The Bishop And Belcher

They have a drink deal and food deal each night of the week, so on Tuesday I went for a Bud Light and the Pad Thai with mild expectations and I was shocked by how good it was. I have had not so great Pad Thai from pubs before and this was by far the best pub Pad Thai I’ve ever had. The atmosphere is great with a nice warm pub feel and the shelf of board games is a nice bonus. I’ll be back!

I live very close to the bishop and belcher and have never been disappointed by the food, service or atmosphere. This place is packed after work and for games.
The menu is surprisingly huge and they have a great feature on every night (my favourite is their Thursday nacho night where they do their spin on Asian nachos).
All of the food I had has been great, they have some cool salads that don’t lack flavour or excitement. The wings are good as well as their burgers. Definitely a great place to grab a quick bite to eat and watch the game or to come with a group for a cheaper night out! Family friendly as well:)

I recently moved to the area and have found myself in here when I’m craving a cold pint on quite a few occasions and would prefer not to walk further than 2.5 feet out of my backyard (damn you, Canadian winters.) I’ve come to the conclusion that this place is good for just that… cold, cheap drinks (they have pretty decent daily specials) when you’re trying to catch your fav game or hang with a few friends. They even have board games and load of tvs with views from all over the room so if you had to catch more than one game, I’m sure it would be possible here.
I’ve made the mistake of coming to this bar when I’m craving greasy, hangover food you would expect to find in a place like this… both times, the service was a little slow (friendly, though) and the food made me not want to eat here again. The menu is extensive… huge variety of choices although there wasn’t much that jumped out at me and sounded delicious. Last night, quite a busy football Sunday, I settled on cheddar and potato perogies (topped with sautéed onions and bacon) and a side ceasar salad. The food took a while… not overly long where all we were talking about is where it was… but enough for me to wonder a few times (I was only with 1 other person). I wasn’t satisfied with my dish and finished only about half of it — the salad was clearly sitting under the heat lamp in the back for at least a good 5 minutes as it was warm and soggy (come on BOH and FOH… rookie mistake) and the perogies were just soft and soggy also… I couldn’t pick a single one up with my hands as it broke instantly. My buddy enjoyed his bangers and mashed though… the potatoes and gravy were on point :) (The wings I had last time sucked too :()
It took us a while to flag the waitress down to clear the plates and grab the bill, however, we weren’t in any kind of rush so I wasn’t really bothered by that but it was a good 25 – 30 minute process…
Final verdict based on a few experiences — I’m sticking with the cold drinks and I’ll walk the extra couple feet for some good pub grub if that’s what I’m looking for. Not worth the laziness… lol

Very good and reasonably priced food. The patio is nice and quiet. I liked the service. The place may be a bit too quiet for some people, but I love it.

Surprisingly good brunch! The portion is HUGE and it is definitely worth the $. Much better than sunset grill

Excellent value for the money. Roast beef Sunday is amazing I’m eating off the Church Street strip for now on. Also. Try the Friday platter. It’s for 2 but will feed 4. Again excellent value.

This was our go-​to place for a quick lunch and farewell lunches for employees. I went back here recently for dinner and it was solid. The food is tasty and no complaints but nothing spectacular.
Food: 3/​5, i got the weekend platter; more than enough food for two people. The wings were a bit dry but it was tasty.
Service: 2/​5, a little weird, too much attention when not needed and nowhere to be found when you need them lol. Or it could have been coincidence
Ambience: 3/​5, nice décor and better to eat outside as the inside has a bit of smell.
Price: 2.5÷5, average price for a place ($ 15-​$ 20 per person)

I love bishop and the belcher The food is good and the portions are huge. Except for the Mozarella sticks beware! It’s only 4 sticks for a lot of $$. They also do take-​out which is awesome I love to get the fries and onion rings for only $ 7 and it’s a HUGE portion. I love the English style décor and cozy feel. Also, in the summer they have a kick ass patio. Can’t forget to mention the super friendly staff, the other day while ordering take-​out it was as if I was talking to my best friend everyone is super down to earth and friendly. There has been only a few occasions in which the server was a complete dick and I if you’re going to sit in the bar and eat be ready for a long wait time. This bar is not the loud music mingling type of bar more like a nice cold beer with food down for a good talk type of bar.

