The Porch Toronto

Been coming here since last Summer and as much as I love the Patio space everything is just a rip off.
If they are not charging $ 5 for entry during busy periods they are charging $ 20 for chicken strips!
It is still a great patio which I recommend to friend’s all the time with the warning that they do charge «Club level» prices and to consider Croc Rock as an alternative.

This afternoon my friend and I walked into The Porch, sat down and it started sprinkling. The group of 5 waitresses standing around staring at our table directly at me and did not come over to ask us if we wanted a drink or to tell us they weren’t serving people anymore due to the weather. Waitresses then walked by our table multiple times and nothing was said to us…
So needless to say, we left without any of them saying bye.

Gorgeous view but terrible service, overpriced drinks and food. We came on a Tuesday evening and the service was already SO slow, I can’t even imagine coming here on a weekend. Will not be returning.

Great place to go on a nice breezy warm day! Don’t go when it’s blazing hot because you will melt (like I did). Gorgeous rooftop with a beautiful view of the area. There are a bunch of lounge areas, high top tables and a bar.
Once you enter just grab an available seating area there is no one there to seat you. It’s has plenty of room for large groups of you can find seating. It was packed when I went but me and 6 other friends were able to sit and order food.
Our waitress was so so so nice! She had great hospitality and always checked in on us! LOVE that!
The food was good I had typical chicken fingers with French fries. The food was typical «bar food» as they say. They serve great drinks and one of my friends ordered watermelon slices, very refreshing especially on that hot day!
It seemed like a very popular place to go since there were so many people. They also played good music. There is an indoor area downstairs but everyone was on the rooftop. Also it’s a walk up! No elevator just warning you now. Definitely would go again on a cooler day.

Beautiful view but horrible service! Would not go back. Took forever for someone to take our order and forever to get the bill! I came being excited for the pail margarita drinks but it was super overpriced for the amount given to us. The food was good but slightly overpriced as well.

$ 10 cover to sit on a patio. We were promised by the girl who collects the cover charge that there were TVs that had been added to the patio (we wanted to watch the Raptors game). There weren’t. My friends ordered the bulldog which was $ 18.75 and comes in a beach pail. You would think a drink that expensive would be filled to the top and actually taste like alcohol. Nope, the bucket they serve it in came ¹⁄₃ full and tasted like watered down slushy. I’ve been here last year and the thing was full to the brim. When brought to our server’s attention (we showed her a picture of what our drinks looked like the last time we came), she said that the bartenders were «switching things up.» So pretty much they jacked up the prices and reduced the volume. The beer I ordered was warm. So I asked for a new one which was also warm. Food is overpriced. The view is nice, but I would not recommend this place to anyone. Left feeling ripped off.

This place isn’t ideal for an intimate date or dinner for two. It really is more of a social gathering, meeting new people type of place. My boyfriend and I were the only asians, everyone else was white, and they played a mixture of jazz and country music, which isn’t really our scene. The drinks were amazing however. They serve them in big portions in buckets with watermelon slices which is pretty cool. And the view is awesome too. The CN tower is clearly visible and the string lights above the patio create a cool atmosphere. I’m sure a lot of people would enjoy this place to mingle and get drinks but I’m not really the loud social type so I didn’t like it too much.

This place has a gorgeous Patio area. If the weather is good consider yourself lucky because it’s a great place to eat outdoors. They allow you the freedom to sit where you like. It’s pretty first come first serve basis.
The food is ok. They have very common foods like burgers n fries, chicken fingers & you can even order something as simple but refreshing as a plate of watermelon!
Our waitress was super friendly. She was attentive and very up beat. She had no problem giving us to go plates and getting water or anything extra we needed.
Great place overall to unwind have a bucket margarita and call it lunch or din served.

So first of all, I get there and I had to take flights of stairs. Secondly, when I finally get there… I see this amazing view of the cn tower (that’s the only good quality about the place is the view and the furniture. However, I had to wait 20 minutes for a server to come. The server came after I complained to her about my waiting time. I have been to fancy restaurants on King and okay quality restaurants on yonge, I have never felt treated trash as a customer. Not only that but, I felt really uncomfortable and not welcome (what I mean by this is how the servers greeted their customers… there wasn’t even a greet). I would not recommend this place to anyone.

