The Brassie Pub

I had no idea that this place served breakfast on weekends but I'm SO happy they do!
If you respect yourself enough not to go to the Egg & I or Sammy's but don't want to wait in line for the Cora's, come here.
The service is always a bit slow but the food is great and very reasonably priced and NO line-up!

I think these reviews are written by friends of the staff, because that's the only way anyone gets any service at that dump. It seems the staff totally ignores you if you're not on a first name basis with them. In Ancaster this place is a JOKE that only losers who just turned 19 go to relive highschool-esque drama. It gets so full of loud blowhard jocks that you literally cannot move, an obvious violation of fire codes.
The only reason it does as well as it does is that it is literally the ONLY place to drink within about ten square miles of the "downtown" area that stays open past 9PM.
Save yourself a headache and avoid this place.

We've been going to The Brassie for Karaoke for a couple of years and finally a few months ago decided to get something to eat before the evening started. We were so impressed by the food that we immediately decided to make this a regular stop for us. The owner/manager is a great host and treats us like friends and the staff is extremely friendly. Every time we come into the restaurant, our drinks are always at our table as we sit down. The portion sizes are large, which suits us just fine. We always leave feeling completely satisfied. I'm afraid to go to other restaurants now because I know that The Brassie is a sure bet every time. The theme from “Cheers” comes to mind when we think of the Brassie. Highly recommended.

Most of the food was completely devoid of flavour and any that did exist was bizarre, e.g. the Tabasco-sauced "curry". Everything seemed to be pulled from the bottom of a freezer and heated. Stale, hard fries, completely bland fajitas with cheese and other fillings that actually managed to taste of nothing. The atmosphere is British-pub-circa-mid-70's, with garish carpet, "atmospheric" memorabilia, ugly wooden chairs, etc.
Service was fast and friendly and drinks were fine so for a pint it's OK; just eat elsewhere.

This particular visit was mid-day on a Sunday --which, we were informed upon our arrival, is the day and time local baseball teams enjoy after game drinks. The pub, therefore, was terribly noisy and we considered leaving (we were with an elderly woman), but the bar manager (?) asked us if we could be helped and was so pleasant that we decided to stay. We were glad we did. The service was friendly and attentive. The two women I was with truly enjoyed their desserts (and were making plans to return later in the week by the time we left). After the ball players had left, the noise died down and it was a great experience. I really like the fireplace and the book shelves.