Bymark

Came for lunch and chose the seared tuna sashimi and the tuna and bacon sandwich, paired with the Bynark Sauv Blanc.
Service was impeccable, friendly without being too familiar. Bread came right away and refreshingly only one piece offered, and he was never seen again. At first I was left wanting more but I was glad in the end, as there was a delicious lunch ahead.
The tuna was perfectly seared, my only snipe is that the portions were not evenly sliced. The seasoned peanuts were very tasty, if somewhat difficult to pick up with a fork.
The sandwich came came with sweet potato fries that were not over salted. The tuna appeared to be the same as for the appy just cut thicker, and the sandwich was awesome — I especially liked the bread.
I even had room for dessert and selected the chef’s choice trio; all were delicious!
Well worth the money in my view. This should be a Michelin starred restaurant.

A wonderful winterlicious experience!
(Despite the fact that I had a hard time finding the restaurant)
Went there for lunch and I enjoyed all three courses.
Had seared Albacore tuna sashimi to start with, the tuna was perfectly seasoned with interesting sauce. Being an Asian this dish was just on point for me. Loved the spicy peanuts in it!
Main: lightly smoked pork shoulder. Big portion! Liked the combination of black beans and some fruits in this dish because together they made the dish less spicy.
Dessert: Bailey’s Brownie, heaven on earth! Bailey’s mousse on top of the brownie made it less sweet and I also loved the crispy chocolate.
Service was good, they also offered a choice of whole wheat or white bread.
Was totally worth $ 28!

A great experience from start to finish! Great service started with the very polite hostess who greeted us by name! The food and atmosphere/​ambiance was superb. Food not only tasted great but it’s presentation was very creative. Not sure what else I can say but I will be back… Very soon!

Wonderful trendy atmosphere, and accessible via the underground PATH. I came here on a Christmas lunch for work, and was really impressed by the prompt and attentive service and swanky atmosphere. This is a great spot to meet co-​workers during the day, meet friends or acquaintances for after-​work drinks, or even to meet an evening dinner date (there’s always something very date-​ish about dim lighting). This isn’t a bad spot to drop by for cocktail hour either (to people-​watch the suits, if you’re into that…)
For lunch, I had the tuna sashimi and steak tartare as starters to share, and the grilled Korean chicken as a main. The starters were quite decent (I’d recommend the steak tartare — super fresh, and melts in your mouth). The grilled Korean chicken was average — while the chicken wasn’t rubbery, it wasn’t as tender as I’d hoped it would be. Go for the starters — they won’t do you wrong. Drinks were served promptly and were absolutely delicious — the «Some Like It Hot» tasted like juice (dangerous, I know).
Overall, a super delicious meal in a lovely, stylish setting. While it isn’t my first choice for food, it’s a great atmosphere for drinks and appetizers/​small plates.
3 stars for food, 4 stars for atmosphere.

My husband and I tried out Bymark before a concert at the ACC on a Saturday at 5:30. We wanted to do the less formal lounge so we could enjoy drinks and the tasty items on the bar menu. It did not disappoint! I tried both the Lipstick and Bymark cocktails and they were both delicious. We shared 5 items off the menu, and every plate was very tasty and well prepared. We really loved the southern fried chicken drumettes (there were 8 to share), the sake braised short rib potstickers (12 to share), and the salumi flat bread which was sliced into 10 pieces. We each tried a slider — my husband the mini burger and myself the Peking pork slider. Both were great, but my husband liked my pork slider better! My hubby then wanted to sample the Texas prawn and it was really good (you order them individually). We ended with the trio of desserts to share which was perfect and scrumptious — 2 mini donuts, crème brûlée and chocolate mousse. It was not busy so we had exceptional service. It was relaxed and friendly and we could sit back and enjoy before we headed out unrushed to the concert. It was a great choice for our date night out.

Despite one of our guests arriving 30 minutes later than the reservation time (he got lost), we were still treated very well by the servers. I never got the hint that we were being treated worse because we were Summerlicious participants as I have heard this sometimes happens with other restaurants. The food came in a timely manner, was well-​portioned, and was delicious throughout. There were unique items picked for the Summerlicious menu and they were all fantastic. I especially loved the steak option in the entrée though I didn’t order it myself. It was extremely succulent and it was quite a sufficient portion size, which is something you sometimes worry about with these higher end restaurants. If I had the option to sit on the patio outside, I would have loved to. It is absolutely gorgeous and right in the middle of the TD towers. The interior was still beautiful though so I did not mind at all. Overall, a fantastic experience and a great introduction to a lovely restaurant.

Had the organic salmon. Delicious ! The garnishing that came along with the dish was a little disappointing. I found it to be too busy. Additionally, having pomegranate combined with the other ingredients makes for a colourful and attractive presentation, but having to becareful of fish bones (which there was one — no complaints here as this is normal for fish) and pomegranate seeds makes for a complicated meal (especially when trying to have a conversation).
As usual, love their food, great staff and very enjoyable atmosphere.

