747 Wine Bar

Go here for drinks, but not the food. They do have a pretty good wine list however, we had the charcuterie platter which was very disappointing. I almost chipped a tooth on some kind of plastic that was on the prosciutto and two of the cheeses were downright nasty. When I said something about it to the waiter he basically shrugged it off.
If you want good charcuterie, I recommend Bar Volo on Yonge Street.

Ordering a flight was a chore, as a fellow bartendet i wad more knowledgeable about the wine then the own bartender. Took 15minutes for the drinks to arrive while we watched him chat with a friend at the bar. We asked for the bill as the wine arrived and then had to re ask after sitting there with empty glasses waiting. The wine was okay same with décor. Service was terrible and disappointing

Stark and surprisingly refreshing atmosphere compared to other local spots. Staff was friendly and very sociable. Jerk chicken and pineapple tortillas were a standout item on the menu. Excellent spot to unwind during the midweek

The minute I walked in 747 Winebar I fell in love with the stunning décor and couldn’t get my eyes off of every little piece of art inside. This is definitely a delightful new addition to the queen east neighbourhood. Every dish I had was delicious and with lovely presentation. The lobster spoon and lamb lollipop became my new favourites. The wine selection is absolutely amazing. The Riesling I had was from German paired with the seafood courses, I was amazed how smooth it tasted. Overall, I really appreciated this unique experience, it was a nice get away from the busy city crowds and enjoyed the food and drink. Highly recommend!

I found 747 Wine Bar to be overpriced for what it actually is. Their selection of wine was disappointing and the overall atmosphere seemed a little pretentious. The food portions were the tiniest I’ve every seen. It leaves much to be desired. I don’t think I will be coming back here again.
All the positive reviews make me think that the owner must have paid someone to write them. If you notice, it seems that most of the positive reviews are written by users with only 1 or 2 reviews.

My favorite wine bar in Toronto. Great price and great environment. Almost the spot I checked in every weekend. :) Super relax and chill. Lobster spoon and Caribbean chicken is the best on the menu. Plus free parking after 6 pm.

Food is amazing and we were greeted the second when we walked in. It was a Friday we had to wait for our seat at the bar, bartender was very kind and gave us free alcohol while we were waiting. Highly recommend this spot!!!

Charcuterie platter is a must try! Got very warm welcome from the hostess. Great food, very reasonable price. Loved the music they play and free parking after 6pm. Definitely will come by again when I’m in the neighbourhood!

Excellent, probably the only place in town you can have Cake Lady M anytime you want, plenty selections of great wine and delicate food will make an unforgettable night with your friends and beloved ones!!!

Great new wine bar in Leslieville! At 747 Queen East, Chef Alex Brown serves up an international tapas-​style menu, using all local ingredients. His cooking is strongly influenced by his Jamaican and Trinidadian roots, as well as experience working at Vancouver’s Cioppinos and Toronto’s Rock Lobster. Signature dishes are the Lamb Lollipops, encrusted in rosemary & thyme, tender with the jus from the lamb shavings and the Lobster Spoons, served with crème fraiche & yellow peppers. The succulent Roasted Chicken, served in a spicy Cajun marinade is also a hit. A sense bomb, the 747 Cocktail mixes raspberry vodka, Limoncello, Triple Sec and fresh lime juice, with chocolate-​covered Grand Marnier-​infused raspberries. Among the first bars in Canada to use the Coravin wine access system, they have an extensive by-​the-​glass wine list — with 40 wines to try. Friendly staff enhances the atmosphere, making it feel like the cozy neighbourhood bar it is.

I wrote a review for this restaurant a week ago and for some reason, it didn’t show up, so here I go again!
I wanted to say that the 747 Wine Bar (PicNic, as was), has returned to its former glory. It seemed to be running out of steam as the years went by, but the new owner has breathed new life into it.
The wine selections are better than I remember, plus they were actually in stock (which helps!). My friend and I ordered several dishes (best of list: lobster spoons, roasted chicken, ravioli, lamb lollipops) and wiped the plates clean. (I looked online at the menu to refresh my memory and it seems that the lamp lollipops are off the menu for now — what a shame!)
We finished the evening with the chocolate fondue for two (though they said they could make it for any amount of people), which had four selections of fruit and delicious dark chocolate. We told them they needed to include spoons so we could polish off the rest of the chocolate once the fruit was gone. :)
The wait staff were pleasant, happy, attentive and well-​versed in what they were serving. And the noise level wasn’t too bad; we could talk without shouting.
My only complaint would be that they didn’t seem to have a coffee maker going. A request for coffee was denied. There was tea and some dessert wines to make up for that, though.
We ended up spending $ 135 (before tax/​tip) for a bottle of wine, two drinks, and 7 dishes. We were both well fed and happy to walk off our full stomachs after our meal.

