Supermarket Restaurant and Bar

Reviews

• Quinny M.

  star star star star star 12 June 2026

  Their new menu is delicious and drinks are very fairly priced and they have great beers on tap! Great service

• Ann-Marie Z.

  star star star star star_border 11 June 2026

  I've had great service and good food every time I've visited this place. The servers are always knowledgeable about the different types of items on the menu and there are always all sorts of drink specials. When I came with friends we ordered Corona beer buckets which were fairly cheap (cannot remember how much but I think it came out to $5 a beer). In addition, the patio is quite lovely and spacious. Last time, I ordered the jerk chicken sandwich - I really enjoyed it and felt that the portions and prices were great! (the sandwich did contain some mysterious vegetable that all of us were curious about - it wasn't listed on the menu though...but it tasted good) My only complaint about this place is that their online menu does not match that one in the restaurant as there are WAY more food options in the restaurant compared to the ones listed on the online menu. Apart from this, we enjoy coming to this establishment!

• Sheena S.

  star star_border star_border star_border star_border 28 May 2026

  I have had good times at Supermarket but recently had an experience that was unprofessional, outrageous and off-putting.
  
  We were served by a terrible bartender who was rude to us all night and we decided not to tip her as a result. When she realized this, she started loudly screaming at us from behind the bar. She then told the security guard we were "causing trouble" and had us kicked out at 1:55 AM (when we were just standing around, ready to leave).  
  
  We tried to email the bar to raise the issue, and received no response. Very disappointed with the service and treatment!

• Alex G.

  star star star star_border star_border 27 May 2026

  Many moons ago, my friend and I frequented Bread and Circus, a Kensington staple that offered the kind of ramshackle, casual dining/event experience that you could only find in a neighborhood like this. (We used to go here to see burlesque shows - don't tell anyone.)
  
  I'm happy to report that Supermarket definitely carries the same spirit of that dearly-departed venue. Hell, it even looks the same! There are a few caveats, but I found the experience to be pleasant and enjoyable.
  
  I came here early with a friend last Saturday evening (as of this writing), as we were waiting for an event (drunk karaoke - you don't sing, you just watch other groups do it) to begin. The place definitely has a very laid-back, chill vibe in the early evening, and we both chatted and looked around the dim restaurant/bar with a drink menu written above in chalk. The other reviews speak truly when they say that the place becomes a bit unbearable volume-wise as the evening progresses, so if you mean to come here just to have a quiet dinner, this may not be the spot for you.
  
  Service is hit-or-miss. One of the waiters brought us a menu and drinks, then disappeared for a solid hour after we made our orders - and we didn't even order much, just a side of fries and a burger entree for her. Later in the evening, after our other friends had joined us, we met a hipster (who I think may be the owner of the restaurant) who offered to comp our meals for free if we could guess the name of a DJ who was playing on the radio. Needless to say, we failed, but his quaint attitude was refreshing and much appreciated in a place like this.
  
  The menu is quite spartan, but it does have fusion elements. Alongside standard bar staples, you have more exotic fare like Laotion spring rolls, Chinese long beans, wok-fried green curried chicken and Argentinian-style steak with chimichurri. I wasn't nearly so bold, and settled for a plate of fries ($6). While they didn't set the world on fire, I was given a generous portion of big beefeater fries that were cooked extremely well, and that's all I needed.
  
  My friend settled for the burger ($12). She didn't seem that impressed with the onion jam, but reported that the rest of it tasted fine. My two other companions, who showed up later in the evening, settled for a burger and the chicken/shrimp pad thai ($14). The latter wasn't received all that well - it wasn't a huge portion size, and yet he still left a fair amount of it unfinished at the end of the meal. I don't know whether that was due to not enjoying it or just getting too full.
  
  The experience was solid, and I could see myself coming back here again. Supermarket like the kind of restaurant that you'd just show up to on a lark, and it has a decent atmosphere, solid (though not amazing) food and some spotty service. It's definitely a place that you'll want to visit at least once.

• Kelley T.

  star star star_border star_border star_border 14 May 2026

  My friends have always told me how cool and amazing Supermarket is.
  
  Guess what? It's not.
  
  Maybe they were talking about clubbing or whatever, but I'm not talking about the dance floor. I'm talking about their food! I'm talking about their customer service!
  
  I came here with three other people on a Sunday at 5. Their menu looked way too overpriced for the quality of food I knew I would be getting, but whatever, it was a nice day and we were enjoying a nice day at a new bar.
  
  I'm just looking at their website right now, and it's crazy how cool and nice the restaurant seems, but don't do it. It's a fucking trap. (Go to Trinity Commons instead).
  
  I ordered the fish tacos (2 for $11). My boyfriend got the green curry, my friend got the burger and our fourth person ordered the steak.
  
  My dish was mediocre (fish lacked really any flavor) and my boyfriend's green curry didn't have rice. (Excuse, thai curry with no rice/!??!), but I think the worst part was my friend's burger. Burger Friend asked me if it was okay to eat the patty if the inside was a deep red color. Clearly, the patty was red on the inside. I consulted my boyfriend and we came to a somewhat consensus that maybe the patty was medium rare/rare. I told Burger Friend that it should be okay.
  
  Burger Friend was not that satisfied with my response, so he asked the waitress if the burger was undercooked.
  
  And the waitress said with attitude and cockiness, "Oh we cook all our burgers like that. It's medium. Most people like medium so we cooked the burger as medium. If you want it more done, I can take it back."
  
  Burger Friend said, "Nah, don't worry. As long as I can eat it and won't get sick, it's fine."
  
  And throughout this whole exchange, I was like: O_O
  
  MEDIUM??? MEDIUM?!??!?! (Gordon Ramsay's voice came out: "IT'S FUCKING RAWWW!!!")
  
  THERE WAS NO WAY IN HELL THE BURGER WAS MEDIUM. As a quite experienced home cook (at least I like to think I am), I KNEW that the burger was not a medium.
  
  I pulled out my phone and googled what a medium burger looked like. Lo and behold, the  burger my friend had WAS DEFINITELY NOT A MEDIUM. And according to the pictures, the burger looked more rare than medium rare.
  
  I still CANNOT believe the girl, who is a waitress, DID NOT KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A MEDIUM BURGER AND A RARE BURGER. THAT IS SCARY.
  
  Food business owners: please educate your waiters and waitresses.
  
  I am appalled.
  
  The steak that came to our fourth friend was equally as horrendous. The steak looked like it was cut in half from what you would think a piece of sliced steak usually looks like. It seemed like they were running low on steak or they were stingy with their portions because steak is expensive. The rest of her plate was overloaded with salad and fries.
  
  I will never go back.
  
  This place currently has a 2/5, (which is a terrible rating already), but if my friend gets a bad stomach bug tomorrow, this restaurant will go down to a 1 (and you don't want to mess with restaurants with a 1-star review).
  
  TLDR; Waitress doesn't know difference between medium and rare. Come here for drinks, not food.