Been here twice and really like this place. Many many good dishes for sharing. Wine list is good and not overpriced if you buy by the bottle. Other drinks and wine by the glass is a little pricey. Service is friendly and attentive. Overall I do enjoy coming here read more

This is one of the best family /neighbourhood restaurants in Toronto. Incredibly diverse menu of tapas (not just spanish). Possibly the best Montreal Smoked meat in town and it's not even a deli. Don't miss the short rib or fish tacos. Service is above and beyond. If I could give this place 6 stars I would. Decor is modern but with old family photos of the owner. Reservations are highly recommended. read more

Everything is good! Amazing variety of small dishes on the menu, and after many visits I think I have tried almost all of them. I have never had anything I didn't like! Atmosphere is busy and fun, and the place is usually full. The owner (Mark) is exceptionally friendly, and is usually the one who greets you at the door and checks on you to make sure you are enjoying your experience. Highly recommended! read more

Great food. Very creative. I would go there again. However, the waiter was very full of himself and not very interested in service. During me giving him my order he actually turned around to talk to another staff member! He still didn't ruin my experience this is why I gave it a 4. My guest and I were quite intrigued by his actions. It would have been a 5. read more

The restaurant was very clean. The decor was lovely. The serve was polite nothing exceptional about her service worth mentioning. The beef carpaccio was pretty good. The bacon wrapped scallops were nice. Overall it wasn't bad. read more

Shared, tapas style plates might be old news downtown, but a welcome alternative in sleepy Etobicoke. Went on a Tuesday night and it was surprisingly busy with families and couples of all ages. My brother lives in the area and tells me it's pretty packed Thursday-Saturday with a fun, youngish crowd. The plates cover all the bases; veg, pasta, meats, seafood and are interesting without being daring or risky. Who doesn't like a nice bit of Montreal Smoked meat? Or a fish taco? Or a charcuterie plate with Prosciutto and Asiago? It's a nice room full of big B&W prints of old family gatherings, flattering lighting and comfy booths. The front of house team is sociable and chatty, and, combined with the room and art, makes it less like dinner at "Nonaa's" and more like an Izakaya run by your cool "Zia". read more

I went here with family for my birthday dinner and it was wonderful in every way. My sister and her husband have been here 4 times previously and only had great things to say, and I see why! Great atmosphere, service, food. The sliders melt in your mouth! I'm coming back here for sure, I can't wait to try everything on the menu. read more

Excellent local restaurant in the Kingsway strip. Tables are bit close together, but the food is very good (love the small portions for sharing, especially the pulled pork sliders!), and the service is friendly and accommodating. Only criticism (if any) is that the TV screens at the front take away from the ambiance. read more

Azarias is one of our favourite restaurants! We have been there a number of times and are happy to say that their amazing food and service is very consistent. The dishes always taste amazing and their staff are friendly. Our favourites are the shrimp tacos and the montreal smoked meat sliders. Keep up the great work! read more

Dinner and drinks in the neighbourhood . Mark is always on the move yet he always makes you feel welcomed when you enter . Very busy night with locals and Jay's' fans in abundance . Service was good considering the crowd. As always, an excellent mint basil Mojito to begin. We had some of our favourites including spicy shrimp tacos-so good and hard to share; lamb sliders and a new fav calamari puttanesca. Friends also had samosas, huge smoked meat sandwiches -not my thing but the guys loved them, and the tuna special ( very very spicy)! The last ones there but no one hurried us out . Ended the night with Sambuca and Limincello shots with Mark. A consistently great evening for all of us ! read more

Can't quite understand why this is rated so highly. Agreed the ambiance is nice and modern and the restaurant appears to be very clean, but in terms of food, well it was just fine. Nothing great and nothing really stood out as a winner that would keep me coming back. We had a group of 8, so lots of things to try, most was fine and a few things were subpar (ceviche mostly). The shrimp tacos everyone here is raving about, they were fine, but basically some slaw and a heavily breaded and fried shrimp, hard to screw that up. Smoked meat slider, once again fairly simple dish. I felt items were overpriced for what we got, but the pricing is in line with the hood. I would go again if invited, but would not be the person inviting others to come here. read more

