Jack Astor’s Bar & Grill

This is the kind of place you go for the atmosphere, not the food. The food here is basically pub V2.0. You have your standard pub fare like fish n chips, burgers etc but they add their cheeky twist to it. Jack Astor is far from what I call a culinary experience. Seriously… don’t expect much from the food. You pay $ 13 for a basic burger and that’s their cheapest entrée. It’s not just a bang for your buck issue. The food is just… nothing special. Edible? Yes. Mind-​blowing? No.
What you SHOULD be coming for is that awesome patio that oversees Dundas Square, and drinks. If you want to watch a game over a drink, and happened to be in the area, come here.

Terrible service. Terrible, loud club music at 4pm in the afternoon. Have to shout just to talk to the person sitting beside me.
Only came here because it was one of the only places in the area playing the Jays game at the time. They have an abundance of screens playing sports but still pump the place full of dance music.
After being seated it took ten minutes for our waitress to even come and greet us to take our drink order.
She never came back to check on us after that. We decided on getting the bill right after receiving our drinks because we had a feeling it might take a while. We were never able to get her attention. Even after making eye contact on several occasions, she kept passing us by.
Maybe because it’s the tourist district, they need to amp up the «experience», but in my opinion, they’re doing it all wrong.

Ordered the wake’n bacon chicken club and an iced tea that came w/​free refills. The chicken club was more club than chicken. I mean the total amount of chicken could’ve made a nugget and a half. More than half the height of the sandwich was from the lettuce of which there was no small amount. It was more like a lettuce club than a chicken club. IOW, if they’d doubled the amount of chicken, the lettuce would still outweigh it. As for the free refills, our waitress avoided coming over so I couldn’t ask for a refill. She was probably ashamed of the so called chicken club sandwich.
Tl;dr: it’s Jack AStorS so of course it’s gonna be subpar tourist grade doodoo. Avoid like our waitress avoided refilling our drinks.

Beautiful location, but had couple of disadvantages. Went there on Victoria day at around 12am. We were three people and wanted to be seated on the patio but the hostess told us that is was full and there was no room at all so we had to get a table inside meanwhile there was atleast 5 tables empty and had no customers for the time that we stayed there. Food came out at reasonable timing but the appetizers and the main dishes came out only 5 mins apart. I had the american burger that was really good but the fries were kind of cold and not fresh… Overall would go back again for the beautiful location and view.

nice place to enjoy some beers and a good stake. also nice to hang out a little bit and watch a basketball game with some friends.

We actually left. The servers were nice to us but the music was way to load. Also not that impressed by the seemingly required short skirts.

My wife and I came here for lunch. It was a beautiful day today! We wanted to enjoy the weather and this is a good place to enjoy it! The hostess got us table for two at the patio. Today was a good day!!!
Our server (forgot her name) was awesome! Brought our drinks fast like a coyote. Drinking Corona and enjoying the weather at the patio is an amazing experience. It was super busy at around 12 pm. Even when it gets busy our server is always checking up on us and clearing empty bottles and plates. Love her service!!!
I order the classic poutine and the classic 10 oz steak — medium rare with market vegetables on the side. I love how they presented the poutine. Very neat. Taste is delicious! Fries is crisp, cheese curds is real and the gravy is super tasty. The 10 oz steak — medium rare is on point. $ 31 is totally worth it! Even I can’t grill a steak that good. Juicy, tender, and delicious — melts in your mouth. Thumbs up to the chef!
My wife and I chilled here for 2 hrs. We really enjoy this place. When we left, my wife said we have to come here again. Agreed!
Food: ⁵⁄₅
Ambience: 4.5÷5
Service: ⁵⁄₅
Cleanliness: ⁵⁄₅

I was at Jack Astor’s Yonge & Dundas recently and had the displeasure of speaking with the general manager. He was clearly strung out on cocaine which was very disturbing. There was white powder on one of his nostrils and he was speaking quickly and erratically gesturing his arms. I have a lot of experience with signs of drug abuse considering I am an addiction counsellor. I find it troubling that the general manager of this establishment indulges in illegal drug use while on duty in such a reckless manner.
Our server kept hounding me to fill out some kind of survey on an iPad, saying it would only take a minute when it took much, much longer. I don’t appreciate being hounded to fill out a survey by the server; they are clearly being incentivized to do so by the management which is not in the best interest of the customers.
It is safe to say I will never be returning to this location.

