E11even

Terrible service, table was charged for three bottles of sparkling water even though the table clearly did not receive even close to this amount, I never even got my drink order. Service is surly and confused. Do not go here.

It’s a noisy place but that is exactly what you will like about it. Being next to the Air Canada centre, you can stop here before or after a game. I went after work on a Friday evening and for sure it got me into the weekend mood. The drinks options and food here are very good. You get an iPad to check out the drinks menu. You have to try out the Georgian Mule that is served in a copper mug and is a twist of the Moscow Mule. It is a Peach vodka based drink with lime and ginger beer in it. Recommended by the staff and folks, it feels great when you say cheers with a copper mug. The appetizers (nachos) are my favourite. It’s busy out there but the staff is attentive and quick.

Not impressed with the menu at all. Burgers and hot dogs? One of our guests wanted vegetarian and the ONLY option was a veggie burger… in 2015! Wine list is trying to impress with all the high end wines but very little in the mid range and almost nothing from regions other than US France and Italy. With all the places to eat around here this one is a complete pass.

A bit pricey ($ 34 for salmon) but excellent quality and friendly service. My husband and I met here for lunch. We had the grilled calamari to start (cooked perfectly tender and generous portion for an app; perfect for sharing) and then the special: broiled red snapper with romanesco salad and butternut purée ($ 34).
The snapper was, again, cooked perfectly (my fork went through it like butter) and the romanesco salad was the perfect accompaniment. The textures and flavours of the snapper, romanesco with freshly toasted almond slivers and just-​sweet raisins came together perfectly with the buttery squash purée (maybe a touch too buttery).
Atmosphere: Pretty much what you would expect from a resto in the south financial district but lighting was too dark! Felt like dinner rather than lunch.
Overall: a nice spot for a delicious (but pricey) lunch. 1 app + 2 lunch specials + 1 lrg bottle evian = ~$ 100 (incl. tax) + tip

Such a cute place. I took some clients there for lunch. They dived right into the drink menu. I learned what a Cesar was.
We shared apps: Buffalo cauliflower, the sheep’s milk ricotta, and the honey peanut shrimp. All great!
For my main course, I got the lobster mac & cheese. it was rich and delicious and I’m sure calorie free. :)
Good place for a business lunch.

The quality of food was once top notch. Now? Not so much. Trendy vibe and atmosphere can’t make up for the downgrade in food.
I ordered my favorite — lobster mac and cheese. Bottom was burned. It was dry. Highly upsetting.
I’ll have to scratch e11even off my list of Toronto restaurants. No bueno.
Service was awesome, which is nice.

The décor and atmosphere seemed pretty fancy, we always assumed food would be over priced, and in some ways we were right, the «colossal shrimps» for the shrimp cocktail were $ 10 each, not nearly big enough to pay that price. But the main course was actually quite good, I ordered the 10oz steak, cooked perfectly at medium rare and went really well with their chimichuri sauce. Service was quite friendly too… oh and we really loved the free bread!

I come here for brunch sometimes as it is the closet restaurant to my condo.
The last time I came here I wasn’t particularly impressed to be honest.
First of all, it took 30 minutes to serve us Eggs Benedict (Eggs benedict! Please, not gourmet foie gras) when the restaurant was basically empty. I should have just stayed home and made the eggs myself with half the amount of time and probably ¹⁄₅ the price.
I adore the complimentary sweet bread that is served with butter. But they only gave us one basket for a table of five people. When I asked for more the server said that they couldn’t give more servings. This is literally the first «high-​end» restaurant I have been to in Toronto when the «complimentary» bread is suddenly not complimentary anymore after the first serving. It seems petty on the part of restaurant as the bread is just made of flour and sugar.
They do have a cool collection of vintage wines lining the wall towards the washrooms.
The actual food is decent. Eggs Benedict was skillfully cooked and the hollandaise sauce was seasoned right. I enjoyed the salad as well, but for the reasons delineated above I am not too sure whether I like this restaurant. Felt a tad disgruntled when leaving the restaurant. For the steep pricing, this restaurant could really do better.

