Brutal is an understatement. We were celebrating a retirement. All 18 were adults. We were there from 6 until 10 p.m. No water and the first drink order was placed 30 minutes later. The 2nd drink order was taken around 7:30 when the food order was placed. As we hadn't seen everyone, and we were celebrating a retirement, no one was too upset. Food came out staggered and many had finished when some still hadn't received their order. No one asked about the quality of the food, and there were bills organized after the fact. A 4 hour debacle. Every single one of us were extremely upset on a night that was about a celebration. 18% was added as a standard gratuity. Will never go back. read more

very classy restaurant. Almost felt like a dress code was required. We ordered the nachos, it was more than expected for 2 people, we couldn't eat all of it. Flavor wise, give it a C+. Presentation A+. We had a burger, it was really basic. Presentation A+ read more

One of my favourite thing to come here for is their desserts! They have amazing Sticky Toffee Pudding that my friends and I absolutely love! The food is okay, but however some of the menu items they use to have are no longer there :( and the price had increased as well. The service was pretty slow as the server took forever to come back to take our orders. Other than that this is a good place to come on special occasions. read more

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HORRIBLE SERVICE. yes that deserved the capitals. came here WITH a reservation for 13 during lunch time, waited 15 minutes to get my water and than another 40 minutes for my food. Never once did the waitress refill my water, let alone ask me if I wanted anything else, INCLUDING dessert. the meals were dropped off and the next thing I knew we were paying our bill to go back to work, with an 18% gratuity. I understand with large parties that it is standard to the bill, however it felt like Shannon knew she was getting the tip so we got LESS THAN the minimum service. Truly disappointed with my experience. read more

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I'd give this no stars, were that an option. Our group of 7 had lunch. One in our party send their chicken back because it was still half frozen. Two of us, including me, ended up with food poisoning - I was out of commission for 3 days. Wrote to the restaurant, as did someone else in our party and nobody got back to us. There are better and safer places to eat downtown. Nobody in our group has any intention of returning. read more

This review is only for the Toronto location, though I have been to other locations. Servers were slow and rude and food was medicore at best. There are better locations and better choice in the area read more

Food was yummy, service was great, and the atmosphere was nice. I'm glad we found this place!

horrible food and rude service! This place was terrible I cant imagine they do much employee training. NEVER AGAIN

I've been to Moxie's Grill & Bar many times and this is the first time I'm writing a review. I've always had great experiences at Moxie's. The servers are always nice and polite. The food I would say is above regular pub/bar food standard. For this visit I had the Asian salad with chicken and sesame dressing. I washed that down with a sticky toffee pudding. Both dishes were amazing! My friend has the kale and quinoa salad with chicken and she loved it as well! The other times I've came I've tried the calamari, dried ribs and sushi cones and bruschetta these are excellent choices if you're looking for appetizers. Mains I've had the roasted chicken or salmon are great choices as well. Also on Wednesday nights which I frequently visit is half price bottle of wines. Amazing deal. This is a great spot to meet up with friends for food and drinks. I highly recommend Moxie's. read more

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Russia and todd, Motherfuking beautiful hair that's all I have to say. That were wonderful in there service. read more

Moxies is moxies. You come here, probably after work for a drink or ten. Mediocre food, beautiful waitresses and pricey drinks. It's pretty average for one of 'these' bars/lounges. I end up coming here because my work is in the building right above it; I don't even have to walk outside to go here, so that's convenient. No, literally - I left work at 5:12 and sat down at my table at 5:13. This place is always busy, especially if you're going after work. I didn't realize there was a huge back area where there's more room at the bar and at the tables there. Moxies has a lot more options on their menu now than they did a few years ago. They also have drink specials everyday, and a ton of 'girly' drinks that are hella delicious. I always end up ordering my staple drink though - stella. What can I say? The taste of the crisp beer always ends my Friday well. Stella's ma girl. I also ordered the bruschetta to share and that was bomb.com + of course the veggie lettuce wraps - an appie filling enough for a meal. Yum. The ratio of noodle/peanut filling definitely needs to be higher for the amount of lettuce they provide. There's not much attention given to the back, we had to ask for our waitress and when our food came, it was delivered to the wrong table 3 times before it came to us, as I watched with my hungry eyes. I was hella hangry. Also, tables of 10+ is 18% gratuity, which is standard. I was charged an extra dollar on the final amount (it was $34ish and was charged $35 something), which is not a big deal but I'm just confused as why to.. didn't have time to ask, as I had to rush to catch the go train. Overall, it's average. Not amazing, not horrible. I'll probably return. read more

