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The Grille Restaurant & Bar
Categories: Restaurants Barbeque Restaurants Greek Restaurants Breakfast & Brunch Barbeque, Greek, Breakfast & Brunch [Edit]
1596 The QueenswayEtobicoke, ON M8Z 1V1
Neighbourhood: Etobicoke
(416) 255-7455
- Hours:
Mon-Sun 6 am - 5:30 am
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Private Lot
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Price Range:
-
$$
- Takes Reservations:
- No
- Delivery:
- No
- Take Away:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Wi-Fi:
- Free
- Good For:
- Breakfast
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Noise Level:
- Loud
- Ambience:
- Casual
- Has TV:
- Yes
- Caters:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
14 reviews for The Grille Restaurant & Bar
14 reviews in English
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Review from Kerri S.
Burlington, ON
4/24/2012
Great place, 24 hours, been around a long time and got a solid breakfast! The patio is great, too!!
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Review from Melissa N.
Toronto, ON
4/13/2012
I've eaten at The Grille many times. Their breakfast alone is worthy of at least 4 stars! Sadly their dinner, the food and the service leave a lot to be desired.
Let's start with waiting to be served for almost 15 minutes. When our server finally did come over, he abrasively commented on all these tables needing service (with no apology) and then said, "What do you want?" No hello, nothing. I can live with rude servers, it just means less tip!
The part that I cannot live with is my meal. I am gluten free so my options are quite limited. While I should have ordered a salad, I ordered the veggie nachos. To my horror, they came out hard and stuck in clumps to the wax paper they were cooked on. The best part is how obvious it was that they simply microwaved my nachos!
I mean seriously!? I can microwave nachos at home, when I get out to eat I'd like a bit more effort than that.
I honestly thought The Grille was real food, cooked with care. Now I think maybe they are just glorified fast food and don't give a rats ass about anythng except cash in their pocket.
It will be a looooooong time before I ever go back. If I ever go back. -
Review from Gemma S.
Etobicoke, ON
2/26/2012
I've been going to The Grille for years and most times I have a good experience. The food is standard diner fare and the service is usually quick. Plus the prices are very reasonable.
However, during my last few visits the service has been TERRIBLE. During my last visit myself and three friends waited about 15 minutes before our waitress arrived.
When she did arrive she took one friend's drink order then walked away without a word to get something for another table.
When our drinks arrived two friends who each ordered coffee only received one carafe to share when normally each person who orders coffee gets their own. We didn't think much of it at first and were planning to just ask for another when our waitress returned. She didn't.
For quite some time we sat there while she was nowhere to be found.
When our food arrived she just planted our plates in front of us without a word, bumping my one friend in the head with her breasts every time she leaned ALL the way over the table and our food.
During our meal she didn't come to our table once to ask if we needed anything else, if everything was okay, or to even check if our drinks needed refilling.
When the bill came we asked for change because we were splitting it four ways and she short-changed us, tipping herself a couple dollars.
I've had previous bad experiences with the same waitress that included her being generally unpleasant, slow service, disappearing altogether, forgetting items we've ordered but still charging us for them, and short-changing us.
Though I do not recall her name I know that it starts with a J and she is roughly 40 years old.
I want to continue eating at The Grille but I will absolutely make certain I am not seating in this particular waitress' section. -
Review from Mary D.
2/12/2012
I've been to the Grille a fair number of times, not as my choice, but because it's the type of place my in-laws enjoy. So dinner out with them is usually here or somewhere comparable.
I don't mind the Grille for brunch. They do your typical diner-style breakfast. Bacon, eggs, homefries are all standard and decent. Serving sizes are HUGE. Even their French Toast is decent - nothing special, but an okay option for breakfast.
I don't love having dinner there though. The food is just okay. I prefer something with a nicer atmosphere and a little more love put into the food. They have a very wide menu, of all the typical comfort foods and family restaurant favourites. Luckily, their breakfast is All-Day, so I tend to have breakfast for dinner, since it's harder to screw up. I've seen my dining companions be less satisfied with undercooked meats, soggy foods, etc. when choosing off the dinner menu.
