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Hey Lucy
Categories: Nightlife Bars Restaurants Italian Restaurants Pizza Bars, Italian, Pizza [Edit]
295 King St WToronto, ON M5V 1J5
Neighbourhoods: Entertainment District, Downtown Core
(416) 979-1010
- Hours:
Mon 4 pm - 11 pm
Tue 11:30 am - 11 pm
Wed, Fri-Sat 11:30 am - 2 am
Thu 11:30 am - 12 am
Sun 11:30 am - 9 pm
- Good for Kids:
- No
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Price Range:
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$$
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Take Away:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Wi-Fi:
- No
- Good For:
- Lunch, Dinner
- Music:
- Background
- Best Nights:
- Wed, Sun, Sat
- Happy Hour:
- Yes
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Smoking:
- No
- Coat Check:
- No
- Noise Level:
- Loud
- Good For Dancing:
- No
- Ambience:
- Casual
- Has TV:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
39 reviews for Hey Lucy
Review Highlights
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"...from the sweet chocolaty type, tart jolly rancher type (yum." In 2 reviews -
"We opted for goat cheese and sun-dried tomatoes as our..." In 4 reviews -
"We also enjoyed the martinis." In 10 reviews
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39 reviews in English
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Review from Bobby N.
Toronto, ON
4/17/2012
Okay been lazy with my reviews lately but time to get yelping.
Went with a friend for drinks here after hearing about the $4 martinis.
The entrance is a very akward door, which is made more akward by the number of people waiting in line for a table. They do have an upstairs also but I think that is only for dining.
Since we were not there for food we quickly saw some people leave the bar area so we took up position there.
The layout of the place is narrow with more space towards the back where the kitchen and dining area is. This place must be popular as the queue was pretty long.
The drink selection is good, the martinis varied in taste and style however for me I could drink these in one gulp but took my time.
I like the atmosphere and vibe of the place, its very laid back but a great place to go and chat and catch up with friends. The service was good and quick.
We did order some calamari but yeah as mentioned below it was a real stingy portion.
Overall nothing really to seperate this place from any other after work bar but I did like the overal vibe of the place. -
Review from Natalie T.
East York, ON
5/24/2012 1 Check-in Here
VIBE
After not being able to get any sort of seat at Earl's down the street, coming to Hey Lucy and snagging a spot on their rooftop patio was a nice relief in the summer weather. We were lucky to get one of two to three seats available. Service is good.
WE DRANK
Heineken. Nothing beats a nice, cold brew on a hot day.
I've had food here before. It's ok.
OBLIGATORY CATCHY REMARK
Hey! They have a secret rooftop patio even if you don't notice the blantantly obvious sign across the front saying "ROOFTOP PATIO." Great after work or on a late afternoon weekend. -
Review from Monica F.
2/26/2012
The big appeal about this female-dominant restaurant is obviously the $3.99 martinis. My favourite is the "Godzilla" (cranberry/lime/vodka.) Food is okay, nothing special. Don't order the calamari, such a stingy portion for $10.
If you're seated upstairs, it's quite a mission to get to the bathrooms. And if you're obese, this may not be the restaurant for you as I'm quite slim and could barely squeeze into the bathroom stall. Also, I hate restaurants that can't split bills, like, come on... -
Review from Alex F.
Toronto, ON
3/13/2012
You must try the fried pasta appetizer mmmmmm and martini wednesday (similar to eat my martinis selection though not as extensive) but prepare to wait for a table bc it gets packed.
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Review from Lynn C.
9/4/2011
Came here for lunch today and sat on the front patio. It's been a while since I've been here.
$11 for rosemary chicken pesto panini with caesar salad
$3.99 for a martini
The food was decent. The service was decent. The location was decent.
My only complain is the noise today. The area next door was doing construction during the daytime (they really shouldnt) and the airshow going on, plus the fire trucks.
Not somewhere i'd suggest for great food. But decent for a patio outing if you're just lounging around on a Sunday afternoon.Listed in: Eats ariound CityPlace,…
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Review from Danae L.
8/28/2011
Chicken/garlic pizza was amaze!!!!!!
And please indulge and get the antipasto platter... absolutely fresh and delicious and amazing. Mind-blowing! -
Review from Kiran S.
