The Craft

Kind of gross. Brownie sucked. Doughnut suck. Beer is good.

Great atmosphere.
Delicious food.
Love the beer tasting.
120 different beers on tap.
Only con is the shareable meal I got wasn’t that shareable. I got the Rib Tacos. There were just 3 medium size tacos — I think that’s more of a 1 person meal.

I have been to The Craft three times now, and progressively, my experience has gone downhill. The first time was very positive. I had a few beers and the flat bread, and everything was delicious. The second time I visited I ordered the Cobb Salad. The chicken was extremely unappetizing. It was cold, gummy, chewy chicken thigh meat. I have never ordered a cobb salad to find cold thigh meat as the chicken portion. Could they spring for some grilled chicken breast at least? It seemed to me like an inefficient way to cut costs. Yuck. Finally, the last time I was there I had to leave my group early as I got food poisoning. I was sick within half an hour of eating. So, therefore, I will not be returning to Craft.

Damn good find, and a happy New Years 2016 first review to all!
So, a buddy from work had a birthday and I had suggested phở but the spot I go to at midnight was closed so, they suggested this place which I hadn’t heard of up to this point. I think I should have.
For starters, the beer selection is incredible. I am not certain of the exact number, but it’s close to 115 beers on tap, or close to it. Real clean, well organized and accompanies a full bar. I spotted 3 bottles of Dalwhinnie on the shelf. Nice.
Secondly, the food. Prices are a bit high, but it’s Liberty Village and a craft beer establishment. Let it roll. Because the food is INCREDIBLE. I had the mushroom burger. One of if not THE best burger I’ve ever had. Handmade patty, French fried onions, Hilton (sp.?) cheese, three different types of mushrooms and black garlic aioli on a fresh crescent roll. Fries were done perfectly. $ 14. How do you go wrong? You don’t if you eat here. Buddy had the nachos. Also of incredible quality.
Last but most definitely NOT least, the beer. They have these ‘flights’ of beer for $ 11. For that price you get four beers of your choosing from the ridiculous beer menu I made mention of before. Any of them. And the servings are generous. The staff knows their stuff so I deferred to them for my choices and they did not steer me wrong! I did tell them I customarily drank light, ‘crisp’ beers and enjoyed American style brews, but that was it. I’m not the beer expert, they are, and they were spot on.
The atmosphere is really chill, very cool, and as my buddy told me, a great place to bring a date. So the next girl I meet who asks where we should go, we’re going here.
Worth the trip!

Definitely a good alternative to MTP brunch as there isn’t an insane 1.5 hour wait for a table for 2 at 11 am, but food was average. Maybe ordered the wrong things. location was good, service good, food missed the mark.

What a great random find! We had meant to go elsewhere for our meal and got pulled in one Friday evening by the $ 4 drinks from 4−7PM weekday promo. Their pull is that they have a huge selection of beers on tap — more than another place I’ve seen! Their promo is limited to a rotating selection of the beers that I wouldn’t have otherwise thought to try. It’s great — they get to pull in customers, customers get to try random beers. The ones I tried (one was some blueberry one) were both exotic to me and quite tasty to boot.
I thought their food is well priced and generally delicious. The galbi smoked wings were kind of meh. I was expecting more — they just weren’t that succulent. The Ahi Soba salad is awesome! It’s a massive salad and full of goodness. It’s an interest combo of grilled, sliced tuna, cold soba noodles, veg and a maple ginger dressing that worked really well together. The tacos are well done. The burgers are good. I had also tried a blueberry pancake-​ish dessert that came in a skillet. It was more like a mini cake — definitely something to share at the end.
What you see on the outside does not prepare you for how huge the place is inside. It’s massive! Definitely a good place to bring a crowd. It’s a pretty chill and casual place to hang out with good food, beer and friends.

The food isn’t anything mind blowing by any means! But, those flights are my favorite. There are so many beers to choose from that they really have something for everyone. I like the fruity beers, I really like the cherry one! I love how there are TVs everywhere and there are different games on. The waitstaff has been pretty consistent in a good way. They also offer happy hour which I really like, they make a decent Caesar drink as well. If you haven’t tried it yet, I suggest you check it out! The flight is a MUST!

Since The Craft showed up in Liberty Village this year, I have had nothing but positive experiences here (hey, that rhymed!)
The staff is always attentive and have been near psychic with their recommendations for craft beers for my personal palate! Always friendly, and most of them remembered my name the second or third time I walked in to the joint! (Maybe I’m just that cool? Doubtful… ;P)
The menu is an absolutely delicious modern take on Filipino cuisine, and the flavour combinations are amazing (i.e.: Mushroom Burger w/​fried egg, Asada Fries, Pulled Pork). Always leave feeling like my soul received a big, warm hug after eating here! YUM!!!
I just pray the dummies and the goofballs at the Local stay at the Local in order to keep this place classy and chill (fingers crossed!!). HIGHLY recommend this place to everyone (besides the Local… I REALLY hate the Local and its snobby, sub-​human dwellers…)
120 local craft beers on tap (KABOOM!), super-​friendly staff, and a FANTASTIC menu with a relaxed, warm vibe… What more could you want?! ;P

Food: Fine, nothing stand out, kinda pricey for what it is. My buds like the food, I do not, But I’m into fine dining etc.
Booths are nice size! Service is mediocre even when place is half full — been here three times.
Wine is limited — beer place. mixed drinks were weak every time. Love the TV’s, hate the speaker placements — too loud in some spots, 99% of the time, too loud right above my head, because I get shoved into corners on game days. no clue why, but I love sports, lame. so… looking for new friends for afternoon game watching: please apply. ;‘P
Pretty joint!

