Reds Wine Tavern

Came here for a corporate lunch on a Friday, because Cactus Club next door was full. Did not have to wait. I was pleasantly surprised.

Had bday dinner for this place! My eyes lightened up when they serve seasonal lobster menu. The meal was fail but I had good prior experience so I give them an extra star.
Right off the bet once we were seated after 15 min wait, NO one even gave us a menu! We kept looking over the hostess, she was outside of restaurant playing with a lady’s Husky dog n chatting with her. No one attended to us. We had to stick out head to get waitress attention.
I ordered a $ 41 (before tax) lobsters n fries. It came out very greasy n when I asked to swab slaw to vege, they provided boiled asparagus (absolutely NO seasoning– wish they at least dust salt n pepper on it)
Odd thing. The fried lovers clusters when u open up the lobster batter, the lobster bits inside was VERY small. I was mostly eating batter, n to my SURPRISE! On the menu it says — 1 whole lobster !!! There were TWO pieces of Calamari rings in the batter mixed along with chopped lobster bits. I was finger ripping the fried batter to eat them like finger food, when I saw a pearly white ring, i was like :” what is this!” !!!I was suspecious then when I ate it it was totally calamari. Then guess what I ripped the rest batter apart! I found another piece of Calamari!!! —- this makes me VERY suspecious that the lobster was too small they used small pieces other sea food to fill in n used fried batter to mask it.
Did the chef ate some of my lobster n put calamari to make it look like more? I would have thought they tossed calamari by accident but since there were so little lobster so much batter. It made me believe it was on purpose because there were more than one calamari rings. They were white in circle with purple calamari skin on the ring trim. vs lobster bits were all red! The lobster itself doesn’t have any of the usual tender juicy taste at all. The batter is not well seasoned. I felt like Eating oily dough.
Def NOT worth $ 41! $ 17 fish n chips r better than this dish ! I have had steaks at this place n steaks with lobster for $ 35 at this location before. Don’t know HOw they price this $ 41. U can get DOUBLE lobster n delicious mash potato n vege at Red Lobster for that price. U can also get whole double lobsters for $ 32 – 36 in Chinatown .
On the side note. My friend took me out for lunch today n told me never order fried lobster in restaurant because companies serve dead lobster when they stir fry or fry them. So I am all paranoid why they even make a fried lobster as part of menu now! When steamed or baked lobsters r very juicy. It’s just very suspecious!
Anyways! Stay away from that dish! Get a baked lobster or just steaks at this place !
Shave off one star for waitress when she came over over n over again right aft my bf finished his beer to ask if he needed another one, but once he asked for it the last beer took like over 20 min. He ordered before k went to washroom, but aft I came back he still waited for long time. Then someone else brought us the beer when we went to cancel the beer. The waitress was speed walking I think she was over whelmed with the large group ppl, but
They earned a star by serving free desert for my bday n they ended up didn’t charge last beer when the beer was delivered over aft we canceled it aft long time when we were going to leave.
Either way I still like this place, probably go to the REDS at the Yonge/​Gerad instead tho. I have been to that location multiple times always better food n better service. But I have to write a 2 star review. This place is under staffed, the manager r constantly doing bus boy duty delivering drinks to all the customers. It’s my bday dinner but not impressed with the service n food.

First time I was in the Reds at Adelaide Street. I was several times in the one at Yonge St. The Menu is comparable I was missing some food — and the quality is really good and for sharable food Reds is one of the best spots to go I know. It was Friday night after 9pm — service was a little slow — for the carrot cake we had to wait more than 20 minutes — but it was worth it. A DJane was playing Music and we were sitting in the bar area — so it was quite laud. m but ok. I remarked they have a really nice patio — so getting warmer now this could be the place to be.

