Miss Things

Drinks have too much ice. They taste okay. The food is below average. Will not visit again.

Love the drinks, delish!

So many things.
Ambiance was beautiful. (Be a pretty and casual guest– ppl wore runners and/​or elegant dressy items!) Music was lovely, lighting perfect, design was beyond thoughtful! So many beautiful and romantic touches! The drink menu is rum/​tequila heavy so I’m a happy lush — fuzzy wawa comes in a coconut, all the kitschy happiness! Any of the different cocktails I ordered landed nicely (5) but the standout was the ‘Madie Me do it’ a refreshing and vibrant take on a blissfully sharp tequila mojito. My sweet server directed me to it.
Speaking of service– one hundred percent professional– but fun! Super quick, from the hostess to the bartender to the lovely servers! (Bit of a lack of bussing) now with all this brown nosing you may be wondering why I left off a star (no u r not, but I think just that highly of my reviews ;‘p) it would be that the food was really 4 out of 5. The only dish that landed for me was the poisson cur, a delightfully effervescent fish salad with a coconut pâté (my wording not the restaurant) it was challenging and bright and had all the tropical flavours of this Polynesian fusion restaurant focused and with the lightest touch. There was snapper, red onion and the sweetest infusion of the beach. Beyond compare.
Now… the shrimp po’boa — meh, comforting and yawn
(I know I’m a bore!)
The scallion flatbread — densely delicious, like a high school jock — strong and forgettable aside from when you feel like a bit of throwback.
The fried chicken– no. Boo. Over brined, too soft and mushy, my date was looney in love with it. It was what I would have if I had an ulcer and couldn’t eat fried chicken anymore. I’d eat this. Bc it’s the softest, least crunchy fried chicken in the city of toronto. Soft, nearly sweet put for the gentle salt flavours.
The dessert– Bruleed banana split — ice cream was not very flavourful, again date enjoyed it, but the banana was a lovely surprise, crisped out with sugar and love. And really that’s the take away from this restaurant. Every single element is crafted, created and poured over with absolute love. Soulful love. There is nothing banal, it is sweet and fine and loving. Omg… I think… why I think I’m in love! :’)

Lobster Bisque Ramen most try!

The restaurant is beautifully decorated and they’ve done a great job with the space. Staff was accommodating when I booked the only available slot for a Friday night and asked to be notified if an earlier table became available. They contacted me right away and got me moved up to an earlier reservation.
I was expecting sweet and rum-​y cocktails like the ones found in other tiki bars, but they were all extremely boozy and underwhelming (couldn’t taste the pineapple in the Pineapple Reviver, and the Campari overpowered all the other flavours in the Disco Juice). Food was nicely presented but overcooked, oversalted, and overpriced.

I loved Miss Things. The food is delicious, and unique. The cocktails were well constructed. I had heard great things, and read some questionable reviews, and all I can say is I’m sure happy customers rarely review. You can’t please everyone. The service was great, too. Very charismatic employees. Attentive and gracious. Check out this place!

⁸⁄₁₀ Atmosphere
⁴⁄₁₀ Food & Drink
⁶⁄₁₀ Service
It was a huge hype. I left a little disappointed. I thought Tommy’s Colada was gonna be a good drink, we didn’t even taste the pineapple or coconut. The food was average nothing wow. Service was OK. Server had attitude and was a little rude.

The food here is really overpriced. The portions are really small and the taste isn’t exceptional. We all ordered a bunch of food dishes and after we split the bill, my portion came up to almost 40 dollars before tip. This didn’t include a drink. I wouldn’t have given the place a bad review but I used the washrooms and it smelled like sewage… It was coming from the sink and the sinks were dirty with black marks all over it. Unsanitary washrooms leave a really bad impression on me so I dropped the stars quite a bit. The service was also sub-​par. I don’t know what happened but a table that ordered after us received food before us, which was quite strange as we had ordered the same dish and had to wait quite awhile to receive any food.

