The Park Kitchen & Bar

Brought my Best Half here for lunch on Saturday. Having said this, a little back story is necessary: we did a proverbial «coin flip» between Park and OJs which share the same parking lot. OJs actually was the choice for no other reason than the «flip.» We entered OJs, were greeted and invited to sit anywhere. We chose a table along the windows in clear view of the bar and waited…(20 min). The kicker was a couple that came in well after us was served. Left, still unacknowledged. I mean I am not «pretty,» but I am a decent human being. Anway, we walked over to Park. Entered Park, where we were greeted and invited to sit anywhere. The hostess followed us with menus and then our server took our drink order and was back before we even opened the menus. To be fair, there was very few customers but it was also1:30 pm.
I ordered the Sumo Burger with fries and Best Half ordered Butter Chicken. Took a bit for the food to arrive, which gave us time for conversation without mouths full. When the food did arrive it was fresh and hot. The Sumo was tasty, but the patty seemed a little dried out. The Butter Chicken was very nice (tasted good too)! Nothing worse than cheeky Butter Chicken!
I would come back. It is a nice spot for conversation and a meal! I think this establishment is possibly quiet on weekends as it is in the heart of Quarry Park which houses all kinds of large office business, so weekdays are busy.
Sidenote: I also noticed a sign advertising decent happy hour deals on pints.

Came here for lunch with my co-​workers and it’ll probably be the last time unless my meal is paid for. The flavor of the food is just too bland.
I ordered the Free Range Chicken Wrap with excitement when I read ‘pulled chicken’ on the menu. Unfortunately, the excitement ended when I took my first bite. The chicken didn’t seem to have any seasoning, nor was it marinated. I felt that the meat was dry and not tender. Maybe the moisture of the meat made its way to the bottom of the wrap because it was soaked by the time I finished the first half of the wrap. Either that or the vegetables were too wet when the wrap was assembled. Fries were pretty generic.
I would’ve given 2 stars but for $ 14, I was expecting a lot more. Looking at the menu and with lots of items above $ 15, it’s definitely not a place I’d come back to given my first experience. Very nice interior and good service though. Just needs better food.

If you’re coming here for a lunch during the week, make a reservation! Rookie move on my part.
The actual space is huge when you look at both the bar and restaurant side. Tons of room, but also tons of local businesses in the area that pick this as their lunch spot. So resos = good idea.
We needed a table for four, and were sat at the bar while we had our 20 min wait. Great beer and wine selection, and I was pretty pleased that they had guinness and strongbow on tap. Crown floats all day!
When we finally got sat we were given one menu for the four of us. We asked for three more, and the server forgot about both our drinks and the menus for about 15 minutes. She came back with the drinks after literally saying, «Oh, Shit.» as she walked by haha, and when she returned we again asked for menus. She forgot again and 10 minutes later asked if we were ready to order. Nope. Still don’t have menus, miss…
We asked for food recommendations and her response was «I don’t really know. I’ve only worked here for 2 months, so I’m not sure what’s good.» Umm.2 months? Okay.
We ended up ordering the baked brie and the spring rolls for our appetizer. The spring rolls were RIDICULOUS. I could eat those every day. The brie was super small and underwhelming.
My sister in law and I had the quesadillas, which were honestly just weird… They had tortilla chips baked into the quesadillas, so had this weird soggy corn flavour, and were served with a sweet bbq sauce rather than salsa and sour cream. My brother had ordered the mushroom pizza which was also underwhelming. Super doughy, not very crispy. And mom had the fish and chips were actually really good.
Atmosphere wise? London pub meets flowery garden print booths… It was a bit bizarre, but it works for them I guess.
Anyway, not the best food, not the best service, but good for a drink or two!

Great food, great service and a great atmosphere. We will definitely return.

We’ve given The Park several visits as we’d love to have a great neighbourhood restaurant… but this place isn’t it. The décor is nice and service has been good but the food and high prices just isn’t worth it.

Went here for lunch today. The food was decent. Another review described the Park as an upscale Applebee’s and I think that is spot on. Atmosphere is nice enough, it’s pretty open and during the day quite bright. Service was a bit slow today despite the only being maybe 8 tables being served and several servers to go around. It wasn’t unreasonable though. Would definitely go again given the chance.

I met friends at The Park on a Friday night. It’s spacious and I liked the décor. Good service and good food. Decent drink selection. Prices are reasonable and fun music mix. Will definitely return.