The food is ok but not that great for the price. This is a new place in LV, opened in May 2015. I never saw too much traffic, so I went for lunch with a couple of colleagues. They have lot’s of beers, typical LV prices (overpriced), but the food is lacking. I guess they are not positioning themselves as a work lunch venue, but that would be a mistake.
I had one of their lunch specials, but was underwhelmed. So were the guys with me. Maybe a good place for a draft, but won’t be back for the food.

The location is pretty new but none the less is pretty great. The food was tasty and they even considered a dietary request from one of our friends and made them a customer all beef burger rather than a half pork/​half beef.
Their beer selection is quite large and the servers knew their stuff to recommend a selection for your meal.
The menu is their weakest point. Basically only burgers, some flat breads and a few high end main dishes. I’d like to see a bigger variety and selection out of a pub.

We had supper at The Craft Brasserie & Grille in Liberty Village (our ‘hood) this evening.
They have 120 craft beers on tap.
I ordered Lime Salted Tortilla Chips and Galbi Smoked Wings. Yum!
Gord ordered Chicharron and a Mushroom Burger. He said both were really good.
I wasn’t hungry but felt like some dessert so ordered Blueberry Skillet. It was hot and fresh!
Joshua took good care of us.

Great place for groups. We came as a fairly large group (16) and they sat us down pretty quickly and made sure that we were taken care of, even when it got busier as the night went on.
It’s a pretty big place and they’ve got a wide selection of beers to choose from and a nice food menu. With a large beer menu it’s hard to pick and choose, especially if you’re someone like me who likes to experiment, so getting the flight is a great way to try out several beers (4) per order.

Amazing selection of beer and even better food. The pulled pork empenadas were definitely the best I’ve had in ages. You could taste a smokiness to the pastry. I could eat these all day. The only downside to this place is some of the patrons. We were near a table of early 20 somethings and for no reason they tossed a salt shaker at us. The food here doesn’t need salt because it’s seasoned so well. Still a good experience minus the social misfits.

This review is for the food portion alone as the beer selection as far as I know is unparalleled in the city. First of the space is huge and can host a large crowd which seems to be the theme for the restaurants/​bars in the this neighborhood. The space is designed more for a sports bar theme so if you are looking for that kind of theme you have found your spot.
Beer selection is astounding and thankfully the had some Belgian and Belgian style beers on tap as well. I am confident you will find your poison of choice in beers one way or the other. 4 Stars for that.
Now for the bad part the food is poor here. It is designed to encourage beer guzzling so is salt heavy. We ordered a flat bread with veggies and I ordered short rib.
First off I am not sure about this trend of eating of wooden planks as I always wonder how do they sanitize the server ware after use. In addition there isn’t much room to maneuver the food. Flat bread fell flat IMO. Dough was OK the ingredients didn’t impress much. 2 Stars.
Short Rib was served in a bowl with some veggies on rice. I like short rib and tend to order it when I see it on the menu usually. This one didn’t have the taste profile to set it apart. Word of advice to the owners while it may look nice a steak knife and a bowl are not good friends when trying to cut a piece of meat. Just and absurd example of form over function here. The bowl might look nice but can’t be used with a steak knife IMO.
Food is 2 stars from what we tried hence the low rating. I will revisit just for drinks.

In a nutshell: excellent service, great quality food, Filipino inspired food.
Okay so my girlfriend and I stumbled across The Craft, and let me just say we were both in a god awful mood when we arrived because we were starving and the lineups at the Mac n Cheese festival were too long for us to bear. We were greeted by friendly hostesses and were provided solid service and recommendations from our waiter. This place reminds me of a good version of Beer Market without the pretentious feel and with added quality and service.
A lot of the menu is Filipino inspired. Apparently the head chef is Filipino. My girlfriend is Filipino and I’m half, so we were excited to try a lot of the menu items. We ordered the lumpia for appetizer. It was fckin awesome! Regular lumpia is just basically a meat-​filled spring roll. This had a bit of spice to it and was served with a spicy dip (not sweet and sour). I’d highly recommend it! The girlfriend got the Shortrib Tacos and I got the Chili Cheeseburger and shared side garlic fries. Before leaving we had to try the Chicharron… it is very far from traditional, but let me tell you. it’s the perfect snack while downing a beer. Really tasty, they should change the name to taste-​icles.
Overall, we were impressed by everything and our experience turned our crappy day into a great one. Reasonable prices too! I’m sure this place will become more popular as time goes by for both foodies and beer-​lovers. Go now before or you’ll be sorry!!!