Your average neighbourhood bar. Food is a bit blend. I had the beef fajitas and the beef was over cooked but still edible. If ur already close by and need a drink, this place isn’t bad, but I wouldn’t make a special trip just to check out this place

The worst.
Service sucked.
Dirty glasses.
Attitude.
Servers don’t know how to spilt bills.
Noting in the area, I guess that’s the reason is its here.

This is a very busy place at lunch and tends to fill quite quickly for good reason. I came here with a party of 6 and made a reservation which was a good idea.
This pub has a wide variety of food, mainly in the British style and has something for everyone. My coworker and I had the butter chicken and was quite authentic. The curry was less spicy than Indian cuisine but was still delicious. There was a mix of salad and came in a unique plate that resembled a bento box.
My other lunch guests got the Chili chicken and found it to be spicy, just to his liking. It looked quite delicious and flavourful.

GET THE HANGOVER BREAKFAST… don’t be dumb, just DO IT.
seriously tho, underrated brunch at the Bishop, my girlfriend and I frequent, always happy with the quality of food and the speed of service; not to mention the staff is always knowledgeable of the menu, polite, its clear that they have all served for a bit and know how to please :)

I occasionally come here to meet friends for lunch since they work in the area. Service is usually friendly and efficient, but at times can be slow. Food is standard pub fare with a variety of other cultural food items and they have many beers on tap. Certainly something for everyone’s palate and all reasonably priced. Plus they have daily specials available.
Today being St. Patrick’s Day they had a lot of tables reserved. Luckily, my friends came early around 11:40am and had no issue being seated in the nook by the entrance.
The server we had must be new as she seemed flustered when taking our orders and this was only the start of the lunch rush when the place wasn’t even busy yet.
Service was beyond slow today. My friends only received their beers shortly before I arrived and they told me it took over 15 minutes. I ordered my beer and it took just as long as well.
We were a table of three and everyone seated around us were tables of twos. Somehow they all received their food and finished it before our food arrived. We waited almost an hour for our food! We didn’t order anything fancy… burgers and Sheppard’s Pie which are standard pub fare.
Our server did come by once to apologize for the delay with our food blaming it on the printer being out of paper? In addition, my second pint arrived well after my meal was served. Just astonished that everyone around us finished their meals when we just received ours, plus the fact we arrived before they did. Why did our food take extra long?
I did take a peek into the main dining room and it wasn’t busy as I expected for being St. Patrick’s Day. Thankfully, my friends weren’t in a rush to get back to the office except one of them had a meeting at 2pm.
Since we were extremely famish when the food arrived, we ate rather quickly. Good thing there weren’t any issues with the food or else we would have given up and just had our liquid diet for lunch. No attempt to reduce our food bill or compensate us for our long food wait, but our bill did arrive extra quick.
Overall, good place for standard pub food in the area. Am sure this was just a one off, so I will dismiss it because service is usually pretty good since we’re in and out of the pub within an hour.
Looking forward to warmer weather because they do have a decent patio and I will probably be back to meet friends for lunch again.

Great place to hang and grab a drink. Great service! Menu could use an update. There are specials on certain days that you can’t get on a regular day. But everything is great. Just hope they close at 2 instead of 1am on Fridays.

I’m growing a little tired of pubs attempting to be British Pubs yet not offering any unique features.
The beer is all mainstream beer other than one tap from England, and the food is average at best. The wing specials here aren’t bad but if you’re looking for anything other than fried wings/​fries, I feel it’s over priced.
Not a bad place for a beer, service is actually great, but the foods overpriced & in my recent experiences hasn’t been fresh at all.
If this is all it takes to be a busy weeknight pub in Toronto the standards aren’t all that high.

