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The Dizzy
Categories: Nightlife Bars Pubs Restaurants Chicken Wings Pubs, Chicken Wings [Edit]
305 Roncesvalles AveToronto, ON M6R 2M6
Neighbourhoods: High Park, Roncesvalles
(416) 538-8484
- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- No
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Music:
- Background
- Good For Dancing:
- No
- Has TV:
- Yes
8 reviews for The Dizzy
8 reviews in English
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Review from Goose K.
Toronto, ON
11/15/2011 10 Check-ins Here
I love this place! Always a consideration for some grub and knocking down a few pints, this modest Gastropub is a gem along the Roncesvalles strip.
Expect a comfortable atmosphere and not one bad seat if your looking to watch a sporting event. My preference is the curved booths which I would give up my first born child to sit in! Remarkably we always seem to get the last one which offers a perfect view, plenty of space and you feel engaged with the rest of pub while still having privacy.
Expect Bistro pub prices on the food but don't let that fool you as they are worth the value. The burgers rock, salads are refreshing and very tasty, honey garlic et BBQ wings are both a hit and the fries are just plain addictive. It's worth it check out the daily specials as I've been blown away in the past by the fish and chips and impressed by the pulled pork.
The wait staff is cute, friendly and competent, rarely do I have to make effort to get attention nor am I left with an empty glass. Speaking of which, there is a solid selection of beers from bottle and tap. This all completes a worthwhile experience, making it not only the the top choice for food, drinks and sports but one of the best spots in the neighbourhood. -
Review from Gord M.
East York, ON
11/13/2011
It was ambiguous and, sadly, not embiggening.
Gastropub is a tough term to clearly define as it is, but The Dizzy takes things to a new level categorizing itself as a gastro sports pub. Yup, it's right there on the sign and the menu.
The menu certainly didn't look as swanky as other gastropubs I've visited thought the beer selection was really solid with quite a few irregular beers.
There were a lot of TVs and each one of them had a sporting event on display, so that fit with the name.
And there were nice booths and a really friendly server. That's pubby, yes?
I'm so confused and I think The Dizzy is too.
It's definitely worth a stop for a few pints and a look around just to figure it out for yourself. -
Review from Shutopia A.
Toronto, ON
11/28/2011
Sunday around 4:30pm ...Atmosphere was good, pretty good crowd, menu SOUNDED great. Got three quarters of a way through our drinks when a HUGE ROACH started to crawl towards us on our bench (was the bench closest to the kitchen in the very back) My friend went and told the waiter we would not be eating there and we would settle our bill for the drinks- the waitress didn't bat an eye when she said "Dont worry about the drinks, have a good night"
She also did not make any moves to go and kill the huge SUCKER before it crawled onto anyone elses table BLECH** -
Review from Josh A.
Toronto, ON
5/22/2011 1 Check-in Here
Nice little Sports Bistro on Roncesvalles and definately great to watch sports at. Lots of TVs conveniently located and a nice up front patio to watch the Roncesvalles walking traffic. Good selection of beers including my fav cobblestone stout. Food is tasty. I had the Blue Jay sandwich and fries. Tasty but definately priced at upper scale pub prices ($14). my plate was 3/4 fries and 1/4 sandwich. The service was good and attentive.
Definately a good choice for sports and beer on Roncesvalles. -
Review from Cecilia M.
Toronto, ON
1/4/2011
I just got home from having one of the most delicious meals I can remember...
I've always enjoyed the Dizzy, although they've gone through periods where they are better or worse, but if today's special was anything to judge by they are definitively on an upswing.
I have a feeling that it's going to become part of the regular menu, but just in case it isn't run to the Dizzy and order the braised lamb shanks with mashed potatoes and braised red cabbage.
Oh my lord, it was so tasty... The meat was like butter, falling off the bone, the sauce pungent and deep, the red cabbage was intense and appley (I know that's not a word) the mashed potatoes perfect and creamy... Delicious!
My brother had the Game and Tame burger which came with perfect herbed frites. The burger was charred on the outside and pink on the inside (just the way I like it) and arrives topped with a portobello mushroom head, bacon and cheddar cheese. Yes, it's decadent, but so good...
