Brant House, Toronto

The bouncers are idiots, rude and destroy the entire experience. Who needs to be harassed by a bunch of goons when they go to the Brant House. They should be fired and hire some people who actually have class and know how to treat people with respect.

There are SEVERAL reasons why this mediocre lounge is a waste of your time and money, particularly if you're on guest list. Yesterday night, I held my birthday bash at Brant where I reserved 30 people on guest list. The first five people were guaranteed to get in without cover; the remaining 25 had to pay $10. So, I got there with 6 other people at 10:30 pm. Pretty early if you ask me. The good thing was there was no lineup but the bouncer claimed that I wasn't even on guest list. So, I peered into the list myself, and lo and behold I was indeed on the list. No biggie, "mistakes" happen. There was also a note verifying that 30 guests were expected. But, when we actually got in, I was unamused to learn that we had to pay $10 cover. What's the point of encouraging people to come early if there's no reward?! Anyways, about half an hour later, I find out that most of my friends are stuck in line with over an hour wait to get in. So, I talk to the bouncers directly, trying to understand what's with the hold up. They not only rudely tell me to go back inside but question why/how I have so many people on guest list. Ummm, if you ask me, that's a lot of business coming from my party alone. The place wasn't even busy at the time either. Not only did they refuse entry for my friends who were already on guest list but they refused another one of my guy friends for not dressing "up to par." Granted there's a dress code but seriously telling me that my friends have to wait in line for an hour is absolutely ridiculous and completely unacceptable. That's just poor business management needing MAJOR PR to reprimand this situation. Not to mention, half of my friends who came are in PR including myself.

food was over cooked and was not worth the expensive price point. the door staff was extremely rude to us. i would not recommend this restaurant or night club. i also agree with the other review - this is NOT geneva, NYC, barcelona or Paris! the door staff should look in the mirror and realize who they really are.