The Hops Spot

What an amazing find. Not only is it located in a beautiful old home that has been transformed into a restaurant but the food is amazing. We ordered the perogies, Taj chicken and the steak frites. All were fantastic. The staff is warm and personable. We felt we arrived welcomed and left well fed. Will be back again and again.

A surprising gem in the middle of Riverside Clayton. Lots of options on the menu. The 3 Degrees of Kevin Bacon Burger is excellent. The wait staff was courteous and attentive. Would have been five star but the men's bathroom was dirty. We were in at the open at noon and the bathroom had not been cleaned. The staff did use disinfecting wipes on tables as they cleared them. Overall great place and I would definitely go here again.

Absolutely excellent place to eat and grab a beer. The beer menu is large with plenty of local and nationwide micro brews to choose from. The food is top notch. Poutine and burgers are the specialty. Both are absolutely great. Can't go wrong with the pretzels and house beer cheese. A absolutely must stop if you are in Clayton or local area.

They have a great beer selection, and I was super excited to find somewhere with vegan/vegetarian food options. That being said, the vegetarian gravy on the poutine was waaaay salty, and the "meatless chicken" that I had subbed on a burger was waaaay over cooked. Sandwich was also poorly constructed such that it was impossible to eat without having sauce all over your hands and having the whole thing fall apart. Points for having non-meat options, but you really can't cook fake meat like it's the real thing and I would hope anywhere serving it would know that. Overall not bad, especially given the lack of veg friendly options in the area, but just a few quality control type changes would make it great!

I ate here during the holiday weekend. The quality of the food was excellent. Everything appeared fresh. Our appetizer was spot on. The trouble came with our dinner. My girlfriend and I both ordered chicken sandwiches. Mine was missing the pickles, which was no big deal, it was a busy. My girlfriend did not end up finishing hers and took it to go. Later that night she went to finish it and when she got to the middle of the sandwich, the chicken was not cooked nearly enough. It was a pink color with a couple areas of red. Obviously not cooked through. I will go back again, as the quality and portion of food was excellent and unmatched, but it will be when they are not as busy.

While the food was good and they have a nice variety of beers the service was lacking, like really lacking. I think it was simply a matter of being understaffed, but we found the wait for a server to come to our table, the wait for our appetizer, wait for our meal, and wait for our check was a bit much. It's a quaint restaurant in a old house, well laid out for the space. They had 9 tables and bar seating area as well. We had their poutine as an appetizer which was tasty. Our lead were good but the lack of print service was a disappointment. Perhaps we caught them on an off day but it was noteworthy enough that it left us a poor impression.