Overdraught Irish Pub

Good prices for this area, the plates are full, service is good and the taste is good too. I will certainly come back

Great place because it is not as crazy busy and some of the neighboring restos/​bars. Great prices and yummy irish nachos!

Repas excellent. La bière est bonne et né manquer pas un Fish’n Chips ! Les repas de avec du cari sont excellents.

After watching the Toronto Rock lose game one of their finals, with all the frustration we had, it somehow got us all hungry lol…
Quiet tucked below Joe Badalli is the Overdraught is your typical Irish pub that has a good selection of foods and drink. The ambiance is warm-​like and dim which gives the place a typical pub feeling. The server was courteous, and quite knowledgable about her beer. I must say me being a wine drinker, I needed some guidance on what beer to choose. As a result I chose their Hop City Barking Squirrel, which was a light draught, and quite enjoyable.
For grub, being in an Irish bar, I opted for their Irish nachose, which was hearty-​stick-​to-​your-​ribs goodness, however next time i’m here ill be sure to add some pulled pork (which one of our friends chose) oh man did it look delicious! overall, the place was quite warm– homie and great go-​to place for after work drinks, compared to Loose Moose, which is just too loud to even have a conversation…

Came here with a bunch of friends after a Rock game. There were only a few people seated so it was nice and quiet.
Our server, Sarah, was very sweet and friendly. One of my friends and I wanted something fruity. She introduced us to the Foundry Golden Cider. It was delicious. Fruity and just enough sweetness to cover any beer after taste. I also ordered the Potatoes Nachos and shared that with a friend. A bed of waffle fries with lettuce, tomatoes, chilli, jalapeño peppers and sour cream on top and a side of spicy guacamole. It was YUM! Perfect appetizer to go with my beer.
The portions are fair and our server was amazing. However, the atmosphere was very… boring. By the time we were done eating we were the only people at the pub. For a Saturday night, it seems unusual for Downtown. Not sure I’ll come back, but you never know. :)

Ok place… Nothing impressive, Guinness is Guinness just like at any other place… Service was kinda weird, I thin as soon as Canadian (French Canadian) waitress heard our non Canadian accent she wasn’t as pleasant, only came up one time to serve us and give us our check to pay… If it wasn’t for the hockey game on TV I’d be concentrating on shitty service and I’d flip on them for their service… Other Canadians we met were a bit more hospitable.

I’ve been in for lunches and before Jays games, and I can’t say I’ve had the same problems as some other reviewers. Especially before the last Jays game, they were quite busy… our server was working hard to get to all her tables.
The place is clean and well decorated in the Irish fashion, which lots of TVs around the bar if you’re wanting to watch sports. Food-​wise, I highly recommend the BBQ, Bacon & Cheddar burger. Excellent bun, excellent patty, but what stood out was its sauciness. Just perfect. I’ve also tried the Irish Poutine which was great, with an excellent cheese-​to-​lattice-​fries ratio.
There’s nothing that REALLY made Overdraught stand out from all the other «pubs» along Front (they were playing Electronic music, which was a bit odd for a supposedly Irish pub), but they’ve been consistently good for me, which I can’t say about the others.

Great Service! I am a vegetarian and ordered the appetizer forgetting to ask if there was meat. The waitress caught on to it before I did because of my entrée and replaced my meal.
Food tastes great and a very comfortable atmosphere.

Went in here after a Blue Jays’ game. Every other bar in the neighbourhood was packed. There were more staff hanging around chatting than customers. And considering there were only 5 staff, that says a lot!
I didn’t eat any food, but had an over-​priced pint of cider. The hostess was not interested in being friendly, and I was lucky to get the bartender’s attention. Which considering the lack of customers was very rude.

This is really just another Front street tourist bar masquerading as an «Irish pub.»
The bar itself is a long and narrow basement space, it has pretty average service, and the beer list is nothing to write home about. I had Big Rock, which I quite enjoy, but there’s not much more on tap here than any other bar in the immediate area.
I had the pulled pork sandwich and didn’t really enjoy it. The sauce they used wasn’t all that flavourful and the portion size was quite small for the price.
This isn’t a horrible «pub,» but there are much better options in the area.

+ Cool Pub Atmosphere
— Terrible Fish and Chips
Was here the other night before the Alexisonfire concert at the Sound Academy. We were hungry and decided to pop in for some fish and chips. Not a good idea.
The breading on the fish was rock hard, below it was raw uncooked batter, although the fish (haddock) was decent tasting, if you could get by the other two nasty coatings. Fries were dry and plain as can be – hardly touched them. The coleslaw was decent. The tartar sauce was awful. It tasted weird, like dill – what’s wrong with these people?
The waitress was friendly and the atmosphere is cool with lots of seating. I used to go here with my RBC buddies for a pint after work, but those days are long over, and now so is going back to this place for some grub. A pub should know how to make great fish and chips – shocking.

This is a great place to go for good pub food. In the area this is my favorite, and I have been there many times. I like chicken wings there, they are actually decent size and well made.

I recently visited this pub with friends from work. I had the Guinness Steak and Mushroom Pie which was quite flavourful. The one downside was that the steak was tough. However, the rest of the stew, gravy and put pastry were very good. As for the service, the server was nice enough but not very attentive.

