Winterlicious set menu & price, it's a bit pricey, not bad for BBQ meats but the portion & the dipping sauce is a little small for the set price , the coleslaw is tastless, nice cheesecake & service.
exceptional staff, great atmosphere, awesome happy hour deals, tasty food. will definitely return.
Had chicken and waffles, fries with chipotle mayo, beef brisket plate for brunch. It was a nice insta worthy place, with ok food and service. Not mind blowing, but good.
Great service, drinks and food. Highly recommend the Sliders and Brisket Burger. Very cool venue.
The food was really good. Also loved the ambience of the restaurant.
Awesome interior and amazing food. Highly recommend the brisket burger!
Amazing brunch and one of the best beef briskets I ve ever had! All the dishes were so flavorful, the service was excellent and it was a very good atmosphere with lots of natural lighting. I ll definitely be back!
Great eats! We went with a group of guys and got the platter. Everyone was happy and full!
Absolutely amazing brunch food.
The Huevos was likely the best I've had in the city. Definitely try the kimchi potato, they are very unique.
Also had the French Toast Old Fashioned which which was great too.
Service was good, but not fantastic although we were treated to a couple chocolates after our meal
Oysters well prepared. But wouldn't open my favorite bottle of Prosecco if only took a glass and said have to buy bottle. I said no to Prosecco. Later they said I can have it. But the point is to have Prosecco before food arrives. This was never the case in the past. They made a mistake on bill on half price night. $35 more. But corrected it. Good meat selection but can't tell pre- cooked so price way too high. Oyster price deals on half price is not the best since regular price is $3.5 each. Place is clean and comfortable.
Food is fantastic. Make sure you go on a cheat day. Lots of meat and amazing sides. Go with friends and do the Pit Master Platter to enjoy a bit of everything. Love this place. Cocktails are awesome too.
This is a upscale place. The service was great and the food was great.
This is a great place for special occasions and celebration.
AMAZING FOOD.
great customer service.
The atmosphere is great - open bbq pit which is awesome! However the room layout is poorly designed. The tables are rammed in as close as they can be which makes it very awkward for getting in and out of tables.
I am a tiny person and it was even difficult for me to get through to my seat without literally shoving my a** into the tables face beside me.
PLEASE CONSIDER MAKING MORE DINING SPACE FOR YOUR CUSTOMERS!!!!!
Great venue atractive bar and restaurant. Great ribs brisket very good.
Great food and service was great. Only problem.. I told them it was a birthday dinner in advance and whoever called me said she would leave that in the notes but nothing was done? We were just given our bill and left. Normally I would ve made a fuss about it especially when I made the reservation a week ago and confirmed the birthday two days prior but I didn t want to spoil my SO s birthday with a situation like that.
Other than that, the food was incredible and service was excellent. Just wish they actually followed through when I decided to bring my SO to this restaurant for her birthday.
5 stars for service and food... don t want to hinder they re rating because someone dropped the ball.
Last night my husband and I went to Carbon bar to celebrate my husband s birthday. I have some dietary restrictions which includes an allergy to onions which makes eating out difficult. I had emailed the restaurant ahead of time to ask if it would be a challenge and they said that they would be able to work something out for us. My husband and I decided to get the carbon bar experience which is a 4 to 5 course tasting menu. The staff at Carbon bar was so amazing that they went in to discuss with the chef on which items I could and couldn t have and ended up putting together a custom tasting experience for my husband and I. I want to say a huge thank you to Carbon bar for making this night unforgettable! Service was amazing right down to coat check when we walked in as we were both sporting our winter parkas. The food was delicious and so are the cocktails! I would highly recommend this restaurant to anybody. It makes a great date night, a great night out with friends, or just a place to grab a bite to eat.
One of our favorite places to go when we're feeling spendy. The drinks are well made and the snacks are excellent. Try the KFC (Korean fried cauliflower) and the burnt ends.
Made reservations for 4 people at 830pm on a Friday, by 930 we were still waiting for a table. The food may be mediocre at best but the service is down right disappointing. Will not return and would not suggest this place to friends, family, or strangers.
Popped in for a lunch takeout. I m impressed. The brisket burnt ends were very tender and moist with a nice smoky flavour.
Staff were very friendly and helpful. I ll have to go back for a proper fress. My vote for top downtown bbq.
Great atmosphere and decor. Wonderful for dinner out with friends or just a drink with someone special. Would recommend reservations for dinner for more than two people.
How can u put mouth watering and the tastiest succulant meats subtly. You cant. Fabulous! Have been many times. Cant go wrong
Beautiful atmosphere, and tasty food. Menu is a bit confusing and isn't coherent it seems like they're trying to capture a lot of food trends.
