Gabby's in Toronto

3263 Yonge St, Toronto, ON M4N 2L6, Canada

★★★★☆
(259 reviews)
Categories: Restaurant Bar Bar & grill Pub

About

Laid-back restaurant & sports bar with a wide menu of hearty pub grub, plus draft beers & cocktails.

Website
gabbys.order-online.ai
Address
3263 Yonge St, Toronto, ON M4N 2L6, Canada
Plus Code
PHHW+PV Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Time Zone
America/Toronto

Business Hours

Monday
12 PM–12 AM
Tuesday
12 PM–12 AM
Wednesday
12 PM–1 AM
Thursday
12 PM–1 AM
Friday
12 PM–1 AM
Saturday
12 PM–1 AM
Sunday
12 PM–12 AM

Services

Service options
Outdoor seating Delivery Takeaway Dine-in
Highlights
Great cocktails Sport
Offerings
Alcohol Beer Cocktails Coffee Happy-hour food Late-night food Organic dishes Small plates Spirits Vegetarian options Wine
Dining options
Lunch Dinner Catering Counter service Dessert Seating
Amenities
Bar on site Gender-neutral toilets Toilets Wi-Fi Wi-Fi
Atmosphere
Casual Cosy
Crowd
Family friendly Groups LGBTQ+ friendly Transgender safe space
Planning
Accepts reservations
Payments
Credit cards Debit cards Credit cards
Children
Good for kids High chairs Kids' menu

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Reviews

3.8
★★★★☆
259 reviews

Most Mentioned

drinks (14) pub (12) wings (10) price (8) bartender (4) food quality (4) fajitas (3) quesadillas (3) patio (3) kids (3)
5 stars
109
4 stars
73
3 stars
33
2 stars
17
1 stars
27
November 30, 2024

Don’t come here on a Saturday. The server is incapable of managing 4 tables that arrived at different times. It took over 10 minutes to get a fountain pop and another table waited over 30 minutes. The food is fine but it’s not worth the aggravation of the terrible service.

★★
November 30, 2024

My girlfriend and I have given this place three chances - no more. The woman who runs the bar on Saturdays is completely incompetent. It took almost 10 minutes for her to even address us after we walked in. Why? Because she was chatting to the regulars at the bar and arguing with her child (yes, her ~12 year old son was sitting at the bar during lunch). 10 minutes later, we got our drinks. It’s been another 20 minutes now and our food is nowhere in sight. It shouldn’t take 40 minutes to get served a few sandwiches in a bar that is 25% full at lunch time on a Saturday. Not sure how the food is going to be today, but the quesadilla and fajitas I’ve had in the past were nowhere near worth the wait or the price.

August 4, 2024

I've been a resident of this neighborhood for over 20 years, and it's disheartening to see how Gabbys has declined. Tonight, after being seated on the patio, we waited 15 minutes only to be told we couldn’t be served there due to a complaint from the previous night. Unfortunately I’ve had odd incidents similar at this location as well. Not only has the service gone down hill but the food quality is not far behind… We ended up walking a few blocks further south to right wings where we received fantastic service, food and drinks ! PS they also use an automated response to low reviews… they don’t actually make effort to right their wrongs.

★★★
July 9, 2024

Don’t go here if you’re expecting to get in and out during your lunch break. By the time our order was taken and food was served it took 40 mins. Then server was nowhere to be seen to get our bill. We all ended up being late to return to work. Place was busy and other customers all seemed upset. Server seemed completely oblivious to this…

May 24, 2024

Being a regular customer at this location,i was very much disappointed with the service today. The server was really rude to us and didn’t even take our order for like 15 minutes. He was at the bar living his best life,he just ignored us the whole time. Dude doesn’t even know basic customer service.Literally had to walk out wasting our time. I m never visiting this location ever.

★★★★★
March 5, 2023

Great food great service Starter; honey garlic wings...smothered Seafood combo: fish and calamari West coast burger All very good!!! Great pub

August 7, 2022

Our recent visit to Gabby’s Bar was quite disappointing. After sitting on the patio for almost 20 minutes, we were informed that we couldn’t dine outside due to a complaint from the previous night. To clarify, our group was not causing any disturbance; we simply wanted to enjoy a meal outdoors. This isn’t the first time we’ve encountered poor service at Gabby’s Bar. Frustrated by the experience, we decided to take our business to the Right Wing nearby, where we enjoyed excellent service and a pleasant atmosphere. For those considering Gabby’s Bar, I advise caution. Based on our repeated negative experiences, there are far better dining options in the Young and Eglinton area that offer superior food quality and customer service.

★★★★
September 8, 2018

Bison burger is amazing! Nice place and regular food. Good for watching sports and drinking beer.