The atmosphere is that of a long-standing family restaurant. Nothing special, but nothing awful either. Not the kind of place I'd choose, but passable for a value-for-the-money meal with the in-laws.Listed in: My neighbourhood-ish, Sunny Side Up
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Review from Marco G.
Toronto, ON
4/3/2012
Decent place for weekend brunches. Large menu. Friendly staff - except for the one rude waitress who we always manage to get. A bit of a wait on the weekend, but it is usually worth it.
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Review from Alex T.
Toronto, ON
11/19/2011
I'm a very very big fan of brunch. I can never wake up early enough for breakfast on the weekend so I love me a meal that will get me to dinner when I finally get out of bed. This review only focuses on their brunch menu. If you're ever in the area during brunch, you should stop by here, you'll definitely get your fill.
Pros:
BIG portions
Nice atmosphere
24 hours (though this review solely is on the brunch menu)
Cons:
Can get quite busy so it could take a while to get a seat.
Might take a while for service at times because of busy nature.
Being that this place is in sauga, I would normally not venture here. I was here for an event later and went on a recommendation by a friend. Walking in, I was pleasantly delighted with the decor of the place. Simple and not over the top but definitely classier than your run on the mill grill places. Seats were nice and confortable and it didn't feel crowded while at our table.
On to the food. I got the Hungry Man which 4 eggs, any way you like them, bacon, ham, sasauge, home fries, and toast. When the waitress brought the food over, it was a plate at least 25cm in diameter, I kid you not. It's a lot of food. My friends got Eggs benedict, Steak and Eggs and their portions were very generous as well. When you order coffee and tea, they just give you the entire pot. I can tell you one thing, I was very full by the end of all that.
The food is cooked well, nothing special but nothing bad either. Standard for most places. I love the home fries though, they weren't your usual deep fried variety. They were from fresh potatoes (I think) and done really nicely. What sets it apart are the portions. I don't think I've ever had portions this big. You come out satisfied, that's for sure! The prices might be on the high side, (mine was 13.99) but not high enough to keep you away.
We were lucky we came early. After about 30 minutes, it became very busy and customers were told of 20 minute wait times at least. Our waitress was probably serving more tables than she could handle so it was tough at times to get a hold of her. We ended up just going to the cashier for the cheque. Not a big deal, we knew she was trying her best to get to everyone and that's all we need.
So yeah, if you want a hearty brunch that will totally leave you full to last till dinner, give this place a try. I won't come as often as I would like because I'm nowhere near this place. If you are though, I consider you lucky! -
Review from Keidi K.
9/16/2010 3 Check-ins Here
There is nothing special here than your regular all-day big breakfasts meals. They have a great patio so its a great place to get breakfast on the weekends, however its usually pretty packed.
It is a 24-hour restaurant but I've never actually tried it past 1pm (yes 1pm breakfast!) -
Review from Frank D.
Toronto, ON
3/12/2009 1 photo
If you are ever west of Toronto and in need of a brunch type meal, do yourself a favour and roll into The Grille.
Now, it is open 24 hrs but we (my family and I) go exclusively for brunch so this review does not cover the lunch or dinner menus.
For me, the three most important components of a good brunch is that the food has to be simple and tasty, the wait staff must be quick and happy (or at least not hung over), and the place needs to be clean.
I hop around from dish to dish every now and then, but when I'm hungry I order the meat lover's skillet. It is a layer of home fries, a layer of scrambled eggs, and then a layer of sausage, bacon, and ham topped with three kinds of cheeses (cheddar, swiss, and mozzarella I think). It is served hot on a skillet and is covered in hollandaise sauce.
Oh, and I always get the coffee because they bring an entire pot and leave it on the table. This excites me for some reason.