One of my personal favourite restaurants! An excellent menu, a great location, and just an overall awesome vibe. I highly recommend this location to anyone who is looking for a fun time or a good meal! read more

We made a dinner reservation at Moxies because of its amazingly course proximity to the Royal Alexandra Theatre. We read reviews that suggested it was "casual," but in my opinion, Moxie's felt fairly upscale. Both of our meals were delicious, but the ramen was particularly scrumptious. We would've happily given five stars, but our server seemed to care less about us and only made his way to our table when it was a necessity. We would definitely eat here again, with the hopes of getting a more attentive server. read more

Terrible service July 20 around 10 pm patio Fist they brought food, no napkins or silverware after 10 min asked for napkins, ten min later I came up and get inside and saw the guy I asked just talking with a colleagues at the bar, saw me and remind , and starts apologizing, I came back to the table, silverware still not there, after couple min we've got it Terrible read more

Was looking for a Steakhouse in Downtown Toronto without the price affair associated with some of the top tiered steakhouses. A good middle ground was heading to Moxies. Never actually went to the place before so it was a very pleasant experience. Approaching the restaurant the logo and the restaurant with large glass pane windows greet you upon entry. Upon walking into the restaurant, you see the bar with multiple screens and a lush green backdrop that shines some life into the restaurant with some high ceilings. There were some other patrons there, but we were soon greeted by our waiter and got seated quite quickly. We got sat at a booth; our menus presented to us with the drink menu. I ended up going for their Honey Garlic Sirloin 9oz Steak done medium rare with their seasonal mixed vegetables, substituting their typical side with sweet potato fries. Unfortunately, I was not able to substitute the seasonal vegetables to something I would usually get in San Francisco with Kale and Quinoa, but that was somewhat expected. As a drink, I ended up ordering the French red wine which would be a pretty good pairing with the steak. Upon receiving the entree it, the presentation of the food was as you would come to expect. Tasting the steak it was done correctly as a medium rare being very juicy and tasted good. The broccolini was crisp and not overcooked. The sweet potato fries were seasoned well and had compliments of ketchup and mayo on the side. After finishing our entree, the dessert menu got presented. My friend and I both ended up sharing the sampler trio which had the white chocolate brownie, caramel toffee, and banana bread with vanilla ice cream on the side. Out of the three, I would recommend the white chocolate brownie. Not to be surprised with a regular brownie it melts as you take a bite and pairs exceptionally well with the vanilla ice cream. Overall I would say it's the steak is good and white chocolate brownie is something to get. I would say that the place is on the pricey side, but still, a good time when you go. read more

