Boutique Bar — Restaurant in Toronto

First time with a friend on a Thursday night. Poor guy had worked all day and was both thirsty and hungry. Food wise I order one of each. Pretty easy as there are only four items on the menu. Olives, spicy nuts, cheese board and Charcuterie platter. Nope on the cheese and nope on the Charcuterie. We don’t have those anymore. They didn’t sell and would go bad we are told. It’s going to be a short first time visit.

Olives, nuts and cocktails arrive in no time. Drink wise, nothing to complain about and the same goes for the olives. The nuts are bland and someone needs to put a minute or two into what “spicy nuts” are all about and I’m not talking about some Brazilian guy.

Looking around at this Boutique cocktail bar, I see ads for Tweed on the walls and guys in t-shirts and baseball caps sitting about…not that there’s anything wrong with that but you know, time and place…and an albeit pleasant but tobacco reeking waiter who takes the time to do stretches at the end of the bar showing off posterior skin with his little bum up in the air. Hmmm., drinks and a show but again, any aura of this joint being somewhat classy, premium or high-end…their own words…is thrown right out the window. Seven months ago a reviewer qualified the place as having and I quote: “a refined crowd.” Well Sir, you should have been here on our night and I’m sorry I missed yours.

But it’s all good. We are invited to come back in the new year when they’ll have Bruschetta on the menu. That’s slices of bread with chopped tomatoes in case you don’t know.

PS: Someone needs to spend 15 minutes and put little stickers over menu items you do not serve and possibly update your website. It’s the world we live in and many of your guests do take the time to read these entries.

So that was our first impression. Am I or are we going back? Probably as I base myself on the three strikes...

Bartender / staff exemplified ATROCIOUS customer service.

After our FIRST round of drinks, a friend and I in our mid 20's decided to enter Boutique for the first time, since we had never been before. Once we sat down in a corner booth, we presented the waiter with or IDs, as requested. Immediately after, without reason (Even after asking for a reasonable explanation why) he demanded we leave after stating he would not serve us. - "I don't need a reason, get out"

We have been to almost every other bar & club on Church, and have NEVER been treated with this much disrespect. This was our first and LAST time visiting,

This occurred on a Monday night at approximately 10pm, near the end of February. We will both be calling to file a complaint with management. I suggest you take your business elsewhere....

I was walking around the village looking for a place to get drinks for the night, and I settled on boutique bar as their patio looked lovely, and there wasn't a crowd of smokers outside. Bartender was efficient and friendly, and made an excellent old fashioned. I typically don't drink the more high end cocktails, but I enjoyed this one. The gentleman seated next to me at the bar took me in as I was solo, and I was grateful to experience such hospitality. Finally, to go out on a Saturday night and immediately be able to get a seat at the bar is always...