I absolutely love this place. It is a tapas restaurant (sort of) where you're encouraged to order mini dishes and share with the rest of your table. You can have as little or as much as you want. The only thing is you end up spending a lot of money there but it's a nice treat every once in a while. The menu is very diverse, providing something from almost every cuisine. They often have more adventurous dishes on special and then your classics from each cuisine as regulars on the menu. The tenderloin is amazing, always perfectly cooked and the sauce is mouth watering. Other personal favorites are the smoked meat sliders, gourmet Mac and cheese, fries, latkes, arugula salad and shrimp tacos. They also have ceviche which is good and butter chicken which is mild and well cooked but the sauce is a little bland. Their white wine sangria is really good, not too fruity so you can still taste wine. Also their molten lava cake is the best dessert. Service is great, they make sure the food keeps coming at a constant flow and no one is ever left waiting too long to be served or for their food. read more

I never do this but I m not a happy camper. Azarias Restaurant on Bloor/Royal York. : Very loud atmosphere. Food was tasty but very pricey. Handful of arugula salad and 1/4 slice of pear with a sliver of parmiggiano was 9.00. the owner Mark is there only to have you eat and run cuz we heard him say to the waiter, "Get them outta here". Hello, we paid over $200.00 for 8 tapas and wine in less than an 1 hr and 1/2 and he wants us outta there. He said there was a 2 hr limit, which no one told us. It wasn't 2 hours. He also said that there was a line up waiting. No there wasn't. Got better reception by a ma and pa greasy spoon. My many friends and I will not ever go again. I like to be respected after 200.00 bucks for little food and not just seen as a dollar sign. read more

My names Mahar and i ordered food and it was fucking amazing i loved the lava cake it is the best in town

First time here. My daughter and I had an amazing time. We started with the cheese fondue, then the bococcini balls followed by the samosa's. We ended with the hot lava cake. All, amazing. The owner came by a few times to be sure we were happy. Definitely will be back. My parents would love this place. read more

A new restaurant has opened on the short strip of Bloor St West between Royal York and Brentwood, and I hope it will be successful. Offering a sharing plates style menu with an eclectic range of foods, the restaurant has a great atmosphere, and is at a reasonable price point. The first half of the resto has a more relaxed lounge area (but with full service menu) and the back half has more traditional table set up. We went last night with our teenage children and everyone really enjoyed themselves ( always difficult when our three kids have very different tastes). We really enjoyed the poutine, the oysters, the Rock oysters (baked I think) and the lamb sliders, to name but a few of the dishes we tried. There were a few teething problems with some of the wait staff but I am sure that will get better with time. Not a huge wine selection but perhaps that will get better too. The restaurant owner worked hard to chat with everyone, and make sure we were all happy which is a nice touch. I would highly recommend this place - I can see it being a fun place for girlfriends, an easy choice for families, and the lounge/bar area will be popular addition to the area. We will be back! read more

Awesome place. Service is flawless. Amanda is a doll! Food is superb. Love the oysters, cauliflower mash, scallops and short ribs. The fact you get to try so many dishes in one sitting is a plus. Will definitely be back! read more

This place was excellent and we received excellent service from the time we walked in to the time we left (from who I presume was the owner). There was impeccable attention to detail and nice touches like fresh basil on the table. The shrimp tacos and grilled scallops made this restaurant for me. Will definitely be back! read more

Amazing food, service and ambiance! If you like a fun night out sharing good food with good vibes, this is the place to go. The staff is incredibly welcoming and accomodating. The shrimp tacos and brussel sprouts are a definite favourite! read more

Had made a reservation at this restaurant for myself and 3 friends. Odd sports bar feel when you enter. Only 2 of us made it as work commitments got in the way of them joining us. The owner gave us a hard time as he now had 2 seats empty in his restaurant. The food was ok but the treatment was not ok. Left feeling like we had wronged him. read more

This is such a lovely restaurant. Every dish was divine and the servers were all super helpful and cheerful. Our wine glasses were never left empty, even on a very busy Saturday night. We especially enjoyed the evening's specials, which included jumbo shrimp and risotto and snap peas with prosciutto. Yum. I'm looking forward to our next visit! read more

