Stonewalls Restaurant/Live Music Venue

What Stonewalls Restaurant/Live Music Venue does

Stonewalls Restaurant & Live Music Venue is a privately held, single-location hospitality business operating at 339 York Blvd in Hamilton, Ontario. Founded in 2010, the company combines a full-service restaurant offering classic American and pub-style fare (appetizers, salads, poutines, burgers, handhelds, mains, and desserts priced roughly $9.99-$24.99) with a live music venue hosting local and touring bands, tribute shows, and ticketed events sold via Eventbrite. The business is supported by a small team of approximately 5 employees and operates on a limited Thursday-through-Sunday schedule timed around scheduled events.

The company's revenue model is multi-stream: dine-in food and beverage sales, ticketed event revenue (advance and door pricing), and private event hosting and catering for weddings, corporate events, and parties, with the venue offered complimentary when paired with a minimum catering spend. Technology stack is composed of off-the-shelf SaaS: TouchBistro powers the website and POS, TBDine handles online reservations, and Eventbrite manages event ticketing. Marketing is conducted through organic social channels (Facebook, Instagram) and discovery platforms (TripAdvisor, TBDine), with no paid digital advertising or enterprise GTM motion evident.

The customer base is fragmented across individual live-music enthusiasts, casual diners, and one-off private event organizers. Stonewalls has earned strong regional brand recognition, including Platinum (1st place) in the Hamilton Spectator Reader's Choice for Live Music Bar/Lounge with over 134,000 votes cast, positioning it as a recognized anchor of the Hamilton live-music scene. Ownership and capital structure are not publicly disclosed, and there is no evidence of venture capital or private equity backing.

Name

Stonewalls Restaurant/Live Music Venue

Legal name

Stonewalls Restaurant

Website

https://stonewallshamilton.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Stonewalls is a single-location restaurant and live music venue in Hamilton, Ontario, serving classic American/pub-style food alongside ticketed live music events and private event catering for individual consumers and small private parties.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Live Music Venue & Restaurant

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511), Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (722410)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810), Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Bars & Pubs (Non-Music) (MPAGAIAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Neighborhood Bars & Taverns (CRANACAA), Special Occasion & Destination Restaurants (THAFACAK)

Keywords

• Live music venue
• Restaurant dining
• Private event hosting
• Event catering
• Casual pub food

Headquarters

HQ city

Hamilton

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Food and Beverage Sales: Restaurant serving classic American/pub-style food including appetizers, salads, mains, burgers, sandwiches, and desserts. Revenue generated from dine-in service during operating hours.
2. Event Ticket Sales: Live music venue hosting bands and performers. Tickets sold through Eventbrite platform for concerts and special events. Door sales also available.
3. Private Event Catering: Venue available for private events including weddings, corporate events, and parties with Stonewalls catered menu. Space offered complimentary with minimum catering spend.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Stonewalls operates a combined full-service restaurant and live music venue at 339 York Blvd, Hamilton, Ontario. The restaurant serves classic American/pub-style food across appetizers, salads, poutines, mains, handhelds (burgers, wraps, tacos), kids' menu, and desserts, while the music venue hosts nightly performances including tribute shows, touring bands, DJ dance parties, and holiday events. Complementary offerings include private event hosting for weddings and corporate functions and flexible on-site/off-site catering services.

Product overview

Stonewalls Restaurant & Live Music Venue operates as a combined restaurant and entertainment venue in Hamilton, Ontario. The core offerings include a full-service restaurant with a diverse food menu spanning appetizers, salads, mains, handhelds, and desserts, alongside a live music venue hosting nightly performances, tribute shows, and special events. Additional services encompass private event hosting for weddings, corporate events, and parties, as well as catering services with flexible menu options.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Restaurant Dining Services Full-service dine-in restaurant offering a diverse menu including appetizers, salads, poutines, mains, handhelds (burgers, wraps, tacos), kids' menu, and desserts, with vegetarian and vegan options such as the Veggie Burger and Beyond Burger.
• Live Music Venue Events Live music venue hosting nightly performances including tribute shows, touring band concerts, DJ dance parties, and holiday events. Tickets sold via Eventbrite in advance and at the door.
• Private Event Hosting Venue rental for weddings, private parties, corporate events, and sports parties, with complimentary use of the space when combined with a minimum catering spend.
• Catering Services Off-site and on-site catering services with flexible menus that can accommodate special requests and alternate foods upon owner approval.
• Food Menu Offerings Pub-style food menu featuring Legendary Chicken Wings, Nachos, Spinach Dip, Mac 'N Cheese, salads, poutines (Traditional, Buffalo Chicken, Pickle), Chicken Tenders, Fish and Chips, burgers (Stonewall Smash Burger, Boujee Burger, Veggie Burger), Birria Beef Tacos, Nashville Hot Chicken, desserts, and kids' menu items.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• TouchBistro Inc.coreTechnology or IntegrationTouchBistro provides the restaurant's website platform and online reservation system (TBDine). The website copyright indicates TouchBistro Inc. owns the site's photographic images and code. TouchBistro is an Ontario corporation providing POS and restaurant management technology.
• EventbritecoreTechnology or IntegrationEventbrite is used as the ticketing platform for live music events at Stonewalls. Customers purchase advance tickets for concerts and shows through Eventbrite links on the venue's events page.
• TBDinecoreTechnology or IntegrationTBDine is the online reservation platform powering Stonewalls' booking system. Customers can reserve tables online through the TBDine platform linked on the restaurant's website.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• The Rivoli: Toronto venue combining restaurant, bar, and live music programming — directly analogous business model to Stonewalls but operating at a larger scale and higher price point.
• The Rec Room: Canadian chain of entertainment venues combining food, drinks, and live entertainment/games — a scaled, multi-location incumbent whose venue-and-events model parallels Stonewalls at a national footprint.
• The Cameron House: Toronto multi-floor bar and live music venue with an established local-music reputation — comparable business model pairing bar revenue with live entertainment, at a larger scale.
• Dakota Tavern: Toronto live music bar and grill pairing a ticketed event calendar with pub-style food — same combined restaurant + live music format as Stonewalls, at a larger scale in a different city.
• The Horseshoe Tavern: Iconic Toronto live music venue and bar; broader incumbent in the same live music + bar category but at much higher scale, established brand, and Toronto downtown market.
• Lee's Palace: Toronto live music venue and bar serving a similar concert-going, bar-tab customer base; larger-scale, broader-market incumbent in the same category.

Direct peers

• The Casbah: Long-running live music venue and bar in Hamilton, Ontario, offering an event calendar of local and touring acts with a bar-focused F&B program — directly comparable to Stonewalls on city, format, and customer base.
• Boston Manor: Hamilton pub-style venue hosting live music and casual dining, sharing Stonewalls' neighborhood bar + entertainment positioning and local market.
• This Ain't Hollywood: Hamilton bar and live music venue that pairs drinks and casual food with a regular lineup of local and touring bands — highly comparable on venue format, market, and entertainment-led positioning.

Regional players

• Live! on Elgin: Ottawa live music venue and bar running a similar ticketed concert calendar with bar service; comparable format and business model, but operating in a different Ontario market.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/StonewallsEvents
• Instagraminstagram.com/stonewallshamilton
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/stonewalls-gastro-pub-hamilton

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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