Great Service and Ambiance I go there every Thursday for a date night with my girlfriendread more

Great food and atmosphere. Special shout out to Amanda L. Awesome service from her. She made the…read moreexperience enjoyable. Would come back.

We stopped in Oshawa for dinner after being delayed by a nearby accident and chose Portly Piper Pub…read morebased on its 3,000+ reviews and 4.3-star rating. Parking seemed limited at first, but there's more available in the back. Just a tip: be careful not to miss the entrance, since exiting is a one-way street and re-entering can be tricky. We arrived around 6:45 pm and saw a small line with two groups ahead, but the place is much bigger than it looks from the outside and we were seated quickly in a comfortable booth for four. The pub was clean, and I was especially surprised at how spacious and tidy the washrooms were--not what I usually expect from a pub, which tend to feel older and worn. The menu is huge, and TVs are everywhere--even in our booth. Between us, we tried a good range of dishes: 1. Caprese Salad with Steak - nicely balanced with pesto, though the steak was a little dry. 2. Fish and Chips - incredible portion for $18! Crispy, perfectly cooked fish with fries, coleslaw, and even a Caesar salad. The fries were well-seasoned (no ketchup needed), coleslaw was enjoyable despite me usually not liking it, and the Caesar was delicious. 3. Mexican Salad - flavorful, fresh, and generous in portion. 4. Tuesday Wing Special - wings were $0.90 each, so I ordered 15 with a Coke Zero. The garlic Parmesan was disappointing--dry and lacking flavor--but the Buffalo ranch wings were tender and spot-on. Service was friendly, though our waitress could have been more proactive with drink and water refills. Overall, I was impressed. Clean space, huge portions, good value, and a welcoming pub atmosphere. Definitely a solid stop if you're in the area.

Loved this local sports bar/pub restaurant. It's spacious - with dining booth seating at the back,…read morehigh bar seating in the front, and a patio! When we went for dinner, it was pretty busy with lots of locals and families. Despite this, the service was great and they got our dishes served in really good time. Also, the portions and pricing is PHENOMENAL - like a seafood or steak main dish for $28-$37?? Amazing. For the 2 of us, we were very hungry so we ordered an EVERYTHING GRILLED PLATTER and GRILLED VEGETABLE & GOAT CHEESE SALAD to share. There was definitely enough food for us. The platter had a good variety of meats. The shrimp and crispy but airy light tater tots were my favourite. The quality of the meats for the steak, chicken, lamb skewers & grilled squid were definitely mediocre and a bit rubber, but still cooked & seasoned well. The salad was overall satisfactory too!

A good sports bar to watch any game. Service is attentive,…read moreeven when crowded, although on really busy nights you may need to be a little patient as the servers do get swamped. Food is what you would expect from a bar like this. Nothing amazing, but not bad for the price and certainly will help soak up the alcohol as you watch another disappointment from a Toronto sports team...

Service was kind and attentive. Lots of flavor options but the wings were just ok. Vibes like a…read moredive bar (in a good way!) with lots of regulars and locals. But also would have appreciated a few more beer options. Overall good, not great.

Updated review April 2026 We came here on a Saturday night…read more The place was packed and loud. We got seat on the bar tables. We ordered the chicken souvlaki and lamb souvlaki dinners. Both dinners were decent portions and filling. The rice has improved as well. The chicken and rib combo was realy good. Kudos on the kitchen staff for making our dinner enjoyable. I increased my rating from 3 to 4 stars. I recommend this restaurant for delicous pub and bar food. Their menu is diverse and most of the items are a hit.

Ordered takeout and the process was pretty smooth, it didn't take very long. Their portions are a…read morepretty good size and service is nice. The space itself is cozy and warm. It gets really busy during lunch hour, but service seems to stay quick

Not impressed after two bites into my cheesecake to find crumpled up paper. The lobster chuck…read moreburger was so very bland and just...visually was not what I was expecting. It was a giant cube of "lobster" on top of a very plain burger. The only good thing about this meal was their fries.