Stopped by for a bite to eat, we were greeted Nicely and seated. We ordered a couple of Beers and 2 burgers and I was surprised that the food quality was great and the server was pleasant as well. The place started to get packed as the day progressed, the ambience was nice and location was east to get too.

We were at the Convention Centre and came here for a quick lunch. Surprisingly better than I thought and I would definitely come back here again. Nice atmosphere (had a real Irish pub feel to it) and friendly service.
We had a French Dip sandwich that was generous. Fries are outstanding. Good portions too. Others had the burger and enjoyed it too. They got us in and out quickly too.
So, if you’re in the area or have something at the convention center, this was a good choice.

my party just came from next door at canyon creek chop house after eating some huge steaks.
I understand that this is an irish pub, but waitress was extremely rude when some of us were asking for a redbull vodka which i know isn’t necessarily irish but most bars have it.
she gave us a snarky attitude as if we were wasting our time when there wasn’t even anyone else around to waiting to be served, and we had to wait another 10 minutes before we were even able to buy beers.
we left after one round and finished the night at pj obriens which had a nice live band and even though they too were an irish pub, they were able to accomodate us with our not-​so-​irish tequila shots.

Food was really good. I had fish and chips and my hubby had shepards pie. Liked the atmosphere and on Tuesdays they have Harp for $ 5 a pint. Good overall.

Now I am confirmed that I love Pubs. but I cannot stand Pub’s food.
Overdraught Irish Pub is a nice place to hang out and have a drink or 2 or 3 or 4 with your friends especially if they are doing a special on drinks. The Black and Tan ($ 7.20) is nice and smooth and poured the way it suppose to be. But I would not have know when the inside of this Pub was really dark (yes important for a pub as drunk folks want to be hidden and rip in the dark), and my drink was dark too…
Guinness Steak and Mushroom Pie ($ 14) is dark too and so damn salty! I think the reason is the more salty your food is, the more beer you need to drink? Good that I ate some Ramen before coming here.
Please tell your friend not to pick the table right by the door where the guitar playing singer going to sing. But if you just want to not hear what your friend’s conservations those maybe the perfect seats.
They do have daily specials, check their website…
BTW, why are the men working here not wearing kilts showing off their assets?

The last time I’ve been to an Irish Pub must have been a Molly Bloom’s. Overdraught reminds me of the Prancing Pony in LOTR with the Pints flowing, loud chatter, dim-​lit oak wood setting, and song. It’s not exactly of course but for someone that doesn’t Pub much, it’s as close as it gets.
We didn’t encounter any rowdy men hitting on ladies but we left while the night was young. The Music Station seemed to be on Z103 or something and when the Live Musician began playing Pop/​Rock, it ended my Hobbit adventures for the night. 2.5 *Star*
Signature Cocktail — Captain Guinness ($ 6.99) is something I personally prefer being a Rum Coke guy, as this version uses the «Captain» and a float of Guinness Stout. Nice drink if you’re like me and can get full from foamy Beers as this is the perfect balance.
Guinness Steak and Mushroom Pie ($ 14.00) has A-​OK elements and some less so. The «Slow Roasted» Beef was tough for the most part so I kind of doubt it being slow roasted. The Guinness Ale Reduction and Button Mushrooms was salty but I find when mixed into the Garlic Mash made for a nice Mash & Gravy combination.
I wouldn’t mind coming again whenever they have $ 5.00 Pint promotions when I’m in the area because I can imagine myself chilling with a couple GOOD friends and relaxing on the bench after a hard day’s work. Afterwards, on the way to Union Station grab a Sausage on a Bun.

I’m with Gord. Meh. The fish is nice. I hate fish ‘n’ chips where you get a sliver of fish in a big ass hunk of batter. The fries, meh. The coleslaw the chef called in from home. Chopping up cabbage and adding a president choice salad dressing isn’t coleslaw.
We went on a non-​Leafs night. This is a bar for very old people. Don’t expect a hip urban crowd. The only high point (and the reason this isn’t a 2 star) is you get imported pints for $ 5 after 9 pm on Saturday.
You do have to suffer through some live music, a guy on guitar belting out standards. There’s loads of room in the back to get away from crap you’ve heard before.
Waitstaff is on top of things.

Meh.
For me, because I used to be a semi-​regular, the OD serves three great purposes:
1) The staff know how to pour a pint.
2) Lots of sass.
3) It’s not any of the other bars on Front @ Uni.
Head here for the beverages and the live music, but not the food and remember to be friendly, ’cause it’ll make it a world of difference. And if you get sass, lob some sass right back, but keep it above the belt.

We came here because the prices weren’t crazy, it was near the CN Tower, and we wanted to eat quickly instead of scouring for food. We get to the hostess stand, and wait a few minutes in a particularly empty place (it was 6pm… should it be this empty?). We get seated in a corner, and our waitress comes over with a very forced kindness (maybe she had a bad day, at least she tried).
Order food, drinks, etc, same old. Nothing took too long, or was too fast, it was normal. The lighting was nice, not too bright. Food was good, I got the meat pie (they were out of chicken pot pie =[).
One complaint, they really are bad at making black and tans. The reviewer below me wrote that they know how to pour Guiness correctly, but what about black and tans? My drink came mixed, with no line of separation between the two. Did they just pour one into the other? All I can say is… black and tans don’t taste so great when they come mixed.
All in all it was a good meal. 3 stars is fitting.