West Bar, Toronto, ON

Gord and I attended the relaunch of the West Bar (King Street W/Brant Street) this evening.  Marc Kyriacou, Glen Baxter, Gil and Nina Huber and Steve Doussis have reopened the original King West hotspot.

We got there about 6pm.  There was an oyster bar outside.

You could also get a freshly rolled cigar from Frank Correnti.

Alex was making Westinis ... lemonade, strawberries, peppermint and Grey Goose.

Yum!

We went downstairs and checked out the inside.  It was funky.

There were three serving stations (bars)

There was a DJ playing tunes

The bathroom was bright and had candles

There was spicy popcorn on all the tables.

There were olives and almonds in truffle oil at the bar.

The servers came around with food.

Salmon and caviar on cucumber -
I passed and Gord said it was good

Salmon and caviar on cucumber

Salmon and caviar on cucumber

Flatbread with lemon and olives - the lemon one was good

Grilled cheese sandwiches - I passed and Gord said it was good

Grilled cheese sandwiches - I passed and Gord said it was good

Chocolate covered strawberries ... YUM!  I had five!

Grilled cheese sandwiches with bacon ... yum!

Grilled cheese sandwiches with bacon ... yum!

Grilled cheese sandwiches with bacon ... yum!

Bacon lollipops ... extremely yum!

Bacon lollipops ... extremely yum!

Bacon lollipops ... extremely yum!

Bacon lollipops ... extremely yum!

Kale chips ... first time I've tried it and I wasn't crazy about it

We went back outside and there was quite a crowd.

A server came around with monogramed cookies.

I ran into a former colleague, Kenzie.

Me and Kenzie

Devon Soltendieck and Melissa Melo were there

It looks like a fun addition to the King West nightlife.