Strats, as it’s referred to by some long-time Toronto east-enders, is a landmark bar and lounge (with a killer Queen Street-facing patio) in Leslieville. You can still buy a heaping plate of enchiladas for under $10. And although it hasn’t been a live-music venue since the late 1990s, Stratengers still has the Paul McCartney-meets-James Brown vibe it would have had when Dharam Vijh and his brother purchased the former movie theatre in 1989.
The Barenaked Ladies played Stratengers before they hit the big time. Holy Cole once took the stage. But that was before Dharam and his brother saw a future in casual dining. “We were too big for small bands, too small for big bands,” Dharam says, explaining a shift in Toronto’s music scene. The windows were opened, the stage was removed and Stratengers built a menu that would leave customers feeling full – both in the belly and in the wallet – and coming back for more.
Eggs (No Meat)
Served with home fries, toast and jam.
Sausages and Eggs
Served with home fries, toast and jam.
Peameal Bacon and Eggs
Served with home fries, toast and jam.
Big Breakfast
Served with three eggs, two strips of bacon, two sausages, with your choice of one fluffy pancake or French toast, toast and home fries.
Eggs Benedict
Served with three poached eggs on peameal bacon, topped with Hollandaise sauce over English muffins with home fries.
Eggs Florentine
Served with three poached eggs on tomato, spinach, feta and Hollandaise sauce over English muffins and home fries.
Tex-Mex Benedict
Strip bacon, 3 poached eggs on an English muffin, topped with Hollandaise sauce and salsa, served with Tex-Mex potatoes (salsa & cheese).
Norwegian
Smoked salmon, baby spinach, 3 poached eggs on an English muffin, topped with Hollandaise sauce, served with home fries.
Eggs Mumbai
Three poached eggs on English muffin topped with homemade curry sauce and cumin potatoes.
Bhurji
Spicy scrambled eggs (cilantro, onion, tomato, and spices) served with bacon, sausage, toast and cumin potatoes.
Curry Omelette
Tomato, onion, and spinach omelette served with cumin potatoes, toast and curry sauce.
Eggless breakfast(spicy)
Chick pea flour pancake cooked with onion, tomato and spinach, served with toast and cumin potatoes.
Served with Home Fries, Toast, and Jam.
Basic Omelette
Ham, salsa, bacon, tomato, green pepper, feta, cheese, onion, spinach, mushrooms.
Western Omelette
Ham, and onion, served with bacon and sausages.
Great Canadian Omelette
Bacon, mushrooms and cheddar, served with bacon and sausages.
Veggie Omelette
Green pepper, onion, mushrooms, and tomato.
Florentine Omelette
Tomato, baby spinach, and feta.
Norwegian Omelette
Smoked salmon, and baby spinach leaves.
Add chocolate chips: $1.25
French Toast
Three pieces of French toast served with butter and syrup.
French Toast, bacon or sausage
Pancakes, bacon or sausage
2 eggs, 2 pancakes, 2 strips of bacon or 2 sausages
Served with your choice of home fries or salad (Garden or Caesar).
Western Sandwich
Ham and onion.
Club House Sandwich
Grilled chicken breast, lettuce, bacon, tomato, and cheese.
Bacon Fried Egg Sandwich
Bacon (regular or peameal), fried eggs and cheese.
Breakfast Burger
Half-pound burger with cheese, bacon, and fried egg.
Kids’ French Toast (2)
Kids’ Bacon and Eggs
Two eggs, two strips of bacon, home fries and toast.
Kids’ Pancakes (2)
Kids’ Sausage and Eggs
Two eggs, two sausages, home fries and toast.
Grilled Cheese Sandwich
Served with home fries.
Homefries
Peameal bacon
Whipped cream
Tomato
Bacon/Sausage
One egg
Two eggs
French toast
Pancakes (2)
Nacho Grande
Refried beans, ground beef, melted Monterey Jack cheese, served with sour cream and homemade salsa and nacho chips
Nacho Chips & Spinach Dip
Homemade nacho chips served with
our spinach artichoke dip.
Deep Fried Dill Pickles
Lightly battered deep fried dill pickles served with chipotle sauce and sweet chili sauce.
Nacho Chips and Salsa
Homemade nacho chips served with salsa from scratch and sour cream
Cream Cheese Poppers
5 pieces of jalapeno halves filled with cream cheese, dipped in a light potato breading, served with spinach artichoke dip.
Breaded Zucchini Sticks
Zucchini sticks lightly seasoned, served with spinach artichoke dip.
Chips and Curry Sauce
Fresh cut fries with our own curry sauce
Sweet Potato Fries
Served with chipotle sauce (or ask for your favorite sauce).
Poutine
Fresh cut fries with a blend of Monterey Jack and Cheddar cheese and gravy
Naan with Dip
Garlic naan with our own spinach artichoke dip
Shrimps
Deep fried battered shrimps served with cocktail sauce
Mussels Marinara
mussels cooked in our Marinara sauce, served with garlic toast
Arancini
Authentic Italian rice balls served with Marinara sauce
Nacho Chips and Salsa
Homemade nacho chips served with salsa from scratch and sour cream.
