Wenona Craft Beer Lodge

Between opening and the recent menu change I regularly found myself either at Wenona, or plugging Wenona. Then they took the bannock and kale salad away from me… Not cool guys.
Interest lost.

Last night I celebrated a friend’s 40^th birthday at Wenona, and it was an awesome experience from top to tail.
Two nights ago, the birthday boy and his lovely wife phoned me looking for suggestions. They had 24 hours to make a reservation for 10 – 20 people. On Bloor. Good beer list. Not a shit a hole. This sounds like an easy arena to play in, but the truth is… a large reservation the night before anything can be tricky. I’ve long been wanting to try Wenona. I like Tallboys, and camp is clearly an adorable theme, so I gave them a buzz on behalf of the happy couple. They were incredibly accommodating.
The atmosphere here is great. Lots of happy clients buzzing along with a super sweet staff, the faint smell of BBQ and a huge beer list.

Their new bbq menu is decent; they definitely know what they’re doing in the meat department. The smoked wings were delicious but the macaroni and cheese I ordered on the side were cold and a little dry.
Well, our server was nice enough. It doesn’t bother me when servers don’t write orders down, what does bother me though is when they don’t write orders down and asks what we ordered over again and then forgets to bring something I’ve asked for, even if it’s a glass of water. And when a group of six sitting to the right of our table asked her to take their picture, she took their picture from the left hand side of our table, with flash, and just said «don’t worry, you guys aren’t in the picture.» Oh and then they weren’t happy with the picture. So sure, take another one while standing between the two tables with her back and ass fully backing it up onto our table. Amazing. A person from that table apologized to me but I don’t think it should have been her. It should have been the server. She was obviously trying to do her best to help that table of customers except she didn’t realize that she was being extremely rude to another table of customers.

Visited this little gem last night and was pleasantly surprised. The wings were 2 for 1, smoked for four days and delicious. It came with two sides. I had the Mac & cheese and the hush puppies which were pretty wonderful.
Nice selection of craft beer also. Tried the Woodhouse Lager which was damn tasty.
It’s a cozy environment and the waitress was super helpful and really charming which always makes for a more enjoyable experience.
The chairs could be comfier but I’m not going to whine about that. Look forward to going back and trying the rest of the menu.

Great cozy spot near Dufferin station. The crew is friendly and they have great beer.

The Wenona Craft Beer Lodge opened a couple months ago … Gord and I checked it out this evening for supper. The lodge theme inside was fun. They only serve craft beer (ie no big beer companies). The Gosebuster by Liberty Village Brewing Co. was good!
Gord and I both got meat pies, something we never order in a restaurant. I ordered the Traditional Beef Pie and it was delicious. I would definitely get it again. The fries were freshly cut. Gord ordered the Aussie Import, which he said was delicious, along with a kale salad. He’d get it again. So colourful!
There was a fun vibe in the lodge. The only thing I found a bit of a conflict was the music. When we got there, the tunes were Motownish. Then they switched to 80s. Then they switched to reggae, which was really out of place for a «lodge».
Phil (one of the owners) and Trish were friendly and took good care of us.
We’ll be back!

Great new place from the guys from Tallboys. Haven’t had the food but there’s a great selection of rotating craft beers and great service. Nice mix of people too. Will be back for sure.

I’m sitting here eating a beef brisket slider and a hotdog shaped like an octopus. It’s delicious and the service is amazing!

Small craft beer bar with a great atmosphere, yummy food and friendly staff. It just opened a few weeks ago and is a great addition to the neighbourhood as well as the city. It feels like you’re drinking in the shed of a cottage way up north.