Had the cheeseburger with onions. It was very good. They don't skimp on the toppings. My friend has…read morethe stirfry and she said it was great. The served was very nice and brought us refills on our drinks quickly. The atmosphere is a local drinkers hang out it appears with some regulars. The food was good and we will be back

All of the staff were so wonderful and friendly. We had a baby with us and they were all smiling…read moreand waving at her. The Buffalo chicken burger was good, Caesar salad too! We sat outside where there was lots of seating (both inside and out). It's a casual place - I was pleasantly surprised by a last minute restaurant change for our group :) There's lots of parking in the plaza too! Check it out!

Came here for a drink and my daughter to eat her favourite butter pasta. Upon eating it she finds a…read morebunch of brown sticky stuff allover the bottom and on food. Stopped eating it as she and I were grossed out. Needed up ordering fries to replace it food that wasn't eaten. Service was really slow, but the waitress was friendly so I stayed a bit longer thinking it would get better. I had to get a server 3 times (which in 2 hours is a bit much). Normally I have no problems but Friday June 12th around 4pm the bar was a bit busy but does off. Then I didn't check my bill and later realized I didn't get any kind of price adjustment on the food my daughter didn't eat and had to pay extra for the fires thinking it was in place of the kids meal that wasn't fully eaten Not impressed by the service received. I was outside and feel like I was forgotten most of the time Thanks for a lovely afternoon!

Wow! I am so impressed that the old run down Park Place has been transformed into a really nice…read morespace with delicious food! My friend and I endured our local dive for years as it declined before it shut down (finally). Now that it has been replaced with this gem, I will be stopping by much more often! The South end never looked (or tasted) so good! Prices are very reasonable and they have some amazing deals like $10 pint and pound and $10 pasta and pint. Check out the menu in my photos. They have a decent draught beer selection and mixed drinks were well made. Our server was absolutely lovely and she let us know all about the new owners and the chef who seems to take pride in his creations. They only use fresh food (never frozen). I had the veal scallopini with mushroom wine sauce and pasta. It was very good! The pasta sauce needed some salt and pepper, but I'm super picky about my pasta sauce. I over spice mine to death! I also had a caesar and a couple of "white freezies" which tasted as good as they sound. The atmosphere is great! Huge booths, beautiful bar, lots of TVs so you can catch the game, a pool table in the back with a digital jukebox and cool colour changing rope lights on the patio. Can't wait to sit out there when the weather is nicer! They even had live music. The washroom is basically still the same boring Park Place washroom with a few small updates, but I'm not there for the washroom atmosphere. Go check this place out!

Went here once and had a rude waitress. She was supposed to be serving customers. Instead she…read moreshoved my friend over in the seat, sat down and started eating off their plate. All the while talking about her problems and management. Food was okay. Nothing special. One star for the food. Service gets zero.

We came here for a quick bite before Yuk Yuks. The venue is very large, bright with many screens…read more The noise level was tolerable and the service was okay. The one thing we were shocked about was the quality of the food. We were short on time so I had a steak Caesar salad and my wife had the Cobb salad. Both looked appealing and the portion size was large. My steak was cooked properly and the salad was great. Low expectations in terms of food but we were blown away.

Came here before a show at the nearby arena. The place was nearly empty, so no excuses like…read more"sorry, we were rushed". Service - surly and pushy. The waitress did the bare minimum except to look pissed when I didn't order a pre- dinner drink. Drinks - a supposed nine-oz. glass of wine somehow magically fit into a five-oz. glass with room left over. When my wife looked at it, she said to the waitress "I ordered the nine-oz. size". The response from the waitress was "that is a nine oz.". So the place is charging $12.50 for a nine oz. glass, but only giving half that. Good money maker. And for a place that calls itself a full restaurant - only two wines by the glass, both cheap, under $15 a bottle wines? The food - bland, badly cooked. My sirloin was tough and chewy, the fries overcooked and burnt. My wife had chicken strips, but it took a lot of looking to find the little bit of chicken wrapped in all those bread crumbs. We skipped the dessert - by that time we just wanted to get out of there.