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Ewww...one of the worst restaurant experiences I've ever had. I've been to Moxie's at Yorkdale Mall a couple years ago and had the worst experience there. Three years later, I thought I would give this place a chance to redeem themselves. I visited the University Avenue location thinking that being downtown, their standards might be better. I was surprised that they actually had seats a day before St. Patrick's Day. We were immediately seated which surprised me on a busy Friday evening. It was packed in the dining room but the bar area was quite crowded. It's very dimly lit. The music was your standard Top 40 with some throwbacks. The female washrooms here are quite open. It's not private at all and for a second walking into it, it felt like the guys washroom. Our waitress took couple minutes coming to us. I ordered water with no ice. From this first order, I had a feeling that it was not going to be a pleasant night. My water of course came with ice. It was sent back. I ordered a simple Caesar salad that came with no bread. I really love chicken wings so I went for the chicken wings with sweet chilli sauce. Some time later, my salad gets put in front of me - with bread. My chicken wings comes without any sauce. I sit and wait while my friend starts eating her southwest fried chicken burger. My salad comes back- this time with no bread. The wings are infront of me and looks delicious. I was disappointed before I began that there was no bucket for my bones and no wet napkins. Was I supposed to put my bones on the table? There was no extra saucer or dish for those bones. I'm into my second wing, I notice it is pink. I tried another and decided not to eat those wings. It was definitely undercooked. The wings were not grand by any means in flavour. I return the wings and ordered a side of sweet potatoes. The salad was also very salty. Caesar is such a simple thing to prepare and I was definitely disappointed. It felt like a grade school level cook prepared my food at this point. This ruined my dining experience. However, the sweet potato fries were delicious. I really liked the dipping sauce. It was tangy and the fries were well seasoned and coated. I really enjoyed them. The server that brought my fries out apologized for the bad wings and indicated that they will take care of my fries. This made me order dessert. This was the redeeming dish for me at this place. I ordered the mini salted caramel pecan cheesecake. Hmmm, I could eat a whole lot of this cheesecake. I was surprised it came with three blackberries, peach slices on top and a raspberry reduction. I expected pecans but I was glad there was none. This cheesecake is a must for everyone to try. It was so rich and decadent. Overall, I would not visit here again. It was a bad dining experience and after those wings I was feeling queasy. I wish to thank management for not charging me for those wings and sweet potato fries. Also, it was nice that the waitress apologized. Definitely try the pecan cheesecake if you're visiting here but Moxie's is a no go for me in the future. read more

I came to this restaurant for dinner and it was run terribly! We ordered our food after asking if we could receive our food in 30 minutes or less. They assured us we would receive our food quickly but we were still waiting for our food one hour later. It was really difficult to get the waitresses attention to even fill our water glasses. Around the one hour mark we were able to get our waitresses attention and told her we had not receive our meals yet. They asked what we had ordered and brought out the incorrect orders 15 minutes later. My friend ordered two normal chicken tacos and they came out with 4 fish tacos for him (two of which were mine made incorrectly). I ordered three gluten and dairy free fish tacos and they only brought me one taco, which looked really puny. My other friend ordered vegetarian tacos and her order was made incorrectly as well. The waitress said they would let my friend keep the extra tacos and they rushed to remake mine and the other girls tacos. I appreciate their eagerness to fix the order but by the time I received my other two tacos, it was an hour and a half after we placed the order. We officially missed the Canada Day fireworks, which we were planning to watch with other friends. We were quite disappointed. The waitress tried to make us feel better by saying she missed the fireworks as well since she was working. That didn't make us feel better. She was getting paid to be there and we were not. They did comp some of the items off of each of our individual bills, which made me feel a bit better but I really don't think I'll be returning to this location again. read more

They treated my dear friend and her family poorly and didn't let them into their restaurant claiming it was because they were in "leisure wear" all the while letting white people come in with the same type of clothing. This is racism-alive and well and NOT acceptable. read more

FOOD: I had the honey sirloin (9 oz) cooked just the way I wanted and you could really taste the marinade. The cooked baby potatoes were delicious and the seasoned vegetables were tasty. AMBIANCE: Both patio and inside options available. It is a little bit chilly inside, but that's just the case with most places downtown. Trendy, with bar. SERVICE: I have to say that the wait staff was quite amazing. Our server, Brandon, was attentive and got down our trickier order (with dietary restrictions). Our ice waters were constantly being replaced when empty, even before we asked. When the kitchen made a mistake with one of our steaks, it was replaced with no questions asked and a lot of apologies. They even comped the steak from our bill. Hats off to the team there. PRICE: Running from $15 - 30 entrees. Reasonable for a slightly fancier eating experience and for downtown Toronto. TIPS: * Check in for a free appetizer! read more

