My friend and I recently dined at the AGO Bistro after a stroll through the AGO. Wonderful food! We were especially SO impressed by the service. Our waiter was friendly, helpful, fun and went above-and-beyond when it came to answering questions as well as accommodating dietary needs.
Have a special dinner at Frank then roam through the mystical art collection, and finish the night off at AGO First Thursdays – your guide to healing together. Frank has a prix fixe menu, it’s like an extension of the Mystical Escapes exhibit. . Before your adventure, have dinner at Frank Restaurant located in the museum, where you can experience the “Monet’s Garden” cocktail: Hendrick’s Gin, Creme Yvette, chamomile-infused rum, lemon juice, wildflower honey syrup, lavender bitters, orange blossom water – it’s a must.
Two of us came for dinner at the spur of the moment. We didn't have reservations but fortunately it was early and the hostess was able to squeeze us in. Note for future must make reservations.
The food was great and artfully presented. The portions are not too big so you can get through all courses comfortably. There's a Prix Fixe menu which was nice. I started with the heirloom carrot composition. This was very artfully plated and had great textures. Carrots prepared in multiple ways. I only wished there was more. For my main, I had the duck breast which was delicious and perfectly cooked. I finished off with the custard tart. The citrus marmalade was wonderful.
This was my second time coming here and it was just as good as the first time. I will definitely be coming back
Year 1 Unexpected Anniversary Dinner at Frank. My partner and I had a lovely experience at Frank this past Saturday. We ended up coming to Frank as we were late for reservations elsewhere. It was a very special night for us celebrating 1 year of being together. The host was charming not to mention humble. I usually experience a lot of age discrimination at most of my favourite restaurants here in Toronto. This is never the case a Frank, very friendly staff all around they welcome the younger crowd quite well. The host was very involved at our table and checked up on us several times throughout the night commenting on our attire and offering some friendly conversation, a very warm gentleman. The waitress was very kind and respectful to us. I do not have much to say about the food itself because it was excellent as always, amazing quality control across the board. Its always a treat eating and being serviced at Frank.
Fabulous!!!. It is rare to have a meal that just delights you from start to finish be it the super friendly and dotting serving staff to the ways all the flavours of each course dance across your taste buds bite after bite. The menu is carefully crafted to be as creative and as expressive as the art within the AGO itself. It never dissappoints.
For many reasons Frank at the AGO is almost one of the best 'night out' restaurants in the city. Starter bread basket with sweet butter and sea salt on the side is always interesting. Menu of local and Canadian ingredients keeps changing but always yummy. Duck, lamb, fish, vegetables always great. Wine is local best and not overpriced!!! Desserts are good proportion but not stupidly sweet or Death By Anything. There's a really good cookie tray option. Fabulous teas. Professional service and not someone killing time till they get a better job. Negative: open concept is stark and lower level is temperature chilly. Seats at bar are too public. Recommend duck, meats, chicken mains, all salads and cookie plate with white tea. Four people with too much to eat, cocktails and wine spend $360. Figure on $100 person and you will be gorged with delicious food and way over .08 legal alcohol limit! $50 with no cocktail and just two courses with glass of wine.
Excellent food and great service. When we first walked, the maitre d was MIA and we were waiting for over 5 minutes before anyone acknowledged our presence. I was already wary, but Adrian our server was excellent. His friendly charm won us over. The prix fixe menu was a little limited, but we were allowed to sun our mains with the main menu. The wine list is exclusivly Canadian (mainly Niagra with a few BC), nut serviceable with the variety of Whitsun and reds. The food was excellent. The Osso Bucco was fall off the bone and wonderfully prepared. The lamb with Cuscous and prune reduction was absoloutly heavenly. The portions were generous and our entire party was full. The dessert of spong pound cake with marscaponi and fresh figs was a little uninspired, bit again the flavours were perfect. Prices were reasonabe of a restaurant of this caliber and location. We would definatly recommend and visit again.
Very good food at a fair price (22 to 30) per main course. Vegtables are excellent and none of us had a complaint with the food. We all felt that it was high quality for money spent. Not a "warm" enviroment. Beautiful design but missing an intimancy found at other similar priced restaurants. Wait staff unfortunately tried hard yet was not knowledgable of the ingredients within the dishes (she had to continually check). $60 per person for food plus tip and tax plus drinks.
No one cares who came first when you have this monster sitting in front of you. It’s your rich man’s McChicken sandwich with buttermilk fried chicken, slaw, garlic mayo and a fried egg lovingly embraced by giant brioche bun. It was messy to eat but no one was complaining! Now I don’t know who Robbie is but I can get behind this dish. Garlic Fries with sausage, tomato, bacon, scallions and aged cheddar (the 5 major food groups). Oh, and don’t forget the fried egg!
Frank supports local producers and wine makers. Their wine list consists of Ontario wines (exclusively) and menu is based on seasonal ingredients supplied from local farmers.
One of the nicest spots for food in Toronto. Friendliest service and the tastiest menu items. We take in the latest highlights in the gallery then we're steps away from the dining room and a super meal. Highly recommended.
Came here after a show at the AGO for the first dine-out experience post Covid. At the time, still needed to show proof of vax. The service was excellent as was the food. It felt so good to go out for a meal again.
Returned for dinner just recently. Again, great service and food. It will be great to come back regularly in the summer. Only suggestion is for the hostess to drop the haughty attitude. Her behaviour was unlike all the other servers who were extremely friendly and welcoming.
Nice ambiance to hangout for a date especially while visiting the Art Gallery. They have a team event location for meetings and parties. Good for corporate meetings and parties. Food selection is good with variety of choice for Vegetarian and Vegetarian
Stopped by for lunch and tried the mushroom toast that had assorted mushrooms and a fried egg over toast with a side of salad. Food is pretty good and fairly priced. The dining area is bright, service was friendly but the space was a bit loud since I think there was an event nearby.
Nice atmosphere and the list of food looked pretty tasty. Burgers or bowls. Their soup was good but I’ll be coming back to ponder an exhibit whilst chowing down.
A stylish restaurant inside the Art Gallery of Toronto. Good service, good food and drinks. Moderately priced.
Wow. I have never experienced the flavour combination they had in that rice bowl. I usually don’t eat out because the value just isn’t there for me. This place was a tad on the pricey side, but the portions were actually fair and the quality was amoung the best i’ve ever tasted!
Also, i’m the pickey and crankey type. This is probably the best review i’ve ever given.
Stopped by to get out of the heat and was pleasantly surprised by a great meal and fantastic service. Our server was friendly, on point and top tier. I had tomato soup and the grilled cheese which was perfect, my partner a very nice salad that was very tasty.
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