The Corner Place

This afternoon, June 19^th.2016 we visited the above referenced establishment. Check# 317 852 was presented at our Table#33 by «Carla» at 14;59 PM. The Food and Beverage sub-​total before HST (828 289 546) was $ 43.97 which included $ 10 for beer. The HST was: $ 5.72. Below the hst was a line which said «bottle service» (We had no bottle just two glasses) and charged $ 7.91 for a Grand Total of $ 57.60.
When we questioned the server she said that this charge «just came up» and that it was the included «service charge» on the $ 43.97 ??? There were just three of us and no identification of an automatic charge (sometimes leveled over 6 or 8 people at a table) so the consumer would leave an additional service charge on top of the almost 20% ALREADY charged to them and not identified as such.
This is a clear rip off of consumers and a total turn off to our tourists who generally regard Canadians as honest and trust worthy and we spend a lot of marketing dollars to attract to our City and our Country.
Shame on this fraudulent and totally illegal conduct of this «Operator»!
I trust you will have this sort of misleading conduct corrected.

Death meal playing from sound system. My friend got elastics in his salad. I ordered a chicken avocado sandwich with no tomato and they took everything off but the chicken… which was rubbery and clearly microwaved. Zero effort from the kitchen.

Growing up in Asia you get to experience some awesome cuisine. The Corner Place’s modern Canadian /​Malaysian dishes are delicious! In a pub?! I never expected to find such authentic cuisine on Front Street!
A fantastic menu that is regularly updated, a chilled space with some fun interior design, and a great drinks list make this a place to try out.
Excellent service, great food and everything you could want to drink… Try it out!

Possibly one of my favorite spots in Toronto.
As an outsider of the area, I was actually very impressed. My girlfriend and I had a bet, I am not a big fan of winging restaurants and would rather research and gain insight, while she is more spontaneous. The rule was, once she drops the ball by finding a lackluster restaurant, i’ll have the right to venture toward my guide, Unilocal.
Ambiance-​We ate outside on the patio, the location is ideal but the seating arrangement was too tight to my liking. I prefer not hearing what my next door neighbor was discussing but you make do.
Service-​We actually received great service. No complaints.
Food/​Drinks:
1) The Pulled Brisket Sandwich is absolutely delicious. A high recommendation when ordering. The pork was soft and flavorful.
Price:
The price was mid-​range. Not terribly expensive and more in line with pub pricing.

I always like going to places with a lame name.
The bar
The restaurant
The Corner place
It just feels very homie to me when they put up a humble name like that and not try to hype you up
I also liked the outside of this place, they put up lights all around the patio, lined up nicely and gave me that left over Christmas feeling on a cold January night.
Walking in on a Friday night at around 7ish, no problem in finding a table for two but the restaurant was 90% filled up w drinkers at the bar and also diners.
This place has drink specials everyday and $ 3.50 mimosa during brunch. I m a big fan of mimosa but was disappointed to find out the special price is only available during day time. $ 7 at night time. I mean… Ok so you are indirectly telling me just get the other drinks. We don’t wanna serve you mimosas.
They have an interesting menu, a lot to choose from, and the server helped us w it. She recommended the Malaysian curry w garlic rice, which was really good. The curry was very flavorful and creamy w generous amount of chicken. Jasmine rice was lightly stir fried w garlic and I believe a bit of coconut milk. It just went really well w the curry. I would not have imagined a corner bar could deliver this quality of Asian food. Solid food! The only complaint is that they gave way too little rice and my rice was gone before my curry :(
I’ll definitely come back for their daily drink specials (see picture I posted) and other food items on their interesting menu. Overall, I liked the vibe here. Oh I like watching sports and they have enough TVs all around the bar. Guys, you are welcome here to catch a game.

They have a good atmosphere and fun motown music, but they also had some guy playing live, who wasn’t very good and detracted from the experience. Their beer choices are standard and lack variety. The chicken appy was no good. The duck appy was tasty and the sweet potatoe fries were good too. Not bad for a random one off, but not good enough to make it a regular thing or a place that you plan to meet up at.