*sigh* I was so sadly disappointed by Miss Things. We have been looking forward to going here for a quite a while and thought New Year’s Eve would be a fun night to try it out. We booked a reservation online for 9pm. The next day we got a call to ask if we could change it to 9:30 pm and we gladly changed it because it worked better for them. When we arrived for our reservation, it was very busy and took a pretty long time to get seated. That’s to be expected on New Year’s Eve but the way it was handled made us feel like we were always in the way. There was a ton of people waiting for their tables and not a lot of space to wait in. When we were sat about 15 minutes later we were presented with a prix fix menu. No where on the website did it say there was a fixed menu that night (we heard other people also comment on that) but the menu sounded good so that was fine with us.
We sat at our table for almost 15 minutes with no one coming over to fill our glasses with water or take a drink menu. When a server came over we found him to be very rude. He just walked up to the table and said «ok. This is how it works. Pick one of these and one of these and that’s it.» Then went to walk away. No hello, nothing. We informed him that since we were there for a while we were ready to order drinks and food.
The first thing we got was a fritter or croquette or something like that. I honestly can’t remember. It was good though. We were relieved that even though the service and wait had been pretty bad until this point that the food was starting off good. A couple of bites in, our second course arrived. A different waiter brought this over. Clearly seeing that we had barely even started eating he told us «well, we were behind in seating you but the kitchen already has this ready so here you go». We were 3 people at a pretty small table. It was actually ridiculous to have so much stuff on the table. There was almost no room. He told us «well you’re sharing anyways so I’ll put these wherever they fit». We explained we weren’t sharing, and had never said we were but that didn’t seem like an issue to him. Again, the food was really good. 2 of us had the lobster carpaccio and one had the fois gras. Absolutely delicious. Sadly, eating it was super annoying as we had plates over lapping and the table was so crowded.
When the server came to clear all the plates from our two courses we’d received by then he said «where are your side plates?» in a pretty annoyed sounding tone. The other server had taken them to make room for all the other plates. He actually rolled his eyes at us and left to get more side plates. I don’t even know why. When the main courses arrived they were so delicious. 2 people at our table had the steak and said it was great. I had the sea bass and it was amazing. One of the best I’ve had actually. It was such a shame to have such yummy food and such crummy service.
The dessert was, meh. It was a trio of desserts. A passion fruit mousse which was good, a very sad almost empty profiterole with a chocolate sauce and rum cake that we found to be very dry. We all felt like maybe one thing would have been better than a trio of things.
Anyways, long story short the food was very good. The service, awful. From the hostess to the servers. No one asked if we wanted more cocktails, or even really seemed to care that we choose to spend New Years there. The only time we got some sort of interaction from our server was when we had paid the bill. The feeling we got was «great, thanks for the money, bye.» We really want to go back and try items of the normal menu, but I just don’t know if we will be able to if that was an indicator of the normal service level. I’m really not hard to please at all. I felt like we were a burden for just coming in and having dinner. I know it was super busy and New Years, and probably stressful for the staff but all we were really looking for was a «hello. How are you? Happy new year!» Anything. Food: 4.5 stars, service: 1 star.

The décor seems a bit slap-​dash, and the food is hit and miss. We really wanted to like it, and had a pleasant experience, but wouldn’t rush back.

Price：8.5/10 (10 means really expensive)
Service: ⁸⁄₁₀
Food: ⁹⁄₁₀
–oysters: ¹⁰⁄₁₀
–mochi fried chicken: ⁹⁄₁₀ (sauce really great.)
–piñable fried rice: ¹⁰⁄₁₀
Food amount: 7.5÷10 (10 means a lot)
Environment: 8.5÷10
Cozy but lovely design. Dim but warm. One bad thing is that the music is kinda loud for dating.

3.5 stars. I’d describe it as a place to go with the girls for fun tiki-​themed cocktails and shareable nibbles. The beautiful hand painted flowers on the walls, combined with the super chic chairs/​décor make it a very instagramable place (though once it starts getting dark appealing photos are kind of impossible with the dim lighting).
We ordered the watermelon salad, spam pintxo, blue cheese dumplings, pineapple fried rice and the pork buns. My favourites were probably the watermelon salad (refreshing but a nice mix of flavours) and the spam pintxo (i would get two orders of this! the spam and scallop combo was unreal). The pineapple fried rice was very disappointing despite all the hype it’s gotten online — I think it’s just the wow factor of it being served in a pineapple because the actual fried rice and pork belly itself was very undeterwhelming. The more traditional loco moco (which a table next to us ordered) looked much better!
Service was great, not amazing (could have been a bit more attentive with keeping our glasses filled and coming by to ask if we wanted to order anymore) but nothing glaring.