Tip: enter through the south entrance, you'll get a better table that way. -
Review from Robby D.
Etobicoke, ON
3/18/2011 4 Check-ins Here
The grille is my go-to restaurant on the Queensway. I can never decide what to order because there are so many things I love on the menu. Its open 24 hours, so that's a huge bonus too. The owner Jimmy is a great guy and if you're a regular, sometimes you get free stuff!
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Review from Eric Y.
Toronto, ON
11/5/2009
Nice clean place. Atmosphere is an upscale Denny's with dark wood. Service was good, as good as expected from a family style restaurant.
I have only seen the breakfast menu and it is decent but weighted on the unhealthy side. A few healthy options. -
Review from Bryan C.
Toronto, ON
After a long, stressful day of shooting an anti-drug commercial, a friend and myself needed some food to keep us awake on the drive home. Being 3:00AM on Sunday morning, not much was open west of the city where we were shooting, but he recommended a restaurant in the area that he had been to once before and heard good things about as well called The Grill. It is a 24-hour restaurant that carries all day and night breakfast as well as the standard grill foods like ribs and burgers. The place was packed when we arrived, so we had high expectations of quality. With the amount of people there it was surprising that we were able to get a table right away. The location is very large and has enough tables that also brought on a feeling of confidence that we chose the right location for our middle of the night meal.
It took about 10 minutes before a waitress came over to the table to take our order, and she explained that she was unaware that no one else had taken our table. We thought nothing of it and ordered. My friend ordered the breakfast combo with eggs, toast and bacon, and I ordered pancakes with bacon. About 30 minutes later we were brought two plates of ribs and fries. When seeing the very confused looks on our faces the waitress realized that she brought it to the wrong table and hurried off with the plates. Just over 20 minutes later we had still not received our food or any explanation where our food was, so we flagged down the first server we could find and had a manager sent to our table.
A very polite gentleman came to the table (the same one that had seated us when we first arrived) and after mentioning how long we were waiting he looked genuinely concerned and said that he would find out what is going on. Less than 2 minutes later a rather attraction young woman came to the table and introduced herself as the "service liaison" and asked in a borderline rude tone what the problem was. We explained the situation again about how long we were waiting and she said that she would go check in the kitchen to find the status of our order. My friend remarked, "if the food is not here in 6 minutes then we are leaving", as those 6 minutes would have made it 4:15AM and we just wanted a quick bite and then some sleep. The "service liaison" got very defensive at that moment and in an even ruder tone that previously asked, "are you giving me an ultimatum?", to which I replied, "it is more of a statement because more than an hour for eggs and pancakes is kind of ridiculous." She got even more upset by this response and started to raise her voice. That was the moment that my friend got up from the booth and walked out with me right behind him.
Having not tried the actual food I didn't feel right giving only 1 star, but that has to be the worst service that I have ever had! Under the right circumstances I might return because the ribs did look and smell great, but it will probably take quite a bit of persuasion to get me to go that far for the experience that I had... -
Review from Bryan R.
Etobicoke, Toronto, ON
6/19/2010
Good food, good service
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Review from Wendel K.
ON
11/6/2008
I had the most vile lunch here recently.
Chicken noodle soup was greasy. These people don't know to skim the fat off the top of chicken broth.
The lunch special was Mediterranean Shrimp. I thought this was going to be grilled shrimp on a bed of rice. Instead, it was a gooey red sauce with bits of feta cheese and a few whole shrimp. The rice I recognized as being par-boiled.
I tried it and could not eat it. It tasted sour. The sauce was clearly ketchup-based. The melted feta cheese made it taste rancid. I'm no chef but as far as I know, feta cheese should not be served in a sauce or melted in any dish.
I sent the meal back and the owner and waitress was clearly annoyed.
Avoid this place. -
Review from simon b.
Etobicoke, ON
6/20/2010 2 Check-ins Here
Decent food, good value, ample portions. Tomatoes and orange slices were fresh.
