Aioli Bistro

Gorgeous quaint little restaurant, located in an unassuming neighborhood. A real gem!
The service was impeccable, with our server remembering our 7 year old daughter’s name throughout the dinner and engaging her in conversation, unlike most servers who ignore children almost completely (other than shoving some crayons at them).
The food was fantastic. Warm bread with delicious aioli, mussels, lamb shanks, salmon, pasta… all delicious and extremely generous portions. Two thumbs up from my 17 years old and 7 year old, and each of us took home a second meal!
A special treat were some dessert samplers, on the house for my birthday celebration. They were FANTASTIC, as was my glass of Bordeaux.
The prices were quite reasonable, with mains around $ 20. The wine was a little pricey, but totally worth it.
We will be returning soon, thank you Henry.

We came to this beautiful little restaurant at July 25 which is my birthday. What I really like about this place is those 80’s decorations.
The food is absolute delicious. I really like how they make their garlic butter go with bread. Besides you won’t worry about walking out from this restaurant with three course food but still feel hungry. They have very large portion for their main course.
In the end thanks the chief for the free Dessert and salad. That was the nicest birthday gift from a stranger.

Love love this new find of a restaurant! Recently bought a place and moved into the Birchcliff neighborhood and was looking for a nice neighborhood restaurant to pass sometime. Given that Suburban living is quiet an adjustment after living downtown for years. So I went Unilocaling for some cool restaurants and found Aioli on Unilocal.I went to check it out with my mom and the food was great! Doesn’t hurt that the place is so cute, cosy and intimate. Definitely will be going back!

Terrific little French bistro here in Scarborough! I had driven past it so many times, I finally decided to try it out — best decision of the weekend!
The ambience really tries to re-​create the true French Bistro feel, and the friendly owner certainly helps that out. The décor is comfortable, and the place is small, so reservations are a good idea on the weekend. The wine list is small but very well set out for you to enjoy without draining your wallet.
The chef brought us amuse-​bouche to introduce us to the experience — delicious little broiled cherry tomato tarts. We started with the Caesar salad — very nice, with good quantities of real bacon and homemade croutons — and the mussels marinieres — excellent, large, plump mussels that were not overcooked.
First of the mains was the cassoulet — delicious, marvelous rich flavor, although I personally thought that the ratio of meat to beans was actually too high. Don’t kill me, I actually like beans, and cassoulet should be beans flavoured with meat, not meat flavoured with beans. Either way, it was still excellent! Next was the daube d’agneau — a Mediterranean inspired lamb stew that was probably the highlight of the night. Rich, tender chunks of lamb in a delicious sauce — I ate until I hurt! Finally, I should talk about the terrific salmon — perfectly cooked, lightly flavoured to accent the fish not hide it, this was excellent.
It was all washed down with a wonderfully affordable wine. Unfortunately, the mains were so good and so filling, none of us had room for dessert, which is a shame because they looked spectacular!
You gotta eat here!

Great ambiance. Great French food. Big portions. The chef knows what he’s doing here.
I got the Chevre en Croute, to start and Cassoulet de Toulouse for my main. It was absolutely scrumptious. If you live in Scarborough and appreciate good food you have to go here.
I can echo the positive customer service I read in the other review. Really attentive service and the chef answered all my questions about the dishes.