aberdeen tavern

before i roll out a new series called belly monster battle - let me introduce you to my posse - we like to call ourselves the #bellymonsters and we like to spend 9 hours eating our way through the city - check out goat roti  chronicles  for the full details here . my partner in crime for belly monster battle will be justin baisden from eating your content . as far as foodies go in hamilton - justin is your man. you name it, he's reviewed it - this guys is pretty legit. creep him , stalk him - just go make friends with him already - he is good people!  anyways, onto our thoughts on newly opened resto aberdeen tavern.  justin: i chanced upon the aberdeen tavern accidentally. i was a bit overzealous in getting to food truck alley a few weeks ago and was 1/2 hour early. i figured i'd take a walk and then come back. on my walk i noticed therestaurantand popped in. they were in the midst of a soft open. i had a quick word with pr rep andrea cassis, she laid out the idea of a great spot whe

there’s been a lot of good talk about the aberdeen tavern lately and i was excited to finally make my way here to take a girlfriend out for her belated birthday brunch.  brunch is only served here on sundays and this particular sunday was sunny, bright and beautiful- could the food and experience inside match this glorious weather? i’m not gonna keep you waiting and just say it like it is…. this place is fab! i loved everything and can’t wait to go back.  so if that’s all you need to know then just get your butt down there…if you must be nosy and know more then here it is.  this old bank is the most charming, inviting space ever.  i’m might even say its the most well designed, esthetically pleasing restaurant in all of hamilton.  tufted leather banquettes, marble topped bistro tables, big bright windows, beautiful plates and glassware and a nod to the tudor style.  the bathrooms downstairs are especially

aberdeen tavern a lovely evening out this summer was being invited to preview what has quickly become a city favourite, the aberdeen tavern. the newrestaurantin hamilton’s west end is impressively located in an old bank (with bank vault intact!). unfortunately it was raining on this night (there was a storm a-brewin’!) so i will have to experience the patio another time, but i was more than happy to enjoy the restaurant’s classy yet warm interior. many were invited to preview the restaurant’s new vegetarian menu. under chef nathaniel beattie, aberdeen works with local farmers and sustainable food importers. they are always coming up with new things, but some of the dishes i tried included: vegetarian samosas (with potato, green peas, yellow curry), tavern frites (with thyme & parmesan), waldorf salad, angel hair pomodoro (imported romas, spinach, garlic, basil, parmesan), and vegetarian quiche. one of my favourites was the potato gnocchi (sweet pea, mushroom, asparagus, tomato, basil

horrible service. made reservations at 8 and didn't get seated until 8:30 which only happened after my friend made a fuss about it. took over 20 min for waiter to come to our table and over 45 minutes to bring us our food. food was good not great. place is nice but none of that matters when the service is crap. thisrestaurantis overrated and looks like all the restaurants in the king west queen west area of toronto. overall: meh!!

the forgotten vegetarians. my sister and i couldn't wait to try the aberdeen tavern. we were happy to see a new vegetarian menu added so ventured out on a saturday evening to try it out. the menu was minimal and we chose the waldorf salad and quiche special respectively. we ordered the vegetable trio to share as an appetizer. the appetizer arrived in a timely manner and we enjoyed it with our glass of wine. that was it...we waited, and waited, and waited. i assure you we waited longer than most would. when my quiche finally came it was cold, i sent it back and we waited, and waited, we were not offered another glass of wine during our lengthy wait either. we had arrived at 6:05 p.m. and took seating on the patio (very nice). at 8:10 p.m., we decided to just pay for our 2 glasses of wine and appetizer and leave. the waiter waived our bill (very nice) and we left. we had a wonderful meal at arestauranton locke street before we went home. will not recommend thisrestaurantand will not return.