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Tobys Pub and Grill is an exciting, newly renovated 2-level pub, with an attached Cold Beer and Wine Store located on the Drive (Commercial Drive) in Vancouver. If you want modern, cool and comfortable without pretension, this is where to be.
I've been here 3 or 4 times. The decor is nice, but the food and service really need a tuneup. I have been yelled at: "Upstairs is closed!" "We don't have Miller's draft on tap!" (I was asking for a bottle.) I have had the server not know either the drink or food specials ("Don't get mad, I'm new here.") You sometimes have to ask for condiments, because there are none on the tables, and the last time, the quesadilla was very light on fillings. I guess it's hard to get good help.
We stumbled across this pub in search of a late breakfast last Sunday... Thought we were in for the standard pub fare breaky, but we were pleasantly surprised...
The server Michelle was promptly at out table and greeted us with a smile... The drinks were quick and the coffee was great...
The place has been recently renovated, it's quite large, and very inviting...
The menu was more than reasonable, and the variety of brunch selections was outstanding... I went for the benny with spinach, maple smoked bacon, and a pesto hollandaise. I ordered it poached soft and it came just that... It came with both home fries and salad (offered either/or, or both). My friend ordered the "Toby" breakfast which was bacon and eggs, and she opted for the turkey bacon which was offered as one of the many meat selections. The turkey bacon strips were HUGE! By the way, the eggs are free range as well...
The omelet selections were very tempting, I can't wait to try them (they offer each selection as an omelet OR a frittata)
Our coffee never went cold, nor empty for long at all and our food was outstanding... This was a great start to a great day!
The food was more than reasonably priced, I think my benny was under $8, most of the breakfast menu was between $5 and $10, I think even the steak and eggs was $9.99...
I can't wait to go back and try more of this menu as well as the lunch and dinner selections... I live in New West and this place is worth the drive... I will be back and I encourage anyone else to go as well!
Toby's is quickly becoming my main Friday night hangout. They've got a good beer selection, both on tap and in the bottle, and the food's quite good.
The layout of the place is neat -- a small lower floor, with the bar, a few booths, and some tables in the middle, with a much larger floor upstairs (and a balcony around where you can look down on the lower floor). Even with all the space, it's often quite busy on a Friday night.
Two words of caution: there's often live music or DJs, and while they're often very good, they're also often very loud, so if a loud pub isn't your thing, then be warned. (Personally, I enjoy it, and the music often adds to the atmosphere of the place.) Also, we went there once on a Friday at 10:30pm, and the kitchen had already closed, so if you want food, get there earlier.
All in all, it's a fun and exciting place to hang out at the end of the work week.
Went to Tobys earlier today to try a pub style lunch. The waitress was friendly and funny and i left her a solid tip.
Tobys is a sportsbar which is attached to a booze store, so some undesirables are around the place. It is a big place inside tobys with two floors, with lots of TVs and a pool table upstairs. There is a small stage on the first floor which sometimes is used for musical or other entertainment.
It wasn't very busy on a Sunday afternoon, and I ordered a chicken sandwich, which didnt take long to receive. It was ok for 10$, it was exactly as described so that was good. The menu is the usual fare for pub and sportsbars, so I can't really complain.
The person I was with had a burger, which looked normal and not overly sleazy in any way. Only real nasty thing was the yam fries that we ordered. They were kind of burnt and overcooked. They were obviously deep fried, so maybe the oil was off, either way they were not good. The waitress asked if they were bad because we didnt eat any, and we said yes. She took them away and took them off the bill.
We only had 3 of the menu items and one was bad, so I don't know how that would play out over the entire menu. Most of the stuff would be hard to screw up though, so I think the yam fries were just bad luck.
The worst part for me at one point was when the cooks came out and hung at the bar and they looked like young pale degenerates sort off. That sucked seeing dirty/sketchy/pale looking young people and knowing they touched your food, but nothing I could do at that point, and for the venue, what could i expect?
As far as being able to go drink and watch sports, this is a good venue. The location has been really divey places over the years: the midnight express (or watever) then the silvertone.
For the last few years i would say it has been an addition to the drive overall.
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