Stopped here for a bite to eat during my time in Toronto decided to sit outside because the weather was nice. I notice a woman with the taco entrée so I asked the server if I can have exactly what she had, and my server told me that was the fish taco when it arrived it didn’t look like the same thing that the woman was eating needless to say I was slightly disappointed that either she gave me the wrong information or the kitchen mess that my order. My boyfriend ordered the grilled chicken wings with fries and I ordered the fish tacos with onion rings the fish on the tacos was small with plenty of greens but I ate it anyway and my onion rings were delicious.

Amazing brunch and Ceasers! All the food is super fresh, great friendly staff and a fun patio. The potato hashbrowns were to die for and fresh fruit is served with all the meals. Great way to spend a lazy Saturday morning.

Great patio. They have Sapporo on tap which is awesome. Ate here a few times and the food is pretty good. Service is a bit slow as there always seems to be one too few wait staff. Overall a good spot if you aren’t in a hurry.

Great place for brunch. Nice laid back atmosphere. Sat at the outdoor bar, eating my breakfast fajitas and eggs benedict while watching people go to the Lawrence market. Food was simple and yummy. Service was great– waiters made sure we were taken care of.

One of the friendliest bars in Toronto!
Patio is perfect for a typical warm Toronto evening. Place is a magnet for people who just want to talk and get to know each other, a networking heaven if you wish!
I am a wine drinker so I was expecting the usual bar for which is average but not exceptional. That being said the wine List feature the rose that I fell in love with!
The service is super and the menu items delivered warm and promptly every time.
Tonight I was there they had a simply fantastic DJ, made the night for me and many others around me.

This. Place. Is. AWFUL. I would give no stars if I could. The service is beyond neglectful, the sangria tastes like something you drank in your teens (over-​sweet and fruity), the food takes forever to come out and is not at all worth the wait.
We hit the patio here a couple of Friday’s ago for dinner. I should have known better when I saw someone standing doing shots with a table — turns out she worked there. The menu looked promising and we ordered two different types of tacos. The jerk chicken and the shrimp. It took half an hour to come to the table — actually, just dropped on to the table. At first glance it was glaringly obvious that it had been sitting awhile in the kitchen. The taco shells were hardened around the edges and they were cold. Also, the menu states that the tacos are gluten free. The shrimp tacos showed up with fried egg noodles on them. It took me another 10 minutes to get the attention of someone to inquire and have them take them away. We asked for the check. That never came. After 15 minutes we went inside and stood waiting for it.
Their only saving grace is the nice big patio out front! It was an hour and a half wasted, we left still hungry and had to go elsewhere for dinner

I wanted a beer with my lunch, start off my day off bar hopping and drinking. Didn’t want to go gabby near by due to my bad experience so I ended up here
Food was alright I had cp cheese burger. The way it was dress was meh. The patty was allmost rare. If I didn’t like medium rare I would sent it back. Fries weren’t good
Meh food didn’t match the price

Sunday brunch after a long run was a blessing as my runch buddies and I were famished by the time we finished our run.
The Corner Place is just a short walk from Yonge and Wellington and the food is always delicious at reasonable prices.
Service is friendly and attentive, but not intrusive. Plus they’re able to accommodate food orders due to allergies without much of a fuss or roll of the eyes.
We all ordered the Carnita Sandwich ($ 12.99) and it was absolutely delish. The bun got a little bit greasy from the brisket, but the flavours just melts in your mouth and the fried egg adds a nice consistency to the sandwich. Plus more protein for us runners which we weren’t complaining about.
Also they had $ 3.50 mimosas, so it was a no brainer that we all ordered one or two mimosas which definitely complemented the meal nicely.
Only complaint was we all wished there were more hash potatoes and fruits on our plates.
I’ve only ever gone for brunch and it was always delicious, so cannot comment on their dinners, but will eventually try it one day.
In addition, I cannot wait until patio season as they have a good patio out front which is great for people watching in St. Lawrence Market and catching some sunshine.

