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- lauramhairi Jun 27, 2007 07:48 AM
Hi all,
I am visiting Toronto (from London, UK) on 7th July for a week with my family to celebrate my Dad's 60th Birthday. He was born and bred in Toronto so we know all the sites etc to visit however we would like to pre-book into a really nice restaurant for one night as a surprise/treat for him. Does anyone have any recommendations? Price isn't too much of an issue as it's a one off. Would be looking for any type of food, somewhere with nice views would be good, good food with a good atmosphere. I imagine we'd have a bit to drink so nowhere too stuffy. Any advice really appreciated! Like any major city, there are multitudes of restaurants that come up on general internet searches but it's not the same as acutal people's advice!
If you need any further info from me just shout! Our ages are 60, 55, 27 & 25 and we're pretty young and up for a good time!
Thanks in advance!
Your visit coincides with Summerlicious, which is good and bad.
Good: great restaurants to try for $25-$35 pp prix fix
Bad: all the good restaurants are fully reserved.
Check it out: www.toronto.ca/summerlicious
re: thenurse
Summerlicious is definitely not the thing to do for a big celebration.
Great Toronto restaurants:
- Canoe (Canadian cuisine, 54th floor, spectacular views, closed Saturdays and Sundays)
- Splendido (special Canadian summer tasting menu, possibly best dining room in town)
Next rung down, price-wise, but also great for a celebration:
- Mildred Pierce
- George
- Amuse Bouche
- Harbour 60 (traditional)
- The Fifth (funkier)
That's a start, anyway.
re: estragon
Agree with Estragon. Summerlicious is NOT the way to go for a celebration. Also agree with all his suggestions. If you decide to go to Canoe, call and tell them that you want to have the regular menu. Canoe is one of the participating restaurants in the Summerlicious events. So unless you tell them explicitly that you want the regular menu, I doubt that you would be able to get a reservation.
I agree with the other suggestions here, but you might also want to consider Scaramouche. The food is excellent (although Splendido would be better), but there are lovely views of Toronto. The main dining room can be a bit stuffy (although I've seen large groups who've been into the wine and no one minds at all), but the Pasta Bar and Grill also has great food with a little more festive an atmosphere.
Not really what you're asking for, but if you're looking for a good food experience, outdoors, with great music I suggest attending Afrofest at Queen's Park July 7 & 8.
Based on my success hosting hip business clients there over the past few months, I will continue to suggest (as I have done on some other threads) a visit to the distillery district. This is an incredibly restored, car-free four block industrial victorian zone that now hosts countless galleries, restaurants etc.
Top end is Perigee - http://www.perigeerestaurant.com/ - which would be your "wow factor" tasting menu. Slightly down on the price ladder would be the Boiler House - which is in an INCREDIBLY beautiful room and hosts live jazz on weekend evenings - so you could easily stay there and drink and enjoy the atmosphere. http://boilerhouse.ca
distillery district website is http://www.thedistillerydistrict.com/
re: jgloverwork
Not quite food related but be warned that with the construction of condos in the Distillery District, you may not be able to find parking easily, especially during the weekends.
If you want a truly special meal:
Splendidio for sure (no view though), great wine list
Canoe and 360 at the CN Tower for the great city view and huge wine lists
Scaramouche also for a good skyline view but not as grand
With a GREAT view, that's about it.
Have fun!
re: Toshiro
Doesn't Canoe take part in Summerlicious?
re: Dimbulb
Yes, but good luck trying to get a booking now...
re: courgette
If you explicitly tell Canoe that it's a birthday celebration and you need to order from the regular menu, I'm sure they'll be able to find you something.
re: cecilia
Canoe still has seats left for non summerlicious bookings...just not as many.
And you can order from the regular menu at any time.
You sound like a fun group so I'm reco somewhere with good food and a more relaxed vibe. George would be my first pick, as I find the vibe very relaxed yet with higher end food. Where are you staying? It's central enough that toddling home in the summer evening would be a nice way to end the evening.
IMHO, the Splendido, Canoe type places would be a little to 'straight' for you all. Dunno why, I just get a really fun vibe off your post
London, with its vast array of fine Michelin Star establishments such as Gordon Ramsay, Fat Cat, Petrus, Spoon, Le Gavroche.....etc is one of the mecca for fine dining. Therefore, it would be hard pressed for us Torontonian to come up with one restaurant that could match up with some of these Michelin stalwart. Even our so called 'best' such as Splendido will fall short when one looks and compare the 'whole paskage'. Therefore, for this 'one-time' recommendation, it would be more prudent to focus on 'uniqueness' rather than food quality. ( not that the latter isn't important ). As a result, I would recommend either Scaramouche - for its food quality as well as the spectacular view of down town from the window table, or Perigee, again for the food as well as the 'open kitchen/direct chef interaction concept. Either way, you should have a good time. HOWEVER, if time permits, why not take an hour and a half drive to the 'wine country of Niagara' and have a tasting menu with Canadian wine pairing at either Peller estate or Hillebrand Estate. This type of wine country dining experience will definitely be unique and different!! Happy Chowing!
re: Charles Yu
although I usually agree with you, this time I will dissent.
