Bar Clams

Bar Clams reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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   Chloe

   Vancouver5 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great first visit to Bar Clams! Went for the Monday Happy Hour $2 shucks and also tried the Crab Dip and Lemon Meringue Pie. Loved the food, pie was incredible. I had a really tasty seasonal variation on their sweet tea and my friend had a yummy dirty martini which came with extra brine. Hope to go back and try more soon. Thanks to the team for such a warm welcome!
   

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   Audrey VIP

   Toronto8 reviews

   4.0

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Justin was a really fantastic host & was super attentive. The interior was beautiful & gave great east coast vibes. The food was good but was surprised to be served a saltine cracker with a $32 crab dip. Overall it was a lovely experience but was much pricer compared to similar experiences in the city.
   

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   Meagan

   London2 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 6 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Loved it! The mussels and crab dip were particularly good.
   

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   James

   Unspecified1 review

   5.0

   Dined 6 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Incredible. Crab dip is amazing you must try it! Banana whisky featured cocktail must be added to the menu
   

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   Scott

   Toronto3 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on March 13, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   This was so good. I had a great spot at the counter. The chowder was excellent, the pat of butter made it perfect. The donairs were so well executed and actually great value. Nice little mustard pickle too. 15/10. My server was attentive he gave me space but was always aware of me. Just go to Bar Clams again and again.
   

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   Greg

   Toronto1 review

   4.0

   Dined on March 10, 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Great dining experience staff was so friendly went on Monday which is happy hour so oysters were a steal at $2 a pop and they were amazing. Lus Basicly half prices drinks all night. Highly recommend, the food was very good not top tier but very good. And the mains are fairly priced but maybe a bit bigger portions for the price. But all in all it was great experience highly recommend.
   

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   AprilB

   Toronto2 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on March 9, 2025

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 2

   4 of us, 2 couples, went to Bar Clams for dinner this past Saturday.  We knew it was going to be expensive, but we also heard the food was amazing so we were prepared. We were seated at the counter right by the door when it was -15° outside.   Personally felt those seats should have been for walk ins, not reservations, so not off to a great start.  The cocktail I ordered, for $17, was watered down with huge ice cubes in it.  The wine list was very expensive as well, bottles averaging around $90+.  We ordered a shrimp cocktail that had 4 large shrimps, so good for sharing, and the crab dip. The crab dip was good, not sure if it was $32 good, but still good.   We had heard that the fish and chips were amazing and that Bar Clams had perfected the recipe.   It was ‘ok’, and not worth the hype as the French fries were cardboardy and not crispy at all.  The 3 of us that ordered the F&C did not finish our plates of that, we were all disappointed.   My husband ordered the grilled cheese with a side of peas.  We initially laughed at that, but turned out the peas were the highlight of our mains.   If the side of peas is better than the $35 fish and chips, something is wrong.   Finally for some positive, the service was great the desserts we ordered were delicious.  We had lemon meringue pie and the sundae.  Our bill was $600.   If we had been blown away by the food, we wouldn’t have cared about the cost.    But $600 is a lot of money to sit on a stool at a steal counter for mediocre food.  Might be back for the sundae, but doubt it.  
   

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   OpenTable Diner

   London1 review

   5.0

   Dined on March 8, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   This is a super vibey special room with fantastic service, knowledgeable about wine and friendly. We just found the food to be very very greasy. The raw bar, of course, might’ve helped cut the grease, but even the iceberg salad, which we ordered to try and balance out the mackerel BLT and fish and chips was covered in creamy dressing. A heavy meal, for those with strong constitutions. 
   

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   HalliG VIP

   Toronto4 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on March 8, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   The crab dip, iceberg salad and hello dolly dessert are incredible!
   

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    ChloeP

    Toronto5 reviews

    2.0

    Dined on March 8, 2025

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 1

    Bar Clams, is great for a quick bite and drink. It is too loud which means you can barely hear anything from the people you are with or the server. The stools they have you sit on are so uncomfortable that my back was extremely sore afterwards. And I had the hot turkey sandwich and it was awful, the turkey was dry and the bread it came with too thick and it was just inedible. The rest of my party’s food was good but not amazing. Also the restaurant is called bar clams and I was excited to have clams but unfortunately they ran out at 7:00pm what restaurant that are known for there clams runs out at such a early time during a busy dinner service. I would not recommend it to anyone else.
    

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