Grace O’Malley’s

terrible job, grace o malleys.
I’ve haven’t been so upset with service until now, that it fuelled me to create a Unilocal account solely to warn people to stay away from an establishment as poor as yours.
server was subpar, bartender was inattentive, and the manager was indifferent to everything going on. won’t be coming back here.
they even raised the price on their «half price wings». how else can they make their rent?

«You guys left money right?»
… Are you serious? Because that’s the absolute last thing you would ever want to hear while leaving a restaurant– especially after experiencing one of the worst service ever, and we like eating out a lot.
Now I understand why this place is headed downhill. «Gracie’s» is it is informally known, used to be one of my favourite hangout spots, with good food and a great atmosphere. But tonight’s baffling experienced was the last slap in the face.
Our poor excuse of a server forgot almost every order we left– even after we had to chase her down several times. Mind you, this was a Monday night. What ticked us off was that there was absolutely no sign of remorse or concern for her lack of professionalism or even ability to remember anything we requested. She certainly didn’t forget to remind us that last call was at 10:30pm … well, it soon became 10:45 (almost 40 minutes after we ordered), and we still yet to receive some of our order. Guess who forgot to punch it in? Guess who didn’t forget to handle the whole situation with a simple one-​word response, «shit»? I guess mommy and manager forgot to teach you how to say sorry.
What I find so amusing with some servers is that the moment you are ready to pay for your cheque, that’s when your server immediately decides to become an attentive angel. I’m sorry, where was this accommodating service during my entire meal? That is not how you are going to earn your undeserved tip, honey.
Regardless, my dining partner and I still left a tip that we felt reflected the (lack of) service we received. And we were being generous. But the biggest ball kicker that topped off the entire shittastic night was that as we were leaving, the server had the audacity to chase after us to the door to ask us, «you guys left money right?»
What could anything even DRIVE you to make such a bold, unwarranted assumption such as dining without payment? And have the insolence to embarrass honest customers with such a outrageous accusation?
The fact that a business is willing to humiliate themselves and even entertain the idea of accusing without any reason, does not deserve my business and certainly not my respect.

This location was definitely not my cup of tea. This place was overcrowded and it was only a Thursday night. It was definitely quite difficult to get around from the bar, to finding a seat and squeezing through a tight space to the washroom. They have a dance floor where the DJ cannot transition from one song to another properly (the radio has better transitions). The DJ also mainly played a mix of a few old song with country. Have the people on the floor were making out and I believe 75% of the people were either first or second year university students. Music is blasting and the floor as well as the table tops were sticky with spilt drinks everywhere. It is definitely to even reach the bar but I would have to admit that the only plus side is that the bartenders are all quite handsome, quick and still surprises me as to how they can hear our orders over the music. Overall, I would probably not return unless to this location.
Ps, there is a $ 5 entry fee

Food was hot and tasty. Not fast, but reasonable prices. The original burger was tasty! Fish burrito was okay. And the sweet potato fries were lovely.

Holy box bar batman. I think it was picked up at ikea. they’ve obviously lost the little Allan key needed to install the personality to this generic brestaurant. Move on good sirs and madames.

This used to be one of our favorite Irish Pubs in Toronto. We recently went in for lunch & we were surprised that our regular portions of food were about ½ the amount while remaining at the same price. While the food was still good, we were very disappointed in the significant decrease in portion size. We found out that it is now under new ownership and they are trying to make it more «High Class.»
Needless to say — we are very displeased with the new changes and won’t be back. Regulars beware — this is not the old Grace you’re used to.

Average pub. They lack a lot of beers on tap, so we had a small selection to choose from. We all ended up getting Labatt 50s. There seemed to be some issues with our waitress, but they weren’t her fault so to speak. It’s an alright place to start or end the night with, nothing special.

I had supper this evening at Grace O’Malley’s.
I ordered wings with lemon pepper. They were tasty but overcooked … they were a bit dry.
I was still hungry so ordered garlic cheese bread. It was good but I wasn’t as hungry as I thought so just had a couple pieces.
Andrea was my server. She was friendly and took good care of me.

