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    Taps & Corks

    5.0 (1 review)
    Open 3:00 pm - 9:00 PM

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    Open Air Bar - More seating under trees

    Open Air Bar

    5.0(6 reviews)
    86.9 km

    If in the mood for an off beaten path place, drive on up here when weather is good and in mood for…read moredrink and music. Not sure about food but seems like basic bar food at good prices. Also, looks like they have a wing night at .50/ wing.

    As the name suggests, this is an open air bar. It's more a biker/dive bar vibe, but welcoming to…read moreeveryone. They often have live music. There is seating at a small bar, under a pavilion area and picnic tables on the lawn. I visited on a Wednesday night for $.50 wings, which can be ordered in multiples of 5. When I walked up to the bar to order, I saw they had dry rub salt & vinegar wings on as a special, so I didn't bother to look at the actual menu; I knew I had to have the salt & vinegar. I also got an unsweetened tea to drink, but they have a full bar available for your drinking pleasure. The bartender who took my order was very nice. After I ordered I was asked where I was going to sit so they could bring my order when it was ready. Despite the bar being quite busy, my food was out in a reasonable amount of time. My wings were fresh, hot and oh so flavorful! They also had a perfectly crispy skin and moist and tender meat inside. I've had salt & vinegar wings before, but some of them, I kinda questioned, are these actually salt & vinegar??? haha... I assume they must have been tossed in the seasoning rather than dry rubbed. Dry rubbing them as Open Air does makes all the difference.. they were so salty & vinegary! I will definitely have them again and recommend them to anyone who loves salt & vinegar as I do!

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    Open Air Bar - Beer menu June 2026

    Beer menu June 2026

    Open Air Bar - The bar from seating in the lawn

    The bar from seating in the lawn

    Open Air Bar - Listening to a good band while enjoying a beer.

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    Listening to a good band while enjoying a beer.

    Cork & Bean - Great coffee

    Cork & Bean

    4.3(19 reviews)
    56.1 km

    Cork & Bean Oshawa chose to call the police on a peaceful, paying customer for wearing pro-Israel…read moresymbols and having a calm conversation. Let that sink in. My friend -- a Christian, not even Jewish -- was meeting with a pastor for coffee. He was wearing an IDF jacket and a Star of David necklace while discussing a recent trip to Israel. No shouting. No confrontation. No disruption. Just coffee and conversation. An employee called Durham Regional Police. Officers showed up and told him his conversation was "offensive." When asked what was said that violated policy, no one could answer. No rule cited. No clear complaint identified. Just vague discomfort -- and removal. So what exactly triggered this escalation? Not behavior. Not threats. Not harassment. Symbols. And Israel. Calling the police on someone because others don't like what he's wearing or the country he's discussing is cowardly and discriminatory. Businesses don't get to selectively silence viewpoints they don't agree with. And weaponizing law enforcement to remove someone over perceived "offense" is an outrageous abuse of discretion. If Cork & Bean believes visible support for Israel warrants police involvement, they should say that publicly. If they don't, then they owe an immediate explanation and apology. Until management addresses this directly and transparently, this establishment does not deserve community support. Do better.

