the common

remember that scene in top gun when iceman says to maverick "you can be my wingman anytime"... that's love....and that's how i feel about the chicken and waffles

great spot that's it's got it all.  you can get lunch with your coworkers during the week, cheap pints on thursdays with your buds, have a romantic dinner with your crush, catch some live music later on thursdays, or the best djs and dance floor friday and saturday nights. the food is original and delicious at a reasonable price, and the service is good. they have a variety of beers, with a nice mix of staples and rotating taps. i recommend you check it out.

it'a a pleasant little place with good vibes but i'd say it's completely overrated. been there multiple times for dinners and lunches because my friends like this place, tried almost everything, and no food impressed me.

their famous truffle popcorn is soaked in oil. today i paid $16 for lettuce wraps where lettuce looked like it's gone through the world war 2! (the leaves were so soft and yellow as if it's been crying for days lol)

all servers are very nice and try to provide the best service they can, but the place so understaffed! if you have smth to go, the waitresses would never care to pack some sauce for you if it goes with your dish, but imagine yourself serving so many people at once!

overall, it's a cute restaurant, just not the best. for the same amount of money you can have way better experience if you choose to go to another place. hope it helps! :)

the common… it’s one of my favourite places to hang out with my friends after work. for a short period of time, we would frequent this place at least once a week after work. we liked the atmosphere, the service was great, and the food was pretty good too. we eventually took a hiatus for a few months though because we wanted to try and be healthier, go out less, and just be more fit in general. i’ve had the chance to try many different things on their menu, but never took pictures before, but i just went there recently last week with jamie, so i can talk about that experience. sorry for the poor quality of pictures, the lighting is kind of dim, and i suck at taking pictures.

thumbs up!. i recently went to the common and had a wonderful experience! the service was friendly and welcoming, they were really helpful when it came to questions about the menu (

disappointed! i was so excited to finally dine here and found the food blah. truffle popcorn? i didn't taste truffle or anything. the tuna salad was terrible you would think it would be a nice piece of fresh tuna...no, canned tuna with mayo on greens blah. and the earl grey creme brûlée, was cold and had a mash potato texture. along with poor service.

bread and cheese. this amazing smoke flavored appetizer. is a must when to you go too the common!.

no thanks.. for the price you pay, this place is not worth it. the poutine was salty!! really really salty. the chicken in the chicken and waffles were alright and the waffles were probably eggos. maybe it would've been better if the food was hot. the servers were also too slutty for their own good, like i understand that you have to get that tip and pay the bills, but daym! if i wanted to see that much skin i would've stayed home and taken my clothes off. if this place was in calgary, it would not survive.

we were more enthused overall by the appetizers at the common than their mains. although each protein was cooked well, we were let down by most of the flavour profiles accompanying them. in truth, the inconsistency in the food makes the common a difficult restaurant to recommend. there are tasty things to be had, but you might need to wade through a few mediocre dishes to find them.

cool spot, best g+t in the city. i've come here for both lunch and dinner and the food was executed flawlessly. the first time i was here i tried the chicken and waffles and they had a nice blueberry compte and goat cheese topping, the second time i tried the tuna. they were both fantastic. what i would highly trying is their drinks, they have a great beer menu but where they really deliver are their cocktails. i've come here 3 times and my gin and tonics were poured perfectly every time. i would recommend coming after 10pm on a weekend as they focus on drinks and music. it is a fantastic place to unwind after a long week.

 two-course lunches for $15, three-course dinners for $28 or an executive dinner for $48. it’s a great way to try a restaurant that maybe you haven’t had a chance to before.  i dove right in at the first possible chance and went for lunch on friday with a friend from work. we decided to tried the common , a gastro-lounge that boasts a scratch made kitchen taking pub and comfort foods and putting modern twists on them.     the downtown dining  week lunch menu offers a salad as the starter. it had roasted apples, mushrooms, blue cheese, pecans, brussel sprouts and a mix of greens. it was quite tasty and i liked the mix of warm apples and brussel sprouts with the crisp greens.    they have 2 options for your main course, pork meatballs with gnocchi carbonara or a tandoori nada sandwich with rocket (arugula), avocado, sweet ginger and olives. we got 1 of each and shared.  the gnocchi was wonderfully light and fluffy, the carbonara sauce was rich and flavourful with big bits of bacon. the meatballs were moist enough and topped with a little parmesan cheese for some flavour.    the sandwich was also quite good. the basa was cooked just perfect! crunchy on the outside but perfectly moist on the inside! since this was supposed to be a tandoori fish i did expected a little more flavour. now i know that a tandoor is a type of oven or cooking method traditionally, however when the menu states tandoori i usually expect the tastes of masala, garlic, ginger and cumin. nonetheless the sandwich was tasty. the olives added a nice salty flavour but wasn’t overpowering and the bun was really fresh. the sandwich also came with a side; options were salad, fries or soup. since we had a salad as a start we decide on soup. which was a tomato ve

i have been to the common a few times for lunch and unfortunately i have been disappointed each time. the food is just okay and their specials are confusing. on mondays they have chicken and waffles on special... wait no they don't that's only after 6pm in a really tiny font. and since they changed the waffles from the blueberry compote version to the ancho maple syrup recipe it wasn't even worth the $19.00 i spent on it. i will go here for drinks or fries but not a meal again.

chicken & waffles!!!!!. the common used to pair the chicken and waffles with a blackberry compote and a circle of goat cheese.

we returned last night, and found that they tweaked the recipe! it's even more delicious now - with a bacon relish on the side. the chicken is crusted with a ton of spices and herbs now, which was also delicious. my only complaint is that the chicken was way too salty - if the kitchen reduced the salt and used a bit more rosemary, this dish would be amaaaaazing!

best fries in city. get the fries, best in the city. stay for the funky dj


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burger is delicious. beef duo was ok, the short ribs part were excellent, other cut was tough, gravy too salty. service was adequate. good vibe.

one of the few neighbourhood pubs for grandin area. not a fan of the place on the weekends, wish they were open sundays!