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    Tallboys

    4.0 (106 reviews)
    Closed 5:00 pm - 12:30 am (Next day)

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    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for groups

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    Brian S.

    Great beer bar, service was spectacular. We had already ate but still had to order the poutine which was phenomenal also. Beer selection was vast, had some delicious IPA's. Our server was on point as he constantly checked in with us even though it was super busy there. Will definitely visit again.

    Jennifer K.

    Bar Crawl #2: Kensington Santa's Stache If you are into local craft beer like me, you are at the right place. Tallboys has a great selection of crafted beer from Ontario breweries and if you want to try out some of the seasonal offerings, you are at the right place. For the holiday season, I decided on Santa's Stache from Kensington Brewery! Bartender here is friendly and knowledge. Recommendations are right on and always fun to do some geeky beer talk with. Food here is adequate to fill up my belly so I can drink more beers! I tried the Sweet Potato Fries with House Made Chipotle Mayo ($7) and Bowl of Chili ($8) which were quite decent. I will definitely be back for more beers when I am in the area!

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    Lisa S.

    Stopped by here after the gym during the World Juniors final between Canada and USA with my cousin. We snagged the last seat right beside the projector screen. We didn't go to watch hockey specifically so we didn't mind light glaring into our eyes when we did watch take a look at the screen - our nachos and burger craving was more important! We started off with nachos. We shared it between two people, but I think it could be shared between 4. We added chili and it had a kick of spice to it which I loved and it wasn't very runny, more meaty. The cheese was melted throughout the platter which was good, almost every 3rd chip had some cheese. It also came with a side of guacamole which was nice. The nacho chips were very oily and noticeably salty though. Although the toppings were good, I wasn't a fan of the chips. We also shared a regular burger. It was steaming hot when it came out and more massive than we exected- with two patties instead of one! It was tasty, but like the nachos, the main part of the burger - patty - was too salty for me. Overall, I wouldn't say their food was the best I've ever had, but it satisfied our nacho and burger craving. The saltiness was too overpowering for us - personally, I felt like I drank as much water at the gym working out as I did while eating here.

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    Teena D.

    Gord and I had supper tonight at Tallboys. It has been a big hit with the craft beer drinkers and we've been wanting to go for a while. I ordered the Classic Burger with fries. Gord ordered the Crispy Fried Chicken Breast Sandwich with a salad. We shared our sandwiches (so we had half of each). Both were very good. We made the mistake, though, of eating the burger first. It was delicious!! The chicken sandwich was good too but the burger overpowered it with it's taste and juiciness. We should have eaten the chicken sandwich first. I'd get both again but would probably have the burger more often. Lindsay was our server and she took good care of us. We'll be back!

    Sarah Y.

    Best. Burgers. Ever. Two 4oz beef patties, with fries, for $16. They have about 5-6 selections for burgers and you honestly can't go wrong with any of them. Beer selections are plentiful too. This is officially my favourite go-to place for a juiiiicy burger

    Rebeca P.

    Sooooo it's summer, perfect time for fresh beer and evenings out with good friends! Came here with a good Yelpie friend, we had a great Monday evening. I ordered the "Beat the Heat" wheat beer and I absolutely loved it, it was incredibly fresh and with an orangy / citrus note that made the beer very tasty without being too sweet. The service was awesome, very welcoming, I asked some questions about their craft beers and asked for recommendations and they took their time to walk me through the menu while giving some good tips! Burger was not the best I ever had but it was OK and it included two patties, which made the meal satisfying and very filling - and the blue cheese sauce was spot-on, not too light not too heavy, but creamy at the same time. They do a pub trivia every Monday evening, in case you wanna enjoy your beer while you have fun answering general trivia questions.

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    Lambert P.