Update (January 2017): returned for another meal with friends. Menu had been pared down. Not somewhere I feel the need to go to more than once a year but still, a very solid restaurant. Food was consistent quality.
Excellent place, very cozy.
We ordered the dish that brings everything to try. If I was satisfied but next time I will ask for only the ribs. Something expensive $ 25 but it was worth it !!
Just so good. The brisket and banaoffee was amazing
I admire this place! They provide good meals, their menu is large, The chief cook in that spot is a specialist, I love very much trying all their dishes. The dishes are always tasty, the attitude towards the guests is friendly. I go often to this restaurant and I was never disappointed. I recommend it to all my friends.
Very tasty burger and brisket and great service. Also suitable for large size groups.
Went for Summerlicious and was very impressed. Generous portions, great flavour, and good service.
Really high ceilings and a trendy feel make this place stand out in its neighbourhood.
Food was amazing but dessert was a zero. Go somewhere else if you want dessert. Highly recommend the meat platter feeds 4 easy.
So first thing first, the happy hour or social time as they call it is great. We enjoyed nice and generous glasses of a decent merlot. The food menu is quite pricy and primarly focusing on meat so we sticked to the vegetarian snacks which were quite good and originals. We also got a complementary appetizer. The whole experience was affected by the service, one order got mixed up, we had at least 6 different people waiting on us within one hour and were interupted every 5 min to check "how are we doing here". Annoying and not our definition of good service.
You get plenty on the combination platter of ribs, brisket, turkey and fried chicken wings.
Pretentious management. Place looked like the was styled from home sense. Food was fine. Nothing special.
Fantastic place for amazing BBQ, service, and drinks. We had the platter and everything was excellent - fried chicken was also amazing. Service was some of the best we've had in a while.
Great place for food, service and atmosphere. My wife took me here on my birthday. We got the meat platter for $68 (2 people). The food is excellent! The service is fast and friendly. The place is cool with a little bit left behind from the old EC days. It'll set you back about $120 if you get a couple of drinks and an app. I've been there twice now and both times was great. I highly recommend.
Cool vibe, wasn't very impressed with the lobster burger, it kept falling apart.
Got a bunch of the brisket sandwiches with fries for some friends and I. The fries were really good with a nice dusting of salt. The portion of fries was on point too.
Overall the reviews were good from all of us.
A few common themes that popped up were that the lettuce was a little sad and it might be better without it. The brisket sandwich is light - very light, and a hungry man will still be hungry afterwards. The thickness of the brisket is similar to a couple if thick cut slices if bologna but tastes much better obviously. With only 2 tiny slices it doesn't have a good bun to meat ratio and the bun coverage is embarrassing. The bun tasted like a lame duck bun also. Looked like a McDonald's hamburger bun that wasn't well disguised with its grill marks.
The mustard on the sandwich overwhelmed the sandwich and the BBQ sauce that I was looking for was missing in action.
If you are going and buy this item mentally prepare yourself for something that more resembles a slider.
The meat was really well cooked but only brought its little brother to the party. I'm still hungry .
Nice place but with a very limited menu and very high prices.
From the outside this doesn't look like a pub. From the inside it is a glorious, high ceiling, tasty grub pub.
We had a great night with our friends and enjoyed the delicious, tasty and well-designed food.
Great food. Great people. However it is quite loud.
Absolutely stunning interior (old bank building) huge ceilings, great lighting. Service/staff are attentive, drinks are good, nice place for drinks with a date. I'm not crazy for the food but the fried chicken is quite good.
One of the best experiences I have had in Toronto. Bourbon flowing and every kind of BBQ you can imagine. The venue itself is beautiful with high ceilings and natural light. Try this with a date or with the boys for a bourbon/bbq night out. Be sure to try their bbq cauliflower.
Got the BBQ platter and was enough for two. Out of all the great barbecue, the best of all was surprisingly the fried chicken. The brisket was also cooked perfectly.
Some of the best BBQ I've had in Canada! We order from there a lot. Hope to visit the bar when indoor dining opens up.
Great restaurant and bar with delicious food and drinks. This is my second visit and the food is consistently good and the service is spot on.
Don't waste your money here. I had the $65 chef's tasting menu. I ended up eating a handful of salad, a couple fried crispy items, 1 rib (that's right..1 rib), 1 slice of brisket, 1 piece of fried chicken, 1 piece of fried chicken skin (disgusting), 1 mouthful of banana pie, and 1 mouthful of an ice cream sandwich.
To top it off, it all tasted really mediocre. I will NEVER GO BACK HERE. What a ripoff.
They like to plate everything on big plates so when it comes to your table, it looks like a substantial amount of food. Of course, when you actually divide it up among everyone, you each get a tiny morsel. Ridiculous.
