TOP 10 BEST Restaurants in Toronto - Updated November 2024

The Elm Tree Restaurant

87/100 (2278 ratings)

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"Thanks for having us for dinner tonight. The food was so delicious and the staff was on point. I'm already looking forward to my next visit back...."

Naz Etessam

"The food was excellent! The service was excellent, used the Open Table App to make the reservations and they personally call to confirm the day of. I..."

Caroline Ogston

"Great atmosphere great service great food. I would definitely recommend this..."

Len Day

"My husband Azri Hami and I dined there tonight. What an unexpected pleasure. It was the best meal we had in Toronto. Thank you to the owner, and the..."

Barbara Rivelis Hami

"Amazing food, lovely staff in a beautiful setting that doesn't break the bank. Anyone visiting Toronto should try this place..."

Emma Cottrell

"Very beautiful place. Amazing delicious meal. Exceptional service. And good..."

Michael Avshalom

"My friends and I visited the Elm Tree this weekend for a birthday celebration. We had a member late for our reservation, but the staff & owner were..."

Patrick Brennan

"I had a friend visiting from out of town and staying at a nearby hotel. Since the the temp outside was so beautiful we wanted to enjoy eating..."

Karen Ralph Pankratz

"The best way to describe it OUTSTANDING The service the food Great..."

George Ogie Ogston

"Since last Sept. have visited regularly. Allways a fine meal with wonderful service. My family were in town this weekend and enjoyed a summerlisous..."

John Watson

"We had dinner here on Wed Oct 28/15. Amazing food, great price! If your looking for a good meal out while in Toronto then check this place..."

Mary Donachiue Watson

"As soon as I walked around the corner onto Elm St from Bay and saw the twinkling lights in the trees that lined the street, I knew the evening with..."

Denise DeMelo Hettinga

"Awesome service ! And the food! Oh so good...a place to stop and enjoy the..."

Nicole Grenier

"Exceptional Thanks Bruce (Bartender) for putting The Elm Tree Restaurant in my radar... Will be back... with friends, and..."

Jason Parkdale

"Atendimento maravilhoso, prato muito bem elaborados e deliciosos...."

Evani De Biasio Pires

"The best restaurant in the city of toronto nice trendy clean bright decor Food is traditional Mediterranean with with French Italian and Spanish..."

Andres Jaramillo

"Amazing lunch off the new lunch special menu! Great food great..."

Sasha Rabinovitch

"Amazing!Amazing! I truly enjoyed my meal. Started with the fried cauliflower and continued with the strip steak. The steak was beautifully..."

Krishna Goel

"I’ve been here twice now and loved it both times. A friend brought me the first time and I raved about it to my partner so we had to return so he..."

David

"The Elm Tree has become our "go to" restaurant in Toronto when we would like near Fine Dining at a fair price. Service is very good. Menus are small..."

Preeti Malhotra

"Decent flavours and menu offerings. The fried cauliflower was tasty and nicely prepared but I found the labane it was served on top of (yogurt based..."

Smart Cookie

"Had to make a last minute reservation near the Eaton Center and this one seemed to be one of the better restaurants available. The place didnt look..."

Olivier Rioux

"My first visit to The Elm Tree was in May 2016. It was extraordinary. My family, my aunt and I came back in August 2016 to celebrate the wedding..."

Shivangi Mehra

"Phenomenal food and service here. The front house staff and culinary department exceeded my expectations. I ordered the Seared scalops, Cous cous..."

Vancity Food Guy

"What a nice little gem just off of Dundas Square! We were impressed with the very friendly and prompt service as well as the relaxed vibe..."

Salsadreea

"Food was excellent although we did have a rather rude waiter. We are not fussy about wine and just ordered the cheapest red. They were sold out of..."

Alice Gee

"celebrate my friend birthday here. Strongly recommend pan seard scallops and ginny hendricks, this cocktail is so fresh. they add mint, cucumber and..."

Guangqi Zhou

"We went to Elm Tree Restaurant because we saw some really good reviews online... and we were not disappointed! Sean was an excellent server, very..."

