Im heading West to the Toronto for a few days this month and wondered what the cognoscenti thought were the best pubs in Toronto.

Of course this is subjective but for the record Im a real ale lover who is more of a brown pub kind of guy.

Any thoughts or suggestions welcome.

Oh and I'll be staying downtown.

Thanks

Hi, I'm not sure what you mean by a brown pub, but C'est What? has a large number of brown-nosing real ale / microbrewery afficienados.

dbd33 will be along soon with the definitive answer though.

Downtown.

Most beers and ciders: C'est What? Wear a beret, carry a volume of poetry in another language.

Snap! or Jinx! or whatever it is here.

Bar Volo also offers a range of beer but you'll feel you've bought the building, not just the beer.

If I may offer a stronge negative suggestion, the Beer Bistro, if not yet bankrupt, deserves to be.

No snap. I beat you by 3 minutes.

I type slowly when I've been grouting.

Doesn't one all? Where BTW is Bar Volo?

Yonge and Wellesley, didn't we go there once for board related drinking?

Sorry. Been out with the dog.

Define "we". I don't know it at all.

On edit, I don't think I'd wander sight unseen into a place called Bar Volo, ignorant as I am about what Volo might mean in the current language of the street.

Queen and Beaver.

The Queen and Beaver on Elm Street - Good food, reasonable range of beer (according to OH) and if you are into watching football they show live matches - at Stupid o`Clock !

I haven't lived in Toronto for over 15 years but this place always had good real ale

http://casktoronto.wordpress.com/events/

and it looks like they are combining a real ale/curry night that has ties to St Georges Day

Here is the Volo blog

http://blog.barvolo.com/

If ever in the Outaouais here is a good pub

http://www.brasseursdutemps.com/english

http://www.brasseursdutemps.com/rest...s-delicatessen

Not downtown, but Allen's on Danforth has an excellent range of beers, and a lovely patio to boot.

How have I missed that pub. I've been down that road umpteen times and have never noticed it.