About time someone thought to open up a patio with an awesome view of the CN tower. The staff are also super friendly. Came here with a bunch of friends for some drinks and apps, and we all loved it. The nachos were definitely the highlight. Lots of topping on it, and was such a great sharer. The pizzadilla was also really yummy but it’s not a shareable dish. My friend tried the veggie wrap and said it was really good. We’re definitely coming back to this gem!

Came for the view, left running for the toilet.
If you are just want to have an overpriced drink and sit in the sun with a view of the CN Tower, then it’s not a bad choice. I must say the vibe of this place it pretty cool. It is a great place for young people to go to sit on a rooftop patio in DT Toronto, just don’t expect great service.
Also stay away from the food. It took us over 20 minutes to get a waitress to come to our table. Once we order it took another 45 minutes for us to get our burgers. After we ate, we moved to a different part of the deck because of the sun. From there we had a view of the kitchen and we were blown away. Food was sitting out directly in the sun for over 20 minutes. We thought it was just sitting there left over and then we saw a waitress bring it over to a table. About an hour later I was very sick from food poisoning. Never eating there again.

Great view of the city skyline at night! Good alternative if the line is too long at the other establishments nearby. The climb to the rooftop (3−4floors) is a small workout, but you can always use it as good excuse to reward yourself once you get to the rooftop bar. Cover varies by day, usually $ 5 – 10 on weekends.

I went here one evening after dinner with a girlfriend for 28^th birthday drinks. We were by far the oldest people on the patio! We felt we didn’t belong at all. Definitely a place with a younger crowd.
There is a $ 13 cover. Honestly we thought the guy was kidding when he told us. Cover for a patio? Why?! The stairs! There is so many of them. Good luck to those who drink too much and have to come back down. Wonder how many people have fallen down them…
The place was packed, but we were able to find a table with an awesome view of the CN Tower. Honestly, it’s worth a visit just for the view. Breathtaking at night.
We ordered our first round of sandpail daiquiris from the bar. We barely had to wait for service at all and the bartenders were extremely nice and worked quickly.
Love the strawberry flavour. Sweet, but refreshing. I love the addition of the watermelon. It’s a nice touch. Second round we were served by a waitress. It took awhile for her to come around, but we didn’t have to wait too long for the drink. Mango this time. Good, just not as good as the strawberry. The waitress seemed to have too many tables to handle on her own. She seemed to be the only person manning the patio. She was extremely friendly despite the chaos. Definitely gave her a good tip.
The bathroom is NASTY! Do you best to not use them in any case. There was what I’m hoping to be water all over the stall floors. The floors were extremely dirty. The garbage was over flowing and there was toilet paper stuck to the wet floors.
The drinks were average priced for downtown Toronto. I believe they were around $ 12-​$ 14 for the sandpail? Overall, fun evening.

Beautiful little secluded roof top pub. AWFUL and expensive food. Waitresses were super sweet and nice.
Would not come back here for anything other than to grab a drink and see the CN tower

The view was pretty cool, but I’m not sure if the price tag is worth going back again.
$ 6 for cover
$ 13 for a regular grilled cheese and fries
$ 14 for a 2oz. drink, which I could’ve easily gotten for $ 3 at the bar down the street!
We were in the line for about 20 minutes since there were only 2 groups in front of us. The waitress took 20 minutes to bring us menus, another 30 minutes to take our order, and another 30 minutes to bring out the food.
There were a few tables that had dirty cups lying around, and the bathroom was boiling hot!
The ambiance is pretty nice so I’d say it’s worth checking it out once, but I wouldn’t expect too much.