If this place was located at king and Portland, it might have a fighting chance, but the east end demands better quality. The food is ok, but lacks originality. The wine list is a veritable who’s who from the vintages section at the LCBO that feels as though it was hand selected by a university student who was trying to impress his girlfriend. The «by the glass» business model doesn’t allow for the type of quality I would expect from a wine bar. I believe that this place has a ton of potential as the service is good and the interior décor is contemporary and pleasant. I fully believe that with a little time, this place will be all that I hoped it would.

Soooooooooooo nice.
It looked like a really cozy place to chill, and since I had a voucher from one of those discount sites, why not?
The ambience and décor is too cute with it‘s wooden benches and candlelit tables.
I’m not a total fan of wine, so the wine list was no concern of mine. The charcuterie board was my favourite! I’m not too familiar with the preserved meats and cheeses of this world, but in my eyes it was fantastic.
We had gotten the P.E.I Mussels ($ 10) and the Salmon Sashimi ($ 12) as well.
The only downside which makes this place a 4 star rather than a 5 star review was that the portion sizes were a wee bit too small, especially for the price.
I would definitely come here again with a voucher, but on a normal day, probably not. It’s a bit too pricey, and personally I‘m not too much of a wine person.

I live SO close to this place and love wine SO much that this place really should be my number one go to place in the neighbourhood… but it’s not.
Maybe I’ve been spoiled by living close to some really good wine bars (granted they were not in Toronto) but I think a wine bar should offer so much more than PicNic does. A wine bar should be more than just a place to go sip on wine that I could get at my local LCBO, a wine bar should present you with new wines, educate you about these wines and really be a wine lovers hub.
Maybe I’m asking too much but at the price PicNic charges for a pretty uneventful glass of wine I do expect more than what this place offers. Their wine selection is pretty ho-​hum. They don’t really have a lot of options to choose from and the wines that I tried weren’t very good. I think they would benefit from one of the machines that lets you store a lot of wine and serve it by the glass (not sure what it’s called but it’s basically like having wine on draft).
The atmosphere inside is also not that great. I mean it’s a nice place but I didn’t find it all that friendly. The staff was pleasant but not overly welcoming as were the other patrons (there weren’t very many).
I’ve never tried the food but that says something in itself. They seems to try and change the menu often but it seems as though nothing really catches on. The charcuterie plate seems interesting but at $ 22 I’ve never been overly interested in trying it.
It’s really a shame because this place really could be something awesome. They just don’t seem to really get that extra little bit that could turn a rather boring, lackluster place that serves wine into a really neat wine bar. It’s also a shame because what this neighbourhood is really missing is a good wine selection. There’s a lot of beer and cocktail places but there’s a bit of a void when it comes to good wine. Com’on PicNic it’s your chance to step up and fill the void… but may I suggest you enlist the help of a good sommelier.

5 stars for the stellar staff.
But I don’t pay dollah bills for the peeps.
That would be like prostitution.
The food itself itself fell a little flat for me. I like the idea of building your own charcuterie board, but good meals aren’t built on ideas alone. I need the flavor. And these guys just didn’t measure up.
Decent wine list though.

I don’t push around a stroller pricier than your car, nor do I have a Canada Goose coat keeping me warm atop my pricy yoga wear. Basically, I don’t fit in in Leslieville. This isn’t a knock to the wealthy-​new-​mommy culture happening here. I’m actually pretty jealous of their lifestyle, it just isn’t me. Yet.*
I popped in here with a pal trying to avoid St. Patrick’s Day shenanigans, because nothing says Not St. Paddy like a wine bar with charcuterie specials. The staff was unbelievably friendly, but their cocktails fell flat. The charcuterie mix and match is really cute, but it just isn’t the best I’ve had. This being said, I still had a lovely time with my pal, and if someone asked me to meet them here for wine and cheese, I certainly wouldn’t object.
*The yoga pants will never be me, though. Let’s be serious.

