Three years ago I would have given this place a 5 stars. I would have been raving to all my friends about going there a friday night, to load up on beers and enjoy the atmosphere before hitting another place. I would have held my birthday party there and took advantage of the patio. I probably would have been on first name basis with all the servers and bartenders. Today, I honestly found the place too loud and the crowd too young for my liking. It is a college bar with a college feel. I met an old friend there for after-work drinks a few weeks ago. I could barely hear myself think. I couldnt concentrate on anything my friend said, she was even ticked off thinking I wasnt paying attention. Bottome line, the drinks were a decent price and the food was pretty good. If I was 21 again, I would hang out there. But I'm not. And I dont think I will be back there anytime soon. read more

Great price, slow service, large space, nice lights. Inconsistent experiences: music can be loud or not, service can be slow by rarely snobbish. Bathrooms have been rebuilt which is nice. You can't really complain when you get a fish and chips for $7 or a pint for $4. read more

Let's get one thing straight- don't eat the food here. Don't ever eat the food here. I remember in the past they've been shut down by DineSafe numerous times, and now they're not even listed on the DineSafe inspection results page. Don't do it. If you need comfort/pub-style food, go to Future Bistro around the corner on Bloor. The service here is pretty bad. They're probably understaffed and/or their means of keeping tabs on orders is a mess. I can totally understand why the servers can sometimes be snappy; it's a tough job trying to work too many tables by yourself, and I can only imagine how many pissy customers they have to deal with on the regular because of it. Give the servers a break. The music selection is alright at best and it's usually too loud to have a conversation without straining your voice. That being said, I still come here every once in a while with friends for a pitcher or two! Their pricing is reasonable for poor students and 20-somethings alike, and they have an okay selection of drinks. The couches downstairs are the place to be- super comfy! The patio is also really nice in the summertime, and is one of the more redeeming qualities of the place. Overall, the only reason you should be coming here is if you want cheap beer and a decent atmosphere to hang out in before moving on to somewhere else later in the night. For those of you who aren't terribly picky, I say go for it. I might see you there. read more

Awful shitty place and service, after complaining about their server keeping me waiting they decided to delay my order and bring out everyone else's orders first read more

The Green Room doesn't try to pretend to be what it isn't. And it isn't a fancy bar. The atmosphere is usually packed with university students, the music is a bearable volume, the food is cheap and the drinks are cheaper. Great place to go to hang out with a group. The patio is a decent spot if you can manage to get a seat. Otherwise, upstairs is where you'll find a bunch of different crowds. They also do off the menu drinks, just ask! read more

Edit, updated: The food is no longer fresh and delicious, we ordered many things and were disappointed in all of them. I'd expect that they would clean up their act after being busted a few times by the hygiene police, but they actually went way downhill. Service and ambience is still good, but food went from 5 to 2 stars. Old review: I love this place. I've been here a few times and loved it at all times. Last night was super busy and our food arrived late and scattered but who cares : beautiful patio, beautiful vibe, a great selection of beers, the cheapest and most delicious food ever, and a great server who did his best at handling like a thousand customers. One of the best places for a heart to heart with a friend, or like 10 friends, or even a second (or third) date after a nice walk in the park. read more

This place was so disappointing. The music was way too loud, they did not serve our table - we had to purchase drinks and food from the bar, and they charged an automatic 15% gratuity. Extremely sad and pathetic. Don't go here. read more

Worst service ever. Okay food. Okay price. We had a terrible experience on Friday night. The server put mandatory tips on our bill without letting us know before we order. We came to this place before as a big group and we never had this happen before. When we asked her the reason for this tip, her response was that this is her 'PERSONAL POLICY' to add this charge for group more than 6 people (we were 6) and/or over $50 bill (ours was around 80). She was very rude from the beginning - bad attitude and poor service. We were still waiting for our food and she already gave us the bill because she needs to go home. We did not agree with her reasoning and the manager said it's by-law to pay what's on the bill. - THIS IS JUST RIDICULOUS, the manager even said she will call the cop if we don't pay the tip. The server's name is Hannah. DON'T EVER GO THERE if you want to have a great time with your friends. There are some really bad servers, if you wanna take the risk, be prepared to learn about their server's 'Personal Policy' when you saw the bill after a bad experience. NEVER GOING BACK AGAIN!!!!! read more

