The Lido

i love door guy dong! i love the dinks! i love the stoff!

Love the bar service. Reminds me of England where they do bars right. Music great, staff friendly, variety good and always something different happening. Did I mention they have pickled eggs!

The coolest new bar on the east side. I love that they have no TV’s. Oh and great service.

This place has a great feel. It’s simple but fun. Velvet 70s retro lounging area, basic stage and dance floor. Great place to spend a couple of hours.

It’s a bar. It’s simple. For those of you saying its pretentious, you can find that anywhere if you look for it. I’ve been in a few times and have had only one ‘bad’ experience. The music was too loud for me. Wah. No big deal. Last time I was there I was getting ready to pay and the bartender bought me a beer!

Cool people, cool music, nice draft beer, warm cozy environment. Overall great vibes — would return again and again

This place is cash only (Translation: hipster trendy) I have a problem with an establishment that won’t install a debit machine but is more than happy to have you spend $ 3.00 on their stand-​alone ATM to get your cash out. There is no table service, no food served (maybe some peanuts) and no atmosphere. Disappointed.

Decided to try this place while we waited for Barbarellas to open (which I highly recommend) and strolled in just after 4pm when they opened. We were the only people there. First off the bartender said «there is only bar service so come up to the bar when you are ready» which I thought was odd. We were happy to cash and carry but it was far too much work for her to walk 20 feet to our table to take our order. We ordered 3 drinks through the haze of bar flies and went and took a seat. After making our drinks she yelled over the music «so that will be $ 15». I also thought that was not exactly quality service and walked up to pay the tab for the 3 of us — as again it was far too much effort to deliver our drinks. Because of the minimal and borderline rude service I decided to leave only $ 1 tip. I don’t actually think it’s THAT bad of a tip but she definitely did. After we sat down I glanced over and she picked up the loonie, rolled her eyes like a spoiled little child and slammed the loonie down on the bar and walked away. Unfortunate, as we had loved the cocktails and openly stated that we would be staying for another few rounds. If the owner of this establishment reads this, you should know that the girl working spent the entire time behind the bar texting on her phone in front of clients and standing around staring out the window — looking miserable in general and not interacting with any new patrons or working in any way. Not the kind of server a new business needs to build a good reputation with locals. It was Sep 1 at 4:30pm.

I really dig this place for working, reading, or meeting friends for a pint. I don’t think The Lido knows how central it is to local well-​known designers, writers, and artists — many of whom I have run into here — and I think it has a lot of potential, especially as a low-​key music venue.
It’s a really nice, boozier, foil to other spots in the neighbourhood.
Growing the food menu with some cheap pub fare would take it to the next level, but I’m already in love with the place.

Small, pretentious hipster hangout lacking in any personality or originality. The air of arrogance and lack of genuine caring for its customers seemed contradictory to the neighbourhood with in which it is situated of people who want to get to know each other and are so welcoming. Sad as it looked like it had such great potential. Will not go back.