Super bad service, the hostess obviously was nice, but the 2 barbie doll servers we had were really rude and rushing, I know they are busy but seriously. Food and drinks took forever, the food was nice, but service was awful. Never coming back to this place.

Been to this place three times last night being the last time and 2 out of three left very disappointed.
The first time I said it might have been a busy day or a new server but when this happened again yesterday I am done with this place.
Cocktail was spilled on my jeans and jacket by the server and a very simple apology was offered.
(This part is an accident and I was still in a good mood)
Then their interact machines were down and we waited over 30 minutes to pay and at the end they didn’t even know how to use the old fashioned manual machines!
Terrible

It’s Jack Astors, pub food, they can try to dress it up differently if they want, but you know half the people there are getting chicken fingers.
I find it a bit weird that our server is always constantly changing regardless of where I sit and what location I go to. It’s a very strange policy I’ve complained about before. They always put too much ice in their soft drinks so they can charge you for refills.

This is just on sad burger, I rather go to mcdonalds to get a buttermilk chicken sandwich that is wayyyyyyy better than this crapass burger, first off the chicken is dry as hell, piece of lettuce, tomato and a big ass bun that does not even taste fresh… jacks u need to take this item off the menu… otherwise the atmosphere is nice and service was not bad
Would not come back for the food ever

No, No, NO! I could not be more disappointed with this restaurant. It is very unforgivable to let hungry people wait to be served. We arrived at the restaurant, and we immediately seated to a table. The restaurant was dark that I used my cellphone light to read the menu. Noise level is extremely loud to the point where my eye were pulsating. It wasn’t even game night, nor was the volume coming from the 100’s of TVs. The music was way to loud.
After selecting our meal from the menu, we waited, and waited and of course waited and additional 22 minutes, and no waiter came to take our order. That we actually stood up and walked out, and went to the restaurant across from this one in the mall. Horrible service, and when one is starving to eat, patience isn’t good. 22 minutes and still no service ain’t acceptable. I will NEVER return here again.

This was my first time at a Jack Astor’s and it was up to my standard Sports Bar & Grill expectations. The weather was nice and we decided to sit out on the patio, the only downside to this was that there was a horde of Yellowjackets whizzing around the tables. I ordered the white wine sangria (which was delicious by the way) and the odors of the drink kept attracting the Yellowjackets to our table.
Beside the local bee attraction, I ordered a roast beef sandwich served with au jous and poutine. The sandwich had onion baked in the bread, but it wasn’t an overwhelming flavor. The poutine, of course was delicious.
The atmosphere was fun and casual and I would go again to Jack Astor’s to get drinks or just to grab lunch, but would probably sit inside this time.

Not sure what’s up with the chain restaurants in 10 Dundas Street East, as this is the 2^nd place in the building now where servers acted almost as if I should feel «grateful» just to be allowed to eat there. I’m not a fan of those super trendy joints which actually do elicit this kind of reaction from customers, but Jack Astor’s definitely NOT one of those places.
Here’s a tip for any aspiring servers: Customers pay you to order what THEY want when they are ready (if it’s available of course), not what and when is convenient for YOU.
The Lowdown:
Although this happened on a Friday night out on the busy outdoor patio, sometimes customers still need more than a minute or two to decide on orders despite the push to keep the flow of traffic moving. After telling our server Alex that I needed more time to look over the drink menu, he proceeds to take my friend’s orders anyway, then stand there waiting (instead of offering to come back, like the majority of servers would politely do). Unbelievably, I STILL wasn’t ready to order a whole 7 seconds later (whaaat??)
After my buddy jokingly ordered a drink for me, and I literally said «what? what is that? I don’t want that,» the server jots down the order anyway and walks away. Literally a minute later, I get over my shock over what just happened, and I flag Alex down to tell him what I actually WANTED to order. «The order’s already been put in» says Aussie Dude Bro waiter unapologetically. «The order’s already been put in» he says again after I ask if he can change it.
I understand it’s not great etiquette to ask to return an item after it’s arrived at the table (even though many restaurants with good customer service would do so anyway), but I was merely asking this guy to change an order (before it arrived) that I didn’t even order myself. My buddy, being the people-​pleasing guy he is, offers to drink both drinks so Aussie Dude Bro waiter doesn’t have to take a minute to actually do his job correctly.
The block of baked garlic fries I ordered here was decent enough, and one of the few non-​overpriced items on a menu filled with very typical bar/​pub fare. As mentioned by other reviewers, the best thing about this place is the outdoor patio that overlooks Dundas Square. For tourists, and others who haven’t seen this sight before, it might be worth your while to have a drink here… but only if you remember to THANK your Jack Astor’s server for the amaaazing privilege of dining here!
Will I be back? No, not if I can help it.