Scaramouche, is like an upscale country club.
I don't get the "view thing" there either.
Overly stuffy, and as I have said recently too much cream in almost everything.
The Pasta bar is fun and less pretentious.
Splendido can stand up to most International restaurants, but we are not talking 3 star here.
The prices in London are out of sight, so Splendido would be a bargain.
I think that the suggestion of George, is also a good one.
For grand Japanese I would add Sushi Kaji's tasting menu.
You spend hours in a serene atmosphere, and beautiful diishes are presented in a most gracious manner.
No table turnover here.
re: erly
Hello erly,
I think you are absolutely correct. If 'value for money' is to be considered, then, Toronto's high end restaurants is pretty hard to beat and indeed Splendido ( may be rated a Michelin 1 or 2 stars ) would be a bargain. For just one spectacular meal, I think your suggestion of Kaji's Omakase is the way to go.
re: erly
The cream level at Scarmouche is pretty heavy on some dishes but I really love their fish soup though ! The thing is there is not too many restaurants with a 'view' and good food combination in toronto and OP wants one of those, Scaramouche is really not that bad, it is a beautiful restaurant, good food, good service, it will be better if there is more space between tables !
You may want to check out this thread - where a New Yorker reviews many of the places mentioned here:
re: estufarian
For a more relaxed atmosphere that doesn't lack in quality I like Jamie Kennedy Restaurant at Church & Front. I also really enjoy Zucca Trattoria at Yonge & Eg, definately worthy of a reservation (although I think they're part of Summerlicious)


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1.We are students, who are willing to splurge for one meal, but then will have to make everything else rather light on the wallet, although credit cards are always available for must-not-miss opportunities
2. My husband is a pesco-vegetarian
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Look for an area up St. Denis called the Plateau. Streets are roughtly St. Denis and Duluth. Here there are dozens of little restaurants. Although you don't drink, there's a guide to Montreal BYO-license restaurants which are nearly always reasonable in price, and generally friendly in attitude. On the expensive end of the Plateau is my favorite fondue place, fonduemental (a pun) - www.fonduemental.com
What areas are you going to be in, especially staying in? It's a big city.
You're probably not going to want to check the Smoked Meat threads, but the bagel threads might help.
One of the most unique places I ever experienced was an atmospheric little cafe called Santropol on St Urbain (on the Plateau). These sandwiches are works of art within themselves and are made with thick-cut homemade bread, lots of veggies and are perfect for even the most picky pesco-vegetarian (and of course there's ham for the rest of us). My favorite was the Pepper Island, which had Santropol's homemade jalepeno pepper jelly. Bring cash as they don't take credit cards. www.santropol.com
The quick and easy lunch - downtown, the shopping concourse of the train station, Les Halles de la Gare, has a Premier Moisson bakery counter with excellent pâtés and sandwiches, and bread and pastries, of course. We often stay downtown and stock up there. There are good quick restaurants (and some chains) in there too.
The Second Cup franchise in Les Halles has good baked goods, much better than Ottawa/Toronto Second Cup. The coffee is competent.
re: celfie
I agree with you that Santropol is over-rated. I also found it to be rude. They talk about their customers (not realizing that some actually understand French) and they made us wait 25 minutes for a table. The place was not busy and there were two free tables when we arrived... one of which we were ultimately given. The decore is very cute though and they do seem to be creative with their sandwiches.
Anyway, I am writing because Casa del Popolo was an unexpected gem that we stumbled upon during my last visit, so based on your post I would love any suggestions from you on a place to grab a delicious yet casual dinner for 10 and a favorite breakfast joint. A large group of us is heading there for a long weekend in a few weeks.
Any suggestions would be great!
You have to have to have to have to go to Olive et Gourmando located in Old Montreal. www.oliveetgourmando.com
It's a café, eatery, bakery, take-out place, etc. O&G breads like the fig bread and the chocolate bread are beautiful. And you can't leave the place without a valhrona chocolate brioche.
Prices are reasonable, and its a good place to get a quick lunch including panini, salads, etc.
Le Commensal is a name I used to hear a lot for vegetarian in Montreal. About five years ago the place I worked was getting Le Commensal entrees and they were pretty good. Vegetarian buffer by weight, several locations, McGill and St-Denis & Sherbrooke, looks like.
