The Good Son

We went for brunch
Nice room, food was executed nicely. Bit pricey but good quality

Serious flavour, seamless plating, delightful ambiance. Ah-​mazing cocktails. I ordered the scallops and although you only get 2(or maybe 3), you are completely satisfied due to the complimentary flavours and textures on the plate. Staff was casual yet friendly, well versed in the menu and conversation. Would definitely come again to try the rest of the menu and cocktails :)

Great pizza and I love the décor. The drinks are on the pricy side and the bartenders are snooty as hell.

Not only a good meal but an overall amazing experience. The bar staff expecially was keen to make us love our visit.
If you are not sure what you want the recomendations are a great place to start.
Will definately come again.

It was okay … And that was sort of the problem, hard to justify the prices here for just «okay». I went in for brunch, I liked that the restaurant makes use of local ingredients, and I ordered a chicken and waffles which was actually pretty good, with attractive plating. But my friend ordered an eggs Benedict and the hollandaise sauce was thin, runny and off tasting. Very sour and unappealing. I also ordered a Caesar for my drink, which was almost undrinkable and disgusting, not to mention expensive. While the décor was nice, the service was not so great– just a very rude and distracted server who broke a glass right next to us and spilled water on our table. She could have been having an off day, but it definitely didn’t help the experience.

Meh, it was just ok. Nice looking bar and staff (like out of a Frank&Oak ad… startling.) Easy to get a spot for two at the bar for a late Sunday brunch. Food took a super long time to come out (they apologized) and when it did arrive the chicken in the chicken and waffles was still bloody and pink and raw. The waiter was very professional and apologetic and offered me a complimentary cocktail while they fixed it so it was handled well, but in general the food was just ok, fine you know? The coffees were really not great and really over priced.
The enormous manly man casually chopping hot peppers for our entire meal, and the other manly man who threw two pieces of bread backwards over his shoulder to land perfectly on the grill on the wood burning stove were the definite highlights.

So far, I’ve been to The Good Son three times: twice for dinner and once for brunch. It’s a solid go-​to spot.
The décor is beeeeautiful. I kind of feel like I’m chilling in some well-​off collector’s fancy library/​study: it’s relaxed and cozy but not drab or stuffy in the slightest.
Brunch:
The eggs benedict is the best I’ve had — like, ever. The bacon was crispy (& for another reason I can’t quite put my finger on, was hella amazing), the English muffin was fluffy, the poached egg was runny & the hollandaise sauce was creamy — a perfect combination. Definitely recommend!
I had a slice of my fellow bruncher’s breakfast pizza. It was good, but nothing particularly special. I wouldn’t order it again myself.
If you’re a fan of Caesars, do not miss out on the Smoky-​Red with mezcal. I totally regret not ordering a second round.
Dinner:
The brussels sprouts are to die for. The hand-​cut fries with malt mayo are a surprising stand out. The dinner pizzas are generally great as well: my top favourites of them all is probably the wild mushroom with taleggio & pesto and the spicy sopressata with anaheim chill & sun dried olives. Was underwhelmed by the bulgogi short ribs.
Excellent for groups and great service.
Make note that The Good Son can often get a bit loud: if you’re looking to have some deep convo or catch ups over a meal, this probably isn’t the spot to do it.

Loved this place! The ambience was great and the décor was so unique! They had a wall of clocks, a wall of empty frames and bookshelves filled with books. It made me think of one of those big houses in movies that would be haunted. I think it’d be scary if I was alone in the restaurant but with all the life and buzz going on inside, it was a very unique vibe!
The food was so good. We ordered a charcuterie board and pizza. I loved the homemade jelly that came with it and the liver was surprisingly very tasty. It was very rich and very smooth. The pizza we ordered had clumps of mascarpone, arugula, prosciutto and sun dried tomatoes! The combination of it all was so flavorful!
We also had a wonderful server! He made sure our drinks were always full and went above and beyond to make sure our needs were met! I will definitely be back!

Took a chance on coming here without a reservation on a Friday night. They squeezed us in before the next reservation and we comfortably sat and didn’t feel rushed at all.
Service was great. It started to falter a bit near the end when we needed the bill. But all through the beginning and during our meal, our server felt earnest and excited to help us enjoy our time there.
Food was tasty. The pig face and chimichurri pizza was flavour and garlicky. The lamb farfalle had a bit too much orange peel in it for my liking but the pasta and lamb were cooked really nicely.

