Heads up soccer fans, The Football Factory is on its way to downtown Toronto.
What is The Football Factory? A google search indicated that it was a 2004 film based on an award winning novel. It is also the name of a bar/restaurant opening up down the street from where I live. The space is small and looks upscale with logos of a soccer ball dipped in a martini glass.
The interesting thing about this place is that there are no other bars located right near it. Sure you can walk north or south and be on either Queen or King Street but it is rare to see a nice looking bar on Bathurst sandwiched in between tiny houses and a homeless shelter.
Also, with a name like The Football Factory, it's hard to tell what image the bar is going for. They are still renovating the space but by peering through the window it appears to be an upscale lounge. Will The Football Factory be the first high end sports bar in Toronto? Is this the start of a new niche market? As an avid sports fan and martini drinker, I think that this combo is a wonderful idea and hope that it takes off.
I'll keep you posted on further developments when I return from my vacation in Montreal.
4 comments:
Hey Nat - thanks for noticing us! We are trying our best to get the doors open but are currently dealing with some burocracy, etc.. We hope to be open in the next couple of weeks and will let you know. You can catch all the games at The Football Factory and we have private booths where you choose what's on tv. Not to mention an international menu, Martini, wine and beer list. We look forward to seeing you soon and will let you know once we are open!
Chrissy and the gang at TFF
Hey Nat - We're open and we are fully licensed. We will be showing the England WCQ game tomorrow at 2:00 p.m. and the TFC game at 4:00 p.m.. We have several matches playing through out the course of the day. Come on over to Bathurst and Richmond and try us out!
Hey everyone,
I found this restaurant unfortunately very disappointing. While there the "owners" were intoxicated at the bar being extremely loud, they had no regard for any customers as if to say, "this is our restaurant if you don't like it to bad." The chef came out looking sloppy and swearing, he also seemed drunk. The food took a long time. The only thing that was satisfactory was our friendly server. But despite that I would still never go back and rec omened to anyone else not to. :(
Great place !!! The food was and the service was wonderful! Keep it up. Thanks for saving Bathurst and richmond!
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