Most of the staff seem great but for a bar that tries to be a local neighbourhood favourite they still do some of the shady club stuff. This includes forcing people to wait in the cold so it looks like there's a line, raising cover when it starts to get busy, kicking people out shortly after they pay cover so they can keep the money and get more people in to pay - the list goes on. I would... more

Tried to get into Clinton's to meet up with old friends and was met at the door with a doorman who insisted I get a stamp to enter. When I explained to him I am allergic to the dye and can't risk breaking out, he again insisted I needed a stamp to get in. I offered to let him stamp a piece of paper I had in my bag as an alternative but again he refused. I found him very rude and unwilling to... more

Unfortunately, I've arrived at the conclusion that this establishment is one to be avoided. It's just up the street from my home, and my partner and I visit often because of the convenience factor (and, it must be said, for no other reason). The service has never been great, and neither has the food. But today we encountered absolute disaster within its kitschy Canadiana walls. I ordered a... more