Was ignored when I walked in, even though I lingered near the bar, trying to figure out if I should seat myself at a table or wait to be seated. After making eye contact with a bar tender or server, who looked at me, but didn’t greet me or direct me in anyway, I seated myself.
After sitting for 5 mins, a very nice server came along and asked me if anyone had been by yet. When I said no, she said she would go get the server who’s area I was sitting in. I saw her go over to the bar and talk to other workers, but no one came within 5 more mins.
So I put on my coat and left.

I would give this club a 0 if I could, shittiest place I’ve ever been, and I’m from Halifax and lived in Toronto for 7 months (so I know good places to
Drink) this place is garbage.

Came here for a quick Pint of Guinness. Sat at the bar, got the pint. Overall, this place is great for one reason alone. Senators games. This place is one of the only places you can find the sens game on a Saturday night. In a city that bleeds blue, it is hard to find a place showing my home town sens. Most of the time, I find myself cheering at my TV at home, but O’malley’s gives me a nice alternative to that. They have good sports viewing, and lots of tables.

The CN Tower, ROM, AGO are all distractions. The only thing that matters in Toronto is Gracie’s on a Thursday night.
Get there around 10:30pm or you’re gonna be waiting in line all night.
They have sweet cover bands there that play old classics from Bruce Springsteen, Steve Miller Band, Lynyrd Skynyrd, etc.
I think they have food there, but I’ve only ever had beer.
Beyond that, no amount of characters can explain Gracie’s.
Do yourself a favour and go to Gracie’s next Thursday night.
Guaranteed you will be back on Friday night.

Fun spot to go to before a Jays game, or casual drinks with friends. Food portions are big! We shared a chicken sandwich, poutine and nachos and it didn’t all get eaten. Drinks specials are great!

A friend suggested we go there on a Saturday night and the place did not disappoint! I can’t say much about the food since we got there around 10.30 but the place certainly did not disappoint.
The cover was nine dollars which I consider pretty decent on a Saturdat night. There was a live band playing and the atmosphere in general was tons of fun. During the band’s break the DJ started playing songs that you can actually dance to (unlike some other places I’ve been to) so it was easy to get in the mood and let loose!
It does get super crowded after 11.30 so you don’t have much space to move so if you like your space while dancing you might wanna get there a bit early to get the best of both worlds. Lastly, this is a CASUAL place!!! If you’re looking for a formal place to get dressed up ect. Grace’s is not the place to be. That is not to say you can’t look good, just don’t overdo it. Overall, it’s a great place to be to just have fun. Would definitely go there again.

I didn’t have high expectations of the food after reading some of their reviews but our experience with the food wasn’t terrible. Considering it’s basic pub food, I found the menu to be overpriced. We ended up getting the veg nachos ($ 12) which we found to be the most reasonable item on the menu. It wasn’t bad at all and portion size was pretty good, easily good enough for 3 – 4 people depending on the group’s hunger level.
The drink special for Wednesday was $ 5 domestic pints and bar rail. I think they had about a dozen domestic beer options to choose from which is good.
Service was also average/​below average, one of the servers was taking orders while chewing gum (disgusting! It’s a pet peeve of mine).
If I come back here it’ll only be to grab a drink or two.

I am writing this review as a person who only comes to Gracies to party. I know it’s a restaurant during the day so do not read this if that is the review you are interested in… BUT if you are interested in getting fucked up, dancing and slamming Jagger Bombs until 2 am, then this is the review for you my friends.
Good old Gracies. Gracies Gracies Gracies, what can I even say… Gracies will always hold a special place in my heart.
Bouncers have been the same since I moved downtown and started going there 6 – 7 years ago, strictly business kind of guys but do a fantastic job keeping everybody safe and never power trip, they have always been fair and have even helped me out in a pinch a couple times. Bartenders are cool. Drink specials always changing. Reasonably priced booze. Music changes back and forth from live bands to top 40 which is fun. Usually by the time «My sex is on fire» comes on you’re too fucked up to care what’s playing anyways.
Wanted to dock a few stars because I met my ex girlfriend here but I know it wasn’t Gracie’s fault… and we did have some good times I guess.
Place gets packed, Thursdays are busiest. Still solid Friday/​Saturday nights.
I love Grace O’Malley’s.

