Cloak & Dagger Irish Pub

What a cozy place to come in and just have a few drinks and move on or just hang out and stay a while. This small bar has a short bar which fits maybe only about 6 stools or so but has a decent amount of seating and booths to keep the flow of customers happy it seemed.
I popped in with a buddy and we sat at the bar and stayed for maybe half an hour or so and in that short time we saw a bunch of people just getting a drink or two and just moving along while their seats were then taken by new comers.
The variety on tap is really quite amazing for such a small place and it seemed they had a lot of American craft beer too. I went with BC’s Granville Island and it was only about 5 bucks a pint. Not bad for a Friday night pass through.

Haven’t been in a while, but last visit was lobster fest, great deal on lobster, great selection of draft, when in the area it’s definitely a great place to have a couple pints. Back patio is a great place to chill.

I’ve been a bartender on college street for quite a while now. Never in all my years have I been treated so appallingly. My staff members and I have been going here for quite a long time. It was always our first choice for a quick pint after we finished work ourselves. The five of us arrived to a bartender who was so intoxicated that she couldn’t even serve us. Nevertheless we tipped her very well even though she overcharged one of us for a drink. We sat and had our drinks and we’re suddenly abruptly told we had ten minutes to finish our pints. It was only 2 o clock and we should have had 45 minutes. Ten minutes later a woman who never said who she was told us to leave. When I remarked that we had till 2.45 and regularly came here, she became extremely rude and offensive. A man who than claimed to be the manager told us all to ‘get out’. It’s sad that after all of the years of me and my friends going here that we will probably never go here again. It’s also sad that this place is taking customers from all the other bars on college street, especially when they treat their customers so poorly. I would love to hear a comment from the manager but doubt this will happen. Such a shame.

My colleagues and I have been regulars here approaching on three years. We were just kicked out because they needed to «get [the bartender] home» (because she was too drunk, which this particular girl often is, and it’s never affected our experience there). This occurred fifteen minutes before drinks off at 2:45, forcing us to down our pints or leave them. We’ve always come here after closing out bar, knowing we can have one or two relaxed drinks after work, and tonight were told that they «always» kick people out at 2:30, an outright lie. The woman who spoke to us then said that because we are in the service industry we should understand. Yes, we all understood that we were being asked to leave a bar early because their bartender was intoxicated; they should be penalized and not us. I’m especially offended by the assertion that you close at 2:30 every night; we all really appreciated the rudeness with which the lie was delivered. We won’t be patronizing Cloak & Dagger any longer.
(Edited down to one star because they deleted my comment regarding this incident off their Facebook page without responding.)

Quaint little college pub with an excellent micro-​b collection and laid back staff.
Not exactly college fare though! :-)

C’est basique comme pub, pas de flafla, rien de très irlandais d’ailleurs mais une excellente sélection de bières pression et une cour intérieure exceptionnelle.

I have been a number of times, and as always this is a GREAT place depending on what is that you are looking for.
Just like a Yorkviller (I just made that up) would think The Rhino to be a @#$^$@ whole… if you are looking for a classy, elegant venue of rich and suave décor, then you will be greatly disappointed of the CDIP. However if you are looking for an old Irish vibed place to relax and keep expectations low and simply want to chill with friends, then this place has your name written all over it. You won’t see your name as the place is pretty dark but trust me, it is there.
Dark, moody and with a surprisingly well versed selection of beers on tap the Cloak and Dagger is both a College Street and University student staple. I mean, I have known of this place since I used to be a student and that was aaaages ago.
Back then they used to even have «experimental Sundays» where musically inclined people used to go hangout in the back room and just improvise some jams — any style. That used to be awesome and weird and sometimes terrible but they fact they even created the venue for it, well, that was good on them.
They do not do that now but still, if a cold drink is what you are looking for, then come on down… or better yet, don’t!
Keep it a secret for those in the know! ;-)

Great location. Excellent beer list. Terrible service. Seriously, I may not be as cool as your primary clientele, or your best friend, but my money is the same, so do me a favour and acknowledge my existence while you take it. Not for the first time, the bartender has stopped in the middle of getting my order to serve a regular and slid my change across the bar while chatting to him and not looking at me. I don’t want to have a lengthy conversation with you, but I do want decent, polite service.

One of the cities best kept secrets. On the surface it appears to be a standard «Irish» style pub. Behind its black shop front and tinted windows lies an old school local with a strong tap list of 15 or so mostly craft drafts.
But the big hook is its secluded shady back patio, one of the best places for pint minus the d. bags and hipsters that tend to flock to other near-​by Kensington watering holes.