I went to Azarias a couple of days ago for a long overdo girls night. Both my friend and I were excited to try the food, as the menu looked amazing and super delicious and the past reviews seemed to be good. The restaurant is a little small, and I was disappointment that the serve told me that she could not give me a booth seat after I requested it, but gave me a small table. However the atmosphere is really nice, soft music, and I loved that each table had a fresh basil plant that you could eat from. This restaurant serves 'tapas' style food- which are small plates meant for sharing. For the price of the plates, I don't think the food was really worth it. My friend and I shared 4 plates- 1)their spicy shrimp tacos (3 tacos to a plate)- they were ok, shrimp battered with coleslaw, the only thing 'spicy' about it was the dash of frank red hot sauce they put on top of it 2) beet and goat cheese salad- not impressive at all, fair size but the beets lacked any taste and the I found the salad to be a little dull 3) lamb burgers (2 burgers to a plate)-found the topping to be good, but the burger itself to be dry 4) the cheese and meat board- very very little cheese for what you are playing and a couple of small cut up pickles, the only good thing about this board was the spicy salami. The cheapest 8oz of wine was $12, and I don't think I got my full 8oz and def wouldn't pay that price again for such a small portion of wine- I've been to fancier restaurants where the wine list is more affordable. Overall we had a great night catching up, and glad we tried the restaurant, but I really don't think I will ever go back there, nothing to me was outstanding. However I will say, the the presntation of the food was always good. Fyi- the couple beside us ordered the fries and bacon scallops which looked and smelled amazing! Maybe the things we ordered weren't the best the day we went :( Visited August 2016 https://www.tripadvisor.ca/ShowUserReviews-g155019-d4294494-r413455260-Azarias-Toronto_Ontario.html# read more

This is a shout out to every ex-Montrealer and smoke meat lover who has never travelled beyond their zone of comfort in Toronto. The Montreal smoke meat sliders at Azarias are served with yellow mustard on mini challah buns and sliced sour pickles as they should be!. The taste and texture was exquisite and actually reminded me of Abies and Schwartz. Yes I said the "S" word! You will find less fat and spice crust then you might be used to in an "old fashion" but with all due respect to the usual suspects in Thornhill and College Street, you won't find a better smoke meat fix in the city. The menu is extensive and looks amazing but I was on a mission. Please try it and taste for yourself. What do you have to lose? A trip to Etobicoke? Lol read more

We were so pleased to come by Azarias! As soon as we entered, we were welcomed to the restaurant. The host (which I believe was also the owner), showed us around and offered us our choice of seating. We loved the small herb plant at our table! We started with some oysters (can't go wrong there) and fondue. Being a "sweets" girl, I was really looking forward to the fondue but it ended up being my least favourite dish - I think the cheese just wasn't what I was use to. The fondue options were a nice touch though. We also ordered the cod cakes (good) but the best by far was the miso-glazed black cod. Fabulous, light, well put together- I can't say enough about this dish. We ended the dinner with the lava cake. If anyone else has had Terroni's lava cake, they would know they have the best in the city. Most other imitations of this dessert end up being too cak-ey and not enough "lava". I was pleasantly surprised to find that Azarias's lava cake was not like this at all. It was a close second in deliciousness to Terroni's lava cake with a delicious spread of "lava" and homemade ice cream. A wonderful end to our dinner. read more

Great tapas format with fantastic food. Keep your eye on the top 10 when ordering... some fantastic options. Downside is the restaurant is very loud... difficult to have a conversation without yelling. Great for sharing and experimenting. Enjoy! read more

azarias is a tapas style food...we came trying to expand our places to go in etobicoke. we were pleasantly greeted by the staff and showed to our table. the place was fairly busy with family (kids) and couples. we ordered beer and wine - a pretty good selection. they gave us fresh bread which we had with olive oil and basil...there were herbs at each table in a small pot with scissors that you can cut off urself. for dinner as it was tapas style we ordered a few dishes. we tried the blackened catfish tacos - the fish was not seasoned that well and was quite dry...i've definitely eaten better fish tacos! we tried the crab cakes as well - they were okay..not spectacular..again, ate better crab cakes elsewhere. we then tried some meat - we had the short ribs with glazed carrots - the ribs were a bit dry but were quite flavourful. for veggies we had rapini - we enjoyed it as it had roasted garlic and chili flakes - cooked perfectly. sea salted fries were also pretty good! i'm not sure if it was just what we chose to eat but may give it another try... read more