A busy, clean wonderfully located restaurant in the centre of the downtown waterfront core area but....that's where it ended. What a dull, uninspiring menu to choose from. With the limited menu selection I choose the Blacken Chicken Breast sandwich. It came with a side of fries. The chicken sandwich was fairly tasty but I felt it lacked the "zing" I've come to expect from a blackened protein. My request for the fries was to have them well done but they came to the table just barely cooked. I didn't send them back but I should have. Our server was friendly but she seemed to be forced friendly. With all the competition in the same area I would go outta my way to eat here again. As a footnote....most all Moxies I've been to have been pretty good. read more

Went here for a quick drink! Service was okay! Drink was okay! Place was pretty empty! read more

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Meh... Would not come here on my own dime. If you do come the service is good and food is ok. Price is just a bit too high. Nice location read more

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I've only had bad experiences every time I visited Moxie's at the Yorkdale location. I visited this location without expecting much but was pleasantly surprised. I had the chicken madeira rigatoni and it was absolutely delicious. The pasta was cooked to a perfect texture, right between soft/chewey and al dente with a bit of bite. The sauce was also delicious and flavourful! The only downside was the steak my friend ordered. The steak looked extremely dried out and tough. Although the pasta was great I just can't give 4 stars given my past experiences and the tough steak. read more

I have not ordered out and picked up food since covit started. I was so tired of cooking I decided to look for the take out menu at Moxies. I saw the date night special and ordered from the Orleans Ottawa location. It was great! and in 15 minutes our food was ready. Everything was hot when I got home and I live 10 minutes away. I forgot how much fun eating at Moxies was until I tasted their amazing food all over again. I will be back again, I am sorry I waited so long! Now Valentines day is coming and I am looking forward to ordering the family Italian Meal....looks good. I can have fun at home while being safe!!! Thank you again, read more

Went with a large office group yesterday for lunch. First being a vegetarian, there are hardly any choices available. Moxies calls itself ultimate "premium" casual dining experience. My experience was no where close. I contemplated ordering a past dish that my colleague next to me ordered but minus the meat. But went with the only vegetarian meal on the menus that I could see - a Veggie Burger and fries. Another colleague also ordered the same dish but without the goat cheese that comes with it. The servers mixed up our order and I knew they mixed up but was not in a mood to send it back, because the other colleague had already started the meal. Now the quality of the burger - I expected the burger to be premium - but it was not even close. I have had veggie burgers just about everywhere Licks, Hero, Harveys, Burger King, etc. Trust me the the burgers at Harveys beats Moxies hands down. For $14+ for a burger and fries, in my opinion was a waste. The restaurant was busy but not packed. The refill on my drink came in at least 15 minutes after requesting it. BTW, there was a mandatory 18% gratuity included in the bill! And I am glad that I did not order the pasta dish - in my colleagues opinion it wasn't good and yes they err'ed her order as well. Had Nachos as an appetizer as well and quantity was just not good enough even for two! And the nachos were served with a dip on the side - Not my idea of a good nachos read more

Super busy location however the food still came our pretty fast! The server was on top of everything, and even recommended a great wine to go with my lunch read more

Very nice, and upscale atmosphere. Tastefully dressed, beautiful waitresses! Located in the heart of the Galleria area.