I was invited to a party with these international exchange students and it was a great night. The music is decent and there are 2 spacious floors. The environment is quite dark and intimate and the music isn't overly loud to the point where you have to shout. There is no bar service so one of the downfalls is that you need to wait till someone comes to your table. BTW, don't order nachos - they suck. My homemade ones are much better. Just go for drinks. So if you don't mind walking through a back alley - it isn't that sketchy, really - it's a great place to wind down. read more

Green Room is a great place to go to if you want to have some drinks in a casual setup. Their food isn't the best, but their beer prices are pretty affordable. read more

The Green Room is tucked away behind Bloor Street in the Annex. It's one of those places that's pretty hard to find unless someone tells you where to go. Chances are you'll never stumble upon it all on your own. It's a University hang out for the most part. Both food and drinks are stupid-cheap. I'm always amazed at how low the bill is whenever I come. Of course, the food kind of sucks, so there that. I think avocado sandwich is probably the best thing they make. I'd avoid getting beer on tap here, because i'm pretty sure they are do some sketchy-ass stuff with it. I've seen them pour beer between pitchers in the kitchen, and they keep poured pitchers in the fridge. The service also kind of sucks. Still, I love this place in the dead of winter. It's dark and warm and, on an off night, quiet. read more

Super cheap food, decent quality. Upstairs could get a little loud at times. We were sitting across a tiny table, but found that we had to scream and shout to be heard. Drinks were cheap and decent. Didn't get the best server around, but I guess that's what you get for a Saturday night. read more

Love the look and Interesting ambiance of this place. The entrance is down an alley covered in graffiti and very rustic inside. Doorway looks like a speakeasy from days gone by! There is a good size patio on the ground floor and great room upstairs with a bar area. Meeting upstairs is great for groups as our group of 15 did. We were able to converse and hear each other even with the music playing in the background. A couple of folks in my group ordered sangria's and they looked great in the tall glass and tasted great as well. White or red sangria was available. Good variety of beer and great prices on the pitchers to share. Great prices and great choices in the menu with a wide variety of appetizers as well as mains. Interesting variety of soups with Lentil, Beef Satay and tried the Seafood Udon which was delicious with nice juicy noodles. I ordered the Vermicelli noodles special with lemongrass pork which comes with fresh lettuce, cabbage, peppers and carrots. Also comes with a crispy spring roll on top, Very unique flavors and thoroughly enjoyed. Will certainly go back as there are a number of interesting items on the menu to try and just love the feel of the place. read more

Probably the cheapest place in Toronto. Pitchers of the usual variety going like hot bread, few decent choices (like Big Wheel). I tried the food here before I read the other reviews for the numerous infestations in the past, but I believe that was years before, don't think it's a problem anymore, the food was pretty delicious (Thai glass noodles). Yet, I would probably avoid it now. The place gets PACKED after 10 PM with large groups, plan not to come too late if you want to get in as people just stay the whole night. It's also very loud, all these people shouting over each other, but that's how dive bars are supposed to be. Staff is nice, but order twice the quantity cause it may be half hour or more before they come around again, two or three people working a full 2nd floor. Basically great for a group to get knackered on cheap booze and have a good ol' time. read more

Worst experience here ever! Never going back! RUDE waiter. Waited over 30min for our food. Got my food after all my friends finished their meal and after I had to hunt down our waiter to find out where my dinner was. One of my friends never got her dinner! At all!! They never compensated for this at all. Do not go here. Uts not worth it. read more

Maybe I ordered a weird dish, but the veggie burger here did not taste good at all. I think there was kale or something in the burger/sauce? Some of you may like that, but I sure didn't. The nachos however were generous and loaded with cheese. The service was nice though. Overall, not a bad place for nachos. read more

The prices are really cheap and they have a lot of drinks you can choose from. The music is loud so it can be hard to talk but it's a fun and affordable place to go to with friends read more