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Le Commensal is not that great. Most of the food is heavy, fatty and starchy. Although they do have a few good dishes, it's really nothing to write home about, and a bit expensive for what you get.
re: SnackHappy
Choose carefully is my advice. There are a few dishes made with tofu for instance that are pretty good (no starch there!), the one with ginger is great. Their salads are good, so are their desserts (I adore the chocolate coffee mousse cake for instance). When I go I make sure to avoid 'heavy' items, both in terms of fat/starch and of course actual weight! Love their fresh pressed carrot juice; also the cali tea. The view from the corner of McGill/St. Catherine is pretty nice, & it's relaxing, esp. after the lunch crowd/before dinner crowd, e.g. 2-6 pm
My most fervent advice: avoid Le Commensal. Little more than an overpriced vegetarian cafeteria, the kind of place that convinces non-vegetarians that vegetarianism is the triumph of conviction over taste.
Vegetarian restos have been discussed frequently in the past. See www.chowhound.com/search/std?q=vegeta...
See also the recently updated (at last!) www.montreal.com/tourism/veggie.html
For your splurge meal, consider Brunoise (you can check their online menu to make sure it's husband-compatible) or Les Chèvres (slightly less vegetarian-friendly than it used to be but there are always vegetarian options available and the chef has repeatedly expressed a willingness to produce a more elaborate pesci-vegetarian spread if given advance notice). Anise can also accommodate diners like your spouse.
A few quick suggestions which may help you out :
Special dinner :
- Two options I really enjoy with great fish/seafood are Jun-I on Laurier O. and Joe Beef on Notre-Dame. I would chose one of them for the splurge.
Grab & Go lunch :
- Segafredo on Ste-Catherine near Mansfield is a favourite. Sort of an Italian Starbucks, with great a nice selection of paninis. Combine it with their side garden salad and it's a perfect lunch, flavourful but not heavy. Not sure on the "go" aspect though – I've never taken it to go. Their peach iced tea is yummy (their own brand). It's a nice break if ever you are doing some shopping.
- Olive & Gourmando as previously noted.
- on the weekend, Cobalt in the Old Port (unsure if they are open in the day on weekdays) (no "go" though). Great Panini sandwiches, and small "snacks" to enjoy with a coffee/hot chocolate in the afternoon. Brunch hours there's often live jazz and it's a truly charming spot.
A few dinner options that are not too costly:
- Chu Chai on St-Denis is popular among my vegetarian friends, as it's quite interesting – everything is "faux" meat but somewhat mimics the flavour of meat (although some things are simply tofu, etc).
- Ginger on des Pins just off St-Laurent is always nice. Sushi, varied teriyakis/stirfry's/and salads. Their dessert maki is heaven.
Hole in the wall:
- Lotus bleu on Duluth. It's Vietnamese BYOW but the veggies are always really fresh, it's inexpensive, and again, veggies love it and plenty of seafood.
Take a miss on :
- Cora's/ Eggspectations/Beauty's for brunch
- Anything on Prince-Arthur. It's fun in the summer to sit outside and people-watch, but it's cold now and the BYOW aspect is of no interest to you I'm sure!
Despite the occasional comment that Olive and Gourmando is overpriced, their website is extremely enticing so that is on our definite list.
I am still trying to decide on the splurge, I want to make sure that we have a true Quebec experience but the two most popular do not sound veggie-friendly (Au pied du Cochon and ...sorry drawing a blank I am referring to the other french named restaurant which gets a lot of buzz on here).
I have yet to look at the website for Joe Beef, is it wrong that the name turns me off a bit?
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"I have yet to look at the website for Joe Beef, is it wrong that the name turns me off a bit?"
The name is somewhat misleading. It's a historical reference to a famous 19th century tavernkeeper, not a reference to the menu.
Although carnivores will usually find something to please them, the real star is seafood. (Based on just one visit and plenty of word-of-mouth.) A quick search says the place has no site of its own, but there is much discussion of it, so it's worth googling. Be warned that it's quite expensive, but IMO worth every penny.
go to a creperie for lunch,
pesco-vegetarian does that include fish?
well then theres lots of nice places in what what is it port vieux or vielle (gosh and i take french)
its a gorges city.Enjoy,have fun!
Second the suggestion for Chu Chai, don't miss on the tofu appetizers with spicy sauce and the fake duck... And get a side order of deep fried spinach! This would be my spot not to miss...
To me, the best bakery is La Premiere Moison (http://www.premieremoisson.com/ for locations), with Au Pain Dore (several locations also) a close second.
Myself, I like Schwartz's from time to time, but being vegetarian you can probably miss it... Although it's a cheap eat.
The best place for poutine (about $7 and is huge!) is arguably Maam Bolduc (De Lorimier and Marie-Anne), try the one with curry and the bourguignonne.