I really want to like this place, as we live in a close-​by neighbourhood, but after four unsuccessful attempts we have finally decided to leave The Park off of our list of future lunch and dinner locations.
To begin, the servers are friendly enough, but you need to set a side at least a week in your schedule to accommodate the painfully slow kitchen/​bar duo.
Organization is somewhat comical, which I will go into more detail below as I go into the main problem: the food…
Attempt #1
I ordered a Vietnamese style sub and my girlfriend ordered the taco trio. After about an hour, our food arrived. The verdict: Taco trio was good, the Vietnamese sub was forgettable; they have since removed it from their menu. As this was the first attempt, We just decided to write the night off as a one-​off and try again some other time.
Attempt #2
I ordered a Surf and Turf burger, which includes both beef and lobster on a burger bun, while my girlfriend ordered pulled pork. Burger was saucy, but not in a good way. I was expecting a big lobster flavour, but it just gets muddled by the beef patty. It’s a neat idea, but ultimately missed the mark for me. Pulled pork was good, but no more than simple pub fare.
Attempt #3
Worst visit, and supposed to be the last… but I will get into why we tried for a fourth later.
I ordered the ahi tuna entrée, my girlfriend ordered the steak sandwich. Another extended stay later, our food arrived, or at least parts of them. The steak sandwich came out on a plate by itself, even though it was supposed to come with crispy onions and tomato slices. After addressing this issue with the server, and waiting roughly 15 minutes longer, a bowl of all the toppings arrived, just in time for the steak to be eaten already.
The tuna… oh the tuna… I can still taste the bitterness to this day. It makes my eyes water just thinking about it, and not being a cheap dish, I was more than unimpressed. Take all the unripened vegetables in the world and super concentrate it and take a swig. that’s roughly was it tasted like. Not willing to wait any longer, we decided to cut our ties with The Park, swearing never to return… and then a water pipe burst, causing them to close for an extended period of time.
Attempt #4 The last straw
Having just recently re-​opened from a major pipe burst, we decided to give it one last go. Who knows, maybe they fired the chef and revamped the menu. To our surprise, it was relatively busy, which we took as a good sign.
We split a baked brie appy, I ordered the wild mushroom pizza and my girlfriend ordered a simple chicken wrap. After a respectable half hour, our food arrived… ahead of our appetizer. Five minutes later, the appetizer made its way to the table. The brie was fine, but having a very similar one from the Bull and Finch in Douglas Glen, it was quite obvious The Park’s version was nowhere near as good. The chicken wrap was good. The pizza tasted weird, with the largest concern being the chewy pizza dough, which just stuck to the roof of my mouth. Definitely not double zero quality, and most likely frozen and brought in from somewhere else. I definitely wouldn’t want to own up to making that crust, so I’m doing them a favour by stating this. The other flavours were very one-​dimensional, and left me looking for a salt shaker to provide my taste buds with some type of excitement.
On top of the boring food, our server forgot our second round of drinks.
I cannot justify going back there for a fifth time. I thought the pipe bursting was their chance to make big changes, but unfortunately that just wasn’t the case. At least Original Joes is next door.

While we had a great experience here, I would classify this place as an upscale Apple Bees. We had the Chilled Shrimp Bruschetta to start. It was tasty but it was lacking a little zest — like balsamic vinegar. Also, we thought that the shrimp should have been warm. Following the appetizer, I had the famous Surf and Turf burger and my boyfriend had the Tenderloin. For the price, the tenderloin shouldn’t have been as tough. It was great seasoning, however it wasn’t integrated with the meat well and lacked in the end. The burger with the sweet potato fries was very good, although I had a hard time picking out the lobster. The hamburger meat was amazing and I felt that it over powered the lobster. For dessert, we had the ganache — amazing! Best dessert we’ve had in a while.
Overall, the experience was good. The service was prompt, although at times it didn’t feel sincere. The hostess had a great personality and treated us great, but our server wasn’t ‘in-​it-​to-​win-​it’.

Went there with collegues for a business lunch and it was a great choice. While the hostess was attentive she also knew when to leave us along to carry on with ourr discussions. The food was good with a nice variety of options and everyone enjoyed their meal. I would definitely return. Great variety for their side items too.
Loved how large and opent he restaurant is and it would be great with a bigger group of people.
Only complaint was that 2 of us ordered the panini special and we were not told that it was out but were just brought the panini that was on the menu — still good but woul dhvae like to be told.

Nice atmosphere, lots of tables. great service!!! great local beers, Village Blacksmith, best dark ale. Great food. We had the fish & chips, large portions. Also we had the chicken pineapple burger with a great citrus balsamic dressing on the salad was Great! Rum raisin bread pudding was good just needed more caramel sauce lol. Waitress made sure we took advantage of happy hour. Thanks Lorraine! We will be back! :)

I went there the other night and ordered steak. It was on the rare side, green beans were hard and potatoes were greesy. I feel it Is way over priced for the quality of food. Service was good, but for the price… should have went to the keg.

Living in the area I want to a good variety of cuisines, food quality and beer. Labor Day Monday we went for taco night. Had the ahi tuna tacos and a Tire Fire draft. Delicious, could eat them every day. They have improved on food quality and the wait staff. Keep it up and I will keep coming.

This restaurant opened in place of another restaurant that recently closed. I have to wonder if it is the same restaurant under a different name. The décor didn’t change much and the service and food sure as heck didn’t improve.
The first thing you notice is the incredibly long wait for anything. We sat down at noon and we didn’t receive our food until about 1pm. We were here on our lunch break. Since Quarry Park, is basically nothing but office buildings, you would think that they would know their clientele and be able to work with that. Nope. I saw a number of other tables wait a long time for everything.
Second, their food is terrible and cheap tasting. I had the chicken pasta. It tasted like they got the cheapest bargain brand canned sauces and pasta they could find.
I will definitely not be returning.