★★★★★
Local Guide
November 30, 2024

Great staff,usually nice and calm

★★★★★
Local Guide
October 21, 2024

We only did take out this time but they were super attentive and it s always a good vibe when we go

Local Guide
August 21, 2024

Made us wait 15mins to turn us away because it was 9PM on a Saturday night on their patio

★★★★
Local Guide
July 21, 2024

Half priced wings on Monday were rly good. No frills, tasty wings. Also recommend the onion rings as well.

★★★★
Local Guide
May 21, 2024

Good local pub. Good taps. Good in the community. I do wish they play the sound when the leaves are in the playoffs cuz thats fun too for the locals. Ill be back though I like it there.

★★★★★
Local Guide
April 21, 2024

Very nice host. Visited here for several Thursday late night drinks. Stayed till closing. The host has been very accommodating.

★★★★★
Local Guide
February 21, 2024

I love this place! Its the original location out of all the franchises and has been a neighborhood fixture for over 30 years. Best wings and people in the area....IYKYK

★★★
Local Guide
February 21, 2024

Typical Gabbys experience

★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Used to be my favorite burger place. Still taste amazing but prices have gone up and meals have gotten small. I thought my meal was a kids meal. Blonde waitress is a bit shady speaking as if something is complimentary and then it pops up on your bill.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Was an okay spot to hang out with some friends for some drinks. I had some poor overpriced nachos and some good chicken tenders. Cant say Im planning my next visit. Good service saved this trip from being much worse.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

I like this place.

★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

The nachos and wings were not up to par, and the waiter appeared overworked. However, the ambiance was conducive to enjoying a drink. Nachos is one of the easiest to prepare but was by far the worst one i have ever had.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Great spot to enjoy a night out with friends. Look no further than the Gabbys with games

★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Dined out here recently and the food was tasty and our waiter, who although appeared overworked, was extremely nice and professional. We waited a standard amount of time for food, but drinks took longer than expected. So if anyone contemplates dining here during a Blue Jays game for instance, perhaps avoid doing so during busier sporting events. Had two louder groups next to me and those I dined with, and we could hear their entire (mildly inappropriate) conversations. They were from the Jays game... and likely already drunk from having a good time. No shame in that, but its something to consider for those that would like to dine here with kids. We were greeted quickly and seated almost as quick at a window seat, which overlooked passing pedestrians. I could smell people smoking in the distance (as the main entrance door was opened), which although Im not foreign to the smell, I imagine it would be unpleasant to those that cant tolerate it as much. Besides all that, I thought our experience was great and Id recommend the restaurant invest in a larger space when theyre able. A line formed with people interested in dining and one employee had to reject entrance to at least 3 groups, due to the space already being completely full.

★★★★★
December 21, 2023

Great food great staff always have a great time here

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Great place to chill and talk

★★★★★
December 21, 2023

Best food Ive never had in my life, the wings and onion rings are exceptional. Drinks are fast and the service is impeccable. Always coming back for the wonderful staff, cant recommend more!!! <3

★★★★
December 21, 2023

Since August, when I have been in this neighborhood, I have come to your restaurant many times and I like your atmosphere and food very much. But unfortunately, today I was treated unpleasantly by the woman who is working, who does not even have a warm welcome upon entering. I sat behind the counter and after ordering food, she told me to go and sit somewhere else while the counter was empty and there were only 4 or 5 customers sitting behind the counter. This attitude was very annoying and I prefer it from now on.l will no longer be your customer

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Was looking for a last-minute place to go on a Saturday night. We were seated right away, and our waitress was quick and polite. Wide variety of pub food and our meals were great. Definitely has that old-time charm.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Super nice staff, very kind. The food can be top shelf, but if the service/staff is not, it can make for an awful meal. That isnt the case here. The food is also delicious!! I had the vegetarian fajitas and they were a perfect meal. Hot, flavorful, decent portion. I quite enjoyed my food. I will return when next in the area. Thank you Gabbys!!

★★★★★
December 21, 2023

Hey the food here is good but the beer tastes flat sometimes.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2022

Good food great service

★★
December 21, 2022

It feels like visiting a depressed friend, sure they were fun once, but things have changed, and its just too much effort.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2022

Always a good time at Gabbys

★★★★★
December 21, 2022

10/10

Local Guide
December 21, 2022

How do people come here? Ordered some chicken fingers (hard to mess up) and they were so unbearably overcooked and dry that I half wanted to throw it out. Add to the fact that the fries and batter were severely under seasoned, this was one of the most disappointing meals Ive had ordered in a long, long time.