Went there recently right after work for a work-​related discussion. Nine of us. Just ordered drinks and appetizers. We had a big table upstairs. Pretty much had the second floor to ourselves so the service was efficient.
The assortment of appetizers were all somewhere between decent and good. A little pricey but good. But that’s to be expected of an upscale place like this. Thankfully I didn’t have to pay :-)
The waitress was very good. She noticed that we were totally absorbed in our discussion and deftly came in to take away plates and fill water glasses without interrupting us. She would try to catch people’s eyes to see if anyone needed another drink but would never actually ask the question.
The Good
— service was good (I believe the host of our get-​together overtipped her)
— nice atmosphere; décor very upscale
The Bad
— food was decent (sliders were dry and bland) to good (calamari) but I expected it to be better
I’ll go back. I just won’t order the sliders next time.

Love the interior of this spot. Service is decent at the bar. Handful of ladies, but the drinks make what’s around better.

Took a chance on this place after the wait was unreasonable at a restaurant down the street. Wonderfully surprised. My daughters fillet and my seared ahi/​beet salad were perfectly delish ! Great wine list and excellent service !

One of the best things about this place is the extensive menu. A lot of the financial district restaurants have a really small menu and it could get difficult to find something you want to eat… But that’s not a problem at Reds. If you’re looking for a lounge-​type of décor and atmosphere, ask to be seated upstairs when you make reservations. This should also help with the noise complaints that some reviewers have because I didn’t have a problem with the noise upstairs.
Started off with the calamari that was served with a tomato aioli (a tomato-​mayo dipping sauce) — the sauce added a different taste to the normal mayo sauces which I thought was great. Had the Low Country Fried Chicken and upgraded the regular fries to sweet potato fries. The sweet potato fries were a premium upgrade, but well worth it. The chicken came with an extremely spicy honey dijon sauce — so go easy if you’re not good with spice, but it really made the fried chicken because it’s tasteless otherwise.
I’m not sure if it was because we were seated at the end of the room but it was hard to flag down our waitress when we needed her. Granted, this only happened twice — once when we were ready to order after needing more time and at the end to get our bill.

Worst service ever. I came here on a Friday evening after work. We waited over an hour for our food to arrive, and when it did, it was sub-​par. I ordered the ahi tuna beet salad for $ 22.95. You’d think that with a price tag like that it would consist of more than 4 small pieces of tuna and 4 small chunks of beet. The tuna was very poorly prepared might I add. The salad itself tasted bland. I believe it was supposed to have some sort of vinaigrette. Yeah, didn’t taste any of that. It tasted basically like plain arugula. The «goat cheese» also had no flavour and to be honest, the taste an texture was more like a mozzarella. But the tuna, now that was where all the flavour was, but not in a good way. Each of the 4 tiny pieces of tuna was crusted in some sort of seasoning that was overpoweringly salty and extremely peppery. I think I downed a glass of water after each bite and to be honest, didn’t even touch the fourth piece because the other three left such an unpleasant feeling in my mouth. After we finished eating, it took the waitress about an hour to clear our dishes and bring us the bills.
I came with a group of 10 so they charged us 18% gratuity. I would not have tipped otherwise. My bill came out to be $ 30, which is ridiculous for the service and quality.
Horrible experience. Go to Cactus Club next door.

Great food and great decorations. Definitely the nicest bathroom I have used in a long time.
Portion sizes could be better. And the drinks specials could be more plentiful.
I will return.:)

Was in the area and wanted ahi tuna. Went to the keg, it was packed, went to hy’s steakhouse and was a little too fancy and pricey for what I was looking for. Then proceeded to cactus club café and it was too packed as well! Then, I decided to go here and was blown away. First of all, they had ahi tuna, exactly what I was looking for and to top it off it was amazingly delicious. The place wasn’t too crowded, which was nice because we didn’t have to wait around forever. The service was excellent, food was beyond my expectations and loved the atmosphere. Highly recommend this spot. It is overseen perhaps because of how it’s located but a diamond in ruff, so to speak

