Great place to grab a beer, really delicious food and a wild atmosphere!
Great staff, great food, and great beer! can't go wrong!
We accidentally wandered into this little pub and we were pleasantly surprised. The atmosphere had a cool vibe, including the menus being inside of vinyl album covers. We felt like something easy and quick so we ordered the chicken fingers and fries. Wow! The chicken fingers are not your standard frozen chunk, but clearly seem to be hand cut and breaded. Delicious!!! We actually went back later in the same day to get another order! Yum!
The servers were super nice and we have no complaints. Might be the best chicken fingers we’ve ever had!
Duke’s On Yonge & Gerrard is that perfect American uninhibited bar where one can let one’s hair down and much more figuratively and literally, with an excellent selection of beers including the pictured stouts, unbridled atmosphere, and decent copious pub grub attended by definitely “ESFP” Myers-Briggs types. Duke’s is part of the three complexes there along with Red’s and Scaddabush.
Duke's Refresher is a little hard to find, but worth the hunt. This 2-story venue, boasts TVs all over, high top, low top and picnic tables for your seating pleasure. Beer and food selection are pretty fabulous. I was pleasantly surprised by the food selection for a spot like this but, looks can be deceiving.
I enjoyed a fantastic chicken sandwich at Duke's last night. The Angry Bird ($14) came with southern fried chicken, buffalo hot & smokey BBQ sauce, and creamy slaw (w/ fries). The chicken was a flattened breast and was incredibly juicy/tasty. The sauces were spicy but packed with flavour which is just the way I like it. I am falling more and more in love with fried chicken sandwiches and this may be one of if not THE best I have had yet. Can't wait to go back!
Came here while I had a conference in Toronto for the weekend. It was recommended by the bartender in my hotel.
This place is a quirky little place! You walk in and seat yourselves. We were right by the bar with a ton of big screen TVs. They probably have 30 beers on tap, with 3oz sampling size for the beers, at $1.45. Their glass is 16 oz and I find that it's way too much and fills me up quickly.
I ordered the PBJ chicken fingers & guacamole dip. Both were pretty good. The PBJ chicken strips were super light and served on skewers.
I'd definitely recommend this as a cool hang out place.
Gord and I had supper this evening at Duke's Refresher + Bar. Gord likes it there because of their craft beer selection.
They play B movies (with the sound off) on a couple TVs which are fun to watch because they are so bad!
We both ordered wings. Gord got his lightly dusted with salt. He said they were good. I got mine with medium sauce. They were good. I took half of them home and will have for supper tonight.
Meghan was our server and she was fun. She was attentive and took excellent care of us.
Gord and I had supper this evening at Duke's Refresher + Bar.
We both ordered wings. Ciara, our server, recommend them and said they were kick-ass. Gord got his plain and I got mine with medium sauce and ranch sauce rather than blue cheese. They were good wings! They were big and tasty. I'd get them again.
Because it was Halloween, the staff were having fun celebrating ... I didn't have a problem with this. But at times I felt like I was interrupting their private party at the back by being there as a customer.
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I had visited Duke’s Refresher + Bar (Twitter: @DukesRefresher Instagram: @DukesRefresher) for a Yelp event and really enjoyed the food and vibe. So when I was considering venues for a Pajama-themed event, Duke’s was at the top of my list. I contacted Duke’s and in my e-mail I told them about the theme I was going for, the budget I had in mind per person, and the kind of menu I was looking for. Not even 24 hours later I was contacted by their Event Specialist, Hannah Elizabeth Reynolds. Hannah was absolutely fantastic! She addressed all my questions, worked with me on a menu that worked with my budget and that included the dishes I just had to have for my party (e.g., bacon caramel donuts, chicken tacos, etc.). At the last-minute I considered changing a few menu items and even panicked when I thought there may not be enough food for my guests, but Hannah assured me that my guests would be taken care of and that we would not be short on food. She even contacted the restaurant several times to double-check things for my own peace of mind. I can honestly say that Hannah is probably one of the most hard-working, patient and diligent people I have ever had the pleasure of working with.
PLUS! Duke’s donated a $25 gift card for a give away! At the end of the night guests voted for the person they felt wore the best PJs (check out the last picture!)
Details
Number of guests: 30
Cost per person: $30
Menu
Chicken Tacos
Shrimp Tacos
Nachos
Dip and Vegetables
Chicken Fingers
Chicken Wings
Chicken Club Sandwiches
Avocado & Brie Sandwiches
Bacon and Caramel Donuts
Venue: Upstairs private room
Staff: 2 staff for our group of 30
Drink Specials: Ciders were $5
The Outcome…
Massive success! The space was cozy, private and conducive to socializing. But what people really could not stop talking about was the food! It was delicious, plentiful, and fresh. These were the favorites:
Chicken tacos: We loved the juicy chicken with feta!
Chicken wings: We fought for the last wing! They were crispy, juicy and the sauce had just the right amount of heat. Also loved that they were a good size! No mini wings here!
Chicken club: thick pieces of white chicken meat, lots of crispy bacon, and perfectly toasted bread. What’s not to love?!
Chicken fingers: these were actually the favorite dish of the night. Thick pieces of perfectly breaded chicken with all white juicy meat.
Bacon Caramel Donuts: OMG! They were served steaming hot, and since most people were full by this point (they were served last), I made my guests try one, and then they couldn’t stop eating them. They are THAT addictive!
The medium flavoured buffalo chicken wings are the best in the city. As someone who eats a lot of chicken wings I can say this as a true fact. This place is fun for food and drinks, and they always have super weird music videos on the TVs. Don't forget to play shuffle board upstairs. And drink a lot of beer.
Tasty Surprise. I loved my lunch at this surprising pub. Tasty food and witty service (thanks Peter), not to mention the homemade hot sauce and funky decor. Loved the use of old radiators as a wall around the patio. I will be back- Often.
Daniel “Thelonious” Mok
+5
Amazing sports bar that will play all the major sports. Friendly staff and great choices of beer! Must try the saucy chicken fingers here, probably the best in the city.
Nice place to chill out. Located on Front Street to the west of St. Lawrence Market.
We came here for a small drink. Their nachos was really good, crispy with a lot of cheese on top. Service was great, a very nice waitress hosted us.
No word of a lie, my friends and I come here almost every weekend. Great food, great vibe, great staff, classic arcade games, reasonably priced drinks and a pretty good selection of local beers. It gets super busy on the weekends so plan to come early and stay for a few hours!!
Very good! The place has a small basket court and fliperama besides food and drinks!
A good place to have a beer and some food, fun atmosphere.
good cider, wish there were more options on tap but at least they have the 1! pretty great atmosphere, unfortunately we didn’t play any games since we didn’t have time but the drinks were good. i called and asked when they closed and was told 12, but they actually closed at 11 which was unfortunate and we went to another bar after.
I had a blast here last night. Great beer selection, food and service. My first time doing to this location. Looking forward to going back.
Great place, great vibes, and great people both guests and hosts.
So many things to do there, from the basketball cage to the ping pong tables to the myriad arcade games scattered throughout the place.
Prices are decent for a bar of this caliber.
Food is delicious, especially the in house chicken recipes.
Would definitely go again, would definitely recommend to friends and family.
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