    In late July, my best friend and I met up for some shopping and dinner in Oshawa. We also wanted to…read moreexchange birthday gifts. The place where we had dinner had tiny tables. We decided to find a cafe and casually open our presents there. We both yanked out Google Maps on our phones. She had mentioned that she had been to a Cork & Bean in Peterborough and and liked it. I trusted her judgment and said yes. I indicated that we needed to go up and hang a left. She felt that it was the other way around -- down and hang a right. When it comes to directions, she has the better track record since we've known each other. However, she realized that she had read the map wrong and I was correct. It felt like a small triumph, but I'm not the type to rub it in. I'm not horrible at directions. She is better at it. We walked over to this cafe. It may have taken three minutes. We had to wait for the light to change, so we could have done it in two minutes. This cafe had all the windows and doors wide open. We walked in and found a table to plop our stuff down. We then headed over to the counter to check out what we'd like to drink. My friend ordered an iced coffee with oat beverage. We both liked that there were dairy alternatives. She's vegan. I'd prefer to go lactose-free. I saw a sign that said that there were seasonal flavours. I asked the helpful man at the counter if it applied to iced coffee. Yes, it did. He could make any drink seasonal. Nice! I got a large iced peppermint latte with oat beverage. I paid with a credit card. I tapped and tipped. All was great. My friend got her drink first. Moments later, mine was ready. I thanked the man and headed back to our table to join my friend. There was live music at this cafe. We were here on a Saturday evening. Jordins ID (no apostrophe to indicate possession, which seemed odd) was playing. She was great. It was nice to have her in the background as we chatted. My drink was awesome. It was cold. I liked the peppermint with the coffee. It worked out nicely. A customer had brought his dog in. This cafe is obviously pet-friendly. It was nice seeing other customers ask if they could pet the dog. The owner was nice and said yes. The dog seemed to enjoy the affection and attention. We had a nice time chatting a bunch more and opening our presents. It was the perfect place for what we wanted to do. The menu also has beer, cocktails, and more. I saw a bunch of desserts in the display case. Since we had already had dessert with our dinner, we skipped getting any food. This cafe is in downtown Oshawa. It's free street parking on weekends. I enjoyed hanging out at this cafe. It's a nice place to grab a drink and chat, while taking in some local, live music. It was perfect. (341)

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    Cork & Bean - Extensive menu with lots of baked goods

    Extensive menu with lots of baked goods

    Cork & Bean - Hours of operation with chalk art

    Hours of operation with chalk art

    Cork & Bean - Upstairs downstairs

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    Upstairs downstairs

    The Beer Keep - Fingies & Fries (4), Pumpkin Pie Ale

    The Beer Keep

    4.4(39 reviews)
    128.6 kmElmwood Village
    $$

    This is one of my favorites so far on my summer beer discovery list. Super chill vibe. Dogs are…read moreallowed, so I got to pet several friendly dogs when I arrived, and that's a great way to start out an evening. The bartender is awesome and the other customers were great too. I ended up playing several funny rounds of ad-libs with strangers which totally made the evening. I felt welcomed and comfortable, like I immediately was one of the regulars even my first time there. The beer is great and they have a ton of options including stuff on tap and in cans. Look for the tv on the wall for the list of current beers on tap; it's on the far left side of the bar just above the large front windows. My curly fries and chicken strips were perfection - think of the best possible version of those things and that's what I got here. This came with sides of BBQ sauce, blue cheese dip, and ketchup. I greatly enjoyed my pumpkin ale and would happily drink this again. I appreciate that there are so many vegan options on the menu (not my thing but it's nice to have a place to bring vegan friends!). A surprising very cool thing was the restroom. There is great art all over the walls! Check it out even if you don't need to, you won't regret it. I sat at the bar; there is another room with tables and a pool table and I think I spotted some hidden booths in the back. There are also a few outdoor tables out front. Lighting is pretty dim so if you're going to read a book, choose your seat strategically. General volume is on the louder side. Parking is on the street. I saw that they do trivia on Monday nights; there are a ton of flyers for upcoming events in the front window. Overall this was a very easy place to give five stars to.

    I'm so happy they have vegan food, so I believe that everything here can be vegan, I was so excited…read morewhen I saw pretzels and vegan cheese but sad when they said they ran out so I'll be back for that. I got the vegan Mac n cheese and the chicken tenders with fries. Everything I got wasn't good, the breading on the 'chicken' was disappointing and tasted like old oil. The vegan blue cheese was good surprisingly cuz I don't care for the real thing at all. The fries were fine but the Mac n cheese had absolutely no flavor, my kids said to me that mine was better and they aren't that picky with food elsewhere unless it doesn't taste like anything. For that I'll still be back to try other things cuz I appreciate the effort in making vegan food for us vegans out there.

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    The Beer Keep
    The Beer Keep - Menu as of 4.12.25

    Menu as of 4.12.25

    The Beer Keep

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