We had booked a reservation for my daughter’s birthday. We had passed this place after a Leaf’s game and it caught her eye.
Upon arrival, we were taken upstairs, to a very empty second floor. The Maitre’D looked around, puzzled, then took us back downstairs, (group of five getting a grand tour.) There, more puzzled look and went to seat us at an elevated bar type seating. I told her that this was unacceptable, trudged us back up to the top and sat us at a table. Why she couldn’t have done this the first time? I have no clue. She did say: «Don’t shoot the messenger.» At that point, we should have left, but it was cold outside and we were tired and hungry.
We ordered soup to start. It came cold, with a skin on the top. We had it reheated. Soup was slightly less than par, with or without the skin and temperature considered.
For a main, I had the burger. It was a touch better than ok, but the waitress was totally clued out. Hate to put it this way, but this is the kindest I can be. Disorganized? Call it what you like.
The prices are a bit more than midrange. I would expect that to reflect in the service. I think this is more of a bar for drinks after work to meet one’s secretary at. There are so many restaurants in this area, I would find it hard to understand why anyone would go here. No attraction what so ever.

The overall experience at this restaurant was great. We were promptly seated upon arrival with a reservation and given a cozy spot (one of those corner couches) with a view of the bar. The waiter appeared at once with menus and introduced the specials of the day. When taking orders, he also quite patiently explained some of the dishes to one of my colleagues who had trouble deciding. Food arrived fairly quickly, and the portions were much larger than I expected!
I had the pan-​roasted salmon, and while it was a little bit too buttery for my taste, I can’t deny that the dish as a whole was very well executed. The flavours of the fish blended wonderfully with the vegetables and the purée was also delicious.
Service was extremely welcoming and friendly right up to the end when we left. Ambience was nice and quiet (the restaurant seemed pretty empty) and suitable for a business lunch. Also, bonus for being accessible in the PATH! :)

A few of my friends wanted to have some drinks after their company party. We wanted to go to the restaurant next door after hearing good things but they were full. So we decided not to walk too far and landed next door. We were thinking that it was not too busy and service should be quick. The first waitress was pleasant and then she told us that another server will be assigned to our table.
What a terrible mistake of picking this place! Service for some beers were the worse I ever had. It was so slow that we waited more than 20 minutes. Drinks were reasonable for the real estate that the restaurant occupied. Essentially, you are getting about ²⁄₃ of a pint for the price of a full pint. We never tried the food as we were not in the mood. However, given the service level, I doubt we will be trying anything from there.
Not sure if it was an off night where lots of holiday parties were going on but it should be the possible regular clientele that the restaurant should be catering to as repeat business is where the money is made.

I was not too impressed. It was another after work gathering and I ordered the Ahi Tuna beat salad which sounded different. It actually worked, but they had messed it up by making the vegetables sooo salty and the tuna so peppery that it was singing my tongue. Too bad because it really would have worked. I will replicate this combination at home (without the mega doses of salt and pepper). I am not sure the four small pieces of tuna were worth the $ 25 though.
Wine was OK.
My male co-​workers said they are not too impressed by the waitresses because the waitresses at Earls and Moxies have shorter skirts so they don’t want to come back, but I thought the waitresses were actually really nice and polite which is a good thing. We might not come back (because of the messed up food and long skirts lol) but I made sure we tip well because the waitresses were personable and cared. Oh, it is way too loud.

3.5
Great ambiance, but a little loud. Tuna salad was very tasty and the truffle Parmesan fries were to die for! BUT chicken carbonara paata was sadly VERY bland and watery despite the promising description and presentation.
I’d give it a 2^nd chance though.

Being located in the Financial district, I had some expectations but this place was a let down.
It has a great bar if your looking to catch up with friends or watch the game and the $ 8 gin and tonics on Friday nights are hard to beat. But be warned, I found the drinks to be tasty but watered down as well. I couldn’t even taste the gin.
The food however was worst. The food was dry and over priced for what you get. I had the burger which was small but dry and definitely wasn’t worth the $ 16. there are plenty of places to have a good meal for a more budget friendly price. I would walk the extra 5 mins to get to the keg instead.
Final verdict, Come for the drinks but leave before you get hungry.