Not a good experience here. Our reservation was for 8:45, and we weren’t seated until 9:30. There were empty tables that sat open for a lot of that time, even after prodding our hostess to seat us. Our server didn’t arrive to take our order until 9:45…and we didn’t get water until our meal came.
The food was cold, the portions were really tiny, and the staff (from the hostess, to the bartenders were indifferent).
We had the Bau Po Boy, the Squid, and the Steak w/​Duck egg. The Bau was OK, the squid was too strongly flavoured of black bean, and the Steak and Duck egg were almost inedible as they were served room temperature. We left hungry.
We asked for our server to comp the drinks that we had while waiting to be seated, which she obliged to. But really, it should have been offered when our table wasn’t ready.

Went here for the firs time last night. I heard of all the hype and how difficult it is to get a reservation or just drop in to eat. I was looking forward to the experience as I wasn’t quite sure what to expect.
The atmosphere was pretty cool. Very relaxed vibe. The hostess and the servers are really good at making you feel at home and taking care of your dinning needs so this is a plus.
The drinks are fun and creative. Very different from what you would see elsewhere so that was a pleasant surprise. I ordered so pineapple drink which was pretty good but it tasted like black licorice which was a bit unexpected. I think the drinks are a bit overpriced for the amount that is served in the cup (full of ice).
The food was mediocre. First it came out quite cold. Was not hot like it should be. We ordered the shrimp as an appetizer which came in a soft squishy sweet bun. It was ok. Not my favourites. We also ordered the steak with coconut rice and the beef short ribs with gnocchi. Both were so so. The one thing I did like was the coleslaw that came with the steak and the sauce for the short ribs. The sauce tastes like oxtail gravy (West Indian style) that was a big plus! However the sauce over powered the meat.
All in all this spot was just ok. I don’t think I would rush to go back.

Maybe it was the fact that my girls hadn’t been out in a while and were in a good mood… nah, this place ROCKS! We shared the conch salad, spam crostini (forgot the name), blue cheese dumplings, flatbread, and shrimp bao. All had such unique flavors.
The shrimp bao was particularly interesting because of the melded flavors of Thai lemongrass with the Chinese concept which was an amazing flavor combination.
The conch salad had just the right amount of heat to it, combined with sweet and tart flavors.
The spam dish was delicious as well, as it played on the sweet and salty. Sweet from the pineapple-​type relishing scallop on top of the salty spam square. They took a not so glamorous meat and lifted it up to meet the restaurant standard dining.
You would think the blue cheese dumplings would cause a huge explosion of bold flavors, however it was quite mild which was good, to match the delicate flavor of the sweet rice flour exterior.
The flat bread was equally delicious.
For entrees we split the braised short ribs, pineapple fried rice, and lobster ramen. Oh my goodness! That ramen broth is incredible! Rich, buttery, and unique!
The pineapple fried rice is so good with both the jack fruit and the pork on top. I didn’t find it overly sweet, which I was concerned about upon ordering. It’s nicely seasoned and presented so beautifully in the pineapple shell.
The short ribs with gnocchi and kale were so tender and bursting with flavor! Made me want to lick the plate!
For dessert we tried the short stack pancakes topped with pineapple and rum sauce. Perfect ending to the night!
I gave this restaurant 5 stars, not only because of their food, but also for their incredible staff! Our waitress (small, brunette haired girl) was so accommodating and kind to us. She was patient and really did her best to make us happy! We had a ton of questions and sat to chat for so long, I was sure she’d have had enough of us… but nope! She was incredible from start to finish, cracking jokes throughout the night. That kind of service is really hard to find these days!

To the tune of Lauryn Hill’s Doo Wop —
Guys you know you better watch out
Some girls, some girls are only about
Miss Things, Miss Things, Miss things
We had a mid-​week girls night here and it was such a fun place!
It’s like a tiki bar but for hipsters.
They do take reservations and I recommend making one!
We ordered a few items that were popular:
The blue cheese dumplings were surprisingly not so cheesy.
The sauce was sweet and delicious!
The pineapple fried rice ($ 18) is served in a half pineapple. It’s made with brown rice, cashews with sriracha. The pork belly was the best part.
Another popular item is the fried chicken ($ 20) for 4 pieces. This dish was okay but not something I would order again. I found the chicken a bit dry and the pieces small.
I think my favourite part of dinner was the Mai Thai in a giant metal pineapple.
It’s meant for two people.
Haha, they wouldn’t serve my friend until I arrived.
The bartender was telling us about his cocktail inventions and that he was flying to Vegas for a competition. No wonder the drinks here are a hit! :D
Come here for pineapple everything!

