Watermark Irish Pub

Nothing outstanding. Food was not even the average taste. Meat had no taste at all. Attention was good and the ambient as well.

Good food and great location. Would probably be better to come over the summer to enjoy the view and the pool.
Of all the dishes we ordered, probably dessert was the best! I would give the dessert a 4 star rating. Otherwise in terms of just food it’s more like 3 star.

The location of the WaterMark is what makes it truly great. On a hot summers day, sitting on the patio at the waterfront makes you feel like you could be on a sunny summer holiday. The vibe is relaxed and the staff are attentive and friendly.
Drinks prices are average-​expensive but not extortionate and the pitchers are fresh and cold. They do a really mean Caesar too! The food let’s this place down a little: they have ample portions but it’s just a little lacklustre for the price.
Definitely worth a visit on a hot day, with a similar vibe to the Amsterdam Brewery for half the price and none of the line-​up.

Keep in mind its location. It is right on the water and you pay for rent. People watching is at its best here, of coarse if you’re out on the patio. Food is ok at best. Keep the expensive liquor flowing and the experience gets better and better. As an added bonus, the pigeons have no fear…

I went on a lunch date with my sister and friend and it was horrible. The hostess came in and never introduced herself and just gave us the silent treatment We asked for a table of three and she just pointed her fingers and brought us to our table.
Next was the smoke in the restaurant was horrible and couldn’t breathe in their l. Service sucked and never going back again

The only redeeming factors: the obvious– location, and the amazing Irish waiter who was fantastic.
Our hostess was rude and abrupt when she informed us that our reservation was for an inside table. We were never informed of this when making reservation, and obviously wanted to sit on the patio. We didn’t travel into the city, specifically to the harbour front, for an inside table.
$ 17 for less than average chicken tenders and soggy fries does not sit well with me. At all.
The menu is very limited, not many choices, and way overpriced. You’re clearly paying for the view.
Great location and vibe though.

Service was quick and the food came out fast despite many of the previous reviews. My only complaint was that the sour cream is drizzled all over the nachos. Nice place to grab a drink with a view and people watch. A mix of tourists and people who work in the area. Portions were small given the price and inconsistent with sizes seen in the past.

With the exception that this place is located right by the water, and if you sit outside on their large patio and enjoy people watching… I can’t really think what else this place has going for it.
So while waiting to start our paddle boating tour, we decided to grab a quick bite to eat here. For some odd reason there was a line up to get in, even though we could clearly see there must have been at least 10 empty tables outside. When I inquired I was told by the hostess, «well there are people ahead of you». Yes I could see the line up of people ahead of me. waiting…waiting…for tables that were empty?
Anyways, at least the wait wasn’t too long. Shown to our table we had prompt service from our server, who nicely warned us that since they were busy the food might take longer to come, in case we had to get somewhere soon. That was nice of him to warn us so we could order quickly.
We ordered fish tacos and some of the dips/​chips to munch on. The fish tacos (spicy) were not spicy. A baby would not find them spicy. They lacked taste and only tasted a little better when I put some lime on them.
The chips/​dips/​pita bread were ok — but how can you really screw up that?
Having decided that I must use the ladies room before leaving, I walked through the inside of the restaurant which was practically empty as most people wanted to sit outside (in fairness this place is HUGE so good for bigger groups) and found the washroom. Now to say I was shocked was a bit of an understatement. For a restaurant this large the women’s washroom only had 2 stalls? For a place that can easily hold a couple hundred of people I find this a bit unacceptable Line ups were forming.
Besides the prime location I can’t really see what this place has going for it. So if you want to come here for the view, by all means do but don’t expect much otherwise

Don’t waste your time. Waited around at our table for over ten minutes while servers wandered around in no rush. Weren’t even busy. Gave up and left.

Great location on the waterfront.
The food was good. They have a great veggie burger.
My wife loved the fish and chips. The best she’s had since we were in London

The patio is amazing, next to the water! Great place for a date. The live music was really nice and constantly alternating singers .
Food wise, «the chop» is hands down the best salad I have ever had in my life! Bacon, goat cheese, avocado, salsa and greens made the best combination ever. Their chicken wings are also very good.

