The Walton

This is a cute place to grab a coffee or tea and a snack during the day or a drink at night. It’s cozy and unpretentious. The food is simple but delicious. I think it’s going to be my go-​to in the neighbourhood.

I love the Walton. It is so beautiful. I came here for a birthday around 12:30am pre-​Christmas. The décor is beautiful and the white painted brick with the Christmas lights and the lovely mini-​florals on the table? Beautiful.
Service was a bit slow but other than that I had a wonderful time. Good drinks, nice snacking food and apparently they have a dope back patio for warmer weather. They have a basket of blankets if you get cold — SOLD.
Come here! Actually, don’t otherwise I won’t get a seat. But do because I want them to flourish. Lovely place.

Absolutely love this place. It’s beautiful inside, the cocktails are amazing and the owners are extremely friendly.

The Gabardine is a fave of mine, and I’m pretty sure an original owner of that restaurant is involved with this bar. Either way, the Walton is a pretty perfect little spot — sophisticated, but welcoming décor, reasonably-​priced drinks, and a small selection of decent food. The only trouble is that the service, while friendly, was a little slow — sometimes had to wait 10 – 15 minutes for a pint that just takes a few seconds to pour. Still, I think that was just a service kink that’ll be worked out in the future. I really hope this place sticks around — it’s the kind of bar/​café that you want to become an institution, rather than the normal 2 – 4 year flash in the pan.

Yum, Yum, Cute, Cute!
Went here with some family members for post-​work drinks and bites. The Walton is awesome. You walk in and can tell the owners are people that a) love what they do & b) care about your overall experience at their carefully-​curated establishment.
The cocktail/​beer/​wine list is superb. I was in the mood for something ‘light and fizzy’ and our server immediately recommended a cocktail which was delicious (and just what I had in mind). My fellow drinking partners had various cocktail selections — all of which were beautifully presented in cool mugs/​glasses. My cocktail was followed by 2 glasses of a local, buttery-​but-​light pinot gris.
The food: the Walton doesn’t have a ‘full kitchen’ but serves delectable snacks and pies… so you’d never really know they don’t have a big kitchen. Get a pie if you’re hungry — the scent alone makes it worth it. We shared a few of the fish dishes and cheeses. All quite good. I’d highly recommend the Gravlax. Yum.

Normally I’m an East End bon vivant slash functioning alcoholic but my friend Lorraine suggested we check this new place out as it is owned by the original creators of her favourite downtown restaurant, the Gabardine, which is under new management. A few weeks ago, after watching a crushing Blue Jays versus Royals game, we decided to fly our broomsticks out west, ie. trundle along on the Gerrard streetcar to drown our sorrows and eat something delicious.
The Walton is the kind of bar that every neighbourhood should have. It’s one of those places you could imagine a modern day Hemingway would hang out in… it’s cozy, warm, and unpretentious with a nod to deco twenties style décor… or wait, was Hemingway himself pretentious? I read somewhere he was a bloated bore and liked to argue alot. Still, I could see myself having a torrid affair with him and we would hang out here and get slowly hard liquor hammered whilst having lively and incoherent discussions about boxing and World War 2 with the bartender. Toward the end of the evening, Ernie would slide his hand up my skirt and rub my thigh and that would the cue to leave and we would make out sloppily in the back of the Über. But of course he’d be passed out by the time we got home and I’d have to carry his fat ass up to bed. But! In the morning I would make him a double Bloody Mary and he’d be good to go. Half mast, but still.
Anyway, back to real life, Lorraine and I always like to belly up to any given bar as opposed to the seated dining area because we like to chat. This place the sets the bar for bar banter, lol. Alison, the owner, was our server and Stefan was the cook and the maker of pickled herring, and they suggested things that hit the spot. We had bourbon based cocktails and switched to a craft beer on tap, following the golden of beer before liquor, never sicker, liquor before beer, never fear. The Walton doesn’t have a full-​sized kitchen, but right at the bar, there is a prep area where things are heated in a super-​high tech convection oven. We had yummy sausage rolls, pâté, and a cheese and charcuterie platter, hit the spot. The whole evening was super fun, no arguing, just lots of laughs with great company. The west side is lucky to have this place!

This place just opened up 2 weeks ago. It wasn’t packed so it was nice for our party of 7. Seats were comfortable and cozy and drinks were thoughtful and tasty. My friend and the goat cheese pie and he said it was delicious. The rest of us just had drinks, and they were all great! Will definitely check this place out again.