Beef brisket was dry, there are better, cheaper bbq places out there.
The ambience was great, the servers were on point. Most of the food was bland maybe it was that night. The fry chicken wasn t the best. The the smoked turkey and the barbecue ribs were good 4/5 . The portions per serving were more then enough and the presentation of the dishes were very pleasing.
The Carbon Bar has my vote. OMG our dinner was truly amazing. Everything from Chicken, Ribs, Pulled Pork, Sauces and much more. Outstanding menu and so delicious. Hat's off to the cooks, the staff. No other place like this and if so not close to the tastes of the meats. We used the online ordering and take out delivery and very pleased.
Great ambience; friendly staff, very accommodating, exceptional customer service; the waiter went above and beyond to please us. Its Location is also perfect specially for a Sunday brunch, as traffic on queen is really low and u can park outside right in front of it, the menu is prefixed with a few traditional brunch favorites made in their own style and beautifully presented on a plate; it's a bit pricy at a $28 per person ; with that you get a selection of fresh pastry, followed by main course and then coffee with some liquor flavored chocolate sweets... I had a great time with my friends , for a sunday brunch with style it's definitely a place worth to check out!
Interesting place: I was expecting a more casual atmosphere, given I was going for Southern BBQ, so when I walked in I thought "meh, this isn't going to be good". It was, though: food was great, and so were the wait staff. The Bourbon cart is fantastic, very good selection.
The service was great. The food however was a different story, I booked for a group of 10 and we ended up as 11. Apparently we weren't allowed to order from the regular menu (for groups over 8) and we had to have the 'experience menu' which is chefs choice. None of the food, that was chosen for us, was food we would have ordered on our own and at 59 a plate for 3 courses (which included tapas style apps, and a shareable main) it would have been wasteful to order what we would have liked from the regular menu. Nobody was satisfied with the chefs choices and the main course was a big miss with my group- only half consumed.
Good bbq but almost too trendy for that food. Good sides as well.
Fabulous food, stunning interior with really nice service and a menu that really satisfies. Not to be missed when in Toronto.
Great atmosphere, good food however not the best bbq in Toronto
Food and service were great, no kids options, still they figured something out
I love this place, atmosphere was very nice, however I will change a little bit of music(was a little bit too loud) We tried the mix of grilled meat, they were so good, my favorite was ribs!
Great ambience, drinks, service and food. I would've given it a 5 star but then, I have been to Adamson's BBQ and between this place and Adamson's, the latter wins (food only. This place is a full service restaurant and the service is top notch here). Carbon Bar is not bad either for the convenience of being in DT and great service!
Excellent spot. Such good food. Great drinks. Busy with a popular crowd. Eat everything.
I LOVED MY EXPERIENCE AT THIS RESTAURANT. The food, the drinks and the service was A1! Thank you so much again!
P-S: You have to try the mac&cheese and the chiken!
The BBQ platter for 4 fed 5... What a feast! Industrial design concept with throwback elements, great place East of downtown.
Fantastic restaurant with an atmosphere second to none. Impeccable service with delicious and creative dishes.
The environment is great love the setting and staff are very polite
HOLY HELL.... Just had their fried chicken sandwich and I wish I never took a bite. This was by far the worst sandwich I ve ever eaten in my life. Words cannot describe this experience. The meat was like shredded canned tuna with no sauce.
Great food and service. Adly our server was fantastic
Wide selection of drinks, delicious food, awesome interior
Went there for dinner for my boyfriend's birthday, he loves BBQ. The place is amazing, staff if friendly and accommodating, and the BBQ is finger licking good!
Food is great and the portions are large... no need to order too many sides. My favs are the brisket and the mac n cheese
I had a great experience today at The Carbon Bar. The service was amazing, the drinks and food arrived very fast and they gave us plenty of time at the end of our meal to relax and enjoy the environment. We had the brisket and pork ribs and you could eat both with a spoon the meat was that tender. Will definitely be returning with friends!!
The food was really great, I was there for a private party upstairs and didn t really find the staff very friendly but nothing went wrong.
This place is amazing! Definitely recommend going here as the food is incredible!! The fried cauliflower was BOMB, the peppers were delicious and the platter hit it home. will return!!
3.5 stars .. solid service & nice atmosphere. The flavours were just lacking... is it weird to give the best nod to the vegetable in a BBQ? Also, Anthony S is right about the neighbourhood... do NOT keep walking east along Queen St at night. Sketchy might be an understatement
My thoughts and consideration about BBQ come from a very passionate group of restaurateurs and pit masters I befriended a few years ago in Dallas. It could be a regional thing but to them, good 'Cue' stand on its own and doesn't need any of the soppin' sauces those northern Tenn folks do to hide their meats. That sentence comes with heavy twang and a heavier dose of passion.