For those who want to know what the place is like before heading there: - Think of it as a dive bar (where they have random, non-matching furnitures) - Cheap food ($6-9) that includes pad thai, amazing sandwiches, large salads - Good for cheap, casual weeknight get-togethers with friends - Don't go there for the service. Usually quite slow. I personally like this place when I feel like something very casual, and drinking and eating very cheaply - and eating non-typical bar food (kinda get sick of nachos, calamari, and fries you get at regular bars). read more

This place is rad. Cheap beer, great ambience. I love dark, dank places. I'm visiting from NYC and love finding non touristy places like this. My BF and I love cheap beer and getting drunk on comfy couches so. We're easy like that. We were quite happy. Good music playing, the avocado Brie sandwich was out of control. Can't wait to visit TO again and come back. read more

Overcrowded hipster dive bar. A clone of their sister restaurant Red Room in the crappy decor and poor food quality. read more

This bar is by far the worst place to go if you're watching a sporting event. I was there for game 5 of the NBA FINALS and instead of paying for the game on cable, they opted to stream it for free. Not surprising was the lag time, not to mention the times that they had to reboot their computer. Please stay away from this place as it's full of cheap staff and immature crowd. read more

Definition of a dive bar, wouldn't choose to go here but its a good place for a drink and good conversation with friends

I don't know why everyone is complaining about the hipsters? I love the hipsters, at least they dress nice and know good music. SO yeah, the Green Room is pretty much the U of T and Ryerson hipster student joints, or more becoming a hipster wannabe joint. The entrance is tucked away in the alley next to the garbage bins for a local bar. Sketchy but you know, its suppose to be "cool". The food here is cheap and good for hang over. You've got your typical nacho chips (HUGE PLATTER!), chicken wings, fries, beer, cocktails, and tons of people. People definitely go there to check each other out every once in a while. Once I went with my brother and he claimed that an older gay man sitting next to us wouldn't take his eyes off of me. It would've been better if he was hot. BTW, the drinks are cheap, and that's important in Toronto. $2.50 beer and $5 vodka gimlet doesn't come by easy in this expensive over priced town. PS: go upstairs, that's where the action is. PSS: For you Americans, happy hour is illegal in Canada. Which sucks, but that's why DUI is not a major problem. read more

Best place ever! Great food for cheap and cheap drrinks. My favourite is the $14 pitcher of sangria... the best of the best. Waiters here are very nice! They do tend to get very busy on the weekends but it's the ideal place to be. Totally worth it..... I'd recommend this to anyone who's looking for a good night with a budget. New place to be! read more

Cheap drinks, cheap food, convenient location, full of young people (mostly college kids) service is suuuuppeeer slow and the food it's pretty bad, but then again it's really cheap so I guess you pay for what you get, if you can go somewhere else, do it. read more

very nice dive bar. it's loud, i dunno about cozy. i think of cozy as quiet and chill. there are couches if that's cozy for you. anyways, good selection of beer, very reasonably priced, they got an outside patio that's pretty nice. unfortunately all the seats there were taken. i really enjoyed this bar. good place to take friends and have a few drinks. read more

This place feels like a bar but has an extensive menu of bar foods and Thai inspired foods. Our experience wasn't the greatest- the first mistake was coming here for food primarily. My friends and I ordered the veggie rolls, mini pizzas, wings and quesadillas. All of these are simple foods that most of us could make and came out pretty simple. The wings were fried and dry but didn't have sauce on them. The sauce was on the side but wasn't BBQ sauce. It was sweet ketchup. When we asked for sauces we were given more sweet ketchup and salad dressing. My friend who ordered the wings wasn't happy and when we asked to send them back the waitress send the kitchen/ senior manager wouldn't allow this. It only seemed like 2 people were working and this place can only a quarter or half the capacity of the restaurant. We're college kids from the U.S. and our dorm room kitchens have seen better food. The drinks weren't too bad though. So overall, service was not great, food was not great, drinks were decent, atmosphere was decent. read more

