Vi Pei Bistro

AMAZING breakfast/​lunch. Food is fresh and so tasty. Both locations are fantastic. Have not been for dinner but neighbourhood friends have advised that dinner too is amazing. Definitely recommend. Food is worth the price for sure. Service is also very good. If you have special requests they do it exactly as you want as well. Can’t say enough… this bistro is a must try! I’ve written the same review for the other location.

Bought the one of the benne specials. I can’t remember the name which speaks to how unforgettable the dish was. The shrimps, crab cake, sitting on a potato hash and eggs benne with hollandaise sauce was all pretty bland. For $ 16 I expected a party in my mouth. This was not. Redeeming qualities was the mango salad dressing on the salad and the ripe fruits on the side which you can get on any otheir other dishes. I would not get this dish again.
Not giving up on this place though. Will come back and try their other dishes and hoping for the best!

We’ve been here for breakfast only a few times now, and we will be coming back.
The location is pretty convenient, right on Kingston Road, with enough parking out front. Service is very knowledgeable and friendly, and food comes reasonably quickly, all good things.
As I said before, we’ve only been here for breakfast, so that is all i will comment on. They have great pancakes — light, fluffy with killer toppings. The potato pancakes are rich and flavourful, the scrambles are really tasty, too. In fact, that is the theme of this place — flavour. There is nothing boring or plain here. Each dish is made and accented to enhance the flavours so your tongue is never bored.
I didn’t give it 5 stars because of some small things. The potatoes are cooked well but not fried enough, they use way too much coarse ground pepper, and the tea could be better. But these are small things, and we will certainly be back!

Been coming here for years now and I took a Lil break but the food and service is still good as ever. I stopped in tonight for some walnut crusted backed brie with carmalized fruit and a bottle of wine. Absolutely amazing! Great way to end my work day!

The food here is amazing. I’ve been here for dinner and brunch several times and have never been disappointed. Their brunch menu has all the classics and they make a delicious Eggs Benny.
For dinner there is an extensive pasta menu. My most recent trip was with a group of 5, 4 of whom ordered various pasta dishes, with every person eating every last morsel on their plate. The last individual had ribs, which were fall off the bone and tender.
They usually have a lot of «specials». The servers always recites them dutifully once you’re seated. Specials seem to be priced about $ 5-​$ 10 more then regular menu items.
The prices here are very reasonable for the quantity and quality of food. Im really happy to have found this place in a random strip mall on Kingston Rd.

I’ve only ever been to Vi Pei with family, which isn’t very large (2 – 4 people, max), so I apologize if my experience sounds biased due to having so few people. I’ve seen groups as big as 10 dining in, but I can’t be sure how many more they’d fit — it’s a beautiful hole-​in-​the-​wall along Kingston Road!
I’ve probably only came here a maximum of 10 times, but every single time has been a unique and amazing experience. I’ve had a variety of dishes — mostly between brunch and lunch dishes, although I’ve been here for dinner & dessert at least twice. I’m a big fan of value-​to-​fullness ratio, and Vi Pei delivers solidly on that, as well as the presentation of the food & the service as well as professionalism of the staff.
Brunch selection is amazing, in both the senses of variety and quality. I’ve had the pancakes. I’ve had the French Toast. I learned about Poached Eggs for the first time, and learned about the differences in hardness of poached eggs. After eating the hard poached eggs here, I can’t imagine eating eggs any other way — when I scramble my own eggs at home I long for these ones instead!
Lunch selection is quite good too. I don’t exactly remember specifics (I come here mostly for brunch, if you can tell by the above paragraph), but the lunch items I ordered were quite filling, and I remember tipping a handsome amount because of how quickly the food was served (will update review when I go again).
Dinner selection was interesting. There are at least three pages of pasta, and one page dedicated to items that, well, aren’t pasta. The pasta selections are high in quality and expansive in selection/​variety. The non-​pasta options are fewer (obviously), but still high in quality (I’ve had the steak before — it was quite good, albeit a little overcooked — I usually get medium rare, but I received it medium well, YMMV!).
Before I move on to the «final course», I want to mention that these guys have impeccable presentation; the vegetables are really great, in both the look and taste! They give you some fruits instead of veggies if you go for Breakfast/​Brunch, and these are always well designed and great tasting — not to mention filling. Easily the best value for my money, since I’ve begun a bit of a health kick recently.
Dessert — where do I begin. I’ve had the tartufo before; it’s probably one of the greatest desserts I’ve ever eaten — I would definitely recommend it. Great presentation, great taste, and great value for my money. Their other desserts are amazing too — there’s a dish that has three slices of different kinds of pie for $ 15 — great for sampling or if you just want every kind of pie they have! Individually the dessert dishes (food-​wise) are $ 6.50 each, on average.
One reason I give it a 4.5-star instead of a 5 is because it’s TINY. We’re talking two rows of tables all the way to the back, and that’s it. If it was able to accommodate more people, I’d probably be all-​in regardless, but I really like the fact that it’s so intimate and small. I’ve rounded up for posterity’s sake — they deserve it in any case.
Another major reason is the cost of the food. Sure, it’s great for the price range, but there’s no «tiny» option or «mix-​and-​match» — it’s massive portion sizes for a fair (but high, since it’s a massive portion) price. If I was able to ask for a bigger dish and remove items with some savings, it’d easily be ⁵⁄₅ all day every day.
TL;DR: Great place to be for brunch/​lunch; dinner menu is lacking outside of pasta (they’re great for pasta, though!); dessert menu is a «must-​try», even if you only like the café lattes or other dessert-​like drinks.
I’ll definitely be going in the near future, so expect pictures of my food to come soon! I’ve only recently started uploading (let alone snapping) pictures of the places I review, so keep an eye out!

An amazing breakfast/​brunch spot. Menu selection is plentiful. There’s a wide variety of items to choose from and there’s always daily specials. The food portions are huge and does not disappoint. The ingredients are fresh and the pairing of flavours are right on target — hats off to the chefs.

#YouGottaEatHere #Toronto — The casual setting lent itself to conversation & comfort; in a relaxed slower pace. #goodeats

My wife and I stopped in for breakfast. I was pleasantly surprised and how nice the restaurant is. The food was excellent and the price was very reasonable.
I’m looking to check out dinner on night.

We have heard such great things about this place (even from local businesses), so we had to give it a try. We went there for brunch, and their selection, taste, and presentation were great! The restaurant is on the smaller side, but it was fine for brunch. We’ll definitely be back!

This place has the best French toast we’ve ever had. Candied pecans, fresh fruit, caramel, real maple syrup with mascarpone cheese, its so decadent. The breakfast in general here is amazing and is the only reason we come here. The apple salad dressing they have is a must. The atmosphere is nice and service is really good, the only reason I can’t give it a five is because their sangwiches are actually terrible. Chewy steak with odd seasoning, and the veal and chicken sangwich are equally overcooked messes. Stick to the breakfast or pasta and you’ll be happy.

I came here for lunch, as it is close by, I was very impressed with the food selection for such a little place, and the house wine was a great choice. I had the pasta with spicy Italian sausage, the asparagus soup, the coffee as I always like to try to coffee — it was from a coffee maker but it did the trick.
The dining room is small but has a cozy feel; the food is served in a timely manner and made to order for most things.