Round The Horn — Restaurant in Toronto

The Wyck Recommendation: Round the Horn Rating: 3.6/5 Leafy Pints, Limp Nachos, and a Pinball Hangover

Intro Scene Picture this: a shady backyard strung with fairy lights, half-feral vines clawing at old fences, a pinball machine humming inside like some neon shrine to Sean Connery’s chest hair. It’s Round the Horn — your local dog-friendly, snack-slinging Junction watering hole that feels like a porch you stumbled onto and decided never to leave.

What Was Ordered

Jerk Chicken Nachos — all crunch, barely any bird.

French Onion Dip basket — salty, gone in minutes.

A round of pints, crisp ciders, and one ‘spicy’ Paloma that wore a sugar rim like a liar — not a hint of heat, but fine for patio day-drinking.

Service Commentary Full house, but the server was a gem — chill, warm, kept the beers flowing without hovering. You could tell he’d be just as happy telling your dog he’s a good boy as he would be remembering your order.

Vibe Check Busy but not claustrophobic. A mixed bag of regulars, sun-chasers, and one pair who definitely argued about composting before they arrived. Zero pretension. It’s where you go when you’d rather gossip under a tree than scream over a DJ.

The Space Itself The patio is the crown jewel: leafy shade, scrappy tables, and a wall of fake sunflowers that works because you’re half buzzed. Inside, mismatched chairs, board games, and a couple of pinball machines (Dr. No and JAWS) humming like an old dive’s heartbeat.

About the Neighborhood Right in the heart of the Junction — that strip where everyone’s dog thinks it’s the main character. Street parking’s a gamble, but you’ll forgive that once you’re nursing a pint under a canopy of green. BYO food from next door if you’re smart.

Hits & Misses ✓ Cold beer, crisp cider — all easy-drinking. ✓ Back patio — shady, laid-back, might be the best backyard you don’t own. ✓ Board games and pinball — retro weirdness you didn’t know you needed. ✗ Jerk Chicken Nachos — stingy on the meat, skip ‘em. ✗ Spicy Paloma wasn’t spicy — sweet rim, zero kick. ✗ No fresh fries — don’t come craving pub classics.

Final Verdict Round the Horn is that rare Toronto spot that still feels like someone’s busted-up porch — in the best possible way. The food won’t blow your mind, but the patio, the pints, and the pinball are reason enough to stay until your dog drags you home.

Rating: 3.6/5

Perfect For Lazy Sunday drinks with your mutt Trying to beat your buddy’s...

I'll use the same words as used on the bar and I will not exaggerate on the facts: "this is not a good service", that this place is offering. Facts: Had two beers tonight with a friend. Asked for the bill. Bar woman thought it's going to be cash (I assume). We said it's going to be Debit payment. She seemed a bit unhappy by the fact she had to go back and bring the pay machine? Maybe, maybe not. She brings the pay machine. I'm literally pooling out my pocket from my coat and because I wasn't ready with the card on hand she gives the pay machine to a gentleman next to me (who was with two other guys). I got a bit frustrated since I asked for to pay first, but what the heck I think - let's bear with her and just say I wasn't ready! After the gentleman pays, she pass the pay machine to the friend of this gentleman, while I stay still with the card on hand at the bar waiting to pay. I just wonder why would she do that. Finally the guy pays and while I'm already frustrated, I ask if I can pay because I'm in a rush. She tells me that I wasn't ready, hence she had to skip me. I tell her that after the first gentleman I was waiting to pay with the card on hand but she just ignored me (like taking some kind of revenge!). I say "this is not a good service" and there she goes in flames by replying "that was an excellent service. You are rude and I'm rude back at you and you're not welcome anymore". There you go! I had it all served on my face because I felt UNHAPPY with the service. So if you go to that place, make sure you don't get bar women mad, otherwise you will be a rude person after all and they will ban you from the place because you expressed your opinion. I really wonder if owner is aware of that behavior from his staff. If not; please train them! It's bad for this place reputation. So unhappy. Maybe because I'm not native, it was some kind of discrimination, at least that's how it felt when I...

Went to Round the Horn and was looking forward to the hot dog and baseball/sports themed bar I had read about. The bar itself was fairly nice and thought it was cool that they had a Super Nintendo set up in the back but overall my experience wasn't very good. I thought the quality of the food was fairly poor overall - the chips they use for their nachos are of the same quality you'd find in a bag at the dollar store or at the movie theatre (low quality pre-packaged). I ordered the Coney Island hot dog and wasn't too impressed by the quality of the chili nor the cheese sauce (low quality and artificial tasting) .. The food seemed very low quality and was pretty gross (also, I think I paid $7 for that gross hot dog). I'm also not sure how I felt about the pricing on the $7 tall cans. Overall I got the impression that it was a decent bar with decent beer selection and bad food. A very "meh" experience,...