I am biased when it comes to this little pub. I work at Yonge & Bloor, sandwiched between a plethora of bars, restaurants and lounges that are
a. Overpriced
b. Full of snobby people
c. Packed and have terrible service
d. All of the above.
Needless to say, I was very happy when we found this little place. I’ve come as a group of two and as a group of 12… And everything in between. Service has always been friendly and we appreciate the drink specials before 6pm because it forces us to leave the office at a reasonable hour (though we would not complain if they extended it until 7).
Food is an upgraded array of typical pub fare — mostly importantly it is always hot (I HATE cold food).
It’s friendly, casual and well priced– everything that I’m looking for after a long day.

A decent pub to go to if you’re looking for a more quiet and peaceful place to eat. It’s a lot less rowdy than most of the busier pubs around the area and in the summer there is a nice patio outside to have your meals as well. They have daily specials and usually a special for drinks as well. It’s usually a bit busier in the spring/​summer, but it seems fairly easy to get seating most of the time.
The food is your typical pub menu, but they have a lot of specials you won’t find at Jack Astors or Earls. I’ve had the liver, bacon and onion meal here and it was great. Even having it the day after as leftovers was quite delicious as it’s a fair bit to eat in one sitting. Their wings are also pretty decent, although not as crispy as I would like, they get the job done.
There are also various kinds of Asian inspired foods and of course burgers, sandwiches and various appetizers. I’ll be coming back here again for a pint and perhaps try the fried dill pickles next time!

Pub food galore. I got the liver and onions, which came with peas and mashed potato. The last time I was here, I got the same thing but it came with a bit extra… a bit of extra plastic wrap, that is! So last time sucked, but this time it was pretty decent. Portions are large, so I can never finish it, but gives me a snack for later. I like that, since it gives me more bang for my buck.
Service is meh… they make the rounds occasionally but in certain corners of seating, prepare for some neglect. Very friendly though.
This place is definitely not my top pick for future dinners, but the vibe and friendly service bumps it up.

This is my boss’s favourite joint. When we go out for lunch, I know we’re going to The Bishop & The Belcher.
Regrettably we’re both creatures of habit and every time we’ve come here we’ve ordered the exact same thing. If they’re going to make it consistently good every time, why not continue ordering a dish that we know will be good?
What I order:
1. Chevre Salad (14.95+ 6.95 for steak) — baby arugula, baby spinach, romaine hearts, crumbled goat cheese, fresh blueberries, strawberries, house made candied pecans, topped with honey yogurt dressing. I’ve always added an order of a AAA NY medium rare steak and avocados on the side. They’ve perfectly seared the steak each time we’ve come here. Although the size of the steak often varies, the portion is sizable as an addition to the salad. Greens and fruit have always been fresh.
The boss’s order:
2. Butter Chicken Thali (14.95) — butter chicken, curried mix vegetables, green salad, fried rice, vegetable samosa, rata and mango chutney all set up in a traditional platter. I haven’t tried the dish myself, but the look of content on my boss’s face sums up the same feelings I have towards my salad. Prepare to loosen your belt if you eat this meal, the portion size of this meal is larger than most dishes.
Other notes:
They have beers on tap, large tv screens and the house isn’t too packed at lunch. Patio is opened during the summer. Only caveat, this is a sit down location for lunch, expect to take a long (maybe even a liquid) lunch when you come here.

A very average pub which mainly caters for the after work crowd. They always have food specials here, but the quality and taste is nothing to write home about. The portions are huge, however!
On the upside, they have a really nice patio with cushioned chairs and lots of umbrellas. It doesn’t seem to get too much sun though, as it’s located in between two rather tall buildings.
Worth a trip if you are in the area and want a cold pint, but don’t be in a hurry as the service can be quite slow, even when it’s not very busy.