Finally checked out this new spot in Liberty Village that has over 120 beers on tap! Very exciting for a beer lover such as myself. What’s even better is that you can sample the beers by ordering a flight of 4, 5 oz samples. They have the beers sectioned off by beer styles which is very helpful if you’re up to discovering new craft beers.
The food menu is fantastic with lots of delicious options to choose from. I had the chili ginger chicken lettuce wraps which were very flavourful and filling with a side of plantain chips. My friends had the burger and highly recommended it.
This new restaurant is massive so you don’t have to worry about not getting a table and soon they will have a outdoor patio as well!
Awesome spot!

One hundred and twenty carefully selected local and imported craft beers on dedicated taps in the heart of Liberty Village.
If that is not enough to entice you, The Craft offers $ 10.50 flights which allow you to sample four different 5oz drafts of your choosing.
The food menu presents a great selection of beer inspired pub grub, and I highly recommend the Asada Fries to anyone who does not know what an ‘Asada’ is.
«In Latin America, Carne Asada is made from thin marinated beef steak, usually skirt steak, flank steak or flap steak. It is usually cooked with a certain amount of searing to impart a charred flavor. Carne asada can be served as a main dish or as an ingredient in other dishes.»
Thanks Wikipedia.
The Craft Classic is definitely the ‘go-​to’ burger with its cheddar, bacon, and carmilized onions, and tends to pair well with IPA’s (although I have yet to find a burger that does not pair well with an IPA).
The overall service and reception was warm and friendly, the food quality competes well with some of the best pubs in Liberty, but let’s not forget the most important thing about The Craft — the beer selection.
80 of the 120 taps are dedicated to local Ontario craft breweries, including Liberty Village Brewing Co., Lake of Bays, Nickel Brook, and Underdog to name a few.
I can’t think of a bitter way to support the local economy — hops intended.

Liberty Village get’s a new Craft Beer focused restaurant serving 120 beers on tap… how can you hate on this place? Seems like some folks gotta remember the fact that being new comes with it’s fair share of kinks to work out, especially if you walk in 1 day after a business has opened its doors — for shame!
I paid The Craft a visit on their second night in business (this past Saturday) and to be honest, I thought they were doing a great job all around. Let’s break down the experience top to bottom from the other night.
Venue — great spot, they took over for an old speakeasy style pool hall on Atlantic Ave and they’ve really done some great things with the space. Huge bar area and a totally separate dining area. The décor is simple but doesn’t overdue the whole industrial/​vintage thing that every restaurant in the world is going for right now.
Down sides: 1) their A/​C wasn’t working properly so they attempted to patch this by bringing in an outside cooling unit to blow cold air in until the issue is fixed — it didn’t work, I was soaked from sweat, 2) No patio, but one is on the way apparently… although I’m not sure where they are going to put one.
Service — Our server admitted that it was her first night. She’d had a chance to try a few dishes so did her best to make recommendations but where she earned points for the Craft was the fact that she was good at admitting when she didn’t know and would go find the answer for us right away to ensure our questions were answered. This DID happen more than you likely want from your servers, even on a soft opening weekend, but most things do come with experience, so I see no problem here. That being said, both the manager and the chef came to check on how we liked everything and even thanked us for our constructive feedback on things that needed minor touches here and there… not even worth mentioning.
Beer — 120. Craft. Beers. On. Tap. That’s pretty much all I need to say. There are a healthy selection european beers as well as some more well known brands, but the vast majority are craft microbrews. Gotta catch’em all!
Food — The Craft Charcuterie board had an assortment of nice flavours but was terribly skimpy for what it was. $ 25 for 6 – 8 slices of cold cuts and a few scraps of cheese isn’t good value. I would avoid this sharable appetizer as it’s a real disappointment if you want to try t share it. That said, the Chili Burger (done with a a spicy chili relish not actual beef and bean chili) was very juicy and perfectly balanced in flavour, it didn’t need anything else on it — not even ketchup! In addition to the burger I subbed my fries for Asada Fries, which was essentially a carne-​asada steak taco turned inside out onto french fries. The portion and quality of the steak on top was amazing, but the fries and dish overall were kind of dry. I’d rate the Charcuterie a 2, the burger a 4 and the fries a 3, respectively.
Price, very reasonable for the most part. Burger, specialty fries, 4 pints, part of the charcuterie board with tax and tip came to just over $ 70, not bad considering some of the beers were more expensive europeans.
Overall, I think The Craft is going to be a place to watch in Liberty Village, especially as the beer battles heat up in the Village between Local, The Craft and the 3 breweries coming to the area. I’ll be back again, thirsty and with friends
Eatcrest Out

Not at all impressed
Hopefully they get their shit together quick: service was friendly but slow. Took my buddy’s food order and didn’t bother to ask if I was gonna eat!
Nice selection of beers but the waitress couldn’t tell me anything about them…
The food was VERY good though
I’ll come back in a couple week and see…