The Black Dog Pub - Toronto

Stopped by this pub to grab a couple of drinks since it’s close to home and they have a huge beautiful patio. We ordered a couple of Stella draft beers which I must say was fresh and great quality. The vibe, ambiance, and decor is super cute! The service is good too. Cute little European style pub.

A go-to public house that has been around for quite a while, serving the Port Union area with really solid food, atmosphere and beer. What more do you really need? Weather kept us inside, so couldn't partake in patio season, but the bar area worked very well for lunch. Burgers, sandwiches, fish and chips anchor the menu offerings all at great prices. The burger of the week was a lamb burger covering in caramelized onions and feta cheese. Was very good! If I'm in the area I will go back, hopefully to check out the patio.

Came here on a Wednesday night; it was packed full of people! We ordered the baked brie as an appetizer. The price has gone up over the years; years ago it was $12, then $14, and has now gone up to $18. I can understand the costs of inflation but expected a bigger brie at this price (as it comes with a small wheel of it). Delicious nonetheless. For our mains, we ordered the Yorkie and the cottage pie. The Yorkie roast beef was truly delicious and it was a filling meal. The cottage pie was good, your run of the mill shepherds pie. Gravy for the fries/pie was an extra charge. The brie took a long time to get to us, but the mains came pretty quickly. With how busy it was, we could not complain about the service. What did leave us somewhat miffed is that we were told, as we received the bill, that the card machine was unfortunately not working and we would have to take cash out of the on site ATM. I'm willing to give the benefit of a doubt here and say maybe the machine only stopped working when it came time for us to pay, but otherwise I would have appreciated a warning prior to ordering all of our food. We thankfully had cash so we didn't need to get up and use the ATM, but it was inconvenient when we had been hoping to pay using cards. Overall an upscale pub atmosphere with good food, fairly priced.

Had the Roast Beef Yorkie slow roasted roast beef stuffed into Yorkshire pudding topped with beef gravy. Served with mashed potato, gravy peas, Deep fried calamari and nachos with ground beef. Excellent staff always attentive and friendly. Very nice ambience that reminds you of an English pub. Just the parking lot was small and limited so make sure you carpool.

Given the lack of Bar variety in the area I thoroughly enjoyed my time at this pub. The drinks available on Tap promote local breweries including their own which is something that I particularly prefer. The Lamb burger was very delicious and I had to take some time to rest it off. Service was excellent. Went for a second time to enjoy the patio and found it very adequate to the current COVID guidelines. Tried some of their other dishes and found it to be excellent. My new favorite dessert is the sticky toffee pudding which is a lot bigger than I expected and perfect to share with 2-4 people. Please see pictured the cottage Pie and fish and chips we got to enjoy.