What a great summer patio. This restaurant is beautiful — and quite large. I didn’t notice the downstairs until I used to the washroom.
Decided to make a spontaneous pop in on Friday for lunch. Pretty quiet as it was around 1pm. We were sat relatively quickly but in terms of service, everything went downhill from there. After Diner En Blanc the night before, I needed bottles after bottles of Perrier. Unfortunately even after the craziest stare down our waitress was more interested in chatting with the bartender than doing her job.
In terms of food, you won’t be disappointed. I had the pickerel with a really nice tomatillo sauce. It was sooo tasty.
If you’re looking for a quick hour lunch spot — this won’t be your place but if you have the time, patience and a desire for delish food; sign yourself up!

The seared tuna sashimi was delish! Def worth a try. But the real winner here is the lobster poutine. It’s phenomenal but very heavy. Thankfully, they have a half portion available.

Me and my friend came here for the summerlicious dinner and we think this dinner experience was superb!
Actually it was my second time coming back to this restaurant. I decided to come back since it has a nice menu and I know it won’t disappoint me nor my friend.
Even though the price was bit high ($ 45/​person), but the portion was big and the food was delicious! Overall the dinning experience was amazing and I think I would come back again next year again!

Had a great summerlicious experience today at bymark! Food was great and were presented well. Ordered the octopus stew, simple chickpea stew with fresh herbs. Octopus could be seasoned and more tender this dish was ok. My entrée was the korean pork dish. This pork dish melted in my mouth. You wont need a knife for this pork it was so tender is was so delicious! Unbelievable. I was also able to try the lamb tagliatelle, it had a sour smell too it which was odd, but the flavor of the dish was incredible. Desserts were also good baked alaska was very good so is the tart.
My only problem was bus boys were taking our plate with out asking if we are done hands are already on the plate its like oh ok… Kinda thing. For a restaurant at this caliber shouldnt be making this mistake.

I had their lobster poutine here. Back when work was path accessible I find myself at this restaurant on special occasions. It was neat t see my favourite show suits being filmed there when the south of temperance was torn down.

Went here with my family for lunch to celebrate my brother’s promotion at work. Yes, it’s a little pricey but it’s fine dining, not some restaurant that you go to grab a bite on a daily basis. We ate outside as it was a beautiful day. The service is as good as you would expect for a restaurant of this calibre — a smiley hostess to take you to your table, friendly and knowledgable wait staff, etc. I ordered the lobster grilled cheese sandwich. This was the best grilled cheese I have ever had! It was a great combination of lobster, brie cheese and pancetta. It came with a tasty little side salad. They also make a mean caesar. It was strong — halfway through I was feeling a pretty potent buzz… ok, I was pretty drunk. The caesar was expensive but at least you only need the one.
I’m a fan of the place, but I’ll probably only go if it is a special occasion or someone else is footing the bill!

As a visitor to Toronto, I did a fair amount of menu research before I came. Luckily, I chose Bymark as one of the restaurants to visit. The second I sat down I asked if they could do a tasting menu for me (after being disappointed by a lack of tasting menu the night before somewhere else). They said it was no problem, and they even did wine pairings.
The food was outstanding. The menu had just changed. I haven’t been able to stop telling people about the mushroom dish and the foie gras dish. They were both well-​balanced, seasoned perfectly and quite creative (the other dishes were also very good, but these were the standouts). The chef came out twice to talk to me and the server was great too. I loved the ambiance of the restaurant — definitely matched the elegance of the food.
I have already recommended this restaurant to people I knew would be in the Toronto area. Almost worth flying back there just to eat that foie again…