I went to moxies for a date with my girlfriend and we were both woowd. First time I've bin the atmosphere and the looks inside were extravagant I've never seen any other restaurant top this. I ordered the Loaded burger and it was loaded and not too messy. Great place to have a talk and a good relaxing dinner good vibes all around. Only 1 thing is server would miss us but it was busy and I wasn't in the rush. A bit pricey but I got what I paid for all in all good experience and am definitely going to come back here. read more

Came here for a coworkers lunch and got the ahi tuna salad. Presentation was very nice and I liked the sauce but it wasn't worth $27 :( the tuna was pretty good but I don't think the cabbage/cilantro went that well with the tuna. Anyways service was okay, and the interior was nice. read more

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Very nice White Chocolate Brownie. Would definitely come back again. It tends to get super busy on Friday and weekend nights so I would suggest coming here on a weekday. read more

To start, I had an amazing time! Great service, and the best food! Our server Christina was so kind and had amazing recommendations that she took her time to explain thoroughly, which is rare for a server! Thank you for an amazing night out! 10/10 read more

A great place to eat, my server was really good. It's sounds like a club, the music was loud but I was fine with it. Food was really good read more

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This is my first horrible experience at a Moxie's restaurant. Fairview's location is exemplary compared to the Wellington location. My water came in a very dirty glass. My first sip tasted like the dried grime underneath the nails of a garbage worker's fingers. I observed the glass and noticed multiple lip imprints. The most prominent one was the imprint of someone's lipstick. I instantly felt sick and told the waitress. She apologized and replaced my glass with a straw that I requested. The thought and feeling of my grimy lips after the contact with the glass made it unbearable to continue my meal. I requested that I speak to the manager. The manager stated that the glasses were sanitized but sometimes the glasses do not come out clean. All in all, she gave me a $6.00 discount. This is a huge red flag. The manager admitted that some of the glasses do not come out clean so in conclusion, do not make this Moxie's location your primary choice to eat. If anything, always request a straw. I was completely turned off by my visit and will continue to attend the Moxie's at Fairview instead. Hopefully, I don't ruin my luck... read more

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Chicken SASHIMI at Moxie's!!! Second visit this month - (only times I've been here bc of nearby events and lack of other choices), and never coming back. I had their chicken sashimi. I didn't order chicken sashimi, (i.e. raw chicken) ... mind you, but that's what I got. It's been about 14 hours. I'll update this if I get really ill... The best was when we were visited by the manager who said "That really sucks about your chicken tenders... I told the kitchen about it". She then asked if I wanted some dessert or something. Yet both of us knew that dessert is not what would make it right. What would make it right is telling us that "dinner" is on the house. I really loved when we got the bill though, and they told us they comped our drinks, and "half the food", minus the sashimi. The bill was SEVENTEEN dollars, lol. I'm like, ok... here's your seventeen dollars. I hope that seventeen dollars is going to help corporate Moxie's get through the holidays. Seventeen dollars my friends, will make sure that I post a crappy review on yelp. And I don't post crappy reviews on yelp, FYI. I would rather donate that seventeen dollars to a charity or daily bread food bank to be honest. In fact, I hope that Moxie's DOES donate to daily break and I hope that something good comes of out this. I think they can probably donate at least $500. That's my challenge to the chicken sashimi making Moxie's. read more