Toronto, ON
11/17/2011
This place is very average (can you hear the disappointment in my statement)
I went here on a Wednesday, it was packed and very lively. A young professional crowd. Turns out Wed are 'martini night'. I had a Hey Lucy martini, it was really sweet. Like a child's martini (except children dont drink so thats not a good example) with gummy bears in it. My friend had something with lychee in it, it was even sweeter!
I know Martini's can be liquid desserts on their own, but there was no creativity to what they made. Just tasted like...a lot of grenadine.
ok, moving on to the food. We had a platter with fried calamari (good but chewy), cheese stuffed ravioli (suprisingly good), hummus (average) and brushetta (good). That was followed by the olive pizza. I love kalamata olives so was excited to try this pizza. But it was very average tasting, not bad, not good (ie. Terroni's make's good pizza!).
Overall this was an ok dining experience. It was super loud, I felt like I was in a bar shouting conversation with my friend all night.
To me, Hey Lucy is a dressed up Jack Astor's. The price of the meal was fair, service was fast, and it was a fun place to hang out.
Personally, I dont think I will return, there's many other places in Toronto to spend your $ on way tastier food (as I'm learning from yelp!) -
Review from A B.
Toronto, ON
8/16/2011
The rooftop patio was cramped, an employee was on the back steps smoking and having a loud conversation on her phone, and once the sun went down we could hardly see our food due to poor lighting.
Had the crispy ravioli to start: pretty dry even with the red sauce for dipping. Hate to say i've had better a big chain restaurants that don't even focus on Italian food.
Chicken alfredo: there wasn't a whole lot of chicken in this dish, the sauce was pretty oily. Not horrible, but definately ask for Parmesan and lots of pepper. The grilled bread it came with was the best part, sadly.
Classic pizza: this was the best out of the three, still not something I would think twice about.
The service was pretty good, the girls were very friendly and happy to answer questions about the menu. -
Review from Mochi M.
11/9/2011
It's not an awful place to go to, but I am not sure I'd go again.
The atmosphere is nice, albeit a bit loud.. The menu didn't really appeal to me (pasta, pizza, standard fare), but I went for the calzone, which ended up being overly cheesy inside and the chicken breast was pretty dry.
The 'housemade' sauce was freezing cold, and I am not sure it was meant to be a counterpoint against the hot, melty calzone, but it should have at least been room temperature, not out of the fridge and out of a jar.
Yes I said it. OUT OF THE JAR SAUCE.
The nicer cocktail drinks are $11 if you don't go on Wednesday night which immediately put me off.
Overall people seemed to like their food, but I can make most of the food better at home and I've had better. -
Review from Jon O.
6/19/2011 5 Check-ins Here
Over the last few years Hey Lucy has become one of our "go to" patios in the summer for a long, relaxing lunch. It may be the only place in Toronto where the waitress knows my drink order without me having to say a word, although I have to admit that it's a simple order: gin martini with a twist.
I wouldn't consider myself a martini guy, but how can you go wrong with $4 martinis every day before 5pm (and all day Wednesday). Typically after a few lunchtime martinis I go back to the office thinking I'm in Mad Men and that I will bump into Roger Stirling in the elevator. Be careful, because when you actually sit down at your desk and realize it's not the 50s the rest of the day can be pretty disheartening.
As for food, make sure you try something that's cooked in their wood-burning oven...I don't think you'll be able to resist if you're seated on the patio because the chimney smoke lightly wafts over the patio as if you're sitting at a luxurious campground. I guess I should mention (if you haven't figured it out already) that the patio is up the stairs and at the back. Not much of a view because it's on the second floor, but it has a very comforting and cozy feel instead.
Back to the food, I suggest the Double Smoked Florentine calzone or the DIY pizza ($10 for a 2-topping pizza at lunch). As it says on the menu, the pizza is "stretched thin to order and cooked in our hard-wood fired dome oven at about 700F". Delish.
I feel as if I should mention the two small downsides, as well:
1) The portion sizes can be quite small if you're a big eater, although they're perfect for me.
2) The service can be very slow. This can also be looked on as a positive, because it doesn't have that rushed air that is common to most financial district establishments. Just don't expect to be back for that 1pm meeting if you leave at noon.
Overall Hey Lucy is highly recommended for a comfortable, laid back, patio lunch on a sunny Friday. Any work that has been on your mind (or any problems whatsoever) will disappear faster than the $4 martinis! -
Review from Alexey T.