So I came to Carbon bar to sate my rib craving and I left a bit puzzled. For starters, the restaurant made great use of the former Electric Circus space... it has an amazing tall ceiling that just gives a flare to the room. The seating is quite comfortable and thank god their AC works (heat wave that day). Two little drawbacks about their room. One is their table arrangement. It's comfortable and normally I wouldn't say anything but today was really apparent on how close the next table is to you. I smelled the neighbouring table BO and it was not ... pleasant. It was incredibly distracting and wanted me to vacate the restaurant ASAP. The second thing was that we were constantly reminded we had another table coming right after us so we only had 2 hours for the table. To be honest, the neighbouring table wanted me to leave after 30 minutes but the 3 reminders (phone, hostess, and then another wait staff) was a bit much. I do get it that this is a business and tables turned = a successful night. So go get that dollars Carbon... maybe not just beat me over the head with it.
So the really great waitress here helped us and suggested we get a snack of Korean Fried Cauliflower to compliment the Pit Master Platter for 2. She thought it would be more than enough food. She was right on both accounts. The KFC was great and totally see why it is their number 1 snack that has been there since day 1 and that the Pit Master is definitely enough for 2 people.
Korean Fried Cauliflower (KFC) - Oh yes, this is the must do when you're here. Light crispy battered cauliflower that is just hot from the fryer and they perfectly coated (not too much... not too little) with a Korean influenced sauce... it felt like it was a combination of sweet, heat, and a touch of fermented sourness. Im guessing a modified gochujang sauce. Loved this one 5/5.
Pit Master Platter for 2 - It looks damn impressive but it just fell a bit flat on some things... mostly from flavour and serving temperature. It comes with a lot nice things - brisket, ribs, deep fried chicken thigh (deboned), fries, pickles, with 3 sauces. To summarize the flavour issue, I felt they were scared to season the meat to stand alone and rely more on the sauces that sit beside the meat.
The best thing I felt were the ribs .. it wasn't dry, had a good tender chew (its actually not a good thing when it drops off the bone too easily), and had some flavour but it was moderately warm. 3.5/5
Brisket was very tender but it lacked flavour... we had to use the sauces for sure. It also felt like it was served just slightly above room temperature. 3/5
Chicken was very moist and nicely fried up. Great crisp edges on the crust and not oily. It just missed seasoning in the crust... no salt or pepper to season it up. This one was served hot so it was good to eat. 3.5/5
Fries were served unsalted (or super lightly salted) and cold. This was a disappointment and though you could use the sriracha mayo to bring up the flavour, eating cold fries wasn't so good. 2/5
Overall, it could be a great bbq place if they upped their seasoning and rubs and served their food hot. I think the service is good here and not a bad place to enjoy good food. It could be a clear 4 star if they just tweaked those. I'm heading to Stack and Barque to see how the rest of Toronto compares to my Dallas memories.
Winterlicious not so delicious! Cold Cod and skimpy on meat platter...appetizers were not memorable. Service was good and drinks were delicious, however I will not be running back for the food!!
Great place for cocktails.
And they make some mean ribs that are more than up to the task of competing with all the east side restos that pride themselves on their mastery of the smoker
Amazing atmosphere and the platter was a hit with our party.
Y'all HAVE to try their Korean Fried Chicken. It's simply the best
When looking for somewhere for a beer and a snack after a meeting, found this place. Friendly, good beer selection and excellent service. I'll definitely add this to my 'places to visit' list when I'm next in Toronto.
Came here for an early dinner, had octopus paella which was tasty but the portion was quite small for the price. The portion was only about half a plate full with three octopus tentacles which was a bit disappointing. The service was good though. Nice decor but it was a bit cold at the restaurant.
Super cool spot. Great atmosphere, lots of tasty protein.
Great food, generous portions, attentive and friendly service!
Best restaurant service I've had. Managers surprised us with free apps for our short wait, food was very good.
This place is absolutely beautiful and incredible atmosphere. Their food is awesome. Service is cool. Little expensive overall but worth it
Their fried cauliflower, bacon Cesar salad and the platter to share are absolutely amazing. Atmosphere is cool, servers nice and food was amazing. Followed social distancing as well.
Just ordered from you guys for my first time on UberEats...where have you been all my life! I have a new favourite BBQ place in Toronto. Reasonable prices, extremely generous portions, and everything was delicious. The Chophouse Bowl especially was life changing
Fairly good - upscale pub food with good drinks. Quite a large space and can be used for work events etc. Kind of a sketchy walk tbh over from Yonge St. in the evening.
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