Great dining experience; ordered fish of the day & it was delicious! Diver Scallops with grilled asparagus & a Chimichurri sauce. Service was attentive at the bar, had a delicious Sangria. Closed up the meal with a fresh sorbet for desert.
As I was getting ready to wrap up the night, was given my choice of a complimentary desert! BTW, very yummy strawberry sorbet.
Update my review to 5 stars.

My first visit for brunch was wonderful, and since I live a block away I thought it would be a perfect place to bring my dad and his girlfriend for supper when they visited me in town on a Saturday night.
Not only were they out of tuna tartare, tuna salad and whole chicken (?) but there is only ONE bottle of wine priced under 100 $ which I find to be a little bit ridiculous. The average bottle on the list was going for 200 $.
For a restaurant to command that type of pricing would necessitate an exquisite menu with all food items present.
Quite disappointing in general.

It’s nice to have a quality restaurant in the hotel le Germaine. I really enjoyed the cocktail, carrot salad and the scallops. This is not 5 star in my humble opinion.

I’ve always wanted to check this place out and I’m glad I can take it off my list now and possibly returning sooner then I thought so.
Beautiful candlelit atmosphere, it’s a dark venue which makes me love it even more. Lots of seating!
We got a bottle of white wine (forgot the name, tasted kind of blah, should’ve gotten a recommendation!)
We ordered:
— Grilled Calamari ($ 16)
I LOVE grilled calamari, they give you about 4 pieces, it was perfect.
— Seared Tuna Salad ($ 26)
It’s a huge portion, very filling, tasted great.
— Crab Cake ($ 22)
It comes in 2(the usual) very FRESH! One of the best crab cakes I ever had.
— Sorbet w/​Fresh Berries ($ 11)
It’s the perfect end to freshen up the taste buds with sweet tangy sorbet; flavours were strawberry, lemon and I forgot the other one. The fresh fruit at the bottom was the perfect marriage.

Came here before the leafs game with a friend. Service was horrible and a times very rude; gave us the bill as we were eating, didn’t bring our order of appetizers, took to long to even take are order. Food was pretty good. I had the fork and knife ribs, substituted the fries for truffled Mac & cheese (pretty good). My friend had the lobster roll he said the lobster itself was tasty but the way it was made out to eat was inconvenient.
My rating would be higher if the service was even the slightest bit better. O well, I’m sure there will be others who will support this place.

A very nice fancy high end restaurant to have a nice expensive meal.
The restaurant is quite nice, very big and dimly lit with good seats. The servers are good and service is top notch. The customer service is justifies the high prices.
They started us off with their bread and butter and the bread was to die for. I ordered Swordfish, it was a big piece the fish cooked to perfection with sauce on the side as well as rice. The fish was nice and soft to eat and would melt in your mouth. The entire dish was splendid and I loved it. The food came warm and with reasonable time.
The washrooms are designed very nice with art display and were clean.

This review is for the brunch on Sunday. The food itself was actually pretty good — I had the French Toast. However, service and flexibility were almost nonexistent. Our waiter was helpful but it took forever for the food to come out — so long in fact that one of us had to take it to go. On top of this asking for something simple like how we would like eggs done we found out you cannot have them scrambled. Yes, this is true. Something about not having enough pans in the kitchen.
I know brunch is new for them but this service was SO far off they should have waited to have more things in place before opening to this mess.
Since the food is good I hope they get things worked out quickly. If they don’t — the only other option for them would be to take down the brunch sign.

Probably one of few places downtown where I can get consistency in terms of food and service. I’ve been here numerous of times when I used to work in the Telus building and the maple burger and hot dog dish were actually quite delicious. The French fries with truffle oil also pair nicely.
Service here is top notch — same service for everyone even though some people (ahem, suits) might expect VIP treatment, keep in mind that a lot of the clientele includes fans heading to the ACC.
I most recently tried out their brunch menu and it wasn’t too bad. I ordered the steak and eggs and my boyfriend got the maple burger. We also tried their croissant and scones and they came out fresh and warm with butter and a homemade jam. The steak and eggs was a lot smaller than I expected but it was a good enough portion for me. Might not be enough for the average guy though.
My boyfriends maple burger was another story. It was big enough to share and it was hard to look across the table with him gobbling up every juicy bite with drippings down his hand.
I’m never disappointed when I come to e11even, just come prepared to pay a little extra for good food in a fancier atmosphere.
BEST PART: the bidets in the women’s washroom!!! Heated seats!!! Oh yeah.