North York, ON
7/13/2011
$3.99 Wednesday all day Martini's! hard to really beat that. The thin crust pizza was quite good, prepared quickly and had just the right sauce to cheese to topping ratio.
Gets busy on Wednesday's but if you got a smaller group getting a table should enot be a problem, more than 4 may require a lengthy wait or a sit at the bar (which offers tThe full menu).
So how is a 3.99 martini? I am no expert, a beer drinker really, but there is quite a selection and they are not too watered down.
Watch out for the yummy gummy bears in the Hey Lucy martini, and if you didn't get them or they skimmed out on the lichi, make sure to point that out (at the bar you should always get them but they have tried to skim out at the tables)
Happy drinking... -
Review from Julia L.
Toronto, ON
5/4/2011
I came here for lunch with a friend before going to the symphony at Roy Thomson Hall on a dreary Sunday afternoon. We got here around 1pm and it was pretty empty inside; no reservation necessary.
I ordered the roasted veg and goat cheese panini with sweet potato fries (so typical me). My friend asked if she could have one of their wraps on a panini instead, and her request was graciously accommodated.
Our food came out fairly quickly, however I noticed that my panini came with fries instead of the sweet potato fries I had ordered. I can be harsh and critical on Yelp but I'm really meek as a lamb in real life, so I didn't want to mention it. Our hawk-eyed server somehow noticed my friend and I muttering about the mix-up and she brought an order of sweet potato fries to our table right away. Amazing.
My panini was quite good - warm roasted vegetables with plenty of goat cheese on a chewy bun that was nice and crispy on the outside. The sweet potato fries, on the other hand, had a bit of a greasy taste that I wasn't the most fond of. I didn't have anything to drink other than water for fear that I would nod off during the symphony, but they have an extensive list of martinis that I would go back to try one day!
Service was pleasant and quick, and we were in and out in about an hour. Also, everything on the menu seems very reasonably priced - my total for a very filling lunch came to less than $15! As mentioned by other reviewers, the decor here is funky and cool, making Hey Lucy a great pick for a girls night out. -
Review from eric s.
9/12/2011
Met some friends here for drinks after dinner at the Kit Kat, figuring we'd venture elsewhere after meeting up.
Which we did.
But we didn't find another bar nearby that was as relaxed or hassle-free as Hey Lucy and we quickly went back. Great place to just sit at the bar and knock back a few whilst chatting with friends. The Saturday bartender was charming and attentive. If I'm in Toronto again, I'll definitely make it a point to drop in again. -
Review from Mauricio A.
Toronto, ON
6/15/2011
A reasonable place to hang out and the first south locale on the King Street West strip, just west of John Street. It has two patios, the smaller front one where everyone wants to be in due to excellent people watching prospects, the cool street vibe and the less know back one on the 2nd floor. Which is where you get shoved in once the place gets packed.
Don't get me wrong, this place gets packed due to being on the strip, it's smallish dimensions and trendy exposed brick decour. For example seating at the front is alright, with it's retro zebra patterns back splash and couches and a good simile of Italian food. Seating near the bar and you are either tight against the bar itself or against the wall due to the passing wait-staff so if you are more than 2 then forget it. So basically if you come in larger groups, then it can be a quite tricky and I would just avoid this place altogether. Best for groups of 3-4.
Service can be touch and go. I have had respectable service, however I have known large groups that had a nightmare being seated due to bad staff planning and on top of that, rude behaviour. Also the food is nothing special, although the Pizzas are not okay.
Now the reason why this locale gets 4 stars instead of 3 is their mighty famous Martini Nights on Wednesday. Personally I have been going to them for more than 10 years. After work, maybe for a date or just to chill.
Over a decade ago (God I feel old saying that), almost no one cared about Martinis --or Sushi for that matter, so Hey Lucy was in a class of it's own and there weren't that many Martini places. [RIP Babylon].
So cheap $3.99 --limited selection-- Martinis where unheard off, although back then most martini's where in the $7 range rather than today's $11. Thus Wednesdays this places gets ridiculously packed, you would have to be around 7:00pm+ to guarantee seating.
