Earls King West sits right on the corner of King and Portland, in the middle of one of the busiest strips in the city. It is part restaurant, part bar, part event space, with a rooftop solarium, a patio and a downstairs lounge. Here is the honest rundown before you go.
The sceneEarls King West is one of those spots that does a few jobs at once and pulls all of them off. Come early and it is a proper dinner: a real menu, vegetarian and gluten-free picks, a kitchen that knows what it is doing. Stay later and the Top 40 comes up, the bar fills in, and the room turns into a night out without you having to move.
The look is modern with a bit of vintage worked in, and the building is split into a few different vibes. Rooftop solarium up top, a patio on the upper level for those city views, and a lower-level lounge when you want to settle in. It gets busy, which is great for energy and less great if you wanted somewhere quiet, so plan around that.
Quick factsEarls King West is a restaurant and lounge, not a guestlist club, so the move here is a reservation. Tell us your night and headcount and we will help line up a table, whether it is dinner, drinks on the patio or a private event in the solarium or lounge.
The honest reviewEarls King West is at 603 King Street West (M5V 1M5), on the corner of King and Portland, east of Portland Street and west of Bathurst. It is dead-center in King West, so it is easy to reach for locals and out-of-towners alike and right where the night is already going.
It is a large, well-designed venue split into a few areas, each with its own feel. The Upper-Level Solarium seats 95 or holds 150 for a cocktail reception. The Upper-Level Patio seats 32 or holds 40 and gets the city views. The Lower-Level Lounge seats 90 or holds 150 cocktail-style. Modern look, vintage touches, room to do almost any kind of night.
The kitchen has a wide menu with vegetarian and gluten-free options, so a mixed group is easy to feed. On the bar, mixed drinks run about $14.25 to $18.50 and beers go from $8.75 to $33.75. Happy hour is the value play: 3pm to 6pm every day, plus Sunday through Wednesday from 11pm to close.
Earls King West leans Top 40, the kind of mix everybody knows, so the energy stays up and it feels like a real night rather than a quiet dinner. If you want a buzzing room, that is the draw. If you want hushed conversation, aim for the early end of the evening.
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