I went into Miss Things on the weekend and had the time of my life. The food was amazing the drinks were to die for and the service was great. All I can say is you have to try this place for your self.

Craving poke ever since my last trip to Hawaii, I was ecstatic to find out that they served it at Miss Things. And so one weeknight, I came here with a party of two, thinking it would be easy to get a spot for a quick bite. That was the first mistake. They barely had space for us, but we took that as a good indication. Luckily, we didn’t have to wait to long for a spot to clear up.
I was told that this place is like a tiki party, and i was not disappointed. There is a definitely a tropical vibe — dim lit, relaxed décor, and all the right colors. The menu serves lots of Hawaiian classics (Loco Moco, Poke), so it seemed like a promising prospect for authentic Polynesian food. A auick look around and you’ll see almost everyone sipping on a fruity cocktail served with an umbrella, or out of a coconut/​pineapple. I definitely couldn’t resist, and ordered one for myself!
But the most important part — the food. Unfortunate to say this part of Miss Things didn’t live up to the hype. The poke, which I was looking forward to the most wasn’t served true to the ones I had in Hawaii, but even that fact aside, the sauces completely overpowered the fish in my opinion. The most disappointing was a 4-​piece serving of the fried chicken ($ 20 dollars… making this $ 5 a piece) which came very dry, and almost flavourless. The pineapple fried rice with pork belly was probably the redeeming item, where the crispy pork belly made it a bit of a treat tasty. And that Tommy’s Colada cocktail served out of a coconut? Well, lets just say a hollow coconut isn’t that large to begin with, and when you fill it with ice, you’re definitely aren’t getting much for your $ 13.
Pretty disappointing experience overall. This is really more of a 1.5 star, but it gets a 0.5 star bump for effort on the atmosphere.

I love the theme of this place — it’s totally a refined, classy version of a tiki bar. What’s more important is how comfy the seating both at the bar and the regular tables is. You’d be (or maybe you wouldn’t be, if you tend to frequent trendy places in hipster hoods) surprised at how difficult it is to find comfy seating!
The cocktails here steal the show. I went once on opening night and again a few weeks later and got to try nearly every drink on the menu — they were amazing and so unique. Best were Tommy’s Colada and Disco Juice, if I had to choose.
The food is good, just not as good as the drinks. Portions are small as hell. And I know it’s supposed to be «Asian fusion», but c’mon, don’t charge me double on half a portion I’d get somewhere else, on things like baos, scallion pancakes and pineapple rice. The more unique stuff like the watermelon salad and mango conch were really pretty delicious, though.
I’ll be coming back here for cocktails after dinner somewhere else, and maybe give dessert a try :)

the décor is NICE! You will definitely take a little time admiring the colours. Love what they did with the place.
After hearing the social media world go on fire about this new establishment.
Thought I would give it a try.
Walked in about 8-​ish and was very fortunate to find a table. This place was rammed. It seemed like people were there to stay. I was there for an hour and a half and groups that were already seated and enjoying their meals were still carrying on while I was leaving.
Which makes sense– since the cocktails were pretty amazing. I had tried several different ones and they were all awesome.
Honestly– the food was BOMB! No Lie… the fried chicken was very different from anywhere else in the city– and trust me I am a connoisseur. I was blown away– also the kimchi based pickles that accompany them were fascinating. The pineapple fried rice was extra delicious and the presentation alone makes you feel good. The fried shrimp was marinated perfectly. Only thing I didn’t particularly fancy was the Bau. Maybe cuz it was a little bit heavy with the garnishes. Barely got that wonderful feeling of biting into a soft bun in order to get to the juicy meat. I was greeted with a bunch of crispy lettuce or cabbage instead. Luckily I had the delicious fried rice and chicken to run back to.
Overall-​definitely will be back. Cool Place. Great Staff. Music was dope.
Enjoyed myself!