Easily made online reservations the day of thru their website.
Cocktail: My Pimms Cup ($ 14, 2oz): delicious, Mojito-​like drink topped with mint and thinly sliced peach. I would prefer it with less ice and more… content.
Steak Tartare: The best steak tartare I’ve ever had. It has a very strong flavor which I had trouble pinpointing. I want to say garlic and onion, but I know how that sounds. It was just REALLY flavorful, and shareable between 2 people, or up to 3. Two of us quickly consumed the initial toasted bread provided with the tartare but still had the tartare left over. Our server noticed and brought over more complimentary toast. Awesome!
Jerk Shrimp: It comes with 3 large shrimps wrapped in fried potato strings, on a bed of slaw. Seeing that we were a party of two, the server offered to bring us four pieces (for $ 5 extra. Default serving costs $ 15). This. Is. Delicious. The seasoning has a bit of a kick to it but not too hot. The only point of reference I had going into this was jerk chicken. This tastes nothing like that. The fried strings add a real nice crisp to the succulent shrimp. It looked like it’d be messy to eat, what with having to navigate shrimp and the wrapped strings and the slaw, but it all combined together really well.
Short ribs with Kimchi rice: Very flavorful rice with standard short ribs. Although the taste was great, it was probably the most «standard» offering I tried. Along with everything else we ordered, the rice was a good size to share b/​w two.
I was surprised at the vastness of the space. It’s done up very cozily, with dark green walls heavily adorned with grandfather clocks and a mish mash of dinner plates. Seemed like a good date venue. I would bring friends here.
With 3 drinks b/​w two people and the aforementioned, total worked out to about $ 50 per person.

Came back on Saturday night — so many months later, did not see our horrid server from the last review and had a great experience. This time, the service delivered — with trendy man bun and all.
Food was good, no surprises there. They have since revamped their menu and removed the brussel sprouts, which I am so sad about. The tempura mushroom is okay, not really my thing because of the maple marinade that pushes it too much into the sweet zone. The kimchi fried rice is a really solid interpretation and a generous portion size.
All in all, I’m glad I came back. They should be up and running with Tab Payments now, as I’ve noticed a promo code for this Wednesday, I think.

2^nd time back and it did not disappoint anyone! We shared the beef tartare (delicious to share), prosciutto pizza (great the next day) and short ribs (good but I doubt I would order them again). I would highly recommend all. Great eye candy too, there’s lots of male workers looking fine, which is nice compared to the typical place where it’s primarily good looking females next time I’m trying the jerk shrimp

I went to The Good Son on a Thursday night with two girlfriends and no reservations. We felt like it was our lucky day when we got seats facing the street with the windows open to enjoy the nice summer weather. That changed quickly when all I kept getting was wafts of cigarette smoke. Definitely not the most appetizing smell to say the least. It also took a while for our server to take our orders. The girls and I were praying for the experience to get better. And luckily it did. Thank God for the drinks and food. I had the Pimms cup and the short ribs on kimchi fried rice. It’s the best meal I have had in a long while. The guac and chips were also delicious. I just wish they brought this out before our meals came out instead of with our meals. The high rating is obviously because I was blown away by my meal. Such a pleasant surprise!

Gord and I had brunch this morning at The Good Son, which is in our ‘hood. They celebrated their first anniversary this month and this is the first time we’ve been.
We both ordered mimosas … Gord got an Aperol-​Orange and I got a Blueberry. Yum!
I ordered Southern Fried Chicken. It was delicious! The chicken had a bit of spice and the waffles were soft and sweet so it was a nice contrast. I’d get it again. I dipped my waffle in the blueberry compote and crème fraîche (it wasn’t spicy).
Gord ordered a Breakfast Pizza. I’ve never seen a heartier pizza … there was so much stuff on it. Gord said it was delicious and brought some home. He said he’d get it again.
Martha was our server. She was friendly and took good care of us.

The overall look of the place is stunning, the atmosphere is cozy. Our waitress was impeccable; super friendly and knowledgeable. The food was good, but one of our plates was under seasoned (it tasted a little bland), and the other came without one of the key ingredients, which was only brought to us once we finished our plate. Our drinks were well-​balanced and tasty.
Overall, a nice experience, but I wasn’t blown away!