Personally, if I need some cheap Martini's however, I tend to the go the Annex location than this one. It's not only newer (just over a year old at time of writing) and has a nicer, more modern and less retro-vibe as well. Mind you, I generally only go for the Martinis, not the food. When I have Italian I expect to be blown away.Listed in: My Reviews
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Review from Anne M.
1/27/2011
This place gets 4 stars during the week, and two stars on the weekend. During the week, downtowners can get a wood-fired pizza and $4 martini on Wednesday night or a $5 glass of wine on a Thursday night. Pizza is good, fresh and filling (I've yet to find pizza that is inedible!). They have a range of martinis ranging from the sweet chocolaty type, tart jolly rancher type (yum!) or something a little more classic, and most come serve with a special candy in the bottom. They also have a variety of beer on tap and in bottle. The thing that sets this place apart is teh dessert pizza - pizza dough, with chocolate sauce and gelato. It sounds like a kid's dessert but is very good - I highly recommend sharing.
The exposed brick, chandelier and zebra print couches totally set the vibe for a fun girls' night out but there are often couples on dates or movie goers catching a drink before or after a film at the TIFF Lightbox across teh street. And... in the summer they have a small patio in front on lively King St W and an upstairs patio at the back.
On the weekend, this place changes and all of the things I like during the week seem cheesy so I don't go...Listed in: Soooo Toronto (in a good way!)
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Review from Mary P.
3/21/2011
This place is so reminiscent of a New York joint that I was having deja vu. The brick wall and the narrowness of the bar make me feel like I'm in a nice bar in Brooklyn. There is more space in the back by the wood burning oven but I actually liked sitting right next to the bar on the tables next to the brick. You can see where the mortar has crumbled away in the brick wall and where they've stuck a few wood chips to keep out the draft.
Charming. The rustic outer surface is decked with various signs of Harley Davidson and Moosehead fame but still they have this almost posh vibe from hanging chandeliers and the beer tap backlight with several shiny gold tiles.
The mixed drinks are delicious and unique. The "Hey Lucy" specifically. I've never had alcohol soaked gummy bears before but OMG they're the most amazing things ever. Something about leaving those gummy bears in the bottom of your glass until the end makes the flavor just pop in your mouth. I'm tempted to try it at home. Very.
The food was also excellent. We had sweet potato fries which were served with some sort of aoli type sauce. The Grilled vegetable panini is delicious and I've never seen so many options to eat goat cheese (my obsession as per cheeses currently). The quatro formigiani? is a great flavorful pasta although its very heavy and thick with cream sauce.
If I could I'd go back here on a regular basis. -
Review from Danie B.
7/5/2011
My rating was based on the food and service that I received. I was staying at the hyatt across street and was looking for a late night dinner place. I crossed the street to look at the selections of restaurants. I think it was because of the zebra patterned seats against the wall that made me come inside.
I ordered the 4 cheese agnolotti and it was delicious. Yum. The service was ok; nothing too special. -
Review from Mariko M.
5/29/2011
I brought some friends from Ottawa here last night for dinner.
I love King Street and will make any excuse to go!
Being a Saturday night with nice weather, I anticipated a long wait. In order to avoid this, I decided to make a reservation. You can do it easily on-line and the Manager will promptly respond to your requests. I made many, many, many changes and each time the Manager was quite accommodating.
The location is great and gives out-of-towners a good impression of Toronto. The proximity to cafes and lounges for after dinner adds to this place. We went to the TIFF Lightbox for coffee and treats after our dinner.
I found the food to be pretty good as did my Dining Companions. Portions were generous and when we left we were all quite full. Pricing is pretty reasonable too.
Yay, I'm a fan. -
Review from daz M.
Scarborough, ON
12/4/2011 1 Check-in Here
If you're into healthy eating, this place doesn't have much to offer. What is available is greasy. It's ok. nothing awesome. Good music though
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Review from Cat S.
Toronto, ON
10/23/2010
Came here with a girlfriend on a Thursday night and have nothing but great things to say about this place!
The service was excellent- our server was friendly, fun and knowledgeable about the menu.
The food was to die for- We ordered the fried ravioli with dipping sauce- divine! I would even order it as an entree when I go back. I had the vegetarian wood fired pizza (pesto/tomato sauce, olices, red peppers, spinach and mozzarella, and my friend had the olive pizza. Both were delicious, with thin crispy crusts and fresh, ample toppings (though I liked mine better!) We also enjoyed the martinis....perhaps a little too much....
