2/5 B S. 7 months ago on Google • 108 reviews
Before
recently,
I
had
only
ever
popped
into
this
quirky
spot
a
few
times
for
a
pint
and
never
had
an
issue.
It's
a
very
"local"
place
with
a
cast
and
crew
of
regulars,
loud
inside
jokes
and
a
slight
cold
shoulder
to
non-regs
—
but
nothing
to
complain
about.
The
came
my
most
recent
visit
as
part
of
a
large
group
booking.
We
had
the
upstairs
rooms
booked
for
around
50-60
people
two
weeks
in
advance.
A
select
menu
was
printed
out,
which
indicated
they
thought
about
what
they
could
reasonably
serve
a
large
group.
Spoiler
alert:
It
was
a
disaster.
The
kitchen,
servers
and
order
systems
were
overwhelmed
almost
immediately.
Stressed
out
servers
took
orders
that
didn't
arrive
for
up
to
an
hour.
I
overheard
one
guy
(maybe
an
owner?)
ordering
white
rice
from
a
local
Chinese
place.
Apparently
they
had
run
out
of
rice
for
their
menu
item
of
jerk
chicken.
Another
item
of
Korean
ribs
with
kimchi
was
presented
as
an
entree,
but
came
as
a
limp
pile
of
meat
with
no
kimchi
or
any
sides.
Eventually
they
were
convinced
to
bring
out
some
of
the
same
"peas
and
rice"
that
came
with
the
jerk,
and
likely
originated
at
the
Chinese
takeout.
Ordering
a
drink
upstairs
was
impossible.
I
went
downstairs
which
was
dead,
and
was
served
by
a
guy
who
kept
insisting
he
didn't
work
there.
He
took
my
9
bucks
for
a
can
of
Henderson's
Best
anyway.
Standard
toronto
bar
rates,
but
still
painful.
And
they
had
nothing
on
tap.
I
ordered
a
paneer
curry,
and
after
waiting
over
half
an
hour
and
numerous
check-ins
and
promises,
I
cancelled
the
order.
The
waitress
blamed
an
issue
with
their
ordering
software.
Ten
minutes
later,
the
other
server
showed
up
with
my
food.
I
refused
it,
assuming
I
would
be
charged,
despite
cancelling
the
order.
She
promptly
left
and
gave
my
food
to
another
table.
I
was
glad
it
didn't
go
to
waste,
but
if
it
was
being
offered
on
the
house,
I
would
have
eaten
it.
The
smartest
of
our
group
saw
the
wall-writing
early
and
went
down
the
block
to
Dynamite
Sushi
for
food.
They
were
also
very
slow
at
accepting
payment.
When
a
large
chunk
of
the
group
tried
to
pay,
a
logjam
at
the
cash
forced
people
to
wait
at
least
30
minutes.
Based
on
other
reviews
I'm
sure
many
regulars
rightly
love
the
Wicket.
And
it
has
a
certain
charm,
but
they
were
in
over
their
heads
with
my
group,
despite
ample
time
to
prep
and
messed
up
a
lot
of
our
nights.
If
they
aren't
ready
to
deal
with
a
large
but
calm
and
organized
group,
then
they
shouldn't
take
the
booking.