★★★★★
December 21, 2022

Gabbys is as great to lady as it was in 1990!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2022

TANNIS is awesome

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2022

Great food. Pleasant service.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2022

The place wasnt crowded at all. Food was served pretty quick. Loved it overall. The chicken in the sandwich was very thin for both the chicken sandwiches

★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2022

We were here last night and while our server was a nice young man, the food taste and quality was awful. Im glad we started with a plate of nachos to share only to find out about what probably was the most tasteless and lowest quality nachos weve ever had! The beef we added on top also tasted poorly, as if we were eating plastic! Wish I had taken a photo to post here. I gave two stars out of respect to our server, but food-wise Id happily give a zero.

★★★
December 21, 2022

Service is friendly (they turned down the AC when I mentioned it was a bit too cold) and the beer selection is good. Only thing is...the wings were meh

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2022

Steve the cook made phenomenal quesadillas. I had to meet the man himself, and ask him for a takeout container for a friend. Our server was very pleasant and accommodating. All in all, an excellent way to spend a Monday night.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2022

Reliably fine .

★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2022

A little pub located on Yonge Street. Though the food quality is average, the staff is very nice.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2021

Great beer.

★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2021

Food was good but the services were really so so...

★★★★★
December 21, 2021

I love their food. Fresh and tasty. Great service.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2021

Casual bar. Nice place to have beer and start the weekend off

December 21, 2021

Menu doesnt have prices. Not a fan of trying to trick me into an absurd price.

★★★★★
December 21, 2021

Thanks to the grill master for preparing a lovely meal - I wish Id stopped at the kitchen to thank him! I had my first burger in a long time and parm fries, which Ive never tried before. Both were delicious and nicely presented. Service was friendly and attentive. So nice to be able to eat indoors, with the double-vax protocols!

★★★★★
December 21, 2021

Great customer service.

Local Guide
December 21, 2021

Food was very ordinary.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2021

Great wings and beer place.

★★★★★
December 21, 2020

Great family place. Food is good and drinks reasonable $$. Staff are friendly, too.

★★★★★
December 21, 2020

Fantastic barmaids, service and food! Daily specials and we feel at home!

★★★★★
December 21, 2020

Great service, great food, great drinks!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2020

I had the opportunity to check out the roadhouse last week I was welcomed by a vary knowledgeable bartender named Tanis She was able to meet my complicated drink order without hesitation and with grace I like burnt martinis and the ones she made me were outstanding I wasnt planning on eating but I ended up getting the steak fajitas They were delicious I would highly recommend the roadhouse Go in and you will feel at home vary quickly

★★★★★
December 21, 2020

I had a great time here with my family when they were visiting from BC last week. Great food, friendly service, and fun environment. Something for everyone!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2020

Fave Gabbys location! Super friendly servers every time Ive been :)

★★★★★
December 21, 2020

Food is soo good!!!

December 21, 2020

they need to learn more about customer service. I do not recommend this place.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2020

Good food and good portions. The staff are very nice and willing to help you out if reasonable. Will return

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2020

Burgers are amazing and very friendly service.

★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2020

says its open till 2am just took a cab over and its closed waist of cab. ive noticed they close when ever they feel like it

★★
December 21, 2020

Tried to call asking about patio space and to order take away but was hung up on. When I re-called, it was a very sassy response - made me not want to order.

★★★★★
December 21, 2020

Gabbies food quality is only matched by their service. My server, Dana, was extremely delightful and truly cared about my experience. Her welcoming, friendly aura was enough for me to come back time and time again

★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2019

Its alright

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2019

Just went for drinks. Our server was very attentive, but not intrusive at all. I caught her eyeing our drink levels a few times as she passed, and she only stopped in when we were low. First class.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2019

Super tasty food, a bit pricey especially for the smaller portion sizes but it tastes so good that you end up not caring! Also surprisingly accommodating, Ive been to many different locations at many different times and while theyre always steady, theyre never over packed and Ive always been seated quite quickly

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2019

Small but intimate pub. If you want to go somewhere away from the big loud pubs, this is a good alternative. Monday and Wednesday half price wings

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2019

Its Gabbys as it should be.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2019

Cozy place, good quality

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2019

Okay, where is Pammy and Tanis? Meaghans cool and all,Buti miss my girls

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2019

Waitress was nice and caring but the burgers wasnt really what i was expecting. Overall experience was goid

★★★
December 21, 2019

Place was nice as a museum. Food was regular. Prices a bit high. Opens late.

★★★★
December 21, 2019

Nice service

★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2019

Blonde waitress is a bit arrogant. White NO MANNERS kids are so noisy and will stand up and block the T.V. Food is good, only the cook and one brunette waiter are nice.

★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2019

1/2 price wings on Mondays and Wednesdays when you order a drink. Worth it on those days. The wings are very small so the normal order of 9 wings is overpriced when its regular pricing. There is a very limited amount of flavours. The service is very good and fast. The wait staff are kind and hardworking. Good experience!