Leah Joy

"From the appetizer, to our mains, to the dessert, everything was so tasty. We ordered the calamari for appetizer. I ordered the sea bass for my main,..."

Michelle Schober

"My boyfriend took me to The Elm Tree Restaurant for dinner. The atmosphere is romantic and classy. Service was excellent - a server would bring out..."

Ch3rieberry

"I went to Elm Tree Restaurant for a friend’s birthday. We had almost 20 attendees and I was surprised they were able to fit all of us in this cozy..."

Akira Stephanie

"Such a great atmosphere, Great meal duck confit was the best, Tracey was the best waitress👌🏻, definitely worth the experience at elm tree !!..."

Aaron Lee

"Amazing!! Every single dish we has was perfection! The waitress was very helpful and gave us good suggestions! Make sure you try this place out! We..."

Nibal

"Just all round delicious. Went to Elm Tree pretty recently before catching a show at the Mirvish. Quiet, romantic ambiance, friendly wait staff, and..."

DPigOut

"Amazing. Friendly staff, great food, large drink menu..."

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"This place is amazing! Everyone must come try chef Nicko's delicious..."

RubyC

"Amazing!!! The service was so friendly and warm. Great first impression. The food, was DELICIOUS! The quail, sea bass, rack of lamb, olive spread to..."

Elise Barzakay

"Amazing menu selection, and we ordered most of the starters- the quail with polenta is one of the best I've had.Friendly staff and great..."

Brandon

"All in all great experience. Great food as well as alcohol selection. Il definitely be recommending this place to my..."

Diego Matias Hazan

"Amazing food , everything is fresh, tried the steak and Chilean seabas- out of this..."

Inna Gilevich

"Wowed by Elm Tree!. My wife and I were staying at the Eaton Chelsea just across from the brand new restaurant, The Elm Tree. We walked down Elm St...."

Barry Koleman

"Amazing first impression, Must Try!. I was walking down Elm st. with a buddy to dundas square when we noticed the "Open Now" sign and we decided to..."

Alan Snyder

"The food was exceptional. The octopus was cooked perfectly and the sauce was amazing. The lamp had a wonderful char and again the sauce was amazing...."

Imran Khanji

"One of my favourite restaurants in Toronto. Fantastic food, service & decoration. Beautiful place for either a small or big group. I have been there..."

Joe J

"Wow! This place is really worth it 😋 all the dishes we had were superb 👌🏽 the Octopus, the salmon, and all the appetizers we had were..."

HAMID A

"Came here for a celebratory dinner with my mom and we were so thrilled. Great service, amazing food, fantastic ambiance. We will definitely be back...."

Katie Paller

"Excellent food Greek salad had great flavors with capers & marinated red pepers. Unique twist but id say the best greek sald ever Salmon. I wish it..."

Larry Aucoin

"As a local, I have always avoided restaurants that are fairly close to hotels just on the basis that it "might" be an overpriced tourist trap, and..."

Anthony S

"We went today for a work anniversary and the food was amazing. The waiter was funny and made us feel at home. Had the scallops as an appetizer and..."

Alexandra Bazile

Mezes

83/100 (2989 ratings)

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"This place has never disappointed. I was craving calamari and decided to go with a grilled dish. I have tried it fried and hands down its one of the..."

Meshelle Anglais

"I just had the most heart warming experience here. I called just after the kitchen was closed with a craving for their unbelievable dips platter...."

Hena Singh

"The food is always amazing. The staff is always friendly and accommodating. This is our go to place for great Greek food on the Danforth. It's a..."

Janet Traverse

"Amazing food!! Quick service and good atmosphere would recommend it for any Greek food..."

Lacey Lambert

"Most delicious Greek food in the area. The best grilled calamari I've ever had. Nicest staff & owner. Always a great..."

L-vis Pauerr

"Amazing service. The food was excellent. So delicious and full of flavor. They also catered to the allergies at our table without missing a beat...."

Bhishma Balkaransingh

"Amazing food!! One of the best Greek fish and quail. Will be..."

Deejay Lee

"There's a reason this place always has a line-up. Best Greek food in..."