This place made me soooooooooooooooooo happy when I was living in Toronto and I went there for beer, food, nights out, afternoons of chilling with a newspaper and chose it as the venue for my leaving do. A bit of a quirky place and...... I just want to be there right now!! read more

I used to really love coming to this place. The more recent visits have been disappointing. I used to love the soups but now they taste watered down and possibly from mixes. The vegetable noodle rolls were tasty and the Sangria fun. It was an expensive place but the food was once good and the little patio was delightful. I really hope they can get back to their roots because I would like to enjoy this place again. Now it is just there. Nothing to rave about because they are competing with their own past greatness. read more

I love the ambiance, the selection is fine, but the service is a little off. I waited 20 minutes for wait staff to refresh my drink... and it took them 5 minutes to get me my first one. It was a Tuesday at like 6, there wasnt much of a crowd to excuse it. It might sound like I'm exaggerating, but this third time I went in there, I actually decided to time it because it had happened to me before. I wonder if it's one of those places that sort of thrives when crowded instead, I'm willing to give it another go and see if that's the case. read more

Do not under any circumstances eat here or drink beer out of a glass. Four-point-five stars if you order a cheap cheap bottle of beer and resign yourself to the environs. One-point-five stars if you eat or drink anything else. Toronto DineSafe knows what they're doing, heed their warning. read more

Went here for the first time last night. Although I'm in this neighbourhood a lot I never knew this place existed until a friend suggested it. Love the eclectic, ramshackle decor. Food was cheap and good, service was friendly. I'll come again! read more

i love the green room. i used to spend a lot of time here when i was a full-time student. drinks and food are cheap and good, great dive-y atmosphere (the place is like a run-down old library with great music playing) and a fantastic patio. the place is hard to find - you enter off an alleyway just south of bloor. this is how we keep the pretentious types out. read more

this place overall is OK! i mean the place is really loud, the food is not that bad but for sure not the best! If i have to come to this place is for the cheap drinks, you have a lot of choices for usually less than 20 bucks but overall the cocktails taste like juices and same with the sangria! At least the pitcher is really cheap and you have choice in beer. The service is bad, there i said it! Your order can be lost in a black hole and it's so hard to call the waiters or even distinguish them with the customers. The waiters are really mean and not friendly, i know its a busy place and some people can be jerks but still! read more

I love this place. Been here several times and I've always enjoyed myself. The food and drinks are cheap and the atmosphere is just awesome. I always go upstairs cause it's got this awesome hipster vibe to it! The patio is cool too. It's definitely hard to find, and especially hard to describe how to find it, but once you're there, you're all set. I recommend that everyone give this place a try! read more

Great for some grimy atmosphere and cheap drinks... notice all of the asian people cooking in the kitchen? Order the asian food on the menu dummies! read more

Muchos nachos are great the homemade tortilla chips don't get soggy and great amount of food with some to take home Good price for 2 people to share. Also the cider is great aswell. read more

I had a good time here last night, the service isn't good, understandable when it gets busy and i kind of like the student dive bar atmosphere-- which is why I like this place. BUT I think everyone should know that they include a 15% gratuity in the bill, and saying 'it's all included' apparently wasn't enough of a hint for me, especially when the tip option appears immediately when you get the interac machine. They must do really well, these servers, because people are so used to tipping, and can easily get tricked out of 30% if they don't scrutinize their bill. Truthfully I was annoyed when I found out afterwards! Automatic gratuity is appropriate only in large parties of 8 or more AND doing auto grats is clearly not an incentive for your servers to give good service. read more

Terrible experience. Came here for the first time with group of ten friday night. Nachos were disgusting. Later into the night, one of my friends had too much to drink and threw up on the floor. One of the servers started yelling at us and didn't even check to see if my friend was alright. He yelled at us to clean it up and threw out our bags that were under the table without our consent. read more

While I lived in Toronto, I was a regular patron of the Green Room. It's the perfect dark, grungy, atmospheric spot, but so friendly. Don't be scared off by all the hipsters. The perfect spot to drink your broke university student troubles away -- it really is the Annex personified. read more