The pub around the corner

*****this is just an update!!***********
Friday March 8th 2013

 The firkin has had a faceift!!

Its amazing.  The place looks great, clean and it has to be seen.  The pool table is gone, and has been replaced with a couch and tables, and stools.  Much better!!


LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT!!!


Sunday August 12th 2012

The Firkin
2205 Bloor st west
(runnymede/bloor)

This is our neighbourhood go to place for me and cindy.  We go to this great place to get our nails done down the street, and we usually go back t our neighbourhood "pub" after  to rehash our day.
It's been quite an eye opener for us to not go to our "pub", and to explore new places to eat.
To discover that there are great little places to eat (close by) and all over the city if you just choose to search them out.  Since I am no food critic, my rules are simple:

1. good feeling about the place
2. clean
3. reasonably priced
4. great wine list
5. good seating
6. good service

(they are in no perticular order)

So today I find myself alone to eat at the neighbourhood pub.
 
I really like this place, it's dark, there are booths and there is always a collection of "personalities" at the bar to keep you entertained.
 I usually order wine( a bottle).  The  reason being is usually they get busy and you spend your meal trying to motion down the waiter for another glass of wine.  Not me, I want to be in control of my wine consumption or non consumption whichever I am feeling that day.

Nacho's are some of the best I have had.
Love the sweet potato fries.
Wings are kick ass too.
I eat alot of steak here too.
Great food all around here, can't complain.
I usually order off the "specials" menu and I have not been disappointed.

The only problem cindy and I had with this place was once we had a waitress tasting cindy's drink before it was served to her..
EWWWWWWWWW!
It wouldn't of been so bad , if cindy hadn't watched in horror as it happened in front of her eyes!!!
Again I say EWWWW!

I will continue to come back to this old favourite, but unfortuntately after my journey of 50, not as much as I did before.  Don't get me wrong, not because there is nothing wrong with this place, but because there are just as many other places just as close and just as good.

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number 19 out of 50



This pub is always busy, not matter what time of day or night.  I find that vey comforting.