Urban House Cafe

I would definitely recommend trying this place out. The staff are fantastic, the service is amazing, and the prices are magical. Use some of those savings and leave a nice big tip, yo.

This place can’t be beat by any other bar/​pub in Toronto/​Mississauga. The beer prices are the cheapest I have seen anywhere, and the offerings are large enough to please any beer taste. The food is very cheap and the quality of the food is great. I kind of wish the place was in Mississauga. I would go weekly. Then again, since its in Toronto, I’m not tempted to overdo the drinking and eating out.

Truly a friendly nice vibe.
Entrés are 9 bucks home cooked pints all local taps 5 bucks !
Meal deals are amazing, and everyone is happy here !

When I moved to this area, I was naturally in search of a regular go-​to bar, and this place won.
Atmosphere is great, staff is super friendly, drinks are cheap. Only thing I will say is their food is not amazing — the food we’ve ordered thus far (mainly apps) have been mediocre. Don’t order their nachos cause they like to skimp on ingredients. The quesadillas are good though.
They’ve also (pleasantly) surprised me on more than one occasion with their music selection — I get very excited when they play old school hiphop at bars.

For a neighbourhood pub, this place is amazing. Don’t let the cash only thing put you off– the prices are so insanely cheap and I’d assume the reason is that they don’t pay credit/​debit fees. Totally worth it, in my opinion. Come here for cheap drinks, a standard drink menu, chill atmosphere, and good food (for a pub– be reasonable). As a vegetarian, this place has so many great options, as well. I wouldn’t choose to come here solely for dinner, but for snacking while having drinks, it is perfect. Super friendly staff, and great playlists, too. I love it!

I had never heard of this Pub until my Friend suggested it; I had a fabulous time last night at Urban. The Pub has a great drink menu. Best of all, our Waitress was beyond amazing. I will definitely go back.

Great place :) I went to a meetup event at another pub (ahem…foxes den bar & grill… terrible terrible service!!) They treated us so bad… we left and had nowhere to go! So I pulled out google maps and led the group to this urban house café since it had 4+ stars! With my fingers crossed and about 20 people following behind me, we walked on and into an amazing night of socializing, drinks, and yummy food! I only drank, but everyone who ate had a big smile! This place is amazing for groups!

CASH ONLY. They have an ATM but it’s cheaper to bring it there.
My best friend and I are obsessed with this place– and for good reason. $ 14 – 16 pitchers at all times, nice little patio which usually has a table for the 2 of us, daily drink specials which include some kind of food… It’s also because it’s the closest of all their other locations: Nirvana, Green Room, Red Room, Java House, Pour Boy, and the closed since 2013 Pour Girl.
First time I had the pad Thai, which I found very spicy compared to their cousin Nirvana. Nachos are better at cousin Green Room. Sweet potato fries are good but I found it odd they don’t have spicy mayo. The soups smell amazing (never had one) and my favorites are probably the fajita/​burrito packed with veggies or the noodles. I like that all of their entrees come with a side salad.
The service is friendly and while not always prompt, it’s easy to get a hold of someone when you need them.
It’s not the most amazing place ever, but I give it 5 stars because it’s reliable, familiar, cheap, quaint and, considering it’s a dive bar, won’t get you sick. Unless you drink too much. Can’t help you then.

This place is great! Cheap beer, great drink deals and food is great. It can get quite packed and loud in here, so it can take a bit to snag a spot but they have a variety of seating options. My personal fave is the patio at front facing side street. I really like the music they play here it’s like they have the perfect mix of oldies but goodies. You can’t go wrong here, it’s always a good time.

GREAT! cheap, great seating, great service, great food! Have to warn you, the wings are super small (they must be organic ha ha). Sunday they had a pitcher and wing combo for 16.99 and my pad thai was probably under 8 ish. The bill came up to $ 15 per person for a table of 7 including tips. wonderful. The menu has a lot of asian dishes and lots to pick from. A friend said it’s the same owner who runs green room and red room. Very nice man who seemed to be the owner. Would return and recommend.

The food is hit and miss, but the drinks are the most affordable I’ve found in the city. The servers are always cheerful and pleasant to talk to, and the patio is relaxing and cozy. Really love this place.

Pubs are hit and miss. This one missed on the food. The drink menu is decent. And this neighbourhood pub is a definite contender for a watering hole that’s on the inexpensive side of the scale. It’s not the most snazziest looking place, but it will hit the spot. However, I would warn against the food. I struggled to find something that appealed to my taste buds. In the end I went with the quesadilla, adding chicken to it. It was pretty bland. Taco Bell serves a more flavourful chicken quesadilla than this place. My fellow diners also struggled to find food that called out to them. A couple of them asked for chicken to be added to their salad and penne dishes. The chicken was literally tossed on top of the rest of the food. Not within the salad or cooked within the pasta. Just dumped on top. A few side notes: breakfast is only served til 3, they only accept cash and they don’t separate bills (even though the menu says for groups of 6 and more, this is apparently misinformation).
Again I stress, avoid the food, enjoy the drinks!

A great choice to have affordable drinks and decent food/​snacks (my favourite is the Sautéed Beef Sandwich) with your friends. The staff are friendly and the daily specials are worth taking a look at.

Cozy little bar. You get what you expect. Nice owners, chill atmosphere. Definitely became a regular hangout for friends.