PicNic Wine Bar is located in Leslieville and it’s exactly what it sounds like — a wine bar with a selection of charcuterie and cheeses and a very small but revamped menu. Long gone is the duck confit macaroni and cheese (though the miniscule portion sizes remain). While I loved the flavor of the mac and cheese and my waistline probably thanks them for the portions; the barely there scant shreds of it were forgettable. But now that they’ve taken even that flavorful dish off the menu — there isn’t much left.
Especially when on a Friday night at 9PM, many of the cheeses/​cured meats were crossed off the chalkboard (read, sold out). Admittedly, I’d probably be infinitely more dissatisfied if I were there for the full pop (our bill came to $ 90 for 2 x 5oz glasses of red wine, one charcuterie/​cheese platter consisting of 2 cheese, 2 meats and 3 accompaniments — of which the grape jelly is a definite winner — that’s no surprise seeing as PicNic at Home, their now shuttered off-​shoot bakery peddled preserves and jellies as well. But I digress. We also ordered 1 main of butternut squash agnolotti and an appetizer of pork belly (since they had, surprise — sold out of the boeuf bourgignon that I had every intention of ordering) and a flourless chocolate cake. Don’t bother asking for a dessert menu — there isn’t one.
On a busy Friday night there is 1 server (2 if you count the girl behind the counter mixing drinks who also picks up slack), which is obviously not enough to «hold down the fort.» They are definitely not attentive as we are left standing at the entrance unattended for several minutes before a body emerges; and the inattentiveness continues into our evening between trying to flag someone down to take our order to having to ask for cutlery to eat our dessert as we weren’t too keen with the idea of eating with our fingers like cave women.
I suppose the name PicNic really is apt since you leave feeling like you’re ready for a real meal.
Take-​home message? Come (early) to grab a glass of wine and some nibbles, as their cheese/​charcuterie platter is actually quite well put together — but then grab dinner elsewhere.

Pic Nic has the opportunity to be a great spot, but they are not delivering on a few fronts.
Firstly, the décor is awful. It looks as if someone went crazy at IKEA to select the furnishings. Guys — your competition in this neighbourhood is steep, you need to invest in proper furniture and lighting. Give up all the candles, it doesn’t work when the chairs are hard as rocks and look bargain basement. Don’t pour water using plastic jugs, this isn’t lunch hour at the local junior high school.
Secondly, the service needs a shake-​up. The gals working that evening sauntered around and acted as if they were doing you a favour to serve you. Save the attitude for when you’re out at the bar on your own time, not when I’m paying over $ 100 to be there.
Thirdly, the food. Bottom line, don’t bother with food because you’re clearly phoning it in. Focus your time and attention on good wine (which was decent) and some charcuterie /​cheeses. Your menu simply isn’t accurate and the quality is awful. Again your competition is blowing you away here.
I like the concept of a wine bar that focuses on good wine, good service and good atmosphere. Integrate your name and brand into those three things and do it well, then I’ll return.

Actual rating is 3.5.
Pic Nic is cute. When I first got there, the music selection was a little dicey. The place itself looks chill and the clubby music didn’t go with the vibe, but they mixed it up and put on stuff a little more down tempo.
The wine prices are a bit steep. I had the Chianti and it was decent, but at $ 12 a glass, it was getting up there.
I ordered the panko truffle mac and cheese for dinner and while it was okay, it didn’t rock my world. I am sorry I didn’t order something from the back wall because I saw one of the wood boards full of goodies pass my table and it looked very tempting.
The server was friendly and efficient.
I would go back, but I’d try other places first.

***3.5 Stars***
Stopped here again for a pre-​pre-​dinner cocktail and some nibbles.
Great wine list and loved the platter selections — 2 cheeses (15+ to choose from), 2 meats (15+ to choose from) and 3 sides (5 – 10 to choose from) for $ 22, or $ 11 on Mondays.
The combinations are endless and brings just enough for two people to enjoy as a nice starter.
We were left alone for quite a while and offers of water weren’t offered until our second glass of wine, but we did show up pretty much at opening and one person was left setting up the place.
Good music and a nice’n’dark interior to make you feel cozy in the colder, wet weather. Would definitely try again for a complete meal.