Jack Astor's + Freida's Beverage Kitchen Barrie

My mom and I came for dinner at the newly renovated Jack Astor's in Barrie, and the place looks absolutely amazing! The renovations give it such a fresh, modern vibe. our server Evan M, was incredible -- super friendly, attentive, and great to chat with. I had the Bacon Cheeseburger with a side of Caesar salad -- 10/10! Highly recommend trying the Meatballs as a starter; they were so good. My mom ordered the Fish Tacos with field greens and loved them -- also a 10/10. The only small thing I'd note is that they don't have plastic straws, but everything else was perfect. Overall, a great dining experience -- we'll be back!

Sarah P was fantastic. The Dr. pepperoni pizza was lovely. It’s got honey straight from Barry Benson, absolutely delicious. If you’re coming here, sit at the bar and ask for her. I don’t eat crust but if I did, the plate would have been licked clean.

Took me and my mom last night for her belated birthday to check out the new renovations. Sat in dinning - arrived around 9pm, no wait to get in Evan was our server and I will start by saying he was fantastic , truly made our our visit spectacular. We ordered a multiple items so we could taste a few new menu items and he ensured that one item came out at a time allowing us to really enjoy each item. We also were never waiting more than a few minutes for our next dish after finishing the previous one ! He was very personable , social , checked on us frequently always asking for our opinions on the food and drink items , and you could tell he truly cared about our dinning experience. He is a big part of why we will be back to jacks Now onto the food - everything was good ! Appetizer portions were very small, we ordered the fish tacos and blue cheese chicken fingers. The torts on the tacos are made fresh in house which was amazing, very flavourful. The blue cheese fingers were also amazing, you don’t get that over powering blue cheese taste but instead get to enjoy the shuttle flavours of it ! We then ordered the pizza of course and I have to say the best upgrade to the jacks menu. The dough is fantastic, it has that authentic pizza flavour and texture rather than that typical cheap pizza dough you get at other restaurants. 10/10 would recommend. Bruschetta was ok, not our favourite. It was presented beautifully however the seasoning and salt took away the flavour from the fresh tomato and not enough balsamic. That is probably the one thing we won’t order again. Desert was great as well, the butter cake and cheesecake were great portions and presented beautifully. The cheesecake was crustless however FANTASTIC. The texture and flavour of the cheese, with the sauce not being overwhelmingly sweet made it a perfect desert. The only complaint I had and the reason I may hesitate on returning was how loud the euro beats were playing in the dinning room. We felt like we were in a night club, there were many times we had to repeat what we were saying because we could not hear over the intense energy music which made the environment definitely not a relaxing one - it actually gave us slight anxiety. Mind you we came in around 9pm so that could be why? We will try next time for an earlier dinner and see if there is a difference as I can’t see families with kids going here to sit in dinning with that music. Also I don’t think they do anything for birthdays - I saw online they did but my mom did not get anything for her birthday although we mentioned it a few times - not sure what their birthday policy has changed to Last comment - the decor is truly stunning. All the detail that went into the bathroom is like a work of art! Truly mesmerizing . And the bar/dinning area are very well designed