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817 Sports Bar & Grill

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Energetic sports bar & grill serving ample beers & cocktails alongside pub grub & comfort fare. People often mention service, good, great, sports, Great, game, beer, friendly, watch, recommend,


Address

817 Queen St W, Toronto, ON M6J 1G1, Canada

Website

www.817sports.com

Contact

+1 647-748-2739

Price rating

$$ $$

Rating on Google Maps

4.10 (216 reviews)

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Working Hours

Permanently closed.

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Frequently mentioned in reviews: service (19) good (17) great (16) sports (12) Great (12) game (11) beer (10) friendly (8) watch (8) recommend (6)
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  • 1/5 Justin J. 5 years ago on Google • 6 reviews
    I was looking forward to checking out this new sports bar in my neighbourhood. It was an overall disappointing experience. I really hope things improve as it would be great to have a good local sports bar. For drinks, we ordered coke. It definitely was not coke. It didn’t just taste like some coke knock-off, but more like some combination of Dr. Pepper, Coke and some dirty water. For food, two of us ordered burgers and one of us ordered fish and chips. Both burgers were burnt, had no flavour and buns were cold. Not only that, but the burger patties were tiny. The fish and chips were more like a few fish sticks. The fries weren’t horrible, but not that good either. I’d also recommend spending the extra 50 cents for brand name ketchup. TV/speaker set-up was mediocre, but not what you’d expect from a sports bar. Service wasn’t bad, but we did ask for an appetizer first that didn’t come out until our food was ready. Making the only two tip options 25 or 22 percent was laughable. Hope things change but I won’t be coming back for a long time.
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Nicholas 4 years ago on Google • 395 reviews
    Beautiful open and spacious place! The food was delicious and service was great! Chris, our server, was very attentive and friendly. I personally ordered the Buffalo chicken wrap with a side of sweet potato fries. Compliments to the chef! The taste, presentation and quantity was perfect. We had an event last night and ordered the sample platter as well as nachos. Everyone enjoyed the food and environment. Thank you for a great night 817!!!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Lisa C. 4 years ago on Google • 150 reviews
    4.5 Service was very good although salad order was incorrect and we had to remind server which party to register the order. We were a party of 12. Really appreciated the info & sampling of the beer on tap so that I could decide on which to order. Food was really good - wings, pizza & salad. Very good selection of drinks; venues was spacious and washrooms were clean.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 V W. 4 years ago on Google • 16 reviews
    Came here last night to watch the hockey game and had an amazing time! Such a great selection of beer and cider, delicious poutine (they layered the cheese and gravy just right! I am still thinking about it today) and the boneless wings were yummy. Our server, Sean, was very friendly and funny as well and checked in on us constantly. Would come here again.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 M. Brayden G. 5 years ago on Google • 7 reviews
    817 Sports Bar and Grill is by far my new favourite sports bar in the city. Great service, great energy, great vibe. Good prices on beer and awesome big screens for watching the game. Definitely my new regular spot. Oh and excellent food too!! 5/5
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Al O. 3 years ago on Google
    great for games. food menu was basic didn't even tempt me to order anything
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 helena e. 4 years ago on Google
    Lots of tvs
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Pedro S. 4 years ago on Google
    Open and spacious place with a bunch of TVs and a big screen. Watching the Raps here is always fun, cold beer and decent food for a sports bar.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Miki L. 3 years ago on Google
    Very fun. Great space. I didn't have a drink but the cute bartender, Jake, made me a really good water :)
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Samantha M. 3 years ago on Google
    Recently visited this place for lunch and cocktails. The bartender ‘Jake’ was fantastic and super friendly. I’ll definitely revisit!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Raana H. 3 years ago on Google
    Amazing place!!! Highly recommended! Super friendly staff which made our experience more enjoyable! Thank you Jake
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Kunal S. 3 years ago on Google
    Cold beers on tap, food is unreal, pizza, tacos, fries, everything is a hit. Definitely underrated. Great service, wicked experience. Nice change from a lot of patios in the city.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Spencer K. 3 years ago on Google
    Great sports bar. Patio with views of tv, game audio in the bar, bar eats, big and open. 5*
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Danielle M. 4 years ago on Google
    I enjoyed 817 very much. We were looking for specific seats and management called us back three times to make sure we could find what we wanted to reserve. It's very clean and the staff are wonderful. Food is amazing.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Joseph Della M. 3 years ago on Google
    The servers are thorough and do a good job to keep the environment covid-free.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Jon T. 3 years ago on Google
    A GREAT bar to watch sports on Queen West. Great service, great food, they should turn this into a BILLS bar :)
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Barry M. 3 years ago on Google
    Got well looked after by our servers Jake and Bonito while watching the Raptors vs Heat on the patio!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Sandeep R. 4 years ago on Google • 94 reviews
    Perfect place for a game! They have, I think the best selection of Beers and food is not bad. The Screens they have set is perfect! Everybody can see a screen from every seat and don't need to break their necks! When gets full, service speed really drops though. I would highly recommend this place and would go again!

