Kalendar

I came here with my boyfriend for a mid-​day brunch. Cute, friendly atmosphere. but I wasn’t impressed by the service. I ordered a vegetarian quiche and my boyfriend got the burger. After ~25 minutes of waiting in the quiet, empty restaurant the server came and told us they were out of the burgers and said she should’ve told us earlier. My boyfriend reordered steak frites and after another 15 mins or so it came out… and my quiche was the salmon one. At this point I was too hangry to wait for a reorder, so I just ate it. It wasn’t bad but I would’ve preferred the veggie one. My boyfriend ordered his steak med rare as well, and it came out med-​med well. Could’ve been an off day for the server/​kitchen but it was, nonetheless, a first impression. Probably wouldn’t have cared as much if I wasn’t fixed for time.

This place is cozy and has a warm home feeling to it. The idea for the restaurant was unique with all the seasons laid out around the place.
I decided to be spontaneous and order the Butternut Squash filled Ravioli combined with regular ricotta cheese filled raviolis covered in MAPLE CREAM SAUCE and Spicy Italian Sausage.
The sausage was very thinly sliced and you can tell it was dry.
The raviolis and maple cream sauce was so delicious though… I had to finish it. I would order it again!
I am curious to try other foods on their interesting menu.

The ambience is very warm with lots of wood and exposed brick, and dim lighting. Music was mostly indie rock (Arcade Fire, Feist), not too loud but loud enough to hear it. Our server for the evening was excellent, very friendly and helpful. They don’t take reservations, which wasn’t a problem on a Sunday.
We ordered a bunch of items to share and everything was tasty, although perhaps not mind-​blowing. The wine list is short, but contains a good range of choices to suit all preferences, and my dining companion indulged in some of the fancy cocktails they do, and said they were lovely.
Overall a great dining experience, and I will definitely be back.

I’ve come here twice for 2 anniversary brunches and my bf and I love it. A bit expensive but pretty much well worth the price. Their freshly squeezed orange juice is so fresh and delicious. Their breakfast is a very decently sized portion and will fill you up quick. Service is very sweet. Homey and warm atmosphere. I’m a fan!

Toronto can get busy, remember when choosing a place that planning ahead is best in these large cities!
We were able to find one of the last tables here, many other places were full. The restaurant itself is romantic and has a very nice décor as well very good service. This is a nice date night place.
The food was just okay, they kinda have a fusion thing going on. Like here is your Italian grandma and your girlfriend/​boyfriend whatever in the kitchen next to them making two different things that may not flow with the meal. They bring it out, clash of dishes! Then before you know it everyone isn’t talking and it’s awkward… Yeah sometimes it works, here it didn’t.

We tried Kalendar for the first time last week and we were very impressed! Awesome little patio and great atmosphere. Our server was very friendly and made us feel at home. We had mussels, pastas and a scroll — all excellent! A little pricey but definitely worth it.

Beauuutiful interior that is casually date-​worthy but gah, I can’t get over the absolutely FORGETTABLE food. My friend and I tried the scrolls and the monk’s tonic — really, nothing to write home about for these items. Try again later… maybe…
Nah, there are better places to patronize. Save your monies.

Checked out this place in the winter
I loved it
So hearty and filling
Had this roti wrap thing — forget name but well worth it
Cozy spot
Sign outside states best date spot in Toronto for like the last thirty years!

Cute restaurant with a wooden interior — classic but not grungy.
I tried Pizza Four, which comes on a flakey dough — simmilar to puff pastry dough. This results in a flaky texture but a limp pizza — I personally don’t like limp pizza, I prefer to have it hold in my hand, but if you do like this I would definitely recommend the pizzas.
My friend had the seafood pasta and it was SO good. For the price, they do NOT skimp out on the seafood. It had mussels, giant shrimp, scallops and lobster. She got a cream sauce to replace the tomato which resulted in a really heavy meal, we both agreed tomato would have been better. It’s served with two pieces of garlic bread as well — just in case you weren’t full enough hehe.
Would definitely come back here, that seafood pasta is calling my name!