A good selection of local beer and a bartender that knows his stuff. You can’t ask for much more. The place could use a little bit more light, but it’s got a nice sized back patio in the summer.

Great place for a drink. Dark bar with seating and a pool table. decent beer selection. I found this place while just randomly roaming around the streets. met some quirky individuals. I plan on coming back when Im back in town.

Great place for a drink.
It’s a dark, old pub with a small bar and a few booths. Service is friendly and they had a $ 12 pitcher special when we were there on New Year’s eve. They have a pretty good variety of beers on tap.

I love the cloak and dagger, I usually end up here at some point whenever I come and visit Toronto. It’s a small, intimate pub with an amazing beer selection and cheap pitchers. It is quite dark, but it’s quiet, so you can enjoy a pint and a conversation. The pation in the back is also great, it’s sorta like going down a hallway into someone’s walled back yard, very relaxing. Oh and it has a pac-​man machine, how cool is that? It’s definitely a placet o go enjoy a pint or two as opposed to a loud student bar and they often have guest kegs and have a great selection of small local brews. I give props to places that serve local beer, as opposed to a lot of places that serve exclusively Molson or Labatt swill. In fact I don’t think they even have any of the big boys brews (I include Keith’s in that category FYI).
Overall the cloak & dagger is one of my favourite pubs in Toronto.

Almost certainly my favorite bar in Toronto. The atmosphere is low key and at the same time welcoming and friendly. Despite its small size the bar boasts a focused and extensive Draft list and the bartenders are always willing to let you try a beer before you order it. On that note, the bartenders are professional and courteous and always friendly but never overbearing. The back patio is sparse but has ample seating for the fair weather months. It can get pretty cramped on the weekends but it rarely has a fratty atmosphere. Overall a wonderful little pub especially if you’re into craft and local brews.

Kind of a hipster bar fly bar. I agree with the other comments about the smell. Not sure what the Irish connection is, other than it’s kind of UK style service, as in no table service. You order all your drinks and food at the bar. The bar features an amazing array of exotic and interesting beers on tap. They also have a couple casks on the patio. A really nice bitter was being tapped out back.
Also I grok about the douche bag comment. There was some loud asshole.
Food service is spotty, if existent. The only food available that night was ribs. And it didn’t really even look like they were done cooking the ribs around 8ish.
I dunno.
The great beer selection makes this a 3 star. As a local bar to drop in and have a couple pints with your friends, this bar makes sense. As a destination to meet up with friends located across Toronto, there are better choices.

J’adore ce bar pour sa salle cozy à l’atmosphère d’Irish Pub. Le top? La cour intérieure avec des grands bancs pour boire sa pinte entourée de tous ses amis, tout simplement parfait!
I love that bar for the cozy irish pub atmosphere. The best here? The garden at the back where you can enjoy a pint with all your friends. Simply perfect!

Great reviews made me want to visit. The smell from the place made me leave before even ordering. Also, their all you can eat taco fest looks like hospital cafeteria.
The back patio looked great… but gawd the smell was horrible.

This place is dark and plain. That gets huge thumbs up from me. As another reviewer mentioned, the only Irish thing about this place is the name. The bar staff is super friendly and will let you sample the awesome beers if you are not sure about what you want. And best of all: GIANT patio in the back!

This past July my weekly Dungeons and Dragons game was shut down due to the intense heat. So the GM suggested we all go to a nice air conditioned venue to share a pint and hang out.
It turns out that C&D’s AC has some issues with the weather, particularly when it’s as intense as it was during the hottest part of this past summer.
The heat was such that the kitchen was closed down to keep the chefs from dying; thankfully, they were cool if you went out to grab a bite from one of the local restaurants.
The venue is a cosy one, with nice seats and a good drink selection. The bar is decorated with a few soccer scarves and a couple issues of the superhero team of the same name.
There is a performing area, but I don’t really have time for your local hipster band, so feel free to enjoy them before they’re popular.
I did enjoy it, and hope to return the next time the climate gets all crazy hot.

Doesn’t pretend to be any more than it is, a local watering hole. It has a really nice patio out back in the summer. Great crowd and cool bartenders. I like it.

June 4^th’s lobster fest was unreal! Judy: your lobster rolls are fantastic. The dill is a nice touch.
When’s the next one?

Pros:
-$ 12 Pitchers
–Good beer selection
–Friendly service
Cons:
–Smells like so much morning after stale beer
Thankfully, I think the only thing «Irish» about this place is the name. there are no shamrocks hanging from the ceiling.