I must have passed Urban House Café a thousand times without giving it a try. Last week, looking for somewhere to grab a quick pint, I finally dropped in and I’m so glad I did!
Although the bar is unassuming and a little run down looking from the outside, it’s quite spacious inside with plenty of seating. There are nightly food/​drink specials and everything on the menu is super cheap!
I have tried the nachos and the chicken curry and they were both pretty good, if not amazing. This would be a great place for a quick pint and something to eat after work, or a get together with friends.
Definitely nothing fancy but gets the job done, and the prices can’t be beaten. On the down side, the washrooms are a bit on the gross side if I’m honest.

came here on the thursday night for the entrée and drink.
sure it was a deal but my pad thai was so bad! I dont think ive had pad thai this bad before and the beef seemed like it came from another dish. My gf had a pasta and it was mediocre as well. I guess you get what you paid for…
WRONG. I just found out from the reviews below (and that i’m home) that my meal actually came with a salad. Now that I noticed it, the tables beside us all got salad except for us!
I dont want to jump into any conclusions here but I felt quite mistreated tonight.

I always wanted a Green Room-​type place like this in the neighbourhood and highly regret walking past Urban House a million times over the last few years because I didn’t know what it was. I no longer make this mistake and my alcohol intake has increased threefold.
They’ve recently upped all their prices by a dollar or so (the Thursday special is now $ 11.50, not $ 10.50; entrees are $ 9) but you still can’t beat it for a super-​caj evening of solid patio beer time. Nice waitstaff, no pretension, questionable food and $ 5 pints of Boneshaker… what’s not to love?
The «Pad Thai» is all one colour (reddish beige) and one flavour (SPIIIICY) but there is the most ample amount of protein I have ever seen on any variation of this dish. None of that 6-​cubes-​of-​tofu nonsense here.
The nachos are absolutely terrible but I lived to write this review, so do with that what you will.

Came here yesterday. Since it was Thursday, we went for the $ 10.50 pint + entrée special. Yes that’s right — $ 10.50 for a pint + entrée. Awooooga! I like those prices.
I opted for a pint of Steamwhistle and the Penne with chicken. Although the large chunks of celery in my pasta dish were a little odd, and my friend wasn’t too fond of the broccoli they put in her chicken fajita (LOL), the price is so right that you really can’t argue. Each entrée also came with a starter salad that had an asian-​inspired dressing (sesame oil) which was pretty good. Pretty simply made (lettuce and shredded carrot) but for the price, you can’t go wrong. They also have a couple of vegan options too, including a stir-​fry and a tofu pad Thai.
All in all, a comfortable place to hang out with vegan and non-​vegan friends, have some food and drinks, and not go poor while doing it.
Oh and don’t forget, cash only!

Can’t believe I haven’t reviewed this place yet! Definitely my fave place to go for a chill/​cheap drinks/​dinner evening with friends. During the summertime, I hit the patio. AND they let you smoke out there and have got ashtrays. The patio is uncovered which is odd, because they’ve got wooden beams but no tarp — random.
Their beer selection isn’t amazing, just the usual Dom and Import beers, but prices are really reasonable (especially given the arm and leg that Volo next door charges). Meals are also mediocre, but always come out quickly, hot, and are so reasonably priced.
Honestly, it wins simply because it’s in my neighbourhood and not exorbitantly priced. Also, jeans and a T-​shirt are fine.

So I visited the Urban House Café last month and received terrible service by one staff member. The guy that sat me down was nice enough, but the woman was incredibly rude. I visited the Urban House Café intending to write a positive review and after taking a few pictures the female staff reprimanded me and made a scene. So I told her how unprofessional she was being and I grabbed my stuff and left before ordering. That is how upset I felt with her inability to handle the situation in a professional manner. And here my plan was to hype them up.
Fast track to last night. See, the Urban House Café is located down the street from my apartment and several good friends visit this establishment and they encouraged me to give them another shot. So last night I did.
When we arrived, the patio was pretty full, but the main dining room had several empty tables available. So my friend and I sat ourselves inside and shortly after John, our waiter came over and provided us with menus. So far so good. I perused the menu, and was happy to see the price point. I had been craving nachos so I ordered nachos without onions for $ 6.95 and we also got the daily special; wings and a pitcher for $ 15.95. John asked us what kind of beer we wanted and I asked him for recommendations. My friend and I like strong, dark beer, so John recommended the Black Oak Pale Ale and noted that it would cost $ 1 more. We were okay with that.
We got our nachos in a reasonable amount of time, followed by the wings. A waitress came by to check in on us and asked if we needed anything else, so we told her that we were still waiting for our drinks. She asked us what our drinks were and I was drawing a blank (I had forgotten the name of the beer), so she summoned John over to ask him and he apologized for the oversight. A few minutes later we had everything we had ordered.
Sadly I found the portions to be quite small, so my friend and I decided to order something else. I chose a grilled cheese with sweet potato fries (fries are extra), and John recommended that I get the grilled cheese with bacon. Sold! My friend and I shared the grilled cheese and I would have to say that the grilled cheese and the sweet potato fries were best food items of the night.
I am so relived that this time around we were addressed with respect and the service was a million times better. Sure, there were errors, the portions were small, the nachos needed more toppings, but all in all John and the staff were kind, attentive, relaxed and made us feel welcomed in their establishment. I am definitely coming back.