated olives were delicious. Drinks-wise, I'd recommend the gin and tonic with grapefruit zest, or the Dahna Grossi if you like Campari. -
Review from Noel D.
A beautiful little bar which I believe is an extension of The Beaconsfield -- a few of the bartenders from the Beacs seem to have located to this popular Dundas location. And so far the overall vibe is similar between the two establishments.
The two things I like about Churchill is the location (Dundas is very accessible to me with a few great bars in the area) and the layout/atmosphere. The bar is large but away from the door with plenty of space around it to prevent the ever-annoying bottlenecking. The chalkboards surrounding the place are carefully scripted and look fantastic. The lighting makes the place seem golden and exposed brick never looks bad.
I've not ate here but might in the spring/summer months. The venue does have a patio so I think Churchill might explode in popularity once they crack it open. Stay tuned... -
Review from Rachel L.
Toronto, ON
3/8/2011
On a cold, rainy, snowy Saturday night I met up here with a friend. Neither one of us had been before but I had read about one of the bartenders in a list of the best cocktails in the city.
My friend and I agreed that they had a healthy list of beverages and if I had the chance to order that cocktail I had read about, I would have gone for it. The bar was packed, it was really dark, and it was extremely noisy, so I decided to just grab a beer and retreat to my table (sans chairs) and begin my evening.
Nothing about this place blew me away. It's part of the spillover of bars from Ossington and I welcome the addition to the neighbourhood. The people at the bar seemed OK, but I couldn't see them that well and I couldn't really talk to them either, as I had strained my voice over the really, really loud soundtrack of pop and rap.
Perhaps this is a much better destination in the summer. -
Review from Akvile H.
5/2/2011 1 Check-in Here
Great spot for drinks, hanging out with friends, and awesome bar! I stopped in to meet some friends for drinks here for the first time this weekend and it was really quite nice. The place was packed but it still was comfortable in there. They bartenders were nice, the prices were appropriate, and the drinks were made very well.
I liked the layout of the spot and the location is really great! I also really like the writing on the wall that they had. Made for some great photo backgrounds and I enjoyed reading the quotes. I would recommend checking out this fine establishment for some drinks if you are in the area!
ps- Check out the really awesome old school Underwood type writer on the bar! -
Review from Bobby W.
Toronto, ON
10/11/2011
Sorry, I've never had a good time at this bar, even though it's on Dundas west, the non-locals have found this place, feels like it belongs on Queen west. Feels very out of place for the area. Lots of striped shirts on dudes and girls dressed up too much for the bar.