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2019

Slow service but it was understaffed and they were having a tough night. Pretty good Id recommend it

★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2019

Its fine

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2019

Great food great service cold beer very friendly staff

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2019

Nice place with good snacks and the beer is great loved it!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2019

I love this place. The food is great, the staff are awesome, I ve never had anything but a great time.

★★★★★
December 21, 2019

The Sunday night roast beef dinner is perfect! Wine & service was great. This will be my new neighbourhood restaurant!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2019

Great spot. Amazing food. No complaints here. An exceptional experience.

Local Guide
December 21, 2019

Even for a local pub very dirty and grungy. Just had a drink and left as drinks and plates left on Empty tables and dust everywhere.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2019

Staff is great.

★★★★
December 21, 2019

Its small, but the bartender is fantastic. The food was really good, and the karaoke was even better. Would definitely recommend this place.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2019

I love this little corner, and Alex service girl is awesome!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2019

Always great service and always great pub food!

★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2019

Three stars because the server was friendly and the soft drinks were only a dollar. For wing night I had hoped for meatier wings. This was not to be.

★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2019

They have beer! Not usually busy. Good for if you dont want a crowd. Service tends to be slow. Never tried the food.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2019

Friendly and unpretentious

Local Guide
December 21, 2019

bad place! Do not eat at this place !!!

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2018

Been going there for a minute wings half off Wednesdays

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2018

Decent bar selection with drink specials. Food is no big deal and on game nights the place can get busy. Staff is courteous.

★★★★★
December 21, 2018

Amazing place to eat!!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2018

Nice place to eat and hand out.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2018

Great place. Can t be busy and understaffed at times but overall great.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2018

Its one of the most honest pubs Ive ever been to. It doesnt pretend to be anything but what it is, a loveable dive

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2018

Awesome daytime Manager-Bartender and a Perfectly done simple poutine with fresh cut French fries with proper cheese curds and a very nice beef gravy!!!

★★★★★
December 21, 2018

Good one

★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2018

Great service and delicious food. However, there was just 1 waitress for all the tables which made the service slow.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2018

Food was good but even better these days, great aervers.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2018

Gabbys has been my hood bar for decades. Great service, food and price.

★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2018

Service and food was great but no accessible washroom

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2018

Nice cozy place with typical pub grub. Been around since I was a kid.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2018

Its a pub, food is pretty good and no expensive

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2018

Had a Bison burger! It was great!

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2018

Great wings and fries. Try the chili lime rub with your favourite sauce. Yummmm. And great staff. (Dont try them in chile lime rub).

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2018

Great patio and pet friendly

December 21, 2018

This is the worst experience I ever had. The chef should be fired. I had been to other branches and this one had the worst service and worst tasting wings I ever had in my entire life (I am a wings person). I ordered the wings with ghost chilli pepper sauce and it tasted sweet. This sauce is suppose to make me cry having tried it. Not to mention, the wings were dry. No sauce. The service sucked. They didn t give wet tissues with the wings. They put my sides (celery and carrot) inside the wings. Very unacceptable. Whoever is working in the front or back should be fired.

★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2018

Orders came incorrect. My Greek salad was served with browning romaine. I was not impressed. I would not go back.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2018

Food is amazing in this place, servers are always so friendly!

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2018

Nice bar that stays open late, various options for drink not too expensive with also some discounts

★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2018

Half price wings on Wednesday (with drink purchase) are pretty small and the flavor selection is limited. Nothing exceptional here.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2018

Nice neighborhood pub, great place to spend an evening with friends over pints and pub grub

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2018

Great neighbourhood bar with good service and wing nights 2 times a week!

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2018

Friendly service, pretty good food.

★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2018

Server was not very warm, food was not great

★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2018

I remember the food and service being much better in previous years

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2017

Great pub fare and atmosphere

★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2017

Worst Gabbys till now

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2017

Very nice pub with old school signs, service is very good and food.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2017

Great service and pretty good food. Its one of the older original gabs so its definitely got that run down feel. Bathrooms are downstairs so beware if youre planning to drink a lot ;)

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2017

Great joint with the best wing night. A go to for many years.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2017

Krista is a gem and although I typically loathe this type of chain bar, I like coming here and do so pretty often. The food is surprisingly good, and they usually have good specials. This place is way more than the sum of its parts.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2017

Lovely place

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2017

Ive had their quesadillas, and their chicken sandwich they were both delicious.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2017

This is a more interestingly decorated Gabbys than most. It isnt big but its fun. The staff have never been less than friendly. They seem a bit apprehensive at kicking out extremely drunk patrons, which has been annoying in the past, but they get there and the fun time resume.

★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2017

Dont eat here. This place is just for beers.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2017

Great bartender and service

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2017

Good place to watch sports on TV, never too crowded