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The Black Horse
Category: Restaurants Burgers Burgers [Edit]
928 Bloor St WToronto, ON M6H 1L4
Neighbourhood: Dovercourt
(416) 531-9096
- Price Range:
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$$
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Noise Level:
- Average
7 reviews for The Black Horse
7 reviews in English
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Review from Linda M.
4/11/2011
What a nice little lounge bar! After an evening watching Improv at Comedy Bar, my companion and I had a hankering for a follow-up drink. Casting our eyes across the street, our decision was made by convenience. Little did we know that it would be so nice inside! We were sat in a comfortable two-person booth where we were able to take in the surroundings. The main thing I remember is part of a pitchfork that was hung on the wall - so needless to say, it was a bit of a quirky place. Had a bit of a "down home" feel, especially for a bar in Toronto. It wasn't overly loud, but definitely not too quiet. We were able to have a good conversation for a couple hours without yelling. Oh, and they had some really good music playing! Beatles, Bruce Springsteen...nice and laid back. There was a slightly separated area that I noticed on a trip to the powder room, where a group of friends were comfortably seated...in front of a fireplace! Now it may have been the alcohol, but I thought it looked real...or at least it was a really nice fake one. The service was great - the server seemed to be the only one there, but she brought us our drinks amazingly quickly. They had a good selection of beers on tap, and we went with Amsterdam blonde.
I can't speak to the food except that they apparently have it, nor to the prices since I didn't see them...but all in all, if I were in the area, I would definitely head over there for a chill evening with friends. -
Review from Monica F.
5/28/2011
I used to come here a lot for Dinner with family when I lived in the area about 5-6 years ago, and recently came back for Dinner on a Friday evening with my bf. It's a lot more popular than it used to be and louder too. Music was really loud (good-but loud) and everyone was yelling at eachother. I wouldn't recommend if you're looking to have a nice quiet meal.
Garlic Bread with cheese was made with fresh baguette and lots of cheese but no garlic taste! Bread on cheese for $4. It was okay.
We got the wings (12 for $12) that didn't come with fries so we ordered a basket ($5) and both were really good (not the same fries they used to have though :( the fries they used to have were soooo much better).
Unfortunately, despite Jay K's boasting review, we were really disappointed with the Ken Burger. The Patty was small, dry and flavourless. The bacon was overcooked and the sauteed onions were meh. Wasn't worth $11. The small salad we paid $2 extra for was good as well ( came with a balsamic type dressing).
Waitress was nice but paid more attention to the 2 guys at the table next to us than my bf and I. Could have used another pop but oh well. I might be back again when I'm the mood to drink but not good for a date night.Listed in: shots shots shots, Bloor Street West
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Review from Angela L.
2/11/2011
We weren't quite sure what to expect when we went into the extremely dark Black Horse for lunch one afternoon. I'm all for conserving energy, but it would've been hard to see each other let alone our food if we had sat in the front room that relied on the natural sunlight that was coming through the storefront windows.
Instead of walking out though, we opted to sit in the back, where the well worn couches faced the fire place, and ate off of a coffee table while chatting sitcom style. My fish and chips were of standard "nothing special" bar fare quality. I can imagine that they would've been much better in the midst of a few pints. My lunch date's burger looked dryish, but was reported a-okay. I'll probably never come back again strictly for the food, but think that it'd be a trusty watering hole for a larger group. -
Review from Laura C.
Toronto, ON
10/16/2010
After traipsing back and forth along Bloor at 11pm at night looking for a place that can accommodate 8 of us (there's not much choice in the vicinity here!), we stumbled upon the Black Horse.
When I went into ask for a seat for 8 people, she bluntly told me she cannot seat us. I noticed a small nook in the back with empty couches, and asked if we can sit over there, and she changed her tone and said, "oh yes, if you want the couches!"
It was great. we had our own little private corner with a fireplace, 3 love seats and some chairs. The narrow table was awkwardly placed, and the heights were not right either, but it felt like a strange man's living room, and yet we felt right at home.
Wine was $5.25 a glass, and beer (premium was $5.30). It was a nice quiet place to chat and I'm sorry if we got a little rowdy.
The place closes at 1am, which was fine for us, and the server ended up being super nice.
Someone in the group got a penne pasta - it looked quite big and was $13. We also got nachos for $11.00 - a little small. I can't speak for the food, but I'd come back mainly for drinks.
Just loved the cozyness of the place. Maybe we just got lucky that night. -
Review from Daphne B.
Toronto, ON
9/14/2011
Great place to meet up for a drink... don't bother with the food.
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Review from Jay K.
Toronto, ON
9/29/2009
DISCLAIMER - This isn't so much a review for the establishment as it is for the burger:
When you find something in this world that makes you feel amazing from your feet to your head you hold on to it. When something grabs hold of you and makes you feel like you're the luckiest person on earth to discover such an incredible thing, are you really going to let it go? No way, you're going to run out and find that feeling again. My bro Jordan and I had that feeling last night.
We were walking down Bloor towards this dive of a bar called The Black Horse. I shouldn't say it's a crap hole, it's actually not too bad inside, but there's nothing cool really about it. It doesn't even have anything Canadian on tap. No Keith's. No Rickards. No Canadian. There's a few booths, more tables and dim lighting. We'd never been there before, but after my move we wanted to search for some new funky bars in my new neighbourhood. The TO blogs had all said The Black Horse was a historical landmark, and they were right. Try the Ken Burger.
The Ken Burger is a moist, juicy burger the size of a small child. It's topped off with the works including some very crispy bacon strips. I'm pretty sure mozzerella and cheddar are melted onto the patty for you. You don't need to order anything else because if you finish this burger...you're good.
Now Jordan and I thought the burger looked good, but when we bit down our lives were changed forever. This may very well be the best burger we've ever had. And do you think we're going to forget that? No way, it went into the blackberry under Burgers! To explain in a little more depth, I was so full last night that I passed out immediately after getting home. I woke up to the taste of this burger in my mouth. I wanted another for breakast. Yes at 5am I wanted one of these delicious burgers. It was almost a shame to brush my teeth.
The Black Horse (W. of Ossington on Bloor). Order the Ken Burger. -
Review from Lesley C.
Etobicoke, ON
6/26/2010
This place is a bit odd - it's like an Italian restaurant that decided to become a pub, but didn't quite make the complete transition. No Guinness on tap but they do have it in cans. I had the haddock & chips - fish was fairly tasty but it came with no lemon and the tartar sauce was basically relish mixed with a bit of mayo. Also, they skimped on the chips but they tasted like they had been frozen anyway.... husband had the Ken Burger, which he says was delicious, but same story with the fries that came with it.
We were kind of still hungry after finishing these things (or maybe it was just me) so ordered the Vegetarian nachos. Really good, perfect amount of cheese along with zucchini, mushroom and salsa mixed in. Order your sour cream on the side if you'd rather not have it blorped on top of everything.
