Marriot Cafe in JW Marriot, Admiralty (Hong Kong)

In Admiralty, near Pacific Place

This is always a favourite of mine. I think the price is around 220HKD, but would have to confirm http://www.jwmarriotthk.com/en/mc03.htm












Rice Paper (Hong Kong)

many locations, we went to the one in Harbour City. It has a really nice Patio that looks over to the other side of the island.
This Beef 5 ways was SOOOO much food!









The view

Mijas (Hong Kong)

Spanish Restaurant in the old building in Stanely. Definately different, and would be nice to go there again. Patio over looks the water.

Salty fish

FRANK (at the AGO)

I found it a bit too pricey for what we were given. But it was a nice quiet place for us girls to celebrate Dilnoor's engagement.


Spice Route

The Sangria's are to die for. Amazing.
http://www.torontolife.com/features/fruit-looped/



The desserts were good too.

But the food to me, was overpriced Chinese food. Bak Choy was $10. I can make that at home. The patio is worth going to.

Scaramouche Restaurant

was I here before with parnets a long time ago?

Foie Gras

Pasta Bar: $$$
Dining Room: $$$$

Splendido

http://splendido.ca

Harbord Street

One of the top restaurants in Toronto (2008)

Open table reservations available

Ematei

http://www.blogto.com/restaurants/ematei

Authentic Japanese restaurant.
Bento box with good stuffs $27

Weekdays 11:45am-2:30pm, 5:30pm-10:30pm; Sat 5:30pm-10:30pm; Sun 5:30pm-10pm

Tabule

www.tabule.ca

Cava

http://www.cavarestaurant.ca/


St. Clair and Heath


$$-$$$

Isola (Hong Kong)

IFC Buildling near Lane Crawford

Italian food
$$$
salad bar


Bolero Fire Grill

brazilian bbq

Nectar

http://www.nectardesserts.com/

We went here because we were full and didn't want a full dinner. The place was small, and had character. Couches looked like it came from a dollhouse, and we were having tea, but there was a cozy feeling. The desserts were delectable, and very precise. I'd go again.

chocolate truffles
















panna cotta

Cilantro

$$$

Open Table reservations available

http://www.crmr.com/cilantro/

Terroni

multiple locations: adelaide, queen west, st. clair

lunch, dinner
small groups
large groups,
date

OLIVIA'S AT FIFTY THREE

micro winery

really small group
date

Peridot

Meditarrean Food

Private Events
Large Group

Beer Bistro

King and Yonge

fries

Great for : small groups

Mercatto

Lunch

2 locations: adelaide, toronto st.

Coco Lezzone

classic

casual, fun

great for : date, large group

http://cocolezzone.com

Alice Fazooli's

pre-club possibility

cool table in the lounge

Le Select Bistro

pig knucles

Wellington and Spadina

Lunch, dinner

Joe Mama

great for: pasta

Live jazz

Hot House Cafe - $$

live jazz brunch on sundays

Queen Mother Cafe

Fusion food, casual setting

Great for : pre club, wine, small group, date

AlleyCatz

Swing night

http://alleycatz.sites.toronto.com/entertainment.html

Spacco

Great for : large groups

Pool tables, bar, nice patio in the summer time

Sidecar

http://sidecarrestaurant.ca/

Prix fixe menu (2008): $22

Great for: date, small group

C5


http://www.c5restaurant.ca/

Came here with my parents for a psuedo thanksgiving dinner, Oct 10, 2009. Surprisingly it was easy to make a reservation via OpenTable tonight. Good view if you sit to the east. Although I still hate the crystal and it's awkardness, the high ceilings make the room spacious, and the glass windows give the room light. There is a lounge area, that was empty, but seems like a nice place to have drinks and dessert. It wasn't busy at all, but maybe because we ate at 6pm and finished around 8pm.



Their menu isn't extremely diverse but has enough choice of excellent food. There are 2 salads. My dad got the poached salmon salad. 4 pieces of salmon, delicately poached, melt in your mouth softness, with juices and fruits surrounding it.


They have appetizers to share. A set of vegatables, or meat, or chachuturie, or seafood. Each around $15 per person. we didn't try it.