I came here near the end of last summer, and I must say that the food wasn’t the best I had. I ordered a burger that was dry and completely flavorless. It was as if they pressed minced meat, put it on the grill, put the patty in between two stale buns, slathered some ketchup on it, and voila!
A restaurant in such a lovely location with such a spectacular view should have food that accompanies the senses.
Mind you, I haven’t tried all their food, so the rest of the menu could be better!

Brought a group here for an ESL tour that I’m running. I wasn’t overly impressed last time, but we thought that the location was right and we wanted to sit on a patio. I called several days ahead to make a reservation for 8 people. I guess business was slow and it was too cold because by the time we finished the tour the patio was closed. We were fine to sit inside as many of us were cold.
The service was even more so.
I’m not sure if the server was snippy and rude off the bat because he thought the he was going to get stiffed from a bunch of foreigners, but I made a specific point of telling our students that the normal tip amount is 15%. With the attitude we received, I should have told them to leave nothing, but I’m trying to give these students and language and culture lesson, so customs are important.
The minute we sat down he acted like we were going to be a total pain in the ass. He loudly yelled «So I expect that most groups like this want separate checks, do you guys need separate checks?» His words were not as biting but his attitude was that of someone who was completely put out by us and our perceived needs.
I politely told him that separate checks would be helpful.
Then he proceeded to yell out «Just to let you now, I can definitely DO the separate checks, but you guys can’t move around and order stuff and switch seats because that will definitely slow me down and you’ll have to wait longer for your checks.»
Spare us the freaking warning. These are adult ESL students– not children and we have no plans to play musical chairs. If fact, most of the staff who were working were very unwelcoming and not very happy.
To be fair, the guy who served us on the patio earlier, when we were meeting up, was efficient. A bit frazzled, but at least we got our drinks without the attitude. I get that patios are a pain in the ass. I’m a server, too and I understand how frustrating the job can be, but if you don’t like tourists and foreigners, you shouldn’t be working at a pub on the waterfront.
The food was ok. Separate bills were accurate, but they really need to work on the attitude of the staff because most of them seem miserable.

Sad to say I have been to this pub almost ten times and only once (St. Patrick’s Day) I have had service. The patio has a beautiful view and would be great on a summer day if you could get just a little bit of service. Don’t plan on coming here if you want to be in and out in under an hour; a quick drink doesn’t exist.
Don’t be a fool like me and keep going. The service will never get better!

With its incredible scenic views and prime location along the waterway, The Watermark should be a leader in the upscale pub market for Toronto and a great place for good food and drink. Especially during the summer when the weather warms, the patio offers a perfect combination of heat and cool all at once. The reality of it is though, it’s a average pub at best.
I have been here a few times, and the first two times it was satisfactory. Nothing out of this universe, but the food was good and the service was decent. But today I think was enough to most likely make this visit my last.
The service has never been the quickest, but the first two times I’d gone it doesn’t stick out in my memory as slow. Today was terrible. We showed up as it was still fairly busy and got into line to wait for the patio. The server who was handling the line didn’t even talk to us until about 15 minutes into our wait. No «Apologies for the wait» or «Sorry, we’re a bit understaffed today». Not a big deal, but it does help the wait seem more tolerable when you know there’s progress being made. After about 30 minutes in line (not that long of a line either), we are seated. One menu for three of us. Server says she’ll look for more menus but she never returns with them. We sit there for 20 minutes without anyone coming to see us. Finally (and I hate doing this as I know it can come across as rude) I flag down a waiter and ask if they’ll validate parking as me and my friends are considering leaving to go someplace else. The manager hears that we’ve been waiting almost an hour with no service and says the first round’s on the house. Nice gesture, but the beers still take about 15 minutes to get there. We order our food. That takes about 25 – 30 minutes to get to our table. Friends order the Reuben sandwich which comes with two (not a typo) slices of meat on thick sourdough bread and very little slaw. I order the Fish and Chips, it arrives slightly cold and the chips are dripping with grease. Normally not something I’d care about because it’s fish and chips, but it’s still excessive. We order a second round, that takes another 10 – 15 minutes. By now the patio has emptied considerably and there’s no reason for this much of a lag. We don’t tip (and I always tip). Overall a terrible experience. An explanation would have gone a long way to making us understand, but it wasn’t there.
Not worth the trip