Next time we will save room for dessert! We'll be back to take advantage of martini nights on Wednesdays. -
Review from Lola L.
3/8/2011
A friend and I stopped in here for a quick lunch on a Sunday afternoon. We sat at a table in the back. The atmosphere is very comfortable with lovely murals on the interior walls. I could see this being a good casual first date spot.
We decided to split a lunch pizza ($9.99) which came with two toppings and a side of fries or salad. We opted for goat cheese and sun-dried tomatoes as our toppings and a salad on the side. The crust was a classic thin variety, with generous, fresh toppings. Delicious. The salad was your run-of-the-mill balsamic and greens with cherry tomatoes and red onions.
The service was efficient and friendly, the atmosphere lovely, and the food delicious. A great first impression, and I'll be heading back at some point. -
Review from Michelle V.
Toronto, ON
5/19/2009
I'm a simple girl with simple taste. I like my lunches reasonably priced with a side of salad. And if at all possible, can I please have a martini to accompany said lunch?
Granted, the martinis tastes best and go down smooth on Wednesdays when they are a mere $3.99 each (any other night I believe cost up to $9.99) but I challenge you to score a seat on those nights. And should you luck out, I recommend the unfortunately named Tidy Bowl martini - it's the kind of martini children should drink were it not illegal.
But if you're like me, by that I mean a girly drink drunk, I also recommend trying ALL the martinis on their drink list.... just, you know, not in a row.
Every item on their lunch menu is of perfect size and flavour be it pasta, pizza and sammich. The decor is cozy for the small business luncheon crowd that wishes to avoid the Milestones and Jack Astor's of the neighbourhood. And as I mentioned before, martini mayhem is the name of the game on Wednesdays.
This place also has a quaint upstairs which you can book for private parties complete with its own bar. Perfect for a birthday party not intent on disturbing the locals. -
Review from Christine L.
4/6/2009
Hey Lucy!
How're you doing?
You good?
Good and dark?
Filled 40% capacity at 9pm?
Filled 75% at 9:30pm?
Filled to the brim at 10:30pm?
Plush zebra-fabric seats?
$3.99 martinis on Wednesday?
Hey Lucy!
Your manager kind of crazy?
Kind of cool?
Kind of really hyper?
But kind of funny?
Hey Lucy!
Good black & white bites?
Good ice cream?
Good caramel apple pie?
Good bruschetta?
Good drinks?
Good vodka tonic?
Mmm. -
Review from Molloy J.
Toronto, ON
2/16/2012
Can only comment on the breakfast menu as a group of us went for brunch here last week. We had about 12-15 in our group and it was great. Really good large breakfasts, great and fast service. Nice interiour. Bathrooms were a bit dumpy though. The only thing that annoyed me was that the place was full so the group had to split up.
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Review from Mel D.
Toronto, ON
12/3/2009
I'm going to tell you all the story of How I Met Hey Lucy's.
I remember going to Hey Lucy's when I first moved to Toronto - we were ignored, the food was slow, and I left the restaurant unimpressed.
Fast-forward a year when I went there for a Friday night dinner with the girls - I went early because I knew it would be packed. There was a 30 min wait, so I put my name on the waiting list and told the nice man (who turned out to be the new owner) that I was just going to hang out at the Second Cup next door.
So now I'm at the Second Cup, waiting for my friends to arrive, when the owner came INTO THE SECOND CUP TO TELL ME THAT HE HAD A TABLE READY FOR ME. On top of that, he let me bring in my hot chocolate, but ask if I can just put it in one of their mugs (sure!).
At the restaurant, it felt as if we had our own private server with the amount of attention she was giving us, and I was so impressed that I booked my Champagne Birthday party in their upstairs lounge, where they created a special menu (yum!), closed it off for my party (at no charge) and we had our own bartender for the night. It was so much fun!
I like this place - it has a cool vibe and the martini's are yummy. Check it out! -
Review from Tom P.
Vancouver, BC
11/24/2009
Hey Lucy was the first restaurant I ever visited in Toronto, back in 2006 (before I moved here). We went with a large group and drank a lot, so my memories of that night are particularly, well, useless. Just last night, however, the fiance and I went back again to celebrate the fact that the two weeks apart were over. So here's a more use able review.