Cocktail Veggie Samosa
Crisp vegetable patties stuffed with spiced potato and peas served with chipotle sauce and sweet chili sauce
Strat’s Wings
Smoked, barbecued and flash fried, served with your choice of hot, medium or honey garlic sauce on the side.
Perogies
Deep fried and served with sour cream.
Chicken Fingers
Lightly breaded chicken breasts served with fresh cut fries and plum sauce.
Sauces
Salsa, Sour Cream, Spinach Dip, Curry Sauce, Cocktail Sauce, Marinara Sauce, Chipotle Sauce, Sweet Chili Sauce
Naan with Curry Sauce
Garlic naan with our own curry sauce.
Your choice of Mediterranean vinaigrette, ranch, or balsamic vinaigrette dressings
Garden Salad
Lettuce, summer greens, shredded jack cheese
Caesar Salad
Chicken Caesar Salad
Crisp romaine lettuce, garlic croutons and creamy Caesar dressing.
Tandoori Chicken Salad
Large salad with 5 oz. of grilled
tandoori chicken breast.
Salmon Salad
Large salad with Atlantic salmon
Salmon Caesar Salad
Large salad with Atlantic salmon
Greek Salad
Lettuce, tomato, cucumber, onion,
green pepper, olives and feta
Large Greek Salad
Lettuce, tomato, cucumber, onion,
green pepper, olives and feta
Chicken Greek Salad
Lettuce, tomato, cucumber, onion,
green pepper, olives and feta
Tandoori Chicken Caesar
Large salad with 5 oz. of grilled
tandoori chicken breast.
Spinach and Tomato Salad
Baby spinach, tomato, red onion and feta.
Our 1/2 pound homemade beef burgers are grilled and served with fresh-cut fries or onion rings
Substitute for a side salad
Beef Burger
Banquet Burger
Beef burger, topped with strips of bacon & cheese
Alpine Burger
Beef burger, sautéed mushrooms and cheese
Lumberjack Burger
Beef burger, Canadian bacon, cheese and sautéed onions.
Tex-Mex Burger
Cheese, bacon, fried egg, salsa, and jalapenos
Garden Burger
Nine-grain, high protein vegetable burger, grilled
Onion rings
Fries
Sweet potato fries with spinach dip
Sautéed onions
Sautéed mushrooms
Gravy
Curry sauce, Sour cream, Salsa, or Spinach dip
Enchiladas
Two soft flour or corn tortillas filled with refried beans, salsa and Monterey Jack cheese melted on top served with sour cream.
Served with Caesar salad or rice
Bean and cheese
Florentine
Wraps
Wraps are served with Mexican Rice or Fries
Veggie wrap
Lettuce, feta, black olives, green pepper, and tomato (served with chipotle and sweet chili sauce)
Chicken Wrap
Grilled chicken breast with lettuce, tomato and cheese, served with chipotle sauce
Salmon Wrap
Atlantic salmon with lettuce, and tomato, served with chipotle sauce
Tandoori Chicken Wrap
Grilled Tandoori chicken breast with lettuce, tomato and onion, served with chipotle sauce
100% Wood-Fired Oven. 12-inch thin crust Pizza. Homemade sauce with fresh garlic, basil, and oregano
Add regular toppings
Green pepper, onion, garlic, pepperoni, tomato, ham, bacon, black olives, pineapple, anchovies, mushrooms, green olives, jalapenos, pesto sauce
Any two regular topping pizza
Add gourmet toppings to the Margherita
Prosciutto cotto, artichokes, baby spinach, gorgonzola, roasted red pepper, Italian sausage, sun-dried tomato, capicolla, tandoori chicken breast, feta, goat cheese, chicken breast, bocconcini, mozzarella, Monterey Jack
Margherita
Tomato sauce with mozzarella
Pepperoni
Tomato sauce, mozzarella, pepperoni.
Hawaiian
Tomato sauce, mozzarella, ham, pineapple.
Gorgonzola
Tomato sauce, mozzarella, gorgonzola, mushrooms.
Pesto
Pesto sauce, mozzarella, onion, mushrooms, black olives
Prosciutto
Tomato sauce, mozzarella, prosciutto cotto, mushrooms
Sausage
Tomato sauce, mozzarella, Italian sausage, black olives and onion
Greek
Tomato sauce, mozzarella, green pepper, feta, olives, onion, tomato
Pollo
Tomato sauce, mozzarella, chicken breast, green pepper, mushrooms
Mediterranean
Tomato sauce, mozzarella, sun-dried tomato, artichokes, roasted red pepper, mushrooms
Quattro Formaggi
Tomato sauce, mozzarella, gorgonzola, bocconcini, Monterey Jack
Florentine
Tomato sauce, mozzarella, baby spinach, tomato, feta
Anchovy
Tomato sauce, mozzarella, anchovies, mushrooms, onion.