Chris Rugel

"Excellent food and ambiance. The Greek salad was delicious and plentiful. The souvlaki was tender and very tasty. Service was exceptional. Great..."

Steven Kalabokes

"Exceptional service, delicious fresh food and oh the..."

Joanne April

"Awesome food friendly..."

Chriso Constantinou Nanos

"Cozy place with acceptable prices, bid portions, musical variety and smiling..."

Victoria Frantsev

"Authentic Greek cuisine, unique wine list and impeccable service...hard to compete with..."

Loukas Kasekas

"Amazing food and Greek vino to go with it �️�great service as..."

Julie Crawford

"Terrific place, good food, great service very..."

Allan Parkin

"Went with a very friend ww had great foo and wine, the price was a bit high but less then flying to Greece......"

Irene Legault

"Great Greek food in Greek town... had to wait 45 min but it's worth it..."

Maxood Ali Sabir

"Amazing place. Food is fantastic. Great ambiance. And you will love the service. Tony will make you feel like you are part of his..."

Lawrence Butcaru

"Excellent service and delicious food..."

Voula Georgiadis

"Huge vegetarian selection, portions are great, service was prompt and very..."

Laura Lee

"I was there last night with my husband. Food was amazing, but their customer service was over the top. Will definitely be..."

Barb Spencer-Duff

"The best service I have had in a long time. Ordered lunch and food started arriving in 5 min and we had a full lunch in 10 min. The food was great..."

Kathleen Robertson

"They treat you like familyThere is a reason that this restaurant is the busiest on the Danforth. They make you feel like you have been..."

Krishna Goel

"We had a wonderful Greek meal with Pengi Bear ! The lamb was juicy and so good. The dips tasted homemade and I wanted to keep eating. The quail was..."

Chad

"Most definitely my favourite Greek restaurant in Toronto!!! The food made me feel like I'm in Greece! Everything was absolutely on point. The grilled..."

David Hewitt

"Greek done very well, in our opinion. Very delicious, tasty food, a nice patio on the Danforth, a wide selection of food and the option to order..."

Salsadreea

"Crowded, bustling restaurant with solid meat and seafood options. Respectable vegetarian entrées like vegetarian moussaka also make this Greek..."

Generic Eater

"This place was really good!!!! I was very impressed by the presentation of the food and the atmosphere of the place. The service was excellent and..."

KIM WIN

"Holy shit! 😃 this was so good. It's Greek food and so authentic. I had the chicken souvlaki, obviously, and tye chicken was so tender with the..."

Angelina

"On the third day morning, J dropped us at the Lisgar Go Train station on her way to work. We decided to stay in Toronto for shorter and ease of..."

Ben And Suanne

"Best greek food in the area! Service was fantastic, great time sharing appetizers, the dips and calamari were Divine! Definitely coming..."

NjE

"Fine food, good service. Had a wonderful family dinner here. The four of us made a celebratory meal sharing a wide variety of mezes. Everyone was..."

UrbanRoo

"Great food, kind waiters, love..."

Julie

"Amazing service, food and experience.. Went for dinner on a Thursday evening. Neighbourhood was quiet but Mezes was full, so we had high expectations..."

Zara

"As Greek as it can get!. This Greek restaurant came highly recommended and rightfully so, seeing as it has won numerous awards. My husband and I..."

Irene

"Our favorite Greek restaurant. My wife and I love Mezes. We love the fact that we can order our meat separately à la cart. We usually have the..."

Jjjccc8

"Food was great, wish we had more room to try a variety of menu items. Very pleased with the sevice as the waiter took his time to explain in detail..."

Lauren

"Excellent. Pros: Fantastically fresh good food. Cons: Slow, sullen service. Busy and Cramped. Go for the food, it's worth the..."

JP

"Best Greek Food in Toronto. Best Greek food in the city served by friendly and funny waiters. You can't go wrong. This is a good place to take..."

Priya

"Surprisingly good. Went there last night on second visit. Wasn't exactly knocked out the first time, but this time I was pleasantly surprised. We..."

