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The Flatiron & Firkin
- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Music:
- Juke Box
- Best Nights:
- Thu
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Smoking:
- No
- Coat Check:
- No
- Good For Dancing:
- No
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- No
7 reviews for The Flatiron & Firkin
7 reviews in English
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Review from Chris H.
North York, ON
3/22/2010
I spent St. Patrick's Day here after work with 8 friends. We got lucky and grabbed a table. Waitress was quick and really friendly despite it being packed, music was great (typical Celtic music for st. Patrick's day), beer was good and green, and finally the pitchers are always a good deal. Food is typical for a pub. I always enjoy the wings and my friends devoured the firkin version of poutine which was also very good. I would definitely go back regularly!
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Review from Justine H.
Toronto, ON
1/6/2012 1 Check-in Here
Restaurant: Flatiron & Firkin
Cuisine: Pub Food
Location: St Lawrence Market
Address: 49 Wellington St E
Price Range: $10-15
1: Poor 2: OK 3: Good 4: Very Good 5: Excellent
Food: 3
Service: 2
Ambiance: 4
Overall: 3
Extra information:
*One of the Firkin Pubs all around Toronto
*Same menu everywhere
When you walk/drive around Toronto, I am sure you've seen at least 1 Firkin Pubs around. To be honest I didn't even know they all had different names and then Firkin and that they were all same franchise/brand.
Flatiron and Firkin is the one that's closest to my house so I decided to check it out one night.
All the Firkins are pub style and it has a laid back atmosphere with wooden interior and dimmed light.
They don't have many servers and we had to find ourselves a seat once we walked in.
When we walked in, my friend had to chase down a waiter to find a seat for us, and she def wasn't the friendliest.
Ordered: Irish Fries 4/5
*Waffle fries served with sour cream, diced green onions with melted cheese on top
*My friend was raving about these waffle fries so I had high expectations
*They are indded very delicious, crispy and crunchy on the outside
*For what it's called, there kind of cheaped out on the toppings
*It would have been so much better if it came with more toppings on top
*This was really good with ice cold beer
Ordered: BLT Sandwich 2/5
*Whole wheat bread and lots of turkey meat in the sandwich
*Mayo was served on side and the sandwich was really dry
*Big portion but the sandwich was just average
*Substituted regular french fries for waffle fries (extra cost)
*the sauce that was served with the waffle fries were really good
Summary: Firkin Pubs is not the place to go if you want to grab dinner, go there if you are grabbing beer and looking to chill for couple hours with friends. -
Review from Lauren M.
12/29/2011
This cramped little basement pub is very homey. There are a few smaller rooms angled strangely together but it does work in favour to really seem like a proper Irish pub.
The booth seats at the back are great! Small with nice plush red seats, perfect for crowding together with a group of friends and chatting. They have a few flat screen tvs set up if you want to watch the hockey game, etc.
The staff when I visited were pretty quick and friendly, although it wasn't particularly busy when I was there (after midnight on a Wednesday). -
Review from Teena D.
12/5/2010 3 photos
Gord and I had a supper last night at the Flatiron and Firkin.
It's been a while since we've been there.
It was packed but we were able to find a booth in the back. There was a wedding reception near us and they were having a great time!
I ordered wings and fries. I really like their lemon dill dipping sauce.
Gord ordered fish and chips.
Both were delicious! -
Review from Melissa F.
Toronto, ON
5/31/2009
This place seriously changes depending what time or day of the week it is. The summer patio is very busy from the afternoon to evenings on weekdays with financial workers. And in the evenings you can get some characters that make this place vary from college bar to mid-high end pint-networking.
I like this place, but it's the kind of place you do a walkby before you decide to go in. -
Review from Todd V.
Toronto, ON
10/3/2008 1 photo
I've not lived in this city all my life, but I remember when this place wasn't a Firkin pub. It used to be a place called Down Under, which was wicked confusing because there was a bar right across the street owned by the same guy also called Down Under. Many's a frustrated night that I'd be trying to find my friends (in the days before cell phones, mind) telling them that we were supposed to meet in the pointy-building one and not the south-side one.
Well, now the pointy-building one is a Firkin pub. Taking its name from the Flatiron building that houses it (Up all night thinking that one up, were you?), it's pretty much the same as any other Firkin pub. Except with this one, you're below street level, looking up at the people walking down Front or Wellington. Novel.
The patio is a decent size and admittedly, is a good place to spend a summer afternoon on the dodge from work. Speaking of which, it's got WiFi as well, so you're able to bring the office to the pub if you fancy getting out, watching soccer, whatever keeps you away from your desk.
The food's okay but certainly nothing to rush over for. Not bad if you're looking for a pint and a friendly server to put it in front of you. -
Review from Chantal m.
Scarborough, ON
6/17/2010
Overall the food is decent, normal pub food lacking some real seasoning. I've had the pulled pork at the beaver and the firkin it was bland and whatever "ju" they added might as well have been water.
At this particular firkin I had the mushroom swiss burger, it was pretty decent and quite large. If you get fries upgrade to the waffle spicy fries bcuz they are way better than the normal ones. Also ask for the dill sauce it's great and isn't advertised on the menu except with the pulled pork.
I've had the same waitress 2 times here, she seems like a walking zombie or maybe she just really hates her job. The chef that brught out our food was more chipper than she was. The service wasn't necessarily bad just....silent?? Overall a good place to sit out on the patio on a nice day for some greasy pub grub.
