The Foundry 1872 - Durham, Ontario

Jennifer C.

We had an excellent meal at The Foundry! The food was excellent and dispite the restaurant having every table taken, our food came out quickly. We had a hot dip as an app and had chicken & pasta and the fish and shrimp special with a side alpine salad...which was fantastic! I will get the salad next time for sure. Our waitress, Belle, was the icing on the cake! She is the best.

Elizabeth L.

Would highly recommend The Foundry's private event space. We booked the space for our staff get together. They have an excellent catering menu that we were able to tailor to our group and they set the space up beautifully to accommodate us!. We chose buffet style and the food was delightful. We can't say thanks enough to Chef Rick, Nancy and our server Mac!

Penny S.

The versatile, classic decor means that whether stopping here for lunch in your work clothes or looking for a date night with your special someone, you won't be out of place here.
My server was a bit inattentive, but I noticed she seemed to be the exception. The garden salad with grilled chicken was ample and of the freshest ingredients. A treat of turtle cheesecake and coffee made lunch a celebration. I wished I had time to come back and try their other tempting desserts.

Angie B.

Excellent food and service by Tianna! We started with the vegetarian egg rolls, and had the chicken club sandwich and shrimp fajitas. I highly recommend checking this place out. We sat on the patio near the gate so we could tie our dog up (though dogs are not allowed inside the patio). Beautiful interior. Very clean and modern.

Ron F.

Had the pleasure of visiting the newest addition to Durham. For apps we ordered the Honey Garlic - Monster Roaster Wings & Signature Egg Rolls… the wings were cooked perfectly! Our main entrees we chose the Harvest Moon Medley (a bit spicy) and Hunter Style Chicken (chicken was not dry & the ragu was amazing). Thing to note.. everything tasted as if it was freshly made and not processed! Great job chef!! And for dessert we ordered both the Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup Pie (decadent) and the Molten Sticky Toffee Pudding (I’ll be ordering this again). Overall, we will definitely be coming back. The staff was amazing & the place looks great... a special shout out to our waitress, Kentaya, who was super friendly and made sure we were well taken care of despite how busy it got.

Renita B.

The Foundry was an amazing experience all around. Our server, Chris, did an exceptional job of serving and giving us ideas of what's best on the menu. The Parmesan Chicken platter did not disappoint. Will definitely be back.

Barb C.

Typically, restaurant gluten free food is disappointing. The Foundry has numerous GF options and a chef that truly understands the eating challenges for people with celiac disease. I have only eaten at the Foundry twice but both meals were delicious and not typical GF options menu items, so it was a real treat! The first visit I had fettuccine alfredo--delicious with tender pasta that tasted homemade. The second visit I had fish and chips--crispy battered, fried fish--another rare GF option (dedicated GF fryer).

My meal companions were not GF, were happy with the unique menu selection and features, and all enjoyed their meals.

The hostess and waitstaff were efficient, knowledgeable and very friendly.

This is definitely a restaurant to visit.

Leanne C.

A friend and I went for dinner at The Foundry after I was recently diagnosed as celiac. They were amazing and feature separate fryers for gluten free foods. They even had gluten free desserts. They ensured no cross contamination and fully understood the ramifications. The food was amazing and I had no issues whatsoever after eating there. This is my new go to place when eating out locally.