Malberz

"Delicious!. Mezes' calamari is the best I've had, and the souvlaki dinners never disappoint! My go-to place for Mediterranean..."

Mary P

"Excellent & Busy. The food is excellent and reasonably priced. I've been several times and usually go with one of the souvlaki dishes. Appetizers are..."

Gregg

"Fav Greek on the Danforth. In the year since we moved into the 'hood, we've been there many times, usually with friends and family. We always order..."

CatusGabrielis

"Favourite Greek spot on the Danforth!. I love how warm and cozy this restaurant is, and it is almost always bustling which goes to show how popular..."

Jaycee

"My wife and I have been visiting this restaurant for about 3 years now. I d say we have been 3 times. We always order souvlaki dinners and they are..."

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"Greek Heaven. My family and I have eaten at Mezes for a decade and a half, and it never grows old. Sure it may be a little noisy, but the food is..."

Sam Alex Kay

"Original. Finally a Greek place on the danforth that doesn't offer the same genric menu. Some really delicious plates, and great FRESH fish. My only..."

Sean Ormsby

"The best way to sample a variety of hellenic delights ... Take your time and..."

Zafir

"AMAZING food & service! The lamb shank, grilled calamari, and souvlaki were all delicious and fresh. Will definitely return with more people next..."

Quinoa

"My fave on the..."

M

"Delicious greek. I'm sure this small inconspicuous place has trouble competing with big loud places on the danforth like astoria, but it is truly a..."

Fuciagrunge

"Delish!! This place is so good!!! It's small family style seating speaks highly about the importance of closeness in the Greek culture. The staff are..."

Food Fight 85

"Huge portions and really tasty food. Service was quick despite being a busy Friday night. Entrees range from $15-$20. Atmosphere was inviting,..."

Jackie G

"Mezes review. One of my favourite restaurants on the danforth. the appetizers are wonderful- try the dips or the calamari. the mains are great...."

Jen

"Good Greek!. Great, authentic greek food, and the waiters actually know the answer to your questions about the food. The world's best tapenade is..."

Ocius1

"Although crowded and noisy the food is consistently good and the service is excellent. My favourite on the..."

Stella

"The food is good, not spectacular, but the wine list has a great selection of Greek wines. The staff is very friendly and the ambience is cozy...."

Amir Ali Nourbakhsh

"Traditional Greek Food. I've been here about 3 times and while I'm not the best judge of good Greek food, my distinguishing friends always pick this..."

Om Nom Nom Nom

" The food itself was really good and the menu was very budget friendly. Although Mezes offers entrees I would recommend sticking to the sharing..."

MelaDolce

"Mezes has been on the Danforth in the heart of Greektown, for years. Often this places can be quite busy for it provides consistently fresh, Greek..."

Wherethelocalsgotoronto

"I love Mezes, they serve simple Greek food -- nothing fancy and that's what I enjoy. They stick to what they know and everything tastes super fresh..."

FoodigatorJ

"What a lovely place for authentic Greek food. We went here for lunch and ordered the whole fish which was sea bream for the day. Also ordered the..."

Tawseef Khan

"Nice atmosphere, authentic service, food is always top of the line and relatively well priced. Usually busy but never too long of a wait to be..."

Nima Mirzaei

"This place is SO BUSY, but the waiters and waitress never stop tending to your needs! It was amazing ! The Greek salad was great, the stuffed..."

Aaron S.

"It is a lovely Greek restaurant with very European/Greek vibe and decor! I heard their fried calamari is a must, so we ordered it as an appetizer. It..."

Jackie Abalos

"Finding the location was very easy and parking is just around the corner. Walked in and was greeted and seated instantly. The place is alittle..."

E

"One of my favourite Greek restaurants on the Danforth, we’ve been back multiple times and loved it every time! We typically get some skewers, dips..."

Cindy L

"I had the Moussaka and it was excellent. The Zinnis Rice Special that my friend had was very tasty, nice flavours with chicken, pork, calamari, wine..."

Rod Brito

"I went here for a friend's birthday. It is nice little restaurant in Greek town. They have halal chicken options. Beef and lamb are not halal though...."

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