This was both an embarrassing and funny group lunch... First thing you need to know is that there are only two of us girls at our department at the office. It is a male-dominated group. Second thing is management occasionally treats the office to lunches and dinners as a treat and the staff discusses where to go for an hour in advance... So, in advance of our group lunch the VP asked where everyone wants to go and to no ones surprise Earls, Cactus Club and the Duke pubs were popular choices...why? The women of course.... someone suggested that we should change things up and go to Moxie's which apparently has "top shelf" "10/10" models in super short skirts and mini dresses, so on and so forth (lol - and we girls are just listening, reading the emails that are going back and forth and laughing) and our VP thought it is a great idea because he has always liked Moxie's and so it was decided.... First, this Moxie's is newer, has a very nice front entrance and similarly nice interior. it is spacious and comprised of different sections. One can sit in the dining or lounge sections... We ended up in the dining section and the hostess efficiently rearranged things and moved things around and placed the group in the centre of the dining section across from the bar with no fuss. Unfortunately for the group the hostess was dressed in a regular cargo pants or something, which is just fine if you are there to eat and focus on food and the team let that pass, but when the waitress also showed up wearing pants the team was openly groaning and making jokes about it, which is the embarrassing part. I am 99% sure the waitress heard the guys complain and loudly discuss with each other that the waitresses are disappointing them and are in fact looking... boring or something. It was embarrassing and funny to have the waitress dropping off menus and overhear half a dozen guys complain that Moxie's is not good anymore and has gone downhill. Wow. Anyway, the waitress was professional and pretended not to have heard a thing and provided good service. To tip less... Apparently, the uniform at the restaurant is black pants even for the girl behind the bar, which was a topic of conversation. Apparently, the team won't be coming back, but what about everything else? The washroom was clean and well stocked. Like every other Moxie's I have been to it was modern and well designed. There is a fake fireplace at the entrance and the lights are dim. The food was what you expect. The surprises or original creations are rare but they are happy to customize and make substitutions for you. I had the taco pokes and was disappointed because they had no taste whatsoever. The tacos shells were lined with something green (pesto perhaps?), but were it not for the hot sauce container included it would have been plain vanilla eating... speaking of the hot sauce container it was a nice touch sitting on the plate - assuming it was clean. See my photo. The Tomato Bisque soup was average, nothing special and could have used a little more taste. The waitress recommended drinks' special and I think the team didn't want to linger or stay long any more so passed. No special menu items were available or suggested so everyone ordered different items. Prices seemed average and everything on the menu has calories attached in parenthesis which is very good. We should all pay attention to it. read more

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Terrible, Tacos to share, soggy and too tangy with lime juice My boyfriend and I were there for my birthday and first we got a table which we didn't like and got it changed The waitress that we got asked us for drinks, to which we replied that we're not of age yet to drink and treated us like children throughout which I found disrespectful. We ordered the burger with fries. The fries were dry and tasted as if they were looked long ago and just left there. Usually moxies doesn't charge for drinks that are just pop, but they did and didn't tell us... but we were stunned at the bill. But I didn't bother tipping because I was disappointed at the food. Also I'm trying to have a nice dinner with my boyfriend and it's uncomfortable when the waitress keeps asking about the food 4 times when I can't even respond with a mouth full . read more

Supringsly Ive worked and lived in the area for years but never been to this location. Had a work lunch so my experience might be bias. Service was fast , quick and easy. The ambience was great and my food was delicious. read more

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Sweet Potato Fries were soggy. Beef Dip is made with a pretzel bun, which means it can't soak up the au jus. Which isn't a good thing for something called a Beef Dip. The need to Moxie size your beer to get something resembling a normal sized pint is annoying. read more

We had a work dinner yesterday at Moxie's, we had a reservation for 12 people. The waitress seemed confused but did bring our food and drinks correctly. We had appetizers, main dishes drinks and coffee and right after coffee (I was still drinking my tea) the waitress came back with the bill a message to leave as they had the table taken. We were there around 2 hours beginning to end (which is normal for a dinner but we were still thinking about having at least one drink at least). This is incredibly rude, they have lost our business. I already forgot if the food was good or not, the only thing that I remember now is the terrible service. I have to add that the place wasn't packed... there many free tables. Such a shame... read more

Came here with a friend for their Tuesday special. They do have drink specials everyday which is great. It was around 5pm and the bar was pretty filled, but were quickly seated in the dining room area. The server must be new and made really awkward interactions with us, but he did provide good service overall which was of course most important. I'm guessing because this is a downtown location, they limit their specials. Usually tuesday specials include 1/2 off reds and whites 6oz or $5/6 for their amber and blonde house beer. However, this was only limited to house red and white. Both are just alright, nothing worth mentioning. We also ordered fries and calamari which were both good. Also be mindful, unless you want to pay $7 for sweet potato fries instead of $4 regular fries, don't order it. We ordered it once and had no idea there would be such a big difference. Usually restaurants only charge a $1 more and the server last time did not mention that either. It's a convenient location for commuters as it is close to union station, but otherwise I would suggest considering other restaurants nearby. read more