Betty’s

Cheap Eats. Large Servings. Great Beer. Friendly Service.

Loudish, $ 10 for a cup of beer. Fries were too hot. Crispy but airy and dry on the inside. Deep six dip is something to try though. Interesting balance in dip, guacamole is a slight too dominating in my opinion. Nice wall décor.

I only came for beers but my friend had a turkey «sandwich» meal. The place is pretty cozy but very loud and tight fitting which I personally don’t like. I’ll definitely try it again tho since it’s close to my school.

The family photos and posters give Betty’s a friendly, warm vibe. I like that the menus serve different types of foods rather than just your typical, greasy fried chicken wings. Servers were really friendly and courteous.

Usually come here for beers, but met a friend for lunch and I could see why people never talk about their food. I decided to order the special as nothing on the current menu looked interesting.
I ordered the Milano panini. It was to made of goat cheese, portobello mushrooms, zucchini, eggplant, onions and red peppers. It wasn’t a panini at all! It tasted like a cream cheese, the vegetables were not cooked properly, I couldn’t taste the portobello at all and the eggplant was chewy! The bread they used was 2 pieces of multigrain toast, not Italian bun as use of the word panini implied.
Food was a 1 star, the Pilsner Urquel on tap was a 4. Eat someplace else and come here for the beers.

First of all this is one of the few places in Toronto who have Murphys! Their service is awesome, when I spilled my beer they gave me a new one without even charging for it! If you’re hungry try their nachos, they are huge! Add to that the good music (mostly good old rock) and it’s a wining combination!

Great little place to go for a brew and some food (they have Bass beer on tap!). Always a goto place when I on the area

Has been a great staple for all the various stages in my life: post exam drinks, birthday hangover breakfast, date drinks, after work drinks, even the odd Reddit meet-​up. The food is okay, but did a great job of accommodating food preferences. The drink menu is good.
I love the comfort, the space, the patio. It’s a good anytime bar.

Nous sommes venu ici pour boire une bière. Finalement, la terrasse étant tellement sympa que nous avons décidé de rester pour dîner.
Résultat: bouffe de bar très bonne et bon choix de bière.
Je recommande !
Ps: je né mets pas 5* a cause de la serveuse qui a mis du temps à prendre la commande.

Betty’s has always been special. From the interesting characters, to the endless supply of craft beers on tap, to the cease and desist letter from the Betty Ford Centre proudly displayed on the wall, it has a special charm.
The food is consistent bar type food, with a few interesting twists here and there. The patio is top notch, and it’s always happening, no matter the night.
Over the last 7 years I’ve probably drank hundreds, if not thousands, of pints. Even after all that time, it never gets old and is always a welcome sight on a Friday night.

This place is everything you want a dive bar to be: old, cluttered with cool stuff, awesome beer/​food, and an eclectic staff. The name Betty’s comes from the previous ‘Betty Ford’ establishment (see cease and desist photo) which I thought was hilarious. The décor is filled with pictures/​posters on every wall and beer taps hanging from the ceiling; too much to absorb/​appreciate everything on only one visit. The food was very good pub fare. My wife and I split cajun and extra hot wings along with quesadillas and we washed it down with a sangria (wife said it was very refreshing) and a cask flying monkey smash bomb IPA (awesome). I docked a star because the waitress was very nice but not very good. We will definitely go back.

Came here for a private party and wasn’t sure what to expect as I rarely venture to the east end.
For a divey bar, it was rather large in size with multiple rooms and a decent size back patio from what I saw. We were in the upstairs area and what a sight it was. Décor was very eclectic, literally a mish mash of everything. The furniture reminded me of an antique shop or someone’s kitschy home. Although not quite homey like, it felt somewhat comforting. It was a little bit of an eyesore, but also interesting at the same time.
Also, there were photos and artifacts on the walls of anything and everything, no theme whatsoever. Seemed like they just hung whatever they had up in no particular order and wherever it may fit.
The best part of the room was the dumb-​waiter. How many places do you know where you place your orders down a chute? Quite simple to use as instructions were on the blackboard. There was a roll of paper provided along with pens on the side table, so we just needed to write our name and orders on a piece of paper, fold it in half, clip it to the zip line, and down the chute it goes. Wait time between orders were very reasonable and sometimes drinks came up quicker than expected.
Servers were very friendly and courteous, plus after a couple of orders, they remembered who we were and just brought the drinks right to us without calling our names. Now that’s service!
Menu was quite varied and very reasonably priced. Something for everyone and they even have gluten-​free menu options and a daily specials menu. Lots of beers on taps with specials listed on the blackboard. Definitely a place for beer lovers.
I ordered the rainbow trout ($ 12.95) which came with salad and rice. Fish was pan seared with lemon and pepper, tasted fresh and portion was good sized. Nice and simple meal that I finished easily with nothing left on the plate.
I will have to try the patio for the next visit.

Classic student hub. Home to many gb students needing a to unwind after class or exams. It’s not fancy by any means but it’s homey, personal and perfect for a evening of unwinding, gabbing and venting. Not to mention the price is right!