Great after work watering hole but I had lunch here and it was fantastic! Good service, I had eaten here before and was underwhelmed but something changed and it is now surprisingly good.

I came here for dinner with a bunch of my girlfriends and heard good things about this place. Unfortunately, after arriving I was disappointed. Upon walking in, the restaurant was completely empty for a Saturday night. Don’t get me wrong, the ambiance of the restaurant was lovely and sophisticated. But I only saw a couple of tables occupied by the patio so I figured that’s where the girls were. I was late meeting up with them and I wasn’t approached by the waiter for anything to drink for a good 15 – 20 minutes. Luckily, I was only there to get a drink, but again, I did not get a glass of water to start. Once I ordered my drink, the food arrived for the group. Everything that they ordered was delicious. Obviously, I’m going to sneak a bite of the food! They had the Steamed Edamame, Thai Lettuce Wraps (which I did not particularly enjoy), Crispy Roasted Chicken and the Roasted Pork Tenderloin and Potato Gnocchi. After everyone finished their food, I asked the waiter where the washroom was, and he literally responded with ‘well if you follow that guy walking, you’ll find the washrooms’. Ummm okay? You work here and you can’t instruct me on where to go to get to the washrooms? After returning from the washroom, we wanted to order a round of drinks for the table. We waited and waited and waited until finally 20 – 30 minutes later, the waiter takes our orders for drinks. Then we had to wait another 15 – 20 minutes for our drinks to arrive. After trying to wave down the waiter to get our bills, we decided we’d all go to the bar to pay as we were in a rush to leave. I didn’t understand why the restaurant was so empty on a weekend and why it takes forever to get the waiters attention. The food was delicious but the service was terrible. Depending on how I feel I may or may not come back. But let me warn you in advance, if you’re in a rush for dinner, do not even bother with Red’s. Red flags everywhere!

I came here for dinner and was very excited because the ambiance was so great. Unfortunately from the moment I stepped in to when I left it was sub par and a big let down. Walking in was awkward since it’s the Dj (a man that has headphones on and no interest to answer anymore seating question aka not his job) so I b-​lines it for the bar where there was plenty of room so I grabbed a seat and when the bartender finally came around only because I was directly in front of his POS he was put out that I was staring at him wanting to be serviced. I ordered a Moscow Mule (a go to drink of mine) and a Lamb Salad, the drink was not good and the lamb was a poor piece of meat of which I only had a butter knife to cut it with. The bartender never came back even though I was in front of the POS and never checked in on me. Fortunately I was able to flag someone down to pay my tab and leave.
Sadly enough as cool looking at this place was it was a horrible experience and I do not recommend it.

Parking validate. Great drinks and service. Great spinach salad. Great bar.

Located at the financial district, inside the First Canadian Place facing the Adelaide street, this restaurant is a high-​class eatery. The main area adapts an open concept style and takes advantage of the outdoor sunlight to illuminate the entire restaurant. As a result, the restaurant creates a very pleasant environment to eat.
As expected with restaurants located in the financial district, the food, wine and beer are rather expensive. However, if you have the extra cash, it is recommended to order the sticky ribs appetizer for starters. The sticky ribs come in 4 pieces, makes it very easy to share with others.
I ordered the carbonara chicken and the flourless chocolate cake for dessert. The carbonara chicken is tasty and comes with penne pasta. Sauce in the dish is flavourful and the dish comes with smokey bacon with a poached egg. The chocolate cake was very sweet and it is basically made of complete milk chocolate mousse.
The best thing about this restaurant is that there is a shuffleboard inside the restaurant. If you don’t know what a shuffleboard is, you should google it.

