Firkin on the Bay

Great service from the hostess to our server. Very attentive and great experience. It's nice this area has a pub with patio and large seating indoors to enjoy the view of Lake Ontario.nnFood are typical firkin pub food, nothing special but it does the job with wings and fish and chips and fresh beers.nnOnly thing you got to becareful are these weird steps where people can easily fall or if not pay attention can easily not seeing the steps, just know your surrounding.nnOtherwise, this is a great spot around this area especially after walking around the park and the bridge.

My experience was extremely funny. We didn't have to wait long to get a seat even though the restaurant was extremely busy. We got a seat right away and even got our menu.nnIt took 15 mins for someone to get our drinks order and the next 20 mins to get the drinks. I remembered the 2 tables behind me complaining about waiting on their bill. One group was threatening to walk out, and I got the waitresses attention and asked her to attend to them.nnWhile she was acknowledging the one group, the other group of 5 walked right out. All of this was going on while we waited for our food. We waited 45 mins to get our food. There was a lot of staff, but it seems like they had no idea how to multi task .

I've tried Frikin on the Bay a couple of times. This time, it was super obvious that they have many staff members, all seemingly working hard, but probably very poor management. Everyone had a tablet hanging from their shoulder and was walking super fast. It took them maybe 20 minutes to even ask if we had placed our order or to bring the menu.nnWe had to stand up and go after some staff, and they seemed to only care about the area they were assigned to, totally ignoring the other areas. Management was busy but very disoriented. The place was not necessarily packed or super busy, but it still took them too long for us to order.nnThe meal was good, though. I got the cheeseburger, and the onion rings were very crispy. The side salad portion could be bigger, but it was tasty. Last time, I tried their wings. They were not very delicious or crispy at all. The sauces were pretty hot, and I like spicy food, but it was just hot without much taste, besides being hot.nnI'd give them a 1 for service, a 3 for wings, and a 4/5 for the burger. It's a nice place and it's open till late, so it's good to have it nearby. They just need to manage their team better and make it more efficient. They definitely don't need more people, just make the staff work more efficiently.

Great place to grab drinks and sit outside.nnUnfortunately we ordered food. nnTook them over 45mins to bring our food. Server was incompetent- had to physically give him our dirty cups to take back.nnOrdered the honey fried chicken. Barely any honey and the fries were very stale and hard. Best part of the meal was the few pickles on the side.

Super amazing view of Toronto and Lake Ontario. A must stop and visit during the summer and sit on the patio and have a cold drink. Friendly fast service with a good selection of pub food, highly recommend