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!
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
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.
Labels:
$$$,
Chinatown,
Downtown Central,
not so much
Spice Route
The Sangria's are to die for. Amazing.
http://www.torontolife.com/features/fruit-looped/
The desserts were good too.
But the food to me, was overpriced Chinese food. Bak Choy was $10. I can make that at home. The patio is worth going to.
http://www.torontolife.com/features/fruit-looped/
The desserts were good too.
But the food to me, was overpriced Chinese food. Bak Choy was $10. I can make that at home. The patio is worth going to.
Labels:
$$$,
bar lounge,
Downtown West,
drinks,
King St,
not so much
Scaramouche Restaurant
was I here before with parnets a long time ago?
Foie Gras
Pasta Bar: $$$
Dining Room: $$$$
Foie Gras
Pasta Bar: $$$
Dining Room: $$$$
Splendido
http://splendido.ca
Harbord Street
One of the top restaurants in Toronto (2008)
Open table reservations available
Harbord Street
One of the top restaurants in Toronto (2008)
Open table reservations available
Ematei
http://www.blogto.com/restaurants/ematei
Authentic Japanese restaurant.
Bento box with good stuffs $27
Weekdays 11:45am-2:30pm, 5:30pm-10:30pm; Sat 5:30pm-10:30pm; Sun 5:30pm-10pm
Authentic Japanese restaurant.
Bento box with good stuffs $27
Weekdays 11:45am-2:30pm, 5:30pm-10:30pm; Sat 5:30pm-10:30pm; Sun 5:30pm-10pm
Labels:
'to try,
$$$,
clubbing district,
Downtown Central,
Japanese,
parents
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
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
Terroni
multiple locations: adelaide, queen west, st. clair
lunch, dinner
small groups
large groups,
date
lunch, dinner
small groups
large groups,
date
Labels:
' pretty good,
'go again,
Downtown Central,
Downtown West,
Italian,
Midtown
OLIVIA'S AT FIFTY THREE
micro winery
really small group
date
really small group
date
Labels:
' something different,
$$$,
Downtown Central,
little italy,
microbrewery
Peridot
Meditarrean Food
Private Events
Large Group
Private Events
Large Group
Labels:
' pretty good,
$$,
Bloor St,
Downtown Central,
Meditarrean,
Yorkville
Beer Bistro
King and Yonge
fries
Great for : small groups
fries
Great for : small groups
Labels:
' pretty good,
$$,
Downtown Central
Mercatto
Lunch
2 locations: adelaide, toronto st.
2 locations: adelaide, toronto st.
Labels:
' pretty good,
$$,
Downtown Central,
Italian
Coco Lezzone
classic
casual, fun
great for : date, large group
http://cocolezzone.com
casual, fun
great for : date, large group
http://cocolezzone.com
Labels:
' pretty good,
$$,
Downtown West,
Italian,
little italy
Alice Fazooli's
pre-club possibility
cool table in the lounge
cool table in the lounge
Labels:
' pretty good,
$$,
clubbing district,
Downtown Central,
drinks,
Italian
Le Select Bistro
pig knucles
Wellington and Spadina
Lunch, dinner
Wellington and Spadina
Lunch, dinner
Labels:
$$$,
Downtown Central,
French,
parents
Hot House Cafe - $$
live jazz brunch on sundays
Labels:
$$,
Brunch,
Downtown Central,
Live Music,
parents
Queen Mother Cafe
Fusion food, casual setting
Great for : pre club, wine, small group, date
Great for : pre club, wine, small group, date
Labels:
' pretty good,
$$,
clubbing district,
Downtown Central,
drinks,
Queen St
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.
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:
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!
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.

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 FudgeIt 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!
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.
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.
Labels:
$$,
drinks,
microbrewery,
Montreal,
pub
Baton Rouge
Everywhere - eaton centre, empress
Labels:
$$,
Downtown Central,
North York,
parents,
Southern
5th Element
Bay and Wellesley
East Asian Fusiony
East Asian Fusiony
Labels:
' just so-so,
$$,
Bloor St,
Downtown Central
Olivers and Bonacini
good for : small groups, large groups, parents
kind of noisy, but good food
kind of noisy, but good food
Labels:
$$,
Brunch,
North York,
parents
Nota Bene - $$$$
around Osgoode station
very yummy.
Suckling Pig dish
Good for : dates, parents, small groups
very yummy.
Suckling Pig dish
Good for : dates, parents, small groups
Labels:
'go again,
$$$$,
Downtown Central,
parents,
Queen St
7 west - $$
Open 24 hrs
Classic
Liquid Ferrero Rocher (wintertime chocolate drinks)
Classic
Liquid Ferrero Rocher (wintertime chocolate drinks)
Labels:
Bloor St,
coffee,
Downtown Central,
late eats,
Yorkville
Disgraceland - $$
Best Eggs Benedict, as rated by Blog.to
http://www.blogto.com/restaurants/disgraceland
Location: Ossington and Bloor
Looks like a sketchy bar, but fills up during the peak. Heart Attack Benny.
http://www.blogto.com/restaurants/disgraceland
Location: Ossington and Bloor
Looks like a sketchy bar, but fills up during the peak. Heart Attack Benny.
Labels:
' pretty good,
$$,
Brunch,
Downtown West
93 HARBORD - $$$
middle eastern/north african foods
Lamb + Fig, very yum
Lamb Shank was more tender
Bismanti Seafood Rice is worth trying
Warm Chocolate pecan pie
good for: groups, small groups, parents
Lamb + Fig, very yum
Lamb Shank was more tender
Bismanti Seafood Rice is worth trying
Warm Chocolate pecan pie
good for: groups, small groups, parents
Labels:
$$$,
annex,
Downtown Central,
harbord,
middle eastern,
parents
Eigensinn Farm - $$$$
Collingwood
Top Ten Restaurant Toronto Life 2009
Top Ten Restaurant Toronto Life 2009
Labels:
'to try,
$$$$,
Collingwood
Red Violin - $$$
brazilian bbq with show
http://www.dine.to/profile_features.php?feature=menu&id=2766
they have pineapple!
http://www.dine.to/profile_features.php?feature=menu&id=2766
they have pineapple!
Labels:
'to try,
$$$,
AYCE,
brazillian bbq,
Danforth
Caren's Wine and Cheese
$$
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
Dinner - Spicy Mac and Cheese
wine and cheese pairings and platter
great for : couples, drinks, small groups
big patio in the back - corporate event
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
intro
This is for me and anyother Foodies I want to share this with.
To Do:
- import everything from Google notebook lists
- add other out of town restaurants
Labels:
geographical labels (city name), to try, go again, $$$$, type of food, review
To Do:
- import everything from Google notebook lists
- add other out of town restaurants
Labels:
geographical labels (city name), to try, go again, $$$$, type of food, review
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