Grain Food Lounge — Restaurant in Kitchener

Would not return.

The space is awkward and lacking. The service was subpar. The waitress could not for the life of her remember who ordered what, despite not being busy. They were out of 2/5 beers we tried to order. No cocktail menu. They weren't even airing the Leafs game - instead they had Animal Planet playing, which is a little strange. My food came out lukewarm. They rectified this by microwaving it and not offering any sort of apology. It was an extremely disappointing Mac 'n Cheese. I added on the Double-Smoked Bacon for $4. It was regular breakfast bacon just thrown on top, a few pieces, certainly not $4 worth.

Others at our table had a better experience in terms of food, not great, but not bad, which is why I am giving this a 2/5, not a 1/5.

What was really disappointing is after our meal, we noticed another table receiving burgers and tacos, which wasn't on the menu. We asked another server about this and he said it's up to each server what menu to offer. We had all struggled to find something to order on the menu given to us, but likely would have ordered burgers and tacos if given the opportunity.

Overall, it was a waste of money and time for me. I definitely will not return. The vibe of the place came across as entitled and unapologetic, which is certainly not deserving given the...

I would have given this review a 4.5 except for the poor service at the end of the meal.... Went on a Monday night for dinner, place was quiet but vibe was good, nice decor, quick service excellent food. Here is the weird part, waiter came by at the end of the meal to clear our dishes and immediately stated " I guess you won't have desert". Which is not true, we would have had more drinks, coffee and maybe desert as we were out to celebrate my wife's dinner. Before we could say anything he came back with the bill. We were there for another hour and would have enjoyed some more drinks and desert but were ignored for the rest of the evening. The restaurant was empty so it was not like they needed the table and it was only 7:30 so they weren't closing. Very odd for a place that seemed like it could do with more business on a Monday night. The other weird thing was that they could not make change for $100 for a bill that came out to around $75. Odd that a restaurant does not have $25 in their float at the...

I would rate this place 6 stars if I could. The wait staff was super friendly And attentive from the moment we walked in to the moment we left. Because the restaurant wasn’t busy we were able to choose our own table. The place has a great ambiance and is nice and quiet. It is a very comfortable restaurant which makes for a great location where you can actually hear your company. I found it was very reasonably priced averaging around 12$ for a plate. I ordered the thai vegan bowl which was delicious and a whiskey sour which had a cinnamon sugar rim and dried cranberries. I can’t wait to come back to try...