Allen's
With more than 300 kinds of whisky, more than 100 wines and over 140 beers, it will satisfy your need for liquid refreshment. The food is pub fare improved thanks to the reliance on organic and locally raised meats and careful preparation. Burgers, salads, soups and so much more await those who pay a visit to Allen's.
Safety precautions
- Surfaces sanitized between seatings
- Common areas deep cleaned daily
- Digital, disposable or sanitized menu provided
- Sanitizer or wipes provided for customers
- Contactless payment available
- Sealed or wrapped utensils used
- Limited number of seated diners
- Distancing maintained in common areas
- Extra space between tables
- Waitstaff wear masks
- Diners must wear masks unless eating or drinking
- Sick staff prohibited in the workplace
- Staff temperature check required
- Contact tracing information collected
Menu
The staff was friendly and informative. The atmosphere was cozy and clean. The food was well thought out and delicious, but not pretentious. Need I say more? I'll be making regular stops here from now on.
Food was good. Giant step above regular pub fare. Excellent place for a get together. Great location and they have a nice patio space. Service was good and they were friendly. Would go back and will recommend.
Wonderful as always
Loved the back patio with the enormous trees. Staff was fantastic as was the food. The location is convenient by subway for all of us. The three of us were thrilled and we will return. Thanks so much!
Excellent food and selection. Excellent, friendly and attentive service. Ambience was fine but the noise level on the outside patio (corrugated roof canopies to minimize rain possibility) seemed to create undue noise level. Otherwise - highly recommend.
The food and service were excellent. We had the Salmon and Mahi Mahi with 3 salads. However, the specialty Irish coffee - was very disappointing. It was lukewarm and was very weak with seemingly little alcohol. I would not order this again.
Great atmosphere, service and food! Allen's is always consistent.
Regular monthly lunch with my old friend.
Fantastic patio. One of the more unique settings in all of Toronto, with mature trees that provide a true escape from city life.
Celebrated my partner's birthday at Allen's yesterday evening. It was very busy for a Monday. The service and food was excellent. Their back patio is lovely, you wouldn't know it was there unless you go. I would higher recommend the butter chicken and lamb shank. It was a great evening! We'll definitely be back soon. :)
Patio pretty and well covered against rain. Brunch menu very yummy - especially waffles and all the eggs bennie variations. Got a little noisy once all the tables were full - think that’s because of the overhead cover but was fine. Patio felt safe and airy and staff were attentive and friendly! A great place!
Allen's rear patio is a real delight and last night did not disappoint. The food was truly wonderful, served by our friendly and professional server. Everything was perfectly prepared. Our special occasion ended with an incredibly delicious piece of Guinness chocolate cake, which came highly recommended. We look forward to eating at Allen's again.
D & L
Always love the food at Allen’s - best burgers in the city!
Amazing food and amazing service, will definately go back
Best burgers in town ... the lamb shank was excellent as welll!
We have enjoyed Allen’s for years…. it’s our go to place with family and friends.
Back to the wonderful patio - now anytime with it being covered.
Always a good time. 🤗
Our food was delicious and our server was great too! Over the years have enjoyed my visits to Allen's and have always recommend it to friends.
We were bothered by wasps while eating our lunch. Can this be remedied with spray or other means.
The noise level is also high on the patio.
Very pleasant. on patio. We were a group of five elderly people for lunch. The waiter was very patient and helpful. Food was better than expected.
We had a lovely birthday brunch! Food was excellent
Wait staff and maître were attentive and friendly.
Beautiful covered back patio.
The bbq selection was wonderful. We both had different fish dishes and they were delicious. The 3 summer salads were a great taste treat to accompany the meal. Staff were very friendly and efficient.
3 visits to Allen’s patio since opening. Special reunions with friends after 2 years. Felt totally safe. Signature hamburger was perfect as always. Great, attentive service. Overall great experience.
Unfortunately there was extremely noisy disruptive construction going on the entire time we were there so it made for having conversation very difficult. Hopefully that is done soon.
Have eaten at Allen's plenty of times. The beer selection is fantastic, and their upgraded / covered back patio is gorgeous. Highly recommend it.
Lovely to be back at a favourite haunt with some old friends who are former work colleagues.
Glad to find the same level of service, as well as familiar (and still delicious!) items on the menu.
Thanks to all for a memorable evening, if a bit noisy.
Our server, Debbie was delightful and very responsive; she was also knowledgeable about the food and beverage offerings. The patio was a bit noisy as the roof keeps all of the conversations within, but otherwise, all was great.
Everything was excellent except the noise level. Too loud for conversation among old friends not seen for many many months. Server was especially good.
Great food and great ambiance. The large willow tree makes for a perfect back patio experience!
As always brunch great
A regular Sunday treat.....
I always remember Allen’s as the beautiful outdoor patio in the back, but they added this outdoor cover and it made the ambience not great… it was pointless to be outside covered over. Mind as well have been inside. Food is still great, I had the lamb shank and it was delicious.
We all get hamburgers. These are the best burgers in town.
Patio is adorable, delicious food, service was lovely as well.
Best burger in the world. Lovely patio. Good service.
The experience was as always very good, good atmosphere, very good service and food
Great atmosphere, good quality good. Would definitely go again!
Allen's is a great place with a variety of drinks and very good food. Staff are excellent and a special shout out to Sue for excellent service.
The only drawback is the new covering built on the back patio which frankly really detracts from what is one of the nicest back patios in the city.
We understand why it was constructed and commend Allen's for doing everything possible to keep going during the pandemic. However, we hope one day the structure will be gone.
Nice hidden patio! Drinks, food and service were good.
Allen's has nice patio and is conveniently located close to the subway and the food is good; however, the servers can be bold, bordering on rude. They seem to have an attitude that Allen's is a whole lot more than what it is. My table's tab (a single bill) for four people was over $500 and we were rudely told to leave (we hadn't ordered anything in the last half hour) as they needed the table. The patio, where we were seated, was 3/4 occupied and inside was 80% empty. The server reminded us twice in ten minutes to leave. Not impressed.
The food was delicious but our server was quite rude and not the most friendly. This was a business reservation and we will choose a different patio next time.
love the big old tree at the back of the patio...the patio is a kind of 'recovery space' from the isolation of the past year and a half...ThankYou Jerome
FAQs
You can order delivery directly from Allen's using the Order Online button. Allen's also offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (416) 463-3086.
Allen's is rated 4.6 stars by 238 OpenTable diners.
Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable. Due to local restrictions, this restaurant may not be accepting reservations at the moment.