Had an amazing experience! Grace was our waitress and she was absolutely friendly, charming and conversational. She made our time there so enjoyable, that the manager came out to say hello as well!
I had the grilled cheese lobster sandwich with a Cesar salad. It was mouth-​wateringly amazing.
Sticky Toffee Pudding for dessert was pretty bad.

Nice atmosphere. Felt a little underdressed in jeans but it was fine. Great value for meals. Ordered a steak and it came perfectly cooked! Drinks are good — ask if there is any promos. Only thing I would suggest is some sour dough bread while waiting for your entrée! But perfect meal !! Good times. Also if u get a steak ask for peppercorn sauce to go with it!

Two words: Grilled. Cheese.
Do it. Do it right now.
That’s all.

Great layout here. Very funky layout and lighting. Great location one of the best for sure, drinks were delicious food was awesome. Service was amazing, great for events.

Reds Wine Tavern is a great place to enjoy wine with friends or with a significant other for date night. The interior design has a tavern theme of wood and leather throughout the place, making the place look trendy yet elegant at the same time. I came here with my boyfriend on a Saturday night after dinner and the place was almost empty which we didn’t mind because the atmosphere was very relaxing and comfortable. We ordered two glasses red wine and a small cheeseboard of Brie and Mountainoak Truffle cheese. The Brie had a delicious creamy texture that spread over the toast smoothly, and the Mountainoak had a nice strong taste.
We enjoyed our time here because it was a lot different than other taverns/​bars we’ve been to and it was a nice escape from a busy crowd. I am planning on visiting Reds Wine Tavern soon to try out their food for dinner and, of course, to eat more delicious cheese! I recommend this place to all wine and cheese lovers in Toronto.

Great looking venue attracted us here for a casual drink and some food on an early Saturday evening. Service, even though friendly. is extremely slow. The place was empty we had to wait for the first round of drinks for about 15 minutes. Server rarely approached and some requests were not accommodated. Food is below average, ahi tuna salad is extremely disappointing and lamb shank even though it wasn’t bad was lacking… something. The only thing that was cool and fun was the gin and tonic selection and some of them were actually really good.
Prices too high for such a laid back place especially considering the bad service and bad food.

Came here a couple times and its consistent.
The food is okay, wine list is great, ambience is casual and laid back. The most recent time I was here it was really empty, which really ruined the mood for me since I like more upbeat, fun places.
I had the steak and it was pretty good, portions were fine for me but I know a couple of guys in our party wanted to get more food afterwards. Another time I was there I had a chicken salad that was really average but we did a wine tasting that day so that made up for it in my opinion.
For dessert I had the flourless chocolate cake. It was not good. It was a really strange thick chocolate pudding like dessert that was too sweet. I don’t know what I was expecting, I just wanted chocolate and this was not it.
Price was too much for an average meal. I think it came to around $ 70 a person.
This place is okay but would not recommend coming here if you want GREAT food. It’s fine, not bad, and has good wine. You be the judge.

We really enjoyed our night at Reds!
I was with a group of ladies for a bachelorette dinner. We had reservations in the private wine room area. The restaurant itself it beautiful and classy, really well lit, and comfortable at the same time. I love that you can go in dressed up and you don’t stand out.
The service, from the greeting at the door until the check, was fabulous. Our server did a really good job from start to finish, making thoughtful suggestions and appearing at the table at just the right times. Everyone was friendly and easy going without being too casual.
Between the 8 of us we covered a good portion of the menu and no one had any complaints. We started with the butcher board and tater tots — I highly recommend the tots, they were fabulous.
The entrees change regularly so I won’t go into specifics, but everyone was pleased with their meal.
We split all 3 desserts between us — carrot cake, apple tart, and a grasshopper parfait. All 3 were delicious, but the grasshopper parfait was especially popular.
We had a great time at Reds and they did a good job of making sure we did! I am looking forward to returning with my husband one night to see what the experience is like without 7 other ladies fawning over the handsome wait staff!