Poetry Jazz Cafe

I'd passed by this place two years ago and just a peek inside, I wanted to spend the night there = However, the pandemic hit and it took until now for me to visit this venue. Super kind and friendly staff, beautiful backyard and sexy bar ambience. Live music was fantastic, cocktails were awesome and the whole experience was unworldly. One of those places for new adventures or rekindling old fires if you know what I mean =D

Small cozy but very fun place. Staff are friendly and very attentive. I had a really great Friday night here!

My fiancee and myself were In the Toronto area and decided to look up somewhere with live Jazz music to catch a drink. Google brought me here at 8:20pm Saturday night, once we approached the door a doorman on his phone blocked us from entering and asked if we were there for the live music to which I replied we were. After we paid the $20 cover charge each, we entered and found literally no seats. Found one stool for my fiancee and placed it at the bar in an opening and was then told by a bartender that area must be kept open for traffic. We moved out of the way to immediately watch someone sit down in the exact same spot with no words said to them. Annoyed I let it go but ordered two drinks which totalled $32. I paid cash $40 and was told they don't provide change, so I put it on debit instead because I didn't want to tip $8 for two drinks. So I got our drinks, we took place standing at the back wall to enjoy our drink and listen to the live music which played one song within the hour and a half we were there, the remaining music was a mixture of lofi and techno jazz being played way to loud with the treble notes set extremely high. At this point we gave up hope and I bailed on this horrible experience. Jazz music is to be enjoyed, not screamed into my ears at a piercing level of low sound quality. TLDR: spent $75 to have two drinks and listen to one live Jazz song over 90 mins in a hot, crowded, loud and dissapointing establishment

Intimate atmosphere. The bar provides great drinks!

It was an amazing experience especially with the accommodations that they made for me with my disability and all. The music was astounding and the atmosphere was the perfect ambiance. This spot will be my weekly spot.

This place is a cool little spot with a good vibe for good drinks and entertainment. I've been here twice and both times emjoyed the live musical bands they had performing including one rock band from India! They have a cute little patio but overall the place is quite small.

Poetry is my favorite place in Toronto; i have been coming here for years and I always recommend it to anyone coming downtown. There's a different live band every night, amazingly inspired cocktails, a cool ambiance and the people I meet there are awesome. Paul the bouncer makes me and my friends feel very welcome. The owner, Sean is always walking around making sure we're having a great time. One of the best things that happened after this pandemic was honestly finding out that Poetry survived, and the new back patio is just great.

It was our first time checking out live jazz music, sound was great, the.place is clean, vibe is awesome and so chill! With limited seats you'd feel like a VIP so I highly suggest you call or purchase your tickets in advance : they do not serve finger food but they're so awesome for letting us bring dry food / fries from the pizza place across. Highly recommend!

To avoid: mediocre jazz, abysmal customer service! I came in tonight, paid the $10 cover charge, asked for the tap water to start with and was told, “One drink minimum, no tap water - we are a business, we have to make money.” What a great way to treat customers and what an attitude towards music!

Cozy and cool with lots of sweet soul music. The service is good too. You can book the space for a private event or a photo or video shoot on Spacefy.