    Eveylyn hosted the latest iteration of Cheap Pours and Sticky Floors which is a recurring CMYE theme that I have been attending for the past while. OK so this place is a bar rather a beer bar and they have what can only be conveyed as a really really really long list of beers to choose from. So long that you and pretty much almost every human being wouldn't be able to consume the entire list in one sitting and live to tell about it. If you like choices, this place has them. I'm talking special beers, not Molson Canadian, Coors Light or Budweiser here... I'm talking different kinds of craft beers, special treats for the beer lovers that want to have a taste of something not so everyday and not so common. No ladies and gents this place has the kind of canned delights that you wish were as widely available as water from a tap after you sample what could be and what should be. For somebody like me that happens to like new, different and special every once in a while or at least more often than not to change things up this is the place where I can live and die. OK maybe that is a little too dramatic... let's just say I would love to visit this place more than once and more often if possible. To start things off we had some pitchers of Steam Whistle. Now Steam Whistle is just a common everybody Toronto beer which isn't bad and in my opinion a lot better than much else out there as far as common beers go. As far as the menu went I decided to go for the Nicklebrook Immodest which was a double IPA. It was a little pricey (almost 11 dollars) but let me just say that this beer was like what espresso is to watered down weak coffee. This had a bouquet of hops when you brought it near your nose and the taste... well it tasted how it smelled and it was stronger (9%). This was a special brew indeed. It took me a while to finish it as I was savoring it for quite some time as it's not a chugging type of drink. No, you want to enjoy this one and make it last if you can. While it may seem I've gone off the deep end and in total infatuation with the the products served at Tallboys (namely the drinks) I won't neglect speaking of the food. The menu for food is a pretty simple one, between a variety of sandwiches it seems that half the menu is dedicated to burgers or what you can have on them. There is a special where you can have a single burger and a Steam Whistle for 12 dollars I believe OR you can order from the menu from the variety of specialty burgers as I did. I went with the Smokey Blue Burger which included blue cheese, bacon on a double burger. The choice of sides are fries, nachos, a salad or poutine for an extra 3 dollars. I just went with the fries but the fries I have to say were really good. They were the furthest thing from just plain dial in type fries. The burger was amazing. They were top grill mashed patties and they tasted great with the toppings I had it was probably the best burger I've had in a place that is known to specialize in something else. OK so I mentioned the sexy beer and great food but I won't forget to mention our server who was our host and the owner. Phil was welcoming right upon my walking in the door. Phil as the night went on I learned wasn't just our server or our personal host but he was the owner Tallboys and treated us like he wanted us there. To me that's what is important. You can have good food and good drinks but if you are the type of personable fun to be around and great to speak with kind of personality than absolutely your business deserves to have that 5th star in my books. This experience was an all around great night and really if I have to think there's nothing I could possibly say could have been better. Phil is a guy that I want to hear speak and I want to ask him questions. He is very involved in his business and his community and is very happy with the neighborhood and his neighbors. Tallboys is the kind of place I would love to make my regular place. It's just kind of unfortunate that I'm going to have to instead make it my special place because I don't live close enough to make it a regular stop. Great things are being done here and the only problem I have is not being able to come here as often as I would like to. Besides that this place is fun, good food, good times, good drinks and amazing service. Kudos.

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    Frank O.

    Popped in this place after passing by in Koreatown. Pretty close to the restaurants and other affairs in the area. Walked by and it looks to be a pub with one of those Garage Door openings and then a nice medium-ish size for seating which would be good for a full party of 20. As you walk in you are greeted with the Bar on the left with mainly most of the seating on the left. On the walls you are greeted with some old photos of Toronto with a beer can map of the different breweries in the province. Got seated pretty easily on a Monday I was here. Also was the day 2nd day after New Years. They were playing the World Juniors games on the couple screens they had with the projector. Service wasn't bad with the two waiters. Didn't take too long to get orders in for beers and some fries. Their beer selection is pretty good (30ish beers) from the beers being from craft brewers in the province with rotating beers on tap. Grabbed a beer (Wellington Imperial Stout to be exact) from the place. Quite a good beer very full bodied with a decent ABV. You can taste those lovely flavors Dark Chocolate with a hint of Coffee. Do think it's a good beer to sit down and then enjoy for a bit of time. Overall. Decent sized bar with a good selection and not a bad place to watch sports games. Pretty casual with a ~$7 price for beers and about $$ stars for food price. Credit cards are usually $20 tab FYI.

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    They had really good food and drinks. Stopped in on our vacation, would definitely go back!

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    Great place however if you go for there comedy night ... note there is a $15 charge that is not posted anywhere

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