70 Down

W stumbled in without knowing what to expect. The service was excellent! The server gave us recommendations and explained what they are. We ended up getting the burger, beef kabob and a rice dish. I would have to say the rice was my favourite. It’s medley seasoned with lamb sauce, mixed with carrots, raisins and chicken. The flavour is not too strong and is perfect to pair with the beef kabob. I would recommend coming in with a bigger group to try more dishes :)

We had a large group of people attend this resto lounge. There was a live performance and it was great. The performer interacted with everyone and made the evening enjoyable.
I ordered food and it did not arrive at all but the rest of my party received their food in a timely manner. When I asked the waiter about my food he advised me that it was coming. I cancelled the order because my party had finished their meal and my meal was nowhere to be seen. The waiter ended up bringing the food anyway when everyone else’s plates were cleared away.
There was a mixup in the bills and misunderstandings that occurred. We were charged for appetizers we didn’t order and were sent to the table. The waiter was upset and there was no resolution so we ended up paying the bill because it was pointless going back and forth.
Someone requested to speak to the manager. The manager took care of us and really went above and beyond to provide excellent customer service. I would suggest speaking to the manager right away if there are any issues because he really knows how to provide excellent customer service. He has a good heart and genuinely cared, and because of his great customer service I would consider returning.

This is an amazing restaurant with friendly staff. The set up is very unique and quiet environment. The food is mouth watering and presentation is spectacular. Will be heading back very soon.

We went to 70 down last night for dinner with two of my girlfriends. We been here few times for bdays and parties (love their djs) but never dined here. However one of my girlfriends is Afghan so she really wanted to try the food here and we decided to give it a try. We let her (the Afghan friend) order for us all. We got the beef dumplings (montu), lamb chops and grilled chicken (morgh) and a side of challow (white rice). Everything tasted amazing! The lamb chops were cooked to perfection, the chicken was moist and flavourful, you can tell it’s been marinated for a longtime and the rice was tasty and fragrant. But my fav was the montu, it was so creamy and flavourful that we ordered another order of it. We had two bottles of New Zealand wine which paired nicely with the meal. The owner came by to ask us if we were good, how we enjoyed the food etc. which we thought was sweet. Our waiter was also really kind and attentitive as well. Overall ide def go bck. I don’t understand the bad reviews — we tried to find the disputed egg dish below on the menu and we couldn’t lol.

Nope definitely one to avoid. Pretty much everything is wrong with 70 Down. The atmosphere is pretty dull and pretentious. Imagine like someone had the same tastes as Scarface from the 1970s. very ugly. Too much red and gold. What were they thinking?
We sampled the food but stopped because it does not work. Red meat was tough. The rice was not cooked and the berries were crunchy. The egg was OK but how can you mess up a boiled egg I guess.
The sign claims they are also a lounge but no one lounging there because of the ugly interior. Finally the bathroom stank. I am sorry but … never mind a strange experience.
Answer to owner’s comment:
A review is not malicious. It is a review. This is why Unilocal exists.
You do serve eggs. Walk into your kitchen and ask. It also shows good management skills to interact with the staff. It is also important to know your menu.
The décor is ugly.
Could you explain why you have two listings on Unilocal?Have you moved or changed your number? Or is it because, I just looked, and the other one had collected many negative reviews?
Finally, I noticed that the only other review on your ‘new’ profile is someone called Sarah H. Why is there no comment from you to Sarah H. notifying her that she «maliciously» has left two reviews???
Also, a note regarding English, which I hope you might find helpful: it is ‘you’re’ or ‘you are’ and not ‘your.‘
I suggest you improve your service, décor, food and washroom.
Thanks.

One to avoid at all costs. The restaurant was very empty on a Saturday night. And when I mean empty, we were the only people there. I think this is the norm as what seemed to be the owners were sitting a few tables down us and were very loud, giving a very unprofessional vibe to the atmosphere. In terms of food, I ordered a medium well steak that was so raw in the centre that I could taste how cold it was and about 50% of the steak was fat. When they brought it out on a tiny plate it was cut up into little strips and piled, it was grotesque to look at. Only reason I ate the 50% meat was because I was intimidated to say anything to the owners, I wanted to get out of there as soon as I could and I didn’t want 40 something dollars to go completely down the drain. If I was a restaurant owner I would have been mortified if my customers felt the way I did. Overall with this mess of a restaurant you can tell the owners don’t have a lot of experience in the food service industry which kind of made me feel sorry for them. I think if they want to improve their restaurant (which I really hope they do) they should do two things:
1. Go to quality restaurants in the area and see how the food and experience differs
2. Be more receptive to people’s feedback. When you have so many negative comments it means something is wrong on your end that needs to be corrected
Good luck! :)

Ok so I totally did not expect much from the place however as soon as we entered the manager Seb (my fav new Armenian) totally catered to our party of 10 and def made the night memorable .
The service was amazing friendly staff
Amazing manager Seb your amazing !
The food … Being Assyrian from Iran … Ummmm pretty damn good my hat off to the chef!
We even let Seb order for us !
My Italian girls and Especially birthday girl had the best time !!!
The only thing I recommend … Guys get some sweets !!! Lol
Thank you again loved it !!!

I visited 70 Down today (sat 21) with my sis n bff and honestly I have to say it’s THE best place in Yorkville right now. This resto/​club has a great atmosphere (it was set up very nice for the holiday as well/​I loved the tree) and great chill music. I felt very welcomed by one of the owners (Alex) as well the employees right away as we walked in. We came for food, drinks and sheesha; Alex came to our table and recommended some amazing sharing foods for the 3 of us — everything was DELICIOUS! We also had some very cool n yummy cocktails. At the end of our dinner we had these delicious (special to 70 Down) smoking shots with sheesha. We left feeling buzzed n full and had zero complaints. I also loved the fact that Alex took the time to come and visit our table, that was a great touch. And of course we took Über, no drinking and driving!

Came in for the grand opening. Was honestly not really feeling the place. Food samples tasted pretty awful. Stuff was expensive for no apparent reason. No offense, not my scene.