Betty’s is one of those places that I just don’t get the appeal of! I’m not a big fan of the sit down in booths isolated from everyone else, type of bars to begin with, so there is that… Yes they have a good selection of craft beers, but so do lot’s of other places, and at most of those places they actually pour the beers right and serve them in the proper glassware, unlike betty’s where beer comes with no head and all in generic pint glasses. Service at Betty’s is also mediocre at best. It’s painfully slow, and some of the server’s do remarkably unprofessional things (ie fiddle with their bra while looking down their shirt as you place your order… seriously?). When I was there last I had to wait 20 min to order a drink from one of our 2 servers, I even tried walking around and finding them myself (both were nowhere to be found). It was another 20 min to get a hold of one of them to ask for my bill. I wanted to pay cash, but the idea of waiting another 20 min for change was just too dreadful! I actually ended up missing my last bus home cause of the stupid waits, and had to take an über x– I was not impressed. I have worked serving and bartending before and I know how things get when it’s busy but for Betty’s it wasn’t even that busy, and the long waits seemed more due to laziness then being overwhelmed. This is all not to say there’s nothing redeeming about Betty’s– it does have a fun vibe to it, and their selection of beers as well as liqueur is enormous! Regardless, I am loathe to be dragged there again. Pacific Junction Hotel (actually owned by the same people who own Betty’s) just next door is a way better bet, and even better than that is AAA which is only a couple minutes walk away.

Really good dive bar. This is the local watering hole for a few of my friends who live in Kind East. I’ve been here a dozen times over the years and always leave happy! Always a great selection of beers on tap and cheap yummy food. If you get the Deep 6 WAIT for it to cool seriously you WILL burn the top of your mouth with the cheese… You gotta like a hole in the top and let the steam out haha. Also fantastic brunch and a great patio in the summer. Super service and everyone is friendly. Hands down the place to go on that side of town to grab a few pints with a friend and nachos to catch up. Soccer wise it’s a Dutch bar so flooded in Orange during international matches with that team.

This is definitely the closest to an American dive bar work hang out place you can get. I went here with a friend and some of her co workers around 6 to grab some dinner and drinks. The waitresses seem non-​chalant and uncaring like most American bars back home. I can’t tell if this is the shtick or just because we had a bad waitress. The drinks were fast, and so was the food, but it was just alright. I ordered the half plate nachos (which looks like a full order) and they upcharge for things like chicken, guac and sour cream (hey that’s cool) and was totally worth the price. The drinks were average price as well, but definitely provided a huge selection unlike most bars I’ve seen. The environment you can tell is trying to be ironic with all of their crazy stuff on the walls (like a Fridays in the states) and has a sort of dive bar feel with mis-​matched furniture. There isn’t much room and everyone is definitely struggling to walk around to get to the bathroom, I was even hit with the bathroom door to my back because of how cramped the place was. Our neighbors table kept slamming into my back as well, due to the space constraints… not sure that’s very fire code friendly. Additionally, there were bums pan handling us while we were eating. I have never seen that before. Luckily the, im assuming, manager rushed him out. I heard there was an upstairs but it wasn’t the time or place to go exploring. It was super loud and difficult to keep yelling over each other so we decided to split.
I would try this on a brunch day if I lived close to here.

Noooooo! The breakfast menu is gone!
Now your options for breakfast/​brunch is:
1. All day breakfast for $ 9.99
2. Brunch buffet for $ 19.99
I really wanted to make this my spot for weekend mornings but I really miss the huevos rancheros and eggs benny options.

My absolutely favourite go to place where my boyfriend and I always come after work.
He loves the extra crispy hot wings and sends them back if they’re not crispy enough.
My favourite is the double pepperoni pizza. Phenomenal patio in the summertime we always have a good time here

Cool spot! Came here for a church event on the 2^nd floor and it’s very comfy and homie. Great service and super friendly staff! The food here is pretty good too. Booked my birthday party here so I’ll be back!

Betty’s deals with a lot of large groups. I tip my hat to the service as its a lot of work trying to get food orders from a table of 20 when half of them are three sheets to the wind. They manage to do it well, though. Someone in our group complained that their quesadilla was too spicy and the server had the kitchen make one that was less so.
This place is probably more your speed if you’re a beer drinker. I’m not, so I opted for a vodka soda. It was super weak – even when I asked for a double. Wings were definitely NOT suicide. I gave two of them to other people in our group and they agreed that they were maybe hot at best.
However, Betty’s has a great backyard patio and its as decent s place as any to have some beers with a big group.
They’re solid, and I’ll probably be back if I’m in the neighbourhood.

No sir/​mam, I don’t like it.
A small group of us went (4 to be exact) went out to grab a pint and stumbled into this little place.
I liked the vibe as soon as we got in (think, total dive bar with peeps of all ages and retro hipster 90’s jams playing in the background) but I just couldn’t get down with the slow service.
I wasn’t really paying attention to how long it took for our waitress to take our beer order (it was enough for the rest of the party to make a comment or two) but it definitely took waaaaaaaay too long to bring the bill (20 minutes? For two beers!). The bar was not packed by any means, however they may just not have enough staff on last night to accommodate the patrons who were there.
Sorry Betty’s but I am not a fan. Two stars for atmosphere and divey-​ness.

Le Betty’s, bar très connu des cols blancs et étudiants du quartier pour sa grand salle au rez de chaussée mais surtout pour son salon privatisable à l’étage.
Un conseil si vous souhaitez réserver la salle à l’étage: il faut appeler le bar puis leur renvoyer un email de confirmation sans ça il né garderont pas la réservation.
Au niveau du service, si vous venez en groupe l’addition se fera par table donc vueillez à avoir de la monnaie ou bien commandez directement au bar.
/​/​The Betty’s, very famous bar is the area where you will see the students and white collar enjoying a drink after a hard working day. The hidden jewel here is the room upstairs that you can book for private parties.
One advice when you call the bar to book it: you have to send them an email to confirm the booking otherwise they will not keep the room for you.
Staff is quick and friendly but if you come as a group they will put a common bill for each table, so do have change or you can just order straight at the bar.