So. Many. STAIRS. Good news is once you make it upstairs it will all have been worth it. Gorgeous view of the city and really nice set up overall. We arrived at 9pm and had to wait in a line for about 15 minutes, but there was no cover. It was packed upstairs so I can see why there was a line up. I didn’t get to try the food, only the cocktails which go for $ 14 for 2oz. cocktails. I recommend the Porch mojito. They also have small cans of beer but not a big selection. My friend got the bucket margarita which looks fun but only comes with 1 oz. of liquor. No thanks.
Our server was lovely, and had some good suggestions for drinks. She was very attentive and friendly.
My only complaint is they need to revamp those washrooms and have a proper ventilation system. It’s so muggy and disgusting in there especially when it’s so hot outside. Ugh!
I’ll be back again to enjoy more cocktails and give the food a try!

Good service on Sunday afternoon, great drinks, did not try the food here. Love the music, nice, chill kind of vibe.
Cons: it’s a hell of a hike up many flights of stairs to get to rooftop porch!
The ladies room bathroom is really scuzzy. Scuzzy as in no TP in dispensers and dirt on the walls around sink and drying area. (Kind of scared to touch the faucets.)
Cocktails range from 9 – 15 depending on what you get.

Been here twice and I just don’t think I really get the hype. I won’t deny that it’s a nice, spacious patio with a good view of the city, but if you were to ask me if it’s worth lining up for like an hour to get in, then I would definitely say no. And definitely make sure you eat somewhere else beforehand, because while the food here isn’t terrible, it’s nothing to get excited about and doesn’t really come cheap.
On my first visit with a friend, we luckily didn’t have to line up and just went up, but found it hard to find a seat — ended up sharing a table with another group, which was fine. It seems like servers here have a hard time keeping track of their patrons, because no one came around to give us menus, and in general the service the entire evening was extremely lacking. Maybe because it’s more of a bar than a restaurant, but I feel that you really have to expend the effort to request service here, since it just doesn’t come to you AT ALL otherwise. It really had me questioning whether this place is meant to be self-​serve or not… maybe next time I should just order from the bar/​food truck myself. Our waitress, while not exactly unfriendly, didn’t go out of her way at all to try to provide good service, on those rare occasions when we managed to grab her attention.
My friend ordered the fried mac & cheese (6 pieces for $ 12) and the watermelon Greek salad ($ 13). To be fair, the mac & cheese sticks were pretty decent and I actually thought the salad was good and refreshing, but still too expensive for what we were given. I originally ordered tacos, but then was told they were all out (of which ingredients, I will never know) so on a whim I ordered nachos ($ 18) expecting them to be a one-​person portion. Definitely not, share this with at least 3 other people because it’s big and now I can’t even look at any more tortilla chips without feeling a bit sick. The drink prices are as you would expect i.e. $ 9.75 for a margarita in a bucket that tastes pretty good but is also very watered down, given the slush and all in it.
In general I would skip the food here but MAYBE come back for drinks if nothing else is happening.

You really only come here for the view, not the food and definitely not the prices.
A bulldog was $ 16.50, and a plastic cup cocktail was $ 14…
After hiking up 4 storeys I arrived at The Porch.
The view was lovely, and the music is great.
All I had were nachos and that was probably enough for 3, maybe 4 people. The drinks were ok, and service was a bit slow.
Trying to find a shady spot was difficult, so bring lots of sunscreen.
Beware that people will also hog the patio chairs…
The staff was quite snobby and looked like they hated their job.
Overall, this place was ok.

Too often people come into this area and are looking for something specific. Things that ain’t my deal, things like: bottle service, dress codes, tinder in real life, etc. The Porch is a breath of fresh air from that usual Richmond and John bull shit.
This rooftop haven is open seven days a week, with no cover Sunday-​Wednesday. Their drinks are reasonably priced, the staff are kind and unpretentious, you can wear whatever you want and soak up the sun. It is the perfect place to get a selfie with the CN tower and have a few drinks with buddies after work. Admittedly, I haven’t had the food yet… but it comes out of a food truck they craned onto a roof, so I’m fairly certain based on adorability alone it’ll be fine by me.
Full disclosure: I am planning an event with these folks, but the above review is based on a completely organic experience at another another event held at The Porch. Normally I’d be worried people were thinking I was blowing smoke up the business’s bum by writing this review so close to hosting a party here… but the other reviews just seem so harsh and different from my experience, I had to chime in.