Introducing: The Bristol, a new pub and curry house in The Great Hall on Queen West
Name: The Bristol
Neighbourhood: Queen West
Contact Info: The Great Hall, 1087 Queen Street W., 647-716-6583, @BristolYardie, facebook.com
Owners: Former Bristol Yard owner Davy Love and Nav Sangha, owner of The Great Hall and Wrongbar
Chef: Love is still the exec chef, but he’s hired his old culinary-school pal, Joice Phillip, to act as head chef
The Food: Fans of the Christie location will recognize a similar lineup of British brunch dishes and other pub standards (bangers and mash, shepherd’s pie). New to the menu are five British-style curries, each made with a classic BIR (i.e. British Indian Restaurant) gravy that takes 17 hours to prepare. The curries range from mild to “hallucination-inducing”—the Phall of the Empire curry, for instance, is spiced with ghost peppers.
The Drinks: Beer, beer, and more beer. Wine and mixed drinks are available, too.
The Place: Over on Christie, Love’s snug British eatery was pegged as a brunch place, but he always wanted to own a pub. The new Queen Street venue (previously home to Samuel J. Moore) now boasts 93 seats, a marble library bar, a jukebox and a full-sized TARDIS that houses an ATM. The room has been given your standard British-pub makeover with flocked wallpaper, velvet-upholstered chairs and shelves crammed with patriotic knickknacks.
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- <strong>The Bristol</strong> is housed in the old <strong>Samuel J. Moore</strong> space at Queen and Dovercourt
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- The room has been given a classic British makeover with flocked wallpaper, velvet-upholstered chairs and lots of patriotic knickknacks
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- Case in point
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- The jukebox is stacked with CDs from 25 local DJs
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- More knickknacks
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- The Sauchiehall Skooby Snack is the post-bar snack of choice in Glasgow. The monster sandwich contains a sausage patty, black pudding, two slices of bacon, a sunny-side-up egg, cheddar cheese, a potato scone, fried onions, lettuce and tomato—all piled onto a Scottish bap ($12.50)
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- Fish and chips with tartar sauce and mushy peas ($14)
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- Arugula with pear, Stilton and walnuts ($10)
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- Steak-and-Stilton pie with mushy peas and mashed potatoes ($14)
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- Chicken tikka masala with rice, chapatti bread, papadum and mango chutney ($15)
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. New to the menu are five British-style curries, each made with a classic BIR (i.e. British Indian Restaurant) gravy that takes 17 hours to prepare. The curries range from mild to “hallucination-inducing”—the Phall of the Empire curry, for instance, is spiced with ghost peppers.
The Drinks: Beer, beer, and more beer. Wine and mixed drinks are available, too.
The Place: Over on Christie, Love’s snug British eatery was pegged as a brunch place, but he always wanted to own a pub. The new Queen Street venue (previously home to Samuel J. Moore) now boasts 93 seats, a marble library bar, a jukebox and a full-sized TARDIS that houses an ATM. The room has been given your standard British-pub makeover with flocked wallpaper, velvet-upholstered chairs and shelves crammed with patriotic knickknacks.
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The curry is soooooooooo goooooood
shit beers, and coke heads in the tardis
The main think I miss about England is proper Anglo-Indian cuisine – I can’t wait to try these curry dishes, I have high hopes.