Amsterdam Brewhouse.

Brew pub... Checked out recently opened Amsterdam Brewhouse, on Queens Quay, the first venture into food service for Amsterdam brewery. First off, it's a big place! 800+ seats including a massive patio that faces Lake Ontario. Definitely a place to be in the summer patio months. 

Upon entering, you're greeted with The Tanks! These large brewing tanks supply the restaurant with seasonal brews, Amsterdam favourites and adventure brews. This is what really makes this place so unique and beautiful. Their beers are brewed in small batches and once they're gone, it's gone. That gives me reason to always go back to see what they're brewing. You can even submit your idea @amsterdambh!

If you're here for sports, like I was, they have a semi-horseshoe bar that seats about 30 accompanied by a huge TV. They also have surrounding flat-screen that are more effect than effectiveness. At first, their menu can be challenging to maneuver. They have their favourites, meaning the beers that they have and will always have, name 416, Blonde, Big Wheel, Boneshaker, etc. Then they have seasonal and adventure brews on a separate menu. They also have "From the Cellar" which are extremely expensive aged beers ($20+). If you don't know what you want, they also have "Flight Tours" for $8. You get to choose based on taste from Light to Strong Beers. Each Flight Tour gives you four 5oz glasses of their selection. It's a great way to taste different beers and at $8, it's really a great deal. All their beers are $7 flat for 20oz pint. They also have some beers by other local brewers but I didn't pay much attention to it. Overall, the food was good. We tried their 416 Fish and Chips, Lobster Rolls, and Potato Pizza. 

The entire second floor looks like it's dedicated to special events. It over looks the bar/restaurant much like Real Sports does. Overall, the beer and food was excellent. Service, which only reviews would suggest it to be subpar, was also good. However, we were sitting at the bar which tends lend itself faster service. 

Amsterdam Brewhouse
245 Queens Quay, Toronto
www.amsterdambrewhouse.com

Windfield's Restaurant.

all day breakfast!... I've passed by Windfield's Restaurant in North York a million times in the past 10 + years and the all day breakfast sign always catches my eye. Windfields is a family restaurant sitting at the South East corner of Leslie and Yorkmills. My friend Everett suggested that we try Windfields for a late breakfast/ lunch, knowing that they serve all day breakfast. We went on a Sunday afternoon (Around 2 pm), and the place seemed half full, with most people finishing up their meals and paying their bills.  To satisfy his breakfast cravings, Everett went straight for the All Day Breakfast combo (pictured below) that comes with 3 Eggs any style, choice of bacon/ sausage/ ham, toast and french fries ($8.75 + tax/tip). Not the cheapest, but not bad if your too lazy to cook and are craving breakfast- allday. They have quite an extensive menu including different pastas, seafood, breakfast items and sandwiches among other things.  
I ordered the Chicken Pita Hoagie ($10.75 + tax/tip), which was grilled chicken breast on a pita with grilled peppers, onions, mushrooms and swiss cheese melted on top. This also came with fries, and actually looked more like a pizza than a sandwich. I found this to be a little bland though-  could use some additional seasoning or flavour. I was quite full as this was  a pretty large dish loaded with cheese.  My friend Chris ordered the Halibut Fish and Chips ($13.95 + tax/tip).  This came with 2 large pieces of fish along with fries, coleslaw and tartar sauce. Chris said the fish was pretty good- what he expected, and that the french fries were especially good/crispy.


Overall, Windfields is a good convenient spot where you can get anything from fish and chips to breakfast all day.  The food is decent, the dishes are simple but the prices are definitely not cheap (too be expected in the area).  They also have a couple morning specials (7 am - 11 am) including an Eggs Benedict for under $10.


Windfield's Restaurant
801 York Mills Road
North York, ON
M3B 1X7
(416) 445-1630 ‎