Chicken Tandoori
Tomato sauce, mozzarella, tandoori chicken breast, onion, jalapenos
Italiano Special
Tomato sauce, mozzarella, prosciutto cotto, capicolla, mushrooms
Served with fresh-cut fries or onion rings.
Substitute for a side salad $1.95
Substitute for sweet potato fries $1.50
BLT
Four strips of maple bacon with lettuce and tomato on a bun
Club House
Maple bacon, grilled chicken breast, lettuce, tomato and cheese on a bun
Philly Cheese Melt
Shaved steak cooked with mushrooms, onions, green pepper and cheese on a bun
Strats Sandwich
Peameal bacon, cheese and fried egg on a bun
Boneless chicken or lamb. For lamb, add $1.00
Served with Naan.
Maharaja Curries
Curried
Cooked in a mix of special spices, fresh ginger, onions, garlic and tomatoes
Muglai
Curries cooked in sour cream with fresh mushrooms
Akbari
Curries cooked in sour cream with sweet coconut, raisins and nuts (no peanuts)
Malai
Curries cooked with sour cream.
Butter Chicken
Tandoori boneless chicken slow cooked in our creamy butter sauce
Chilli Chicken or Lamb (Boneless)
Cooked in our famous curry sauce, with hot chillis, coriander and mint. (It’s hot!!!)
Malai Salmon
Wild Alaskan salmon cooked in curry sauce and sour cream.
Chilli Salmon
Wild salmon cooked in our curry sauce, hot chilli, coriander and mint sauce. (It’s hot!)
Served with Naan
Maharaja Vegetarian Curries
Channa Masala
Chickpeas cooked to perfection in a blend of special spices
Muttar Paneer
Cubes of homemade Indian cheese and peas cooked in our famous curry sauce
Palak Paneer
Spinach leaves with homemade cubes of Indian cheese enhanced with spices and seasonings
Dal
Lentils in tomato sauce and spices enhanced with cumin
We use only aged Basmati rice from India
Maharaja Biryanis
We use only aged Basmati rice from India
Vegetable Biryani
Basmati rice cooked with onion, peas, green pepper, andmushrooms in a curry sauce
Chicken Biryani
Basmati rice cooked with boneless chicken, peas, green pepper, mushrooms, and onion in our own curry sauce
Lamb Biryani
Cubes of boneless lamb cooked with basmati rice, peas, green pepper, mushrooms, and onion in our own curry sauce.
Maharaja Dinner for Two
Two entrées of your choice (salmon $2.00 extra).
Large pea pilaf, two naans, one large salad and one order of cocktail samosas
Friendly finger food for the little ones.
4 wings & fresh-cut fries
Grilled cheese & fresh-cut fries
Cheese pizza
Pepperoni pizza
Chicken fingers and fries
Strats Dinner for Two
Mussels marinara or large order of arancini
Large salad of your choice (no chicken or salmon)
One two-topping pizza (any two toppings)
Maharaja Dinner for Two
Two entrées of your choice (salmon $2.00 extra).
Large pea pilaf
Two naans
One large salad
One order of cocktail samosas
LUNCH SPECIALS
10pm until closing
Pizza Special
One regular topping
Crispy Chicken Wrap
Comes with our homecut fries!
Tex-Mex Fries
Salsa, cheese, and sour cream
Nachos
Ground beef, cheese, salsa, sour cream & refried beans.
Drinks
On Tap
Bottles
Liquor (1 oz.)
Soft Drinks
Red Wine
White Wine
By the Bottle
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Their brick ovens make wonderful pizza and naan bread.
On a rainy day the staff were missing their usual patio tips. They made up for it superb indoor service. Drink refills were anticipated (lots of beer) and food arrived right on time! A lot of friendly regulars were laughing a having a good time. Only one minor complaint, the climb to the second floor washroom is hard on my old football hip injury.
We sat at a table near the wood fired oven, and each ordered a pizza. After about 1 1/2 hours (yes, that long) with no food, we asked about our order (which had obviously been forgotten). Then within another 1/2 hour someone had to come out and stuff newspaper into the oven to start the fire since it had gone out. We knew it would still be a LONG time before we got anything. Other customers had given up and left even before this point. We canceled our food order and left. The restaurant was not crowded, it was just a case of incredibly poor service. Never again.
Someone told me these guys do the best pizza in the city. I certainly can't argue with that assessment based on the amazing Tandoori Chicken Pizza. Do yourself a big favour and try one soon!
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This place boasts two patios and you’ll feel right at home on either of them. The downstairs patio is incredibly spacious and has an energetic vibe later in the day, while the rooftop patio is cozier and heated in winter. Both are open year round with several different types of menus, but the drink selection is where they really hit a home run.
View this Smart ListThe 10 beers they have on tap at Stratengers feature the likes of a hearty Irish stout, as well as an intriguingly tasty brew they call Leslieville Lager. They also have a variety of bottled beers, including premium Canadian brands and numerous imports, so you can travel all over the globe with your pint glass.
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