  • 1/5 Pablo M. 2 years ago on Google • 91 reviews
    NEVER, and I repeat never in my life, anywhere I have been told by a waiter " you have to tip me" I was so shocked that I wasn't even able to reply. He even asked me about my nationality and make a comment about it, making fun of me with her college ( yes, my wife heard you:) ). Let me tell you something about hospitality. I doesn't matter if someone enter in your bar for a cup of coffee ( it wasn't my case), this person can be having a look to celebrate a 30 people's birthday. A customer is a customer, and I am pretty sure the owner will agree. You, my friend get your agreed wages for your job. Me, as customer I pay the price that your boss request for the service, this price can be as high as the owner wants, and I will decide if I want to pay for it or not. Same as when you buy clothes, groceries or whatever. Then comes the taxes that are mandatory and after that my obligations of paying for a product or service are finished. Apart from that, I was asked 4 times in 10 min if I was ready to order, I was asked again if I wanted more beer when I was on the phone, and when the waiter asked me "regular fries or sweets" we said what's the price difference? and he said "I don't know". After that my quesadilla was even burnt, but I did not complain. It is that even good service? In any point, even if it was the best service in the world...NEVER claim a tip. Because the customer is paying the price requested for the service and you are getting paid for your job. The place was not bad, but unfortunately I won't feel welcomed to come back or even ashamed to be pointed like that again. Very bad time.

  • 5/5 Veronica J. 4 years ago on Google • 34 reviews
    Super clean, Warm and welcoming atmosphere bartender was efficient. I had mozzarella sticks and jalapeños poppers mmmm good. Watched the Greenbay Packers win on numerous tv’s. will go back!!

  • 5/5 Madison M. 2 years ago on Google • 17 reviews
    Great patio with exceptional service. My server Gen was very attentive and super friendly. They always play relevant sporting events. I ate the Buffalo wrap with fries and it was very good! I tried a few different beers and had a ceaser, all great. Will definitely be making this my summer spot. Two thumbs up!!!!

  • 5/5 Justas G. 5 years ago on Google • 11 reviews
    Great service, lots of options for tap beer and cocktails, and great homemade pizza (really quick as well). A must visit place if you're a sports fan or just looking for a place to chill alike

  • 5/5 Daniel F. 2 years ago on Google
    Very friendly staff and management. Food was hot, fresh and tasty. Very spacious. Covid protocols in place. They turned the game on I want to see.

  • 5/5 Noel S. 4 years ago on Google
    Not a bot, 5/7 perfect score. 🍆🍆🍆💦🚂👻

  • 4/5 Jorel C. 4 years ago on Google
    Burger was tasty but was missing some ingredients from what the description was.

  • 4/5 Giuliano G. 4 years ago on Google
    Wait staff are great and fun.

  • 5/5 Luis V. 4 years ago on Google
    It is a nice place, good food

  • 2/5 Mopo P. 4 years ago on Google
    Food is mediocre with ok drinks. Saw the young gentlemen that worked there on bar that was nice that needed a hand with the bill but the manager had no idea what to do...Waited 20 mins for my cheque!.I was late for my appointment.. Thanks 817!

  • 1/5 spaceyleaf33 4 years ago on Google
    Terrible food and terrible service. Waited almost an hour for food and it wasn’t even busy. When the waitress brought the food out, it was cold. We got cocktail drinks and it they were very poorly made and below average...would not recommend this place at all.

