The Crazy Fox Bistro — Restaurant in Barrie

UPDATE: The owner called to apologize for the experience we had.

Terrible dining experience. Our table was upstairs crammed in a corner beside a glass wall/door from what we assume used to be a smoking section. We were a party of 4 - two couples on a double date - we were given 2 menus. The menus were printed on one page of plain copy paper and the only heading was “DINNER”. We were served room temperature water (no ice) in tiny little wine glasses. We ordered a beer, a virgin cocktail and 2 iced teas. 20 mins later the server finally comes back with no iced teas and said it took long because he was looking for some but they were all out. He had no suggested alternatives so we stuck with the warm water. We all ordered appetizers and mains. There was no bread basket, there was no check in from the server, and finally 45 mins later the apps arrive. The Caesar salads were small. The pear salad has red peppers in it which is not in the description and I am allergic to so I had to pick them all out. The beef tenderloin tips were the only highlight of this whole dinner that was good. Then we waited another 45+ mins for our mains. The server came by after a half hour or so and we asked when it was coming and he said it had been “started”. Finally they came. The “sharper” knives for our steaks were no sharper than the butter knives. The meals weren’t anything special. My filet mignon was too charred and the bacon wrap had fallen off so the presentation wasn’t good. The steak and the veggies tasted ok and were cooked properly but were very bland. Same for the rib eyes and the chicken. We opted not to get dessert since we had been at the restaurant 2 HOURS by the time we finished our meals. Then it took about 10 mins for the bills to arrive. No manager came to apologize and the server indicated that he took one drink off each bill because “that’s all he is authorized to take off”, wasn’t very apologetic. Overall we were there 2 hours and 15 mins at a mediocre table. The prices are on the high end for this type of casual fine dining and completely unjustified, especially considering the bad service. DO...

We visited the Crazy Fox Bistro last night for my birthday. Everything started off great, the service was good and staff were friendly. However, once we received our food things went downhill. The food was good, but the portions were very tiny. I never have a big appetite but 8 small ravioli-type pieces of pasta wouldn't feed a child let alone an adult. We had ordered a bottle of wine which the server had placed on a different, vacant table. Once we received our food they never came back to refill our wine glasses so I got up to get the bottle of wine to serve myself. When I did this, a different server who had ignored us so far snapped at me and said I shouldn't be doing that. Well it had been almost 40 minutes since my glass had been filled so I was going to help myself. No one came by to see if we were satisfied with our food or if we needed anything while we ate. Once we had finished eating it took over 20 minutes for our plates to be cleared. Dessert menus were slipped in front of us without anyone speaking. My boyfriend and I set a timer to see if anyone would come to take our order. After another 20 minutes with no acknowledgement, we flagged down the other waiter (ours was downstairs drying glasses at the bar), and asked for the bill. We paid and he said that our server, Kim, was busy, which is why she hadn't come by our table in the past hour. While I would have understood if the restaurant was busy, it was a Wednesday night and there were only 4 or 5 other tables of guests and we could see Kim standing by the bar the whole time. We left after an hour and a half, of which we were eating for maybe 10 minutes (again, small portions) without anyone saying have a good night, or acknowledging my birthday. The food was good, but not worth the prices and the service was atrocious. I would be hard pressed to recommend the Crazy Fox Bistro to anyone. On the bright side, the people at Zehrs where we did go for dessert were very friendly and helpful in...

WOW what a Hidden gem 💎 Me and my husband were looking for a new restaurant to try and we are so glad we found this place. It is everything you would want for a romantic date night. The restaurant is very clean, elegant and has a mature vibe. The food portions are great, we left very full. Everyone who works here is very friendly, our server was awesome we are so glad she told us about the cocktails -we had the pineapple mojito, highly recommend! Warm bread was served with butter. We had fresh oysters, the chefs plate which is a must! and the tenderloin tips for our appetizers. For our mains we had the rack of lamb and squid ink pasta with oyster, shrimp, and muscles. Everything was cooked to perfection, fresh pasta, plate presentation was beautiful on everything served. For dessert we had the crème brûlée, and raspberry ganache with a latte and cappuccino. Everything exceeded our expectations. I will be raving about this restaurant to everyone i know. These are very skilled chefs.

For anyone complaining about prices - for the two of us it was a little over $300 which is exactly what you would expect at a fine dining establishment.. just take a look at the pictures.

Id like to add that we did appreciate that our dinner was not rushed like most restaurants, so yes food does not come out as quickly as a chain restaurant which allowed us to really enjoy our night and be in the moment. The crazy fox bistro is doing everything right, do not hesitate to make your dinner...