Got taken here by a vendor one evening.
Try their Moscow Mule and their Gin and Tonics. Fantastic bartenders behind the bar. The Mac and Cheese and their flatbreads are great too! A bit pricey but definitely quality food that you are getting back in return!
Awesome location and décor here. Check them out!

I came here with a friend just before attending a concert. Although I had made a reservation, we still had to wait about 15 minutes to be seated. The large restaurant was dimly lit, loud, and bustling with people.
We were served delicious complimentary bread. My friend ordered the lobster roll and liked it. I had the maple burger and it looked a lot better than it tasted. I couldn’t really taste the garlic aioli that accompanied it. The fries were also nothing special. Portions here are huge, so you should definitely come hungry.
Service was just alright.

This was the night of the Lady Antebellum concert and Real Sports Bar had a waiting list (as usual). My boyfriend told me to check E11even to see if there were any spots for 4, and wow, I was seated immediately!
Wine menu on an Ipad. Modern.
We had the Tuna Flatbread to start with and I would have preferred the bread to be much crispier. For my main, I had the lobster roll which was really yummy: buttery, soft bread with chunky pieces of lobster and really yummy fries. I think I have found my dish.
The only gripe I have with this place is that the food prices here are really expensive, for what they are. This seems to be a restaurant where you go when all other places are full. Fancy, but not quite; food is good, but not worth the price you’re paying for; not quite casual, but actually fancier. A hodgepodge place.
Don’t think I will be going back here anytime soon, but for those who can’t get a seat at Real Sports, try E11even as your alternative.

I’m a woman who has been disappointed by them many times. Sometimes I meet them at a party. Sometimes they catch my eye at a nice restaurant. Occasionally I even spot them at the supermarket and bring them back to my place (!). They sound good, they look good. The problem is that once I put them in my mouth, it’s kind of a letdown… what, you’ve never had a bad crabcake? Did I not say «crabcake»?
People, here’s a tip: It’s at e11even. It swims in mustard remoulade. It lasts 2 heavenly minutes and costs $ 21, which is too much.
Follow that up with Tuna Tartare ($ 19), chilled, flavourful and snuggled in spicy aioli; then Deviled Eggs ($ 7 for 4 halves), which will have you imagining Chef Graham Pelley as everyone’s favourite person to invite to a Midwestern church potluck.
I was already stuffed at this point in my meal, but you know, [insert cliché here that might justify why I kept eating despite being almost uncomfortably full]. Washing it all down with my delicious and spicy Dark and Stormy ($ 12), I carried on.
The Speckled Trout with fingerling potatoes and green beans ($ 33) was tender and doused in truffle butter with enough to share, but the side greens were too meagre for my carb-​stuffed liking. I also tried the Lobster Roll ($ 27) which was quite tasty, as was the side of stringy fries — I would have eaten more of it but by now I was so full, I didn’t think I’d make it to the Raptors game.
Highlight: the BREAD. Sweet, salty, soft, warm, buttery, everything. EVERYTHING.
Other highlight: the BIDETS. Well *that’s* something you don’t see at Sneaky Dee’s. I didn’t try them, seeing as I’m not a raging sociopath, but I would love to meet the person who, mid-​dinner date, goes to the bathroom and decides to go the extra mile of freshness while other people are waiting around outside. Or maybe I wouldn’t, I don’t know.
In summation: 3.5 stars, rounded up for ordering drinks via tablet for no particular reason. Totally overpriced, but the food is good, service is good, and the derrières around you may or may not be especially refreshed. This glorified sports bar is a welcome alternative to the standard pre-​/​post-​Air Canada Centre fare if you have money to blow and can’t stomach Jack Astor’s…and you want a really good $ 21 crab cake.