  • 5/5 Nathan S. 4 years ago on Google
    Nice place. My new spot to watch the game

  • 5/5 Ritchie p. 4 years ago on Google
    We have the jalapeno poppers and the mozzarella sticks and they were fantastic the bars extremely clean curl bar what a nice environment to watch the game pretty sure I'll be back

  • 5/5 Scott S. 2 years ago on Google
    Great atmosphere, the service was amazing and the good was darn good too! Will be back!

  • 5/5 Alix N. 2 years ago on Google
    Friendly staff, great food and great prices! Always a deal of the day and constantly running contests

  • 5/5 Bett L. 2 years ago on Google
    Great place to have a beer while watching football. They have TV's all around so everyone can watch.

  • 5/5 Zyad A. 3 years ago on Google
    I think the owner was there when I went. He was awesome . Food was great surprisingly ! I would recommend if you want to go watch any games or just sit out in the patio with friends

  • 4/5 Mitch G. 4 years ago on Google
    Man I really liked this bar! Great atmosphere and lots of TVs. There was a mix-up with the server on the price of beer during the Raptors game and I really appreciated the bar following up on that to clear the air. That's great service if you ask me.

  • 5/5 colin m. 3 years ago on Google
    Best wings and burgers in the area. The CRAFT beer taps is off the charts. What a friendly atmosphere. A must visit. Keep up the good work 817!

  • 5/5 black s. 3 years ago on Google
    Awesome place to watch sports

  • 5/5 Guerin G. 4 years ago on Google
    Versatile menu. Good service. Inviting vibe

  • 5/5 Jonty M. 3 years ago on Google
    Great service from Ben, incredibly friendly and accommodating , highly recommend here.

  • 3/5 Mike C. 4 years ago on Google
    Typical sports bar

  • 5/5 Armand Y. 4 years ago on Google
    Pretty good place for watching sports. Wings are good

  • 1/5 Pratik P. 4 years ago on Google
    Got charge for 3 pints in my last bill when I paid got past 3 pints right after I get the pint. Also, waitress only paid me back for 1 pint even after showing the statement and asked her to check the dvr or ask manager to do so but apparently at the end of raptors game at 10pm on Wednesday this Piercing server said that there’s no manager at this time. Never coming back

  • 5/5 Monica S. 4 years ago on Google
    Expensive but nice.

  • 4/5 Michael H. 4 years ago on Google
    Great evening watching the Grey Cup with a bunch of Argo fans.

  • 4/5 Dominika S. 4 years ago on Google
    Fun for a random beer and game on a budget night.

  • 5/5 Salami G. 4 years ago on Google
    Cool

  • 4/5 Avis D. 4 years ago on Google
    My first time there. It is a nice bar, food was good, nice waitress, very spacious, lots of televisions to watch the games! However, we waited a long time for the food. It really wasn't that busy, it was in the early afternoon!

  • 1/5 Jake C. 4 years ago on Google
    The service here is absolutely horrible. I would not recommend this place to anybody

  • 4/5 Rod C. 4 years ago on Google
    Lots of tv vantage points.

  • 1/5 Ian P. 4 years ago on Google
    Not acceptable to people with Disability

  • 5/5 Jon M. 3 years ago on Google
    Friendly, fun and sports on TV. I went here for the Champions League final and found it spacious (CV19) and with attentive staff. If you're looking to sit outside, book in advance. Inside, just show up.

  • 4/5 Priscilla F. 4 years ago on Google
    This use to be the location of one of my favorites pubs (The Dogs Bollocks). They've made it into a great space. Lots of seating, very big TV's for whatever game you wish to see. The prices are reasonable and the service is alright. Good place to check out if you're in the neighborhood :)


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Amenities


  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Food
    • ✓️ Wine
    • ✓️ Coffee
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Spirits
    • ✓️ Cocktails
    • ✓️ Small plates
    • ✓️ Happy-hour food
    • ✓️ Late-night food
    • ✓️ Vegetarian options
  • Accessibility
    • ✗ Wheelchair-accessible toilet
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible seating
    • ✗ Wheelchair-accessible car park
    • ✗ Wheelchair-accessible entrance
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Dessert
    • ✓️ Seating
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✗ Delivery
    • ✓️ Takeaway
    • ✓️ Outdoor seating

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