Stopped for breakfast recently with my wife while staying in Toronto and while the food we had was good, I found the staff lackadaisical and ambivalent about being there, let alone serving their patrons.
This attitude seemed to carry over to their breakfast fare, seems odd that they wouldn’t offer a fried egg, or omelette, just Scrambled or Eggs Benedict let alone only offering Strawberry Jam as condiment.
While I can’t speak about how this location does Lunch or Dinner, Breakfast certainly leaves much to be desired.

Nice waterfront location, great service, unfortunately the food is forgettable.
We arrived in time for $ 2 off taps and apps… so we ordered some taps as well as calamari, nachos, and street tacos.
Everything we ate was forgettable – the nachos were albeit a huge portion, the calamari had good Chipotle sauce, and the tacos were quite crispy. The cheese on the nachos however were already hard upon arriving at our table, the calamari could be crispier, and the tacos were whatev (but then, I’m from San diego).
Fine place for happy hour with coworkers and sharing food, but probably not for a delicious dining experience.

First time in town, and staying at a nearby hotel. So we walked down to the waterfront, hoping for a nice place for lunch and a drink.
This is not fine dining, but a waterfront pub with great views, drinks and decent food.
Overall, a great outdoor spot on the waterfront

The only reason I even give this place 1 star is because they were nice enough to comp our food due to their horrible service.
Group of friends decided to head down to find a pub to grab some food at after the jays game.
Came across this place seemed nice enough.
We go out to the patio only to be told that there’s no room on the patio for a group of 8 for half an hour… even though the patio was pretty much empty?
We were asked to wait by the bar inside until our table was ready.
So we all trek in to the bar inside the restaurant and wait.
Half an hour later we’re told we can go outside to our table.
We all order small items like wings, nachos, fish and chips, etc.
It took 75 minutes for us to receive our food.
75 MINUTES! are you joking me?
I watched many other tables receive their food who sat down after us before we even got our food.
We asked the server, multiple times if they were planning on bringing out our food.
We got a bunch of rambling apologizes, kitchens back up, yadda yadda.
Truth be told I was ready to walk out.
It was also very chilly as the sun was going down so it made for a very uncomfortable meal in the cold.
As for the food, it was below average pub food.
I had wings that were very very dry and overcooked. gross.
I would NEVER visit this place again nor recommend it to anyone.
The only saving grace was the manager came out and comp’d our food for the horrible service we received.

Awful service. How does this place stay in business?
We were seated by a server who really didn’t seem to care, but that was okay because we sat at a great table in the sun. At least she provided us menus. After that, everything spiralled downwards.
We were ready to order drinks and appetizers. No server in sight. We flagged the hostess and asked for water and she never came back. We asked the server who seated us if we could order and she told us our server would come. That person never came. We were never acknowledged by any server at all after we sat down. We were getting impatient and decided to just leave.
We noticed so many inefficiencies during the time we were there. Servers were congregating in one area. Servers doing only one thing at a time and no attempt to multitask at all. I could’ve done a better job serving!
As we were leaving, the hostess was at the front and we basically told her we had no server, no one acknowledged us, and we never received our water. She actually told us she was waiting for straws for our water.
How sad. She couldn’t get straws? She then proceeded to tell us to go to the restaurant next door for better service. Really? Are they affiliated? If so, I highly doubt the service would be any different. If not, they are just sending customers away by admitting their service sucks.
They have an excellent waterfront location and that’s all they have going for them. I don’t even know if their food is any good because the service was terrible. Such a shame… What a waste of space.