Bar Lupulus

We stopped in spur of the moment on a weekend night, no reservations but were able to sit out on the lovely heated patio.

Phenomenal beer list, with a great deal of care taken to offer unusual and exquisite beers.

We got some small plates to share, starting with a delicious charcuterie board of house made pork pastrami and a few cheeses. The accompaniments were as tasty and well-matched as could be.

Then we had a foie gras tart. I thought this would be a savory tart, but to my surprise it was like a dessert. With foie gras! The flavors were delicately sweet, balanced, and amazing. The foie gras was subtle without any of the mineral finish that it has sometimes. Seved with dulce de leche and sorrel, this was mind blowing.

We then had a pasta dish with wild boar confit, smoked feta, and pickled kohlrabi. Another fantastic dish.

Lastly, we ended with steamed apple cake, caramel, and green apple sorbet. Wow!

Service was informed, super nice, and attentive.

I can't recommend this enough.

Great food and atmosphere! Definitely a place for charcuterie lovers; he menu is small but refined. We had the endive salad it was delicious!! My favourite bite of the night.

One of my favourite places in the city for drinks. I especially love their cocktails but they have an incredible selection of beers and wines as well. My favourite drink is the the Bucky Mulloy cocktail pictured below with delicious rhubarb bitters. Their menu is always changing but my favourite item is the lamb galette (also pictured) and they always have delicious local cheese options on their charcuterie boards to choose from! Great service and even cooler atmosphere inside! In the summer, they also have a back patio which is very intimate and a must try!

A great bar on Wellington street with excellent service! I tried making a reservation online (which I highly recommend because they can get very busy and only have outdoor patio dining), and was the first on the wait list. Tried our luck and they were still packed with no room. However, the staff was incredibly nice and accommodating and created a makeshift table with a heat lamp for us on the side! I had a delicious aperol spritz, and we tried some appetizers. Highly recommend the crispy nori and the charred octopus. The caramel corn was just okay.

Great beer selection and late night bites! The staff is all friendly, attentive, and clearly passionate about what they do. My group wasn't sure what to order, but our waiter was able to provide excellent recommendations based on our drink preferences and even put together a delicious charcuterie board for us. We couldn't have been happier with the recommendations! Everything was spot-on.

I'd definitely recommend making a reservation for a weekend night - this place gets packed. My group had a reservation but waited about 10 minutes for our table to be cleared. There was also a 30th birthday party going on so it was a little rowdy, but made the vibe all the more lively.

Next time I'd love to try their dinner entrees - everything looked so good!

I came here with some friends really late at night around 1230 am on a Saturday. The bar was still busy (good sign) even though the stretch of Hintonburg was rather quiet on a very cold night.

They have an amazing selection of beers on tap and on bottle. My friend who knows his way around the beer and wine world ordered a bottle of the Cantillon, a beer based out of Brussels. I must say it was probably one of the top 10 beers I have tried and is one of the most hard to get and rare beers in the world. This bottle was 1 of around 60 available in North America so it was a great treat for us.

The bar was also doing late night eats, which was Khao Soi noodles by chef Mike Frank. It was egg noodles in red curry broth with braised beef and mustard greens. I've never had Khao Soi before so it was definitely a new experience for me.

Highly recommend this place for its service and selection of alcohol. It can get a little pricey because the quality of their food and drink are on the higher end.

I loved the menu, food, atmosphere, and service here! I have no complaints. The food is worth the price you pay and is so elegantly presented. Everything tasted wonderful.

We went out for dinner with a group of 8 this summer. They had their window wall opened so it was almost like a patio setting. They were able to accommodate our larger group but a reservation is definitely required. They are quite the busy place and not as big overall.

They offer all different types of craft beers for those beer lovers out there! They have a pretty good drink menu too.

I will definitely come back to try out other things on their menu.

Nice food but tiny tiny portions and very expensive, we had a teenager with us and had to make him a grilled cheese when I got home. Nice cocktails and staff but food is not it for me.

Well, I visited this place twice and have two different viewpoints its a solid 4.
1) I went here for drinks with my wife, we set on the bar had a wonderful conversation with the barman. GREAT selection of draft beers (a bit expensive for a pint) and had a wonderful experience.
2) We came again (because of last time) this time for the food, The place was noisier than I remembered, the food was really good BUT we asked them for the vegan versions (since they do offer a vegan option for a couple of the options) what they did is not replace ingredients like I expect at a chef-style restaurant but reduce ingredients so one plate was very dry because they removed the non-vegan sauce but didnt replace it with something else that will maintain the spirit of the plate. Very disappointing (and charged us the same).

I WILL NOT come again for the restaurant, I WILL come again for the bar.

Three stars for the fabulous beverages - in particular, I recommend the "delivery boy". But really, all of the drink choices are just incredible - the cherry stout is *amazing*. This place is a solid win if you're just out for drinks!
However, guys, ya gotta pull up your socks with the food situation. Flavours: excellent. BUT. Please, for the love of all that is holy, do not bring me my teensy, tiny, overhyped "meal" just lukewarm. I like my food hot, especially if there is so very little of it. Also: there's this thing called bread that is a really nice starter to have kicking around, especially when the main food is so fancified as to leave you hungry.
Look, nobody wants to see me drunk on ten too many delicious cocktails and not enough food. Just fix that one major detail, and we're headed for a full house of stars!