Cool, chill place for a late night hangout. Gr8 music, lots of early 2000s hip hop playing amidst the chatter that buzzing from table to table. Friendly staff ready to strike-​up conversation about the difference between Canada and the States. Can’t beat the view overlooking Dundas Square, which is the heart of all downtown activity — ²⁴⁄₇. Went twice this week, and will go again when we return to Toronto. 7÷1÷15

We love it here because of the patio way up high over looking Yonge & Dundas square… we sat down and ordered drinks with our server and they were promptly delivered… ordered our lunch; one quesadilla & one appetizer salad.
Our server brought our food and asked if you wanted fresh ground pepper we said no but we could really use some cutlery and napkins she was a little surprised but then returned with them.
We didn’t see your server until we were finished and then she asked if we wanted more drinks but that point we needed to go… another drink would’ve been nice 20 minutes before…
The chicken quesadilla was actually really good the appetizer salad had far too much dressing on it. The Mojito and the Margarita were just okay not a repeater.

Great place to go while visiting Toronto. Patio was excellent. And the customer service is great. Unfortunately we weren’t able to stay because they didn’t allow pets. Although I must say the manager was able to handle it well in informing us. We came back to our hotel with our food and ate. The food was delicious and flavorful. I would highly recommend coming and visiting this establishment. Good for dates and group outings. I also would recommend getting the patio seats during the summer and fall.
I definitely will come back and visit again.

3 stars for the food and an extra star for the music and atmosphere!
Multiple times I’ve been at this location, a great casual spot for drinks and appetizers or even dinner. The drink menu is quite good, various choices of domestic, imported and craft beers, most cocktails are very tasty as well. The nachos at any Jack Astor’s locations are usually my go-​to. You’d want to share these though because they come in a huge platter. Unless you’re really keen on eating it all by yourself…
For dinner entrée, I usually get the Asiago Chicken Bowties. Probably the best dish on the menu besides the nachos. The chicken is nicely crusted and tender, on top of the bed of bowtie pasta with a nicely flavoured cream sauce.
I just went yesterday and wanted to try something else so I got the Shrimply Delicious Pasta. The pasta at first was very bland and the shrimp very salty, together in a VERY light tomato sauce. As I ate this dish though, not sure if my taste buds were already marinated from the salty shrimp but some flavour started to kick in and it wasn’t too bad. The texture of the shrimp was cooked perfectly.
Patio is open and is usually busy especially during summer hours. You get a GREAT view of Yonge & Dundas square, the CN Tower and the wonderful Toronto life. But if you’re lucky like I was yesterday (Wednesday night), we (two people) got seated on the patio right away.
Jacks always has a great selection of music including hip-​hop, pop, top 40, edm and some old school hip-​hop too.
Service could be better as sometimes we have to wait a long time for a server to come by or for drinks to arrive. But if you’re looking for a good time with friends in a casual setting, you can’t really go wrong with Jack Astor’s at Yonge and Dundas!

The food here wasn’t bad nor was the service so I gave it an average rating. I wouldn’t say the food or service was exceptional or poor.
This is probably one of the most boring reviews I have ever written!

Gostei do lugar, porções gostosas e o preço é bom! É um pub, meio escurinho, com telas passando esportes ou clipes, música ambiente. Garçons atenciosos. Porém as vezes a fila de espera é bem grande.