To cover things quickly, the service was great - super friendly and quick witted to boot! The food - well, the chicken satay was a good few bits of chicken with a slightly underwhelming peanut sauce, about average really. The bruschetta requires someone to go back and look up bruschetta - slightly flavorless and otherwise underwhelming. But that's just the starters, so the mains have got some chutzpa, right?
Kind of - the calzone I had was a good size and was well filled, but again seemed to lack the zazz factor. The fiance had the mussels as a main (all the way from New Zealand - points off for non carbon neutral) and was as satisfied but otherwise nonplussed.
We shared a bottle of wine that I can't identify but did enjoy, so that was good and the dessert (we split it the usual 1:4 - her:me) was filling and devilish and was, to me, the highlight.
It's a cool little place with a lot of character, but really it seems to be missing the all important flavor in food that separates a good tourist area restaurant from a good restaurant that happens to be in a tourist area. -
Review from Elvis A.
7/9/2011 1 Check-in Here
This was our last minute walk in as we were too tired and starving and on busy Friday night we could just walk in to this place. We had Antipasto Platter which was OK the pita bread was very dry. For mains we had the pizza and calzone. Most of it was meh! nothing special. The house red was also mediocre at best. I wouldn't really recommend this place other than the service was OK and you are in need for a filler otherwise in this area you can do much better.
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Review from Richard S.
Vancouver, BC
2/8/2010
I was here with a small group on a Friday night, around 7-8pm. The biggest surprise was how dead the place was. I assumed it would be filled with after-workers looking for a place to unwind with a few drinks, but that wasn't the case. But anyway, onto the review...
The place itself has a nice cozy atmosphere, and the upstairs indoor bar and patio looks like it would be comparable if it were open (which is wasn't)
The service was decent, out waitress was very helpful and friendly.
The food we had was ass. I had a chicken panini. It was dry and bland. My wife had a marinara pizza, again nothing special to report back. So if you're looking for a place to drink that happens to have food then "Hey Lucy's" might be the place for you. If you want real food with a side of booze, try a different restaurant. -
Review from Lynda W.
Toronto, ON
9/27/2008 4 photos
Hey Lucy is in the strip of restaurants on King West, it literally is one restaurant after another. Competition is so tough, there's hostesses standing outside vying for your attention and business. Hey Lucy is near the Princess of Wales theatre as well as the Skydome, and CN Tower. So it's a pretty busy area.
I went yesterday (Friday night) for a chillaxing dinner. Compared to some of the other restaurants in the area, Hey Lucy is pretty laid back. It's not too expensive either. There's a patio in the front (very tiny) and an upstairs patio as well (we didn't head up). The downstairs is tiny, we sat sorta in the restaurant , but half in and half out (the store front is completely open).
There's no hostess to greet you, so you kind of have to find a seat and sit yourself. Our waiter, first impression, meano. Once we got talking to him, he turned out to be super nice and helpful. The menu is so extensive, we were having a hard time picking out what to eat. I was torn between the pizza nachos (they look really really good). ghnocci, or pizza.Unfortunately they ran out of ghnocci, so I got the pizza (it seems this place specializes in pizza).
My other two compadres got pizza as well. A meathead one (all meat) and Tijuana classic. The Tijuana classic was interesting because it was a salad ontop of a pizza. It sounds weird, I know, but it was really good! I got the cheeseless garden. Not bad, but next time I think I'll order the Tijuana one.
The only negative was their debit/credit card machine wasn't working, and they didn't mention this to us beforehand. We all did not have enough money (who carries cash anymore), so we were stuck. Fortunately one of my friends remembered he had "emergency" money in his wallet. A crispy $100 bill.. So we were saveddddddd! -
Review from Alexandra F.
Toronto, ON
4/1/2010
Hey Lucy is a great place to kick back and relax with a few friends after a hard day at work. These stars are not for the restaurant, but for the bar -- especially for their 3.99 martini night on Wednesdays!
Hey Lucy has a very nice selection of different drinks -- if you have a sweet tooth, I recommend the Jolly Rancher martini.
The best thing about Hey Lucy is the cozy atmosphere; I particularly like the exposed brick and chandelier by the front entrance. The service is also very nice and charming.
