The Stone Lion

I went veg this time and ordered a couple of things on the menu that were all veggie. I’m not a vegetarian but if I was I’d go here all the time!
Great layout and open space, good vibe– a lot of locals (which is always comforting). Good selection of beers on tap.
Service was attentive and wonderfully polite. We barely noticed when our waitress clocked-​out. Good music, but it can get a bit louder as the night goes on.

Soooo bad. I went with my kids a couple days ago for dinner. I ordered a beer and the kids ordered a Pad Thai and some chicken wings. Both were inedible. Worst Pad Thai I’ve ever eaten. It was like Chef Boyardee Pad Thai, like it came out of a can. The waitress asked me «be specific, what exactly could the chef do to improve it?» I said, «for starters, the chef could go to a restaurant that serves Pad Thai and eat it.» And the wings were slimy and tasted of corn starch. However, the beer was good. They poured a good beer. Highly recommend the beer.

I’ve been here many times now. The kitchen has gotten its feet under it after taking over from the original bar. Staff is starting to get as friendly as they need to be in the neighbourhood. Fantastic spot during the summer on the patio. Super night when they have Robbie and Matt doing awesome acoustic covers and mashups.
They need to keep an eye of consistency of food. It can be good or so so (French fries should be awesome and they are not). This is the only thing holding it back as location ambiance and drinks are great.
Kids day Sunday is fantastic. They even made my daughters pizza in the shape of the millennium falcon.
UPDATE April 2016: The owners changed the oil for fryer and the French fry supplier. Fries went from «take it or leave it» to awesome. We had a massive order today and had to order another one. Well done.

the patio is really great in the summer. I don’t have a reason for going here in winter though. I ordered some jerk chicken thing, and pieces of rubber were in it. the server apologized and took it off the menu. other than the pieces of nasty plastic, the chicken was meh. then I saw a drunk man stumble out of the restaurant and get in his car and whip down queen street. what a delightful meal.

The 3 stars here just for amazing patio. If you want good food, then maybe it’s not the place to go. Been here with my kids last week. Kids asked for cheese pizza from the kids menu. I had fish and chips. Pizza was just inedible. My hungry kids could eat it. My fish and chips plate was missing coleslaw. Then I’ve asked about it I was informed that they run out (it was before 6p.m.) Eh? Fries were weird and fish covered on huge crust. Overall not nice experience. I understand that kitchen can run out of something, but aren’t they supposed to notify the customer and offer something instead nicely?

Since turning into the stone lion the service here has been great. Very large patios.

Swing and a miss.
They could really have made this place amazing but somehow its just not quite there. The staff aren’t friendly and I suspect that I was given a dirty glass with my beer, the burger was quite lame and my friends coffee was «lukewarm and burned».
To top if off they totally failed at rebuilding the actual bar. The top of the bar isn’t deep enough for you to sit comfortable at it. Your legs get somewhat squished or you have to sit with them to the side. Not comfortable at all.

Dropped in here and magical summer Wednesday night. Sat on the patio and had beer and wings.
Service was fast and quite cheerful. All the staff seemed happy to be there. Place was very clean compared to what it used to be as the Stone Lion. Bathrooms were great.
I think it’s one of the better patios in the beaches to be honest.
Wings were great — and Wednesday night they are on special for $ 7! Total deal.
We will definitely be back, and I will bring my friends. I’m excited to have a place in the beach that I can enjoy the patio.

My salad was good — my friend’s salad had a hair in it. Upon noticing this, we waited for our server to come by so we could tell her. Our server, Kailey (same name as me… ironic), had a rather rude response to our discovery: «Okay, what do you want me to do? You’ve already eaten most of it, right?» …
My friend and I are both servers, so we understand these things happen. But we also know how to deal with customer situations like this in an appropriate manner. Kailey’s response baffled us! We looked blankly at each other, surprised at her blatant disrespect. She then offered to take the food away, which she did. When she returned after 5 minutes later, she had told us the manager gave my friend a 10% discount on her bill, which was less than a dollar off. Insulting. The manager did not even drop by our table to do damage control like responsible establishments do.
Update: this friend of mine emailed the establishment over 2 weeks ago, having received no reply back. Safe to say, we are NEVER returning back here.

Good place to eat when you are hungry. They have big portions, mainly comfort foods, nice patio and good waitresses.

The patio is massive and has two sides; packed with people enjoying the warm weather. Did not order food. Went for drinks; plenty to choose from. Food wise, the menu has a limited selection and is typical bar food. Inside, a Celtic band was playing live music. Good vibes and energy. Friendly wait staff.

Really nice atmosphere on the patio. Friendly staff. And that’s where it ends. Had the grilled chicken and it was pretty much inedible. Any attempt to eat it results in your plate looking like a pile of pig slop. And it tastes very odd. So does the coleslaw. The pulled pork is sliced mystery meat in a sauce that tastes nothing like pulled pork. The chicken wings tasted like they were tossed in ketchup.
Everything is great… the location, the atmosphere, the staff, the menu descriptions, even the look of the food. But the food itself… some of the worst I’ve ever had.

The staff is very friendly and welcoming. Since the revovations, I can honestly say this place has stepped up its game. Not to mention; the food is considerly better than most of the pubs that you’ll find on Queen Street East.

We tried the new Stone Lion. As noted previously, the old place was a bit dingy but good for a beer on the patio.
However, we were not impressed at all on our first visit. Firstly, the menu is extremely limited. There is nothing good here for a vegetarian (½ our family). It has one of the smallest menus for a pub i’ve ever seen. the burger was OK but you pay extra for fries, so overall it is overpriced.
The patio furniture is the cheapest crappy plastic chair (unbelievably, more cheap than the old Lion’s home depot patio furniture. The inside reno is at least clean, but pretty boring, blah and nothing to make you want to come back. Pretty cheap looking reno overall.
Service was OK. Our server tried hard, but they couldn’t get our order to the table at the same time. One of the dishes was late coming and they forgot one of the sides.
Not even sure why I don’t give it one star. I’ll save the for Bikkuri Sushi (worst service in the beach BY FAR).
Big disapointment.

Absolutely horrible. Terrible service and disgusting burger. I’m not a Crazy foodie or anything, but this place just sucked.
Don’t get any of the burgers if you’re forced to come here.

We had supper this evening at the Stone Lion this evening. It was the Lion on the Beach for about 30 years and changed owners and was renovated about 2.5 months ago.
Gord ordered lobster mac & cheese with bacon. He said it was just okay.
I ordered smoked jerk ribs and fries. The ribs were tender and the sauce had a kick to it.
Gabby was our server and she took good care of us.

It is no longer Lion On The Beach, it’s a new restaurant in the same spot now called Stone Lion. Completely renovated and brand new. I live the area and pretty much stayed away from the old place as it was pretty dingy and unkempt. I got the feeling the old establishment was satisfied to do the minimum and just coast. The new place is very clean and inviting and it’s obvious that ownership and the staff want the place to be a big success. You can feel the entrepreneurial energy of everyone wanting things to be perfect — pretty nice to see.
I guess you would classify the Stone Lion as a gastro-​pub because there appears to be a real focus on chef style food. The beer prices are OK at $ 6 and change for a craft pint and the food is very reasonable based upon what you get. One note is that they don’t take Amex at this time, which is unfortunate.
So far I am very pleased and I hope Stone Lion is successful. Nice to see independent new businesses in the beach who are working hard to add to our community experience. Maybe there is hope for Queen East yet as it is turning into a non-​stop row of McCondo’s and franchise restaurants.