Most romantic restaurant in TO my A$$! From the photos you get an impression that it will be a beautiful and warm Parisian restaurant, walking in it is ANYTHING but!
It was cold and not welcoming at all, particularly from the Serve staff. The music was all Justin Timberlake and Jay-​Z, which I don’t mind but it didn’t quite fit the place.
Our waiter was a thin straight haired brunette, she nice but extremely inattentive and unprofessional (you would find more professionalism at The Fox and The Fiddle or Kelsey’s). She greeted us as if it we were someone she was passing in the street. She had no warmth or caring in anything she did. From greeting to clearing and wiping off a table.
Then there was the food. To say it was mediocre at best would be an understatement; it is truly terrible, even at its low cost.
We ordered a «Scroll» which came out looking like soggy mushy naan bread mess. The flavour, I kid you not, was the way a dirty wet cloths smells after a few days of use and its never quite dried. We also ordered 2 pastas which were OK in comparison and a muscle bowl. When we ordered the Mussels bowl there is 2 options of sizes Small and Large. We asked the difference and the response was 20 – 30 and 30 – 40. We got the large there was 18 pieces.
Bottom line if you are looking for a romantic spot grab a ⁷⁄₁₁ burrito a box of wine and head to the lake front or nearest park for a picnic as it will be 100x more romantic and worth while.
This place gives restaurants a bad name!

Love the décor (scored the back booth in the front room)! Menu is great with lots of interesting selections. Had the half scroll #6 — no cheese. the chick pea flour flat bread is basically like a roti. It was SO delicious and creamy tasting when I took my first bite, I had to call the server over to make sure they’d left out the cheese (they had, it was delicious horseradish mayo). My lunch companion had the nanette #3 which was good but a tad salty. Had the raspberry rhubarb pie for dessert — it was good. Definitely will bring boyfriend back here.

Went here for a night out with a girl friend. Great atmosphere! Great food! There were so many options I wanted to try. Great options for vegetarians, pescatarians, lacose intolerant… (I could see why they would advertise as the «best first date night spot») I will definitely be back.
After tax and tip my meal (soup and a shared appetizer) was only $ 15.

Cute décor! Not a whole lot of seating. Tables in the bar were tight and table was wobbly.
Had pizza and salad that was good.

This place is very charming. It has great ambiance and very nice lighter fare. In the summer you can sit on the patio, but all the charm is inside. I’ve had a very nice first date here once… but I digress. It’s very well located in Little Italy.

Descent. Better choices in the area. Good price point. Good music. Good for groups.
Bottles of wine for less than 50 dollars. Very large portions. Nice ambience. I would go back. The veal was descent

Came here during taste of little Italy with a friend of mine and was very impressed! On a busy night for them, the service was still quick and friendly! The good was great and the portion sizes were a solid amount for your money’s worth. We were lucky that it was a beautiful night and could enjoy the nice patio there which was the icing on the cake making this an awesome outing.

I had been wanting to go to Kalendar for a very long time and eventually did on NYE 2013. The lights on the trees and a patio decorated with candles lights drew my attention to this restaurant as I passed it on a street car. The restaurant seemed ever so romantic from the outside!
The restaurant on the inside is just as romantic with dim lighting, pretty lamps and wall décor. The restaurant was a little smaller than expected but had a cozy European feel to it. It was the ideal place for our NYE double date.
The food is well priced for the portions. I ordered the lamb which was served with mash potatoes, sweet salsa and fresh veggies. I have a very large appetite and I found it filling. The staff was very polite and patiently waited for us to make up our mind.
I think it is a charming romantic restaurant perfect for a date with good food and drinks!