Impeccable service. Interesting and curated interior atmosphere. Like the mad hatter found anti psychotics and opened a industrial rustic bistro. So I swooned.
The drinks… the menu is really interesting and after choosing two superb cocktails that just didn’t hit the mark, the bartender gladly whipped me up a non menu bevvy, corpse reviver #2. And it was lively, balanced and refined. I asked for his number. We went out. I got pregnant. Jking. But I would date the drink for sure.
Food: perfect balanced choices of veg, carb and meats. We had the chicken parfait, alone, would have been very good. But with the jerk shrimp, which are knee melting, it failed to do much for us. The cheeseburger was cooked just right. Toppings are carefully thought out, just like every other aspect of the restaurant.
Had the olive oil cake with rhubarb, I hate cake and rhubarb, date loves those things. I ate it, could tell it was well made and delicious, but yuck, I hate cake so it’s saying a lot that it was edible to me.
Overall, a fastidiously put together experience. Not a single disappointment. And the ambience and service make this place a must return. Don’t go here, I never want to have to wait for those jerk shrimp and perfect libations.

Loved our server. He was super helpful and friendly. The restaurant is cute and there are open parts of the kitchen so you can watch the magic happen.
A lot of the food was very spicy, so not my favorite, but the flavors that I could taste when my mouth wasn’t burning was very good.
The spicy sopressata pizza was actually really spicy and I needed lots of water just to get through a slice. We also shared the steak tartare, octopus, and short ribs. Everything was good. I didn’t like the warm olives though. We really wanted to order the large format steak, but there was a big party that ordered all the steaks they had for the night.
I would definitely come back!

1) Make a reservation
2) The pizzas are huge — for a girl
3) The pizzas are deeeeeeelicious (I had the margherita)
4) I wish the menu was a little more extensive however, I’m convinced everyone could find at least one item to love.

5 for the food, 5 for the ambience, 2 for service.
the food here is amazing. i’ve been here once for a dinner for 7 and once for brunch for 2. on both occasions, food was consistently delicious. i HIGHLY recommend the steak tartare– it’s the best i’ve had in the city. the quail egg definitely helps also. it’s a must-​try!
service here as also, disappointingly, consistently sucked. on our dinner reservation, the server was very slow and it seemed like she had too large of a service area to keep all the patrons happy. she didn’t take all of our coats (it was a small booth– we needed the arm space) even when we asked her to, and was slow on the water refills. the food came out at a descent pace.
for brunch, my friend and i noticed that we got the SAME server (her name was Mel) who again, was slow on service. our food also took a much longer time to arrive– so perhaps they had less kitchen staff for brunch. we also wanted to try this dining payment app called Tab, which would have given us $ 10 off each of our meals as a part of a promo that Tab was offering. when we asked our server about Tab, she had no idea what it was and went to ask the manager. and then when she came back, she said that we couldn’t USE the app because the restaurant’s iPad wasn’t plugged in overnight and had no battery.
it APPEARED as though she just didn’t want to let us use the app, or that she was not very well-​trained on the details of the app. either way, she could have used her basic problem-​solving skills. we could have WENT to a nearby outlet with her so that she can TURN the damn iPad on. it was very frustrating. if i ever come back here, i will request to not be seated in her service area.

The Good Son? The Best Son.
This place is my new brunch locale. My partner and I came in for brunch before an excursion to the grocery store. Have you ever gone to the grocery store hungry? You end up with the weirdest stuff, and we weren’t going to let that happen… again. We cozied up in a booth, and ordered some breakfast cocktails. I had a spicy Caesar, which came garnished with olives and dill and he had a hot buttered rum. He definitely won the cozy award, since he was sipping a warm apple rum beverage whilst wearing Uggs. Ugh.
For food I had the lentils with kale and a poached egg add pork belly and he had the apple, bacon and blue cheese pizza add an egg. Both were excellent. Our breakfasts were a little slow coming out (this place is new, growing pains), which our server noticed without us saying a thing, and he offered us each another cocktail on the house. We had the maple dark and stormy and I had a fresh grapefruit mimosa. This little attention to detail is why this place is a five star establishment. The food and drink is great, so is the ambiance, but they really go the extra mile. Incroyable.
Who’d have thought such a huge brunch joint on W Queen W could be so hospitable and so cozy? They just made a custy4lyfe.