Canoe Restaurant and Bar

It wasn't my first time but I am happy to report that the food and service at Canoe is the city's best still. The food is delicious and is extree;ly well balanced. The portion is just right and the service is just what it should be for a world class dining establishment. I suggest the chrf's recommended four course meal.

Went to Canoe for our first wedding anniversary. Had heard so much about it. Was so disappointed with the food. Could not believe how they got such a good reputation. The food was plain and definitly nothing special

My wife even got sick from her meal

One word to describe my experiience...Way Overated!

We skipped the menu and ordered off-menu specialties read french fries, herbed chicken wings and buffalo canoe dip and we werr in heaven. Boy you havent had wings untill you wolf on them at canoe bar

Tues Jan 13/09 went before the leafs game, and because I worked for them we got the vip treatment. We got extra appetizers, met the Chef de cuisine, Anthony Walsh was not there. The service impecable and my birthday was that weekend so they made a berry and chocolate plate with 10yr Muscat dessert wine. We didn't want to go to the game we just wanted to hang out at the bar which was lively. My girlfriend had a great time and can't wait to go again.

This was my 30th time here and was there with many friends. We go to Canoe for the wings. They have the best wings in town (wings are soo 'in' right now).
Ignore the 7 course meal and venison and ask for special brier je ne sais qua fine herb tender sage wings.

I am surprised to see so few reviews for this awesome restaurant. I understand it's fancy and expensive usually, however, after spending 6 hours calling on 1st day of Summerlicious reservation, I finally got a lunch at 2 pm

We arrived at 1:45 and were seated right away at a window seat with great view (+1), impressed with the interior decoration, attentive waiters, and the exterior aerial view.

With 4 of us, we ordered everything from the Summerlicious menu to share.

Appetizers:
Salad was fresh and healthy, cold soup was a surprise, and I liked the shrimp the best

Entrees:
White bass in green source!! it looked pretty though, I liked the Ricotta and white bass over the chicken

Desserts:
Lemon tarts with Blueberry sorbet is great (and sour), chocolate is thick and very sweet with ice cream

Service:
Awesome head waiter, taking pictures of us (and knows how to use a DSLR oh my), funny and attentive

This is absolutely what fine dining should be, everything is memorable. Big tips for a wonderful lunch

I can't wait to come back next year for Summerlicious 2009

Great view - we sat near the window. The service was great, the waiters were polite and attentive. Food was presented nicely but wasn't too fond of the chocolate dessert.

The most underwhelming dining experience in recent memory considering the cost of the meal for five, including wine, was in the order of $800.00.

Our previous visits were much, much better and hence our son decided to celebrate his birthday there.

The description for the Classics Tasting Menu alluded to a gourmet dining experience based on dishes that the Restaurant has had tremendous success with. Unfortunately, the food was bland and lacked the flavours that are expected from a restaurant of this calibre.

To make matters worse, the waiter attending to our table, knowing in advance that we were celebating a birthday, did not provide appropriate or attentive service, having us wait prolonged periods of time for drinks and to have our water and bread replinished.

This restaurant has a stellar location which requires serious attention to food and sevice in order to provide an exquisite and memorable dining experience. Unfortunately, this family meal was a complete bust.

I have enjoyed going to the bar at Canoe for drinks so when I wanted to entertain some out of town relatives, I thought of the restaurant at Canoe for its spectacular views. Three of us ordered the Gnocchi which was melt in your mouth superb, the Canoe Plate is truly a work of art. As for our main courses, mouth watering divine!!! Service is exceptional, attentive and informative. When your waiter tells you that the chef suggests meat cooked a certain way, have faith, he's right. Great Wine selection too. This is a hidden (on the 54th floor of a commercial tower) jewel well worth visiting.

Absolutely love this restaurant after all these years. I visit Toronto on a regular basis and have tried so many others such as Bymark, North 44, Scaramouche. I find that Bymark was just over-hyped and that North 44 is perfect for its services, but starting to get "lazy" on menu changes. As for Canoe and Scaramouche, they are still my favourites. Area to improvie is definitely the services. As for food, you cannot ask for more as it is just perfect. It seems to me that Chef Anthony Walsh does spend lots of time in making sure the dishes reflect the time and place. I've tried tasting menu on all my visits, and not once do they serve the same thing. Whereas for North 44, they "recycle" their menu six months.