I ordered the Rack of Wild Boar. The menu says glazed with Coffee, Pancetta risotto with raisins. The meat was not as tough as I thought it would be. It's seared sides actually was crispy and full of flavour. The risotto was creamy and tasted yummy. It was a good portion and filled me up just enough.











My mom got the Squab and Foie Gras. She's a sucker for the seared liver, and it was good, but a very small portion, because it's so pricey. Served on top of a polenta. It wasn't really that filling at all, but it was very good.





My dad got the Pan Seared Halibut. It was tender and very flavourful. That green thing on the side was like a spinach puree.













For dessert, I had a choice between the Lemon Olive Oil cake with gelato, or this Apple Whiskey Baba.  Many things in here. Here is the menu entry:


Apple Whiskey Baba
Crab Apple Sauce, Cider Jelly, Salt & Pepper Gelato, Squash Leaves, Maple Fudge


It was really interesting. 
Crab Apple Sauce (more like a cake) is the round thing
Cider Jelly is the pink maple leafs
Salt & Pepper Gelato on top like ice cream
Squash leaves were crispy and the golden things on the right
The Maple fudge is the crunch bits in the middle




As the night fell, the place got REALLY dark, and took a long while to adjust. Not sure if they can do something about that.


I would recommended, and the best part is that AFTEr dinner, we walked around the museum... free! (Well no one stopped us) And the gift store was still open!





Bar Volo

south of yonge and wellesley

Lots of beer choices

http://barvolo.com/

Les 3 Brassuers (Montreal)

http://les3brasseurs.ca/eng/toronto_yonge.php

They just opened one in Toronto, but many open on St. Catherine's and all over Montreal.
Mussels, and Pork Knuckle yummy. Very good choice of beers. I like the frites too.

Baton Rouge

Everywhere - eaton centre, empress

5th Element

Bay and Wellesley

East Asian Fusiony

Olivers and Bonacini

good for : small groups, large groups, parents

kind of noisy, but good food

Nota Bene - $$$$

around Osgoode station

very yummy.

Suckling Pig dish

Good for : dates, parents, small groups

7 west - $$

Open 24 hrs

Classic

Liquid Ferrero Rocher (wintertime chocolate drinks)

The Harbord Room - $$

http://dine.to/profile_features.php?feature=website&id=5175

Brunch Sat and Sun

Open til 2am

Disgraceland - $$

Best Eggs Benedict, as rated by Blog.to
http://www.blogto.com/restaurants/disgraceland

Location: Ossington and Bloor

Looks like a sketchy bar, but fills up during the peak. Heart Attack Benny.

93 HARBORD - $$$

middle eastern/north african foods

Lamb + Fig, very yum
Lamb Shank was more tender
Bismanti Seafood Rice is worth trying

Warm Chocolate pecan pie

good for: groups, small groups, parents

Osteria Ciceri e Tria - $$$

same owners as Terroni

http://www.toronto.com/restaurants/article/633864

Eigensinn Farm - $$$$

Collingwood

Top Ten Restaurant Toronto Life 2009

Grace - $$

Top new Restaurant 2009, Toronto Life

Where Xacutti used to be

Copacabana - $$$

all you can eat brazillian bbq

locations: niagara, toronto

http://www.copacabana.ca/main.html

Red Violin - $$$

brazilian bbq with show


http://www.dine.to/profile_features.php?feature=menu&id=2766

they have pineapple!

Caren's Wine and Cheese

$$

http://www.carenswineandcheese.com/
Came here again for dinner on a late friday evening. Altho it was already fall and we had our leather jackets on, we still sat out on the patio. We ordered an amazing wine and shared a cheese platter to start. I couldn't resist ordering the Spicy Mac and Cheese, again, while Arun had a burger of some sort. I can't remember if we got dessert, but we did end up going to the Cheesecake place down the street.

This place is still one of my favourites in the area.

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Been there 2x now (Sept'09) and it's both been amazing. The staff are extremely friendly, knowledgeable and I always feel I am getting my money's worth.

Sunday Brunch - vanilla pancakes


Truffle Frittata




Dinner - Spicy Mac and Cheese

wine and cheese pairings and platter

great for : couples, drinks, small groups

big patio in the back - corporate event

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This is for me and anyother Foodies I want to share this with.

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