Kalendar is such a cute, romantic restaurant. And the whole Italian-​Indian fusion concept is interesting to say the least. We went on a double date on NYE and had a fantastic time. Few things before a review of the restaurant and food:
1. There’s plenty of parking on the little lanes one-​two blocks over. Free after 9pm.
2. They don’t usually take reservations unless it’s on a special night like NYE.
And now for the real review:
Interiors: Love the 4-​seater wooden booth in the far corner in the back. That’s my spot! It’s interesting to note how this restaurant has utilized space. There’s tables and chairs everywhere but it doesn’t look cluttered.
Ambience: Super romantic. Dim, cozy and casual. Not quiet during dinner; infact, you will hear chipper from the tables around you but it’s not loud. It’s a feel good thing. Perfect for first dates.
Crowds: Couples, couples everywhere… and not a single man. Don’t go here to pick up, ladies!
Menu: They had NYE specials + the regular menu. Everything looks interesting but my boyfriend and I were at a loss when it came to ordering dinner. We didn’t want Scrolls for NYE dinner and were disappointed that the Entrees didn’t contain a lot of meat options.
Drinks: The drink menu was long! The cocktails didn’t look that great although they did have some interesting options. My boyfriend ordered a South Beach which was okay. I really recommend ordering Cider. They have a good range and the Elderflower Cider my friend and I shared was absolutely amazing!
Food: I ordered the Spinach Tortellini. It came in a small bowl and from the looks of it, I was disappointed at the amount. However, it was super delicious and filling. Now, the real disappointment — I ordered Roasted Chicken on it; and what I received was a very minute amount of shredded chicken for an extra $ 4. My boyfriend ordered a veal scallopini; and although his plate looked huge and fantastic, he complained that there just wasn’t enough meat. The veal was thinly sliced and he only got about 3 – 4 small slices. The only Entrée that looked like a total hit was my friend’s order of Lamb Chops. We also ordered an appetizer to share — the Baked Camembert. It was delicious. Something I would highly recommend.
Verdict? All things said and done, I quite liked Kalendar. I’ve been meaning to try it for a while and I am glad I did. I liked this place for a night out, but to be perfectly honest, it was a one time thing for me. It’s not one of those places I would return to.

An adorable little place on College Street that oozes coziness from every inch of its walls. Its funky décor, delicious brunch scents, and smiling waitstaff lured a hungry group of us in one Sunday morning. The place looked pretty packed so we weren’t sure that our party of 7 could fit, but they took us to a cute little hideaway up some stairs where we had lots of privacy and a friendly booth.
As for the food, they offer your standard brunch fare as well as some Indian-​flavored flatbread things they call nanettes. I wish I had ordered one of those, but I was in the mood for a sweet brunch and went with the Kalendar French Toast. I liked the berry compote a lot, but the bread was a bit too soggy for my taste (even for french toast).
The standout part of the meal for me was their coffee. They have a special blend with a local roastery and it has an amazingly unique cinnamon-​tinged flavor that we all flipped out for, even those of us who weren’t coffee fans. The other highlight was the sweetness of everyone who helped us, from the hostess to our waiter. We had just come from being rejected by an unfriendly host at Utopia and were grateful for the warm attitudes!

Today as I squired my new Unilocal friend (and manager) from Denver, CO around the burbs and Toronto we met up with the bodacious Evelyn W in the big smoke for some TO-​touring, and brunch.
After comparing options we set course in our tour for College street and settled on checking out one of Lady-Ev’s fav hometown spots Kalendar!
It was a quaint little bistro located just west of College and Bathurst (just past Palmerston on the north side). Street parking during the day is readily available but know that this area is a flurry of activity come dinner and late night so be prepared to wait for have a hard fight for parking.
Entering i wasn’t sure at first if this was a restaurant or one of those pop up Christmas stores. The décor was red and decked out in wood and there was a enough dry foliage in the window to rival a potpourri shop — Very cute.
The restaurant was freezing cold, and by the time I left, my toes were frozen from the consistent opening and closing door at the front. That being said, the warm smile and personality of our servers was enough to warm our hearts (womp womp — cheesy)!
As for the food they have an interesting take on hybridizing Indian and Italian food elements to make delicious lunch options. I devoured one of their Scrolls (full size) which is a sandwich made in a traditional Roti. the Scrolls have no name, just numbers. I had Scroll Six (roast beef, pita bello mushroom, caramelized onion, asiago cheese & plum tomatoes with horseradish mayonnaise).
Tiffany our Denver friend had one of their Nanettes which was a pizza made on a naan bread base (they tell you it’s an open faced sandwich BUT I’m Italian folks, if it looks like pizza, smells like pizza but it’s made on Nann… it’s still pizza). And Evelyn had the soup of the day (an Indian style soup) and a Quiche (which looked delicious).
Perhaps my 3 star is a touch tight, however I feel 3.5 is about where they sit for lunch — good but nothing that I would drive all the way into the city just to have. I’ll return for drinks because their cocktail menu looks impressive.
Eatcrest OUT!

Dans le genre faux-​français, certains vont jusqu’au mobilier de café de boulevard. Né vous laissez pas impressionner, la cuisine y est particulièrement fade ou sans intérêt. Dommage car ça pourrait être tellement mieux.