Bar Clams

N Nick Chen 31 reviews · Local Guide 28 August 2025

Our party thoroughly enjoyed the experience overall! The staff is what truly made my review five stars. Without that, I would have given it a four. The food was enjoyable. I had the steak frites and while the steak was pretty chewy, the fries were amazing. Also had the shrimp cocktail and the cocktail sauce could have had a touch of more horseradish. The lemon meringue pie was fantastic. In terms of the staff, our waitress sort of disappeared on us even though it didn’t seem to be all that busy. She seemed like a joy when we engaged in the beginning. However, we were later assisted by a guy who I’d say was a manager. I believe he realized we had been unassisted for a while and stepped in as we didn’t wave someone down for our waitress. He was significantly helpful and valued our feedback. It was a genuine experience giving our feedback and not one of those it goes over their head type of feedback. When he realized we just arrive to Toronto and found this restaurant on a whim, he went to tell us the history of the restaurant. We had no clue the owner was from The Bear! That was pretty cool to know. He also spoke of the other restaurant owned by the same owner then went into things to do in Toronto during our visit. In terms of the atmosphere, it was quite a unique space. It was not what I was expecting even after looking at TikTok’s. I guess I was more focused on the look of the food than what the videos background showed. Would go again for sure!

R Robin Schaufler 45 reviews · Local Guide 24 August 2025

Had dinner on the patio 8/22/25, Wow! Lots great to be said for this ‘taste of the east coast’. There were 4 of us so we tried lots and shared everything. The molasses bread is addictive and out of this world, as was the cabbage, the squash, scallops, crab dip and the oysters were shucked perfectly and lovely. I personally like mine, a bit colder, but still enjoyed them. We shared a cherry sundae and the lemon meringue pie for dessert. The sundae was great but the lemon meringue was outstanding! I can’t wait to go back to try more of the menu items! Staff and service were terrific as well. Hats off to everyone involved, it’s a Toronto Gem

C Christa M 124 reviews · Local Guide 22 June 2025

I really wanted to love this place, but overall it was just okay. The space itself is a vibe and the service was very friendly — I’d probably come back to try a few different dishes and give it another shot, but it felt quite pricey for the portion sizes. Drinks: Martini — I really dislike pre-mixed cocktails (just a personal preference), but $16 for a pre-made, maybe 2oz martini felt a bit much. Margarita — $17 and arrived with no garnish at all. It looked lonely in the glass Seafood platter: The crudo was excellent, but otherwise the platter was underwhelming — a couple of the clams had clearly gone bad (both myself and my dining companion had to spit them out). Iceberg Salad: just fine, it was essentially a bowl of lettuce Mains: Fish sandwich — Tasty, reminded me of a McDonald’s Filet-O-Fish, a little on the salty side. Trout & shrimp — Excellent, the sauce especially stood out. In short — portions felt small for the price, and while I’d give it another try, I was expecting a bit more as I usually love Matheson’s spots.

C Chris Krock 95 reviews · Local Guide 11 May 2025

This place is 100% a vibe, food was good, only feedback were the shrimp were tough, like they were cooked to quick and flashed in ice sp they got tough. Not the end of the world. Probably the best dirty martini I've ever had, outstanding fish sandwich. Cocktails were simple but perfect. Very happy I was able to go will I was in Toronto.

R Rob Edwards 297 reviews · Local Guide 4 May 2025

This places looks and feels awesome to share a meal in, the crew are ultra friendly and very knowledgeable about the menu. The vibe and menu are both killer and the food is solid… but the asking price is kinda ridiculous. I should not be dropping nearly $200 on a child portion of fish and chips, a hot turkey sandwich, and essentially 3 apps (the bacon scallops and about a cup of seafood chowder). You can tell the staff are use to hearing this since they really made sure we understood how small the portions were.. our waiter even made it clear that half or more of the items in the “plates” section are app sized. Even the ones he said were entree size were still small. So if you are looking to drop $40-60 per person on a nice afternoon snack, check out bar clams.