I love the booths here, they are very comfortable and big. The only downside to the Dizzy is that it's a sports bar. It stopped me from checking it for a long time, but I'm sure glad I found it. What a gem on the Roncesvalles strip.
The staff is always friendly and it has a casual atmosphere. I was so blown away by the meal that I requested a conversation with the chef who was more than happy to share all his tips on braising lamb and red cabbage, even going so far as to give me the name of the guy who supplies his meat. Very sweet. -
Review from Tovah F.
Toronto, ON
5/19/2011
I'm writing this review for my girlfriend who said to me: "Something needs to be said for our awful food/service!"
And just to say, we only came here because it was 3pm and The Local was not open until 5pm.
From the moment we stepped in I could tell the waitress was unhappy with her miserable life, or something. She kept texting on her phone and not paying attention to us even being there... (It was not busy, maybe our table and 3 others) When she FINALLY got up off her butt to come serve us, her arms were crossed in a very closed off and unfriendly manner, as she asked what she could get us. My friend asked for a drink menu in which case the waitress said "we don't have one" and looked away from her.. Not even mentioning what she had on tap, what she could get us instead... she just closed off the conversation completely. When we finally ordered, (it was like pulling teeth to get her to tell us what was on tap...) I had the burger which wasn't so terrible. But my friend had a cajun wrap which was absolutely disgusting. There was too much seasoning. It was like biting into a giant grain of salt. By this point I noticed my friend wasn't eating. I tried to get the waitress' attention but she was in her own little world. She had only come back once to refill my friends boyfriends drink and left mine and my friends drinks empty for an hour, without the mention of a refill... and without her coming over to take my friends complaint to fix her food. She was too busy texting.
Needless to say after an hour of waiting... We put our plates and my friends unfinished plate of food on the bar for her to take away (When she was ready of course) And went to grab beers somewhere else.
Needless to say we did NOT tip and we will NOT be back.
Do not go here. -
Review from Jessica M.
Toronto, ON
8/10/2011
Delicious food for a bar! Glorious little booths that are the perfect place for a quiet chat with some friends, as long as there's no big game going on. I watched Obama's inauguration speech here, and it always has a special place in my heart. The service is generally good, but I've been neglected a couple of times when the bar was virtually empty. Keep an eye out for that stuff; if it happens, you may need to grab someone's attention to order and pay, and you won't be checked on, but they are always friendly.
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Review from RJ S.
Mississauga, ON
7/12/2009 1 photo
Well one night I just happened to be in the bloor area visiting some friends, when all of a sudden I had a wing craving. So I asked my friend what's a good wing place in the area and she said that her boss had said there was a place that he consistently goes to for wings. It just happened to be the Dizzy.
So we all decided to go out for wings. The moment we got there it looked like all the other pubs/bars I've been to. Big screen T.Vs patio, booth fit for 5 and a bar of course.
Now we were sitting right beside the kitchen/grill which was nice because I got to see what some of the other food looked like, and lets just say that they LOOKED amazing, The burgers were huge and I'm not just talking about the bread or the toppings the meat was huge. As well the steak there looked delicious. But that wasn't the reason we were there it was the wings.
They had five different flavours of wings which worked out b/c there was five of us so we each got a flavour. There was Texas BBQ which was my absolute favourite, the waitress warned my friend that it was spicy b/c she doesn't like spicy food but it was not spicy at all. A tie for second was Sweet chili thai which is a little spicy for some and honey garlic which was very well done not too saucy at all like some places where you're consistently licking or wiping off your hands. And the two worse ones were the classic buffalo style which anyone can make at home and blackened chicken. I don't know why people would order blackened chicken its just chicken that the chefs forgot about and burned!
Besides the wings we got fries and a order of calamari. The fries were very good it had a bit of a cajun spice, the kind that you would put on at New York Fries, as well it came with The Dizzy's special sauce which was basically mayo. As for the calamari lets say the presentation of the plate was so much better than the actually taste, in a way it ruined my meal.
As we were leaving it started to get very busy roughly around 9:00, and lets just say that the only girls there were the waitresses and my two friends, this place is a definte guys hang-out.
Items to order:
-Texas BBQ Wings
-Sweet Chili Thai Wings
- Honey Garlic Wings