Meh…
This place is to bars what Ke$ha is to singing. It leaves you a feeling violated and cheap.
The beers = unimaginative
The cocktails = revolting bar mix
The food = microwaved
There’s no real reason to go here … ever.
Take 10 steps in any direction and go to any one of the other bars nearby. Hell, even sharing a bottle with a hobo would be better than this.

This place should be judged for what it tries to be and not what everyone wants it to be. It is NOT supposed to be a fancy place. Yes, the beer menu is basic (that’s Okay, if you want diversity go to Bier Markt and wait 2 hrs in line) but does the job. The place is indeed kinda grimy, but every once in a while that’s what you want. Do not expect to find interesting and good looking people — it’s a place to get drunk and have a good time.
The food is interesting — had the east coast doner — a MASSIVE portion (so MASSIVE that I could only eat half… and I am a big kid who loves his food). Delicious as well, with a nice condensed milk sauce (did I say this place is NOT fancy) but you know what, it did the trick and had a great time.
Only 4 out of 5 start because it is really grimy and I know several pubs that I would prefer over this. But you know what… the place does what it’s supposed to… and this is why it earns its stars…

I am not a fan of chain types of «Irish» themed pubs (it’s hard to tell this is one until you walk in). Nor am I a fan of bars that attracts clientele like a) clubland douchebags, b) loud obnoxious sports fans, c) alcohol-​fuelled college kids/​frat boys, d) any combination of the three. Its downtown location means you can expect such a crowd to a mediocre grimy pub like Grace.
Likewise, its beer menu is disappointingly dismal, small and completely leaning towards a world tour of familiar big brand names at premium prices. You might as well drink out of a toilet. Then again, it’s a corporate chain pub, what should I expect?. Any bar in Toronto that does not at least have Steam Whistle or Mill St. does not deserve to be a bar anywhere in Toronto.
The food… let’s just say I’d rather go to a supermarket and buy some Pinty’s Pub&Grill frozen meals. Hey, Pinty’s products are endorsed by the Homan curling rink… I can’t go wrong with that!
And the service can be slow to nonexistent. It wasn’t even that busy a weekend night and there was hardly anyone keeping check at our section. And if I have to work my butt off to get the bill, via heading to the bar and then getting shuffled by headless staff over which server to talk to, and then waiting another 15 minutes waiting for it to be produced, meanwhile in the drunken frustration contemplating pulling off a dine-​and-​dash while watching the Penguins get their ass kicked on their dinky TVs, well… congratulations. You have failed as a restaurant. Let me know when you make an appearance on that obnoxiously exaggerated TV show Bar Rescue.
I shouldn’t have to undergo an expedition to resolve a tab or get more drinks. What, y’all don’t want to be paid? Hey, that would be swell by me, as I sure won’t be back here even this is the last remaining bar in downtown.

I’ve only ever gone to this place for the two dollar Monday chicken wing special ($ 2 wings with drinks) with friends on a couple occasions. The experience seems to be getting progressively worse. Wing orders frequently come out wrong, cold or overcooked and the rest of the food is just average pub food. Nothing really exciting. Suicide wings ARE crazy hot and fun for a group to try… and have resulted in friends of mine in the washroom with tears running down their face. Fun! Irish Nachos are also pretty decent and large.
Recently the place has gotten a little questionable in terms of hygiene. There are some, uh, strong smells in a couple areas including the entrance (really?). If I can’t walk into your bar without it smelling like piss, I’m not likely to come back two dollar wings or not.
May get dragged here in the future and will update my review if things improve.