This was my second Winterlicious of the year and I cannot rave enough about it. I’d go as far as to say it’s my favourite Winterlicious/​Summerlicious in the past few years. it was just that good.
Truly, I do believe you get what you pay for and Bymark overshot my expectations by miles.
The inside of the resto is elegantly dim. Everything about this Mark McEwan resto says class and the dining experience is definitely enhanced by the beautiful ambiance.
We started off with a glass of chardonnay and malbec. The servers were extremely friendly and attentive, offered helpful recommendations and were extremely personable. I even liked the bread that they served… I was so put off by a medicore Winterlicious lunch I had earlier in the day before I started off my meal but sitting down in the resto just dispelled all of that.
FOOD
Apps
Crudo of Albacore Tuna
–winter citrus, granny smith apple & fried sunchoke chips.
Who is this culinary genius that thought of putting grapefruit and other varieties of winter citrus with tuna? This was absolutely DELICIOUS. I really expected this to be a standard tuna app, one that I’ll enjoy but not think anything special of it. How wrong I was, the tuna was alright by itself — medium (though I prefer rare being a sushi fan) — but coupled with the red peppers and fruit varieties daintily placed on the plate, I was sold. The fresh seafood with a hint of spice and tangy fruitiness was perfect.
Calamari & Salt Spring Mussels
–warm white beans, pan stewed tomatoes & cracked olives
This was alright… I suppose it’s hard to make mussels and calamari taste mindblowingly good unless we’re talking Spanish, but it was still not bad and tasted fairly fresh.
Mains
Grilled Sea Bream
–side striped shrimp, mussels, beluga lentils, lime yogurt & cracked olive tapenade
I had beef for lunch that day, so I decided to get seafood for my own main. When it first arrived, my first instinct was disappointment because the dish was not exactly visually appealing. The sea bream was dark and a bit charcoaled, there was what looked like white cream underneath and I thought to myself wth did I just order. let me trade with that delicious looking striploin on the other side of me right now.
…clearly I was being an unappreciative prick because goddamn this was some good fish.
a) This thing we call beluga lentils (almost bean-​like) is black magic and goes well with this mystical sea bream I had to wiki after b) Lime yogurt should be eaten with every type of fish there is because the combination was incredible.
I cleaned my plate except the my food enemy named olives. But the dish was so good I even considered eating those too.
Duo of Beef
center cut striploin, braised veal cheeks, roasted squash & Yorkshire pudding
The striploin did not taste like mass-​produced Winterlicious items that other restos offer. It was juicy and tender, a perfect medium rare that we asked for. …my appetite was so good after the delicious sea bream that I could’ve probably finished the striploin too. The braised veal cheeks were ok; soft, flavourful, but overshadowed by the striploin. A+ beef dish compared to the Trios disaster I had earlier in the day.
Dessert
Fruit Crumble
oat crunch, puff pastry cookie
I didn’t go adventurous with the dessert b/​c a) no such option and b) 5 starts already earned from a fantastic app and main. The crumble was still tasty though; the oat crunch was so satisfying and helped balance out the very sweet raspberry. Not a fan of the pastry cookie because it had too much sugar coating, but pretty good dessert :)
Banana Coffee Cake
espresso syrup, brandy snap, chocolate ice cream & banana nut praline
Loved the ice cream and the brandy snap with this banana coffee cake. Standard cake, a bit too doughy but still quite delicious!
And so, I left Bymark a happier foodie.

Yummy yummy yummy! I loved everything. It would have been 5 stars if the waiter didn’t suck. She didn’t come around alot and we waited at least 15 minutes even to order our drinks. Other than that, delish!!! I had the calamari and a grilled fish that was amazing.

Located underground in the heart of downtown Toronto, this place was certainly a hidden surprise. (Not sure if they still do it now, but you get a voucher or something for parking since parking downtown is quite pricey).
I would definitely come here for their lobster poutine again; it was a rare dish in Toronto and oh so good! A lobster tail is wrapped among a small dome of crisp fries, sauces and cheese… drool. The wild mushrooms in a mini pot dish was also very cute; a good portion for a single person only though. Their steak on the other hand was a bit boring, and dry. Presented lonesomely on a white plate with a single rosemary on top, it almost looked like they were out of garnishes.
Their wine list was quite extensive, which added to the lovely décor of the restaurant. Wine lovers do give this place a try. If you want a date at a restaurant that offers good food and wine, and a quiet and relaxing atmosphere, add this place to your list.
Definitely coming here again for their lobster poutine and their wine collection.

Delicious. Quick, friendly service. Nice intimate atmosphere.
The pasta was slightly oily. I had an appetizer with olives, then a main with lots of olives (didn’t notice it on the menu). I was olive’d out by the end. The mushrooms were delicious.
The avocado martini didn’t taste like avocado… i’d probably settle with a rye and ginger next time.

Best food and service I have had in my life, or for as long as I can remember right now lol.
The server was amazing, he left us alone when he should have and came to the table seemingly just when he was needed.
The lobster poutine might be the best thing I have ever tasted, at first I couldn’t believe the price of it. but then I tasted it and I understood. I could eat that every day of my life and be happy.
I had the lamb loin for dinner and the portion was very big, which is very uncommon for higher end restaurants. You know how it usually goes, you pay tons of money for two bites of food that look pretty on a plate. This definitely was not the case at Bymark. I wasn’t sure how I was going to finish it but it was so yummy that I had to do it somehow.
My boyfriend had the burger and said it was delicious, the best burger he has ever eaten.
The Oysters were very fresh and also great!
We didn’t have desert because we were way too full, next time!

I had lunch here with 4 of my co-​workers. We were seated promptly. The service was quick despite how busy it was. We came for the Winterlicious menu.
For starters I had the Celery root purée with chicken confit, crisp skin, salted pistachio brittle & sage. This was the best course hands down. I was afraid when they submerged the crispy skin into the purée that it would get soggy. But surprisingly that wasn’t the case. Even the sage was crispy. I enjoyed every component of this dish.
For the main I tried the Organic Trout with crispy artichokes, arugula, caramelized cipollinis & dill buttermilk dressing. The fish was perfectly cooked. My only let down was the skin not being crispy. That maybe a matter of personal taste. I really liked the crispy artichokes. Also I felt like it wasn’t a cohesive dish. It was missing something that could bring it all together.
For dessert I had the Honey Bourbon Sage Crème Brulee and whipped shortbread cookies. The shortbread cookie sat on top of some sort of berry jam. That jam was easily the best thing on the plate. I didn’t get much of a bourbon flavor which I was looking for. I was disappointed that it was falsely advertised but it was damn good Crème brulee.
I had high expectations going in and for the most part my expectations were met. My friends were also impressed with the service and food. I would definitely recommend bymark.