Amazing food great bar very nice n catering staff… I went to toronto for my first time for a week and ended up spending most my time here. Loved the chop brisket sandwich and poutine fries were off the charts! The fish tacos were plump n delicious… I tried the basa fish and that was great. Fried Cornish hens is a must but the brisket reminded me of home in the south! Only needed collard greens n cornbread and it WOULDA been better than the south! CHARLES the owner is an amazingly sweet well pounced educated mammoth so much character n history great guy get to know this place it’s my home away from home!

After writing my first review of this restaurant, I was contacted by one of the owners to invite my husband and I back to redeem themselves. I thought «wow, what customer service», but my first instincts about the place were clearly not wrong!
I don’t typically go back to a place after being disappointed, but thought I’d give it a shot after receiving this email. Unfortunately I wasn’t able to make the reservation I booked and emailed to reschedule for this past Sunday Nov 23^rd. My email was sent Nov 4^th and I never received a response back. So in addition to being disappointed with the food the first time, I’m now disappointed in what seems like an insincere email that was supposed to rectify the situation. In this case, more damage was done, which I assume wasn’t the intent, but unfortunately that leaves me no choice but to reduce the rating from 2 to 1. Poor customer service and poor food experience… Such a shame.

Tried to have brunch here on 9÷14÷14 but received no attention from the staff. Sat down, waited 10−15mins before waving down a waitress to take our drink orders, after another 10−15mins we still did not receive any menus so I went inside and retrieved them myself. By this time another couple had sat down beside us and were receiving the same poor service. It was another 10−15mins until the waitress came to take their orders and I had to get her attention that we hadn’t placed our orders yet nor received our drinks we order nearly a half hour ago. After waiting another 15mins and not receiving any drinks, we decided to leave. The couple next to us were debating the same thing. I informed the bartender inside (since a waitress couldn’t be found) that we were leaving but he could have cared less and made no attempt to persuade us to stay.
Overall, the place was extremely short staffed to handle the Sunday crowd. It’s a shame because the food that was being served looked very good.

Lovely patio, nice waiters
Brunch is very delicious
Same with the chicken avocado sandwich :)

Possibly one of my new favorites!
Ambiance — perfect! Cute little patio outside, lots of space. Umbrellas, etc.
Service — awesome. Our server was super friendly without being overbearing, happy to answer all my questions and our orders were brought in a finely manner. This girl was a pro! :)
Food/​drinks — delish! Ordered a mimosa and my co-​diner ordered a palm beach which came in a mason jar. I grabbed a jerk chicken sandwich which was super tasty, aside from the chicken itself being a wee bit dry.
Shall be back for sure. :)

I would love to give this place a 2.5 stars, but I feel 3 is too generous.
We came here for Saturday brunch. The patio was the perfect spot as it was not too shady and not too sunny. Service was fine, nothing exceptional but not lacking in any way.
We ordered 2 mimosas, at $ 3 we thought it was a great deal. Unfortunately, my glass had some sort of dust stuck on the inside of the glass. The server was appropriately apologetic and changed it quickly when I showed it to her. The drinks were a good pour of prosecco.
We ordered the Spanish Tortilla Benny and the Eggs Benedict with Peameal Bacon (the menu online isn’t updated). I didn’t really enjoy my pick of Spanish Tortilla Benny. Firstly, it is misnamed. I think it would be more apt to call it Huevos Racheros as there is nothing Continental Spain about this dish. Secondly, I did not enjoy the deep fried tortilla. I thought it would be pan crisped, so it was disappointing to see two beige, oily discs. My guy enjoyed his order of Eggs Benedict with Peameal Bacon but he was always quite hungry and said «the fruit cup and rosti was the best part of the meal»…so take what you will out of that statement.
The fruit cup is pretty unique and delicious but could do with a light dusting of powdered sugar. The rosti was good but I don’t think it was fresh.
Overall, it was just fine and I didn’t feel like we threw away money eating here. But I’d definitely not be back anytime soon. I feel like The Corner Place could do more with their menu based on their proximity to St. Lawrence Market and it’s culinary uniqueness.