So, if you ever find yourself craving a martini, especially on a Wednesday night, head on over to Hey Lucy!
Cheers! -
Review from Mark H.
Toronto, ON
6/9/2010
The fix is in.... I understand how they can charge $3.99 for a Wednesday night martini - add water to your vodka. Tonight I sat at the bar (seating is hard to come by on Wed), drank 5 martinis in a little more than an hour and didn't eat dinner. This was supposed to be a total of 10oz of vodka. On drinks 3 and 4 I asked that the juices be omitted and on drink 5 I asked for straight polar ice vodka (their vodka of choice). I had a bit of a buzz, but had I done the same at Pravda I would have had to use the railing to walk down the steep stairs to the street.
I would like to know if anyone else has had similar experiences. The straight vodka martini didn't really have much kick, nor did my belly get warm with alcoholic joy. So I'm fairly certain that dilution is occurring on Wednesday nights.
Be forewarned of dilution Wednesdays. I didn't eat there because I assume they use MSG in their food to fool people like their $3.99 martini list. -
Review from Radhika G.
Toronto, ON
7/2/2011
Rooftop patio during the summer is a must. Sharing platter (bruschetta, hummus, calamari, cheese hors d'oeuvres) was amazing. Veggie pizza was AIGHT... I'm not a big fan of the super salty tomato sauce that drenched the pizza. Service was kinda slow, but our waitress was a cool chick who reminded me of a less-druggieish Courtney Love.
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Review from Vanessa G.
Toronto, ON
9/19/2008 1 photo
Hey Lucy is just on the end of a barrage of tourist-trap restaurants on King West, designed to lure in unsuspecting visitors and force them to empty their wallets for pretty abysmal food and overpriced drinks.
That being said, Hey Lucy! does have some good to offer. They have cheap martini's every wednesday ($5 each) and a pretty great list of spirited concoctions (Green Apple is my go-to). The restaurant itself is pretty small and the prices are kind of high, but the food isn't awful (at least in comparison to some other places on this strip). I love the Ya Old Goat Pizza (goat cheese, spinach and sundried tomatoes). The ceasar salad is OK but my brother ordered the curry once and it was barely luke warm. I find the food, like the service, is pretty hit or miss.
Definitely go here for some martini's on hump day, but find another place for dinner (and trust me, there are many!) -
Review from Aimee W.
8/29/2010
Amazing cheesy and meaty calzone baked in a super hot oven, $3.99 martinis on Wednesday nights, Czechvar beer and cool atmosphere make up Hey Lucy. Perfect place for that first date, after work drink or a bite before a show. The prices are comparable to chains such as Jack Astor's but obviously much better food and drink. Use the washroom before you go if you aren't very mobile as there are stairs down to the washrooms!
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Review from Gordon C.
Thornhill, ON
2/9/2010
Your typical bar/restaurant, except $4 martinis all day wednesday. I only go for the cheap martinis, so I cannot comment on the food.
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EDIT: my friend says the chicken rose is pretty good -
Review from Brandon H.
8/8/2008
Attractive area, beautiful atmosphere (not the drunkness), live on nights and weekends of course. Went to drink a little here with my gf and her friends/fam. Martini's here were cheap because we were there on a special wednesdays or something. Place is kind've small downstairs but upstairs there's an outside lounge that is fun to be at. Umm the place reminds me of like a French Quarters building, seems cozy, and small downstairs and dimlit. Bathrooms are in the basement. Seating can get limited, even at the open bar.
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Review from Dan P.
Toronto, ON
4/12/2010
I've been here 3 times now for weekend lunch. Loved it each time.
Quirky but comfortable, very nice service by the waitresses, great guys in the kitchen (you can hear their conversation in the open kitchen) and super friendly bartenders. Prices are great, average $8-$12 per plate. Very good food for the price.
Absolutely recommend the paninis, the pizza, and especially the mac & cheese. Make sure someone at your table orders the mac & cheese so you can steal a bite or two. Best I've had (including those ridiculous $25 versions with truffles etc).
Also great prices on martinis, and a pretty decent beer list. -
Review from Saman S.
4/17/2010 6 Check-ins Here
Fast service, tons of Mill Street Organic on tap and the brick oven pizzas are pretty good.
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Review from D J.
4/12/2010 1 Check-in Here
good brick oven pizza, 20oz beers
