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Clockwork Champagne & Cocktails

4.3 (33 reviews)
Open • 6:30 am - 12:00 AM (Next day)

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Clarissa L.

One of the bars located in the center of the Fairmont royal York hotel. It was fairly busy on a Saturday night but we were able to get seated without a wait. Drinks were well made and service was prompt. The hotel is nicely decorated, but the ambiance was thrown off by people walking around in sports jerseys. Other than that, it's a nice place to grab a drink.

07.05.25 Hamachi crudo with warm pita, yum
Chris V.

We stepped into the Fairmont to escape the heat, and stumbled upon Clockwork Champagne & Cocktail--a stunning, timeless bar that serves as the heart of the Fairmont Royal York lobby. Drawn in by its elegance, we ordered the hamachi crudo and matcha martinis. The warm pita was unexpectedly delightful, and the martini? Pure heaven. Service was exceptional, rounding out a perfect mid-afternoon retreat.

Fresh scones

We (two couples) had a small, celebratory brunch/high tea. At $90 a person, it's not cheap - but the ambience, service does scream posh, elegance and high end. With a live pianist playing a combination of pop hits and classical, it's a great spot for an elegant, small celebration. Unfortunately, the seating and low tables are more geared for drinks than for food; but that's not much to complain about. The tea selection is good, but not great - a bit of a hit and miss. We loved the Earl Grey, the Orange Pekoe was ordinary, the Icewine required a lot of steeping - but we weren't told that. The food selection is where the experience does shine - a great selection of savoury and sweet; and deceptive small portions that are really filling. The only complaint - perhaps one too many sweet options, and one too few savoury option - but really a great selection. As a once off celebratory experience, it was great. But I suspect it would be as great just to get some cocktails.

Meet me at the clock
Erika N.

Some friends and I were in town for a weekend trip and wanted somewhere nice to enjoy some drinks without it being too loud or crazy. Clockwork was a short walk away and located in the Fairmont Royal York lobby. There was a bit of a wait for a table, around 30 mins which wasn't too bad. I loved the dim lighting and beautiful clock bar. There was also a dj playing vibey house music. Drinks were pricey but worth it! I had the Meet Me At The Clock which was really good & beautiful. My friend had the speciality cocktail of the night which was one of the best things I have ever tasted. They really know what they're doing here. Worth a visit for sure!

Blush colored menu so pretty
A'Yanna E.

Sorry guys I forgot a food & bev pic! Lol long travel day & this was a rush stop. Located in the center of the historic Fairmont Royal York hotel this cute & classy bar lounge with live dj is lovely. I had heard coffee espresso martinis were sweet & bearable for non-coffee/non-alcohol drinkers, so i tried it. Not bad! Definitely had to force myself to chug it to prevent wasting the $18 but at least I can say I tried it. According to my friend who frequents this drink, it is the best one ever made. So, if it's your thing or you want to try it for a first time, try it here! I ordered the spicy chicken bites from the small plates menu. They were good. Nothing spectacular but good. As mentioned on a previous post I think Canadians have a thing for mayo on fried food, the chicken bites were served with a random side of mayo. Again I tried, again I couldn't get with it. Lol. Go, enjoy!!

Rainie L.

We came to Clockwork for their Festive Afternoon Tea. Lobby and Clockwork were decorated nicely. Lots of different sized trees, ambience is a 5/5. Service was alright, no issues but they were busy. And there is a 1.5 hour seating limit. We ended up sitting there for a little over 2 hours but still feel rushed. Had to pack some food to go. Food was alright. One savoury item I really liked was the salmon on toast and one sweet item I really liked was the candy cane macaron. Everything else was meh or at most decent. Food for me was a 3/5 Scones were okay too. They had three festive tea selections on top of their regular tea. We tried the milk and cookies and the eggnog tea but couldn't really taste much flavour in either. I find their teas lighter than other places. Also it god cold fast and no tea light to keep it warm. $89 pp, $118 after tax and tips. It was okay If I am being honest I went to check out the ambience but if you care more about the food you may want to try some other placea

Michelle J.

I enjoyed my time here. I would really like to give this sport a 4.5 there were aspects that I was not fond of. First we were a group of 4 and they sat us on two parallel couch's, which would have been fine. Except the table they served us on was a low coffee table, which is nice for lounging. But high tea not so much. The host was just okay. I got there early she showed me to the table, I mentioned that I wasn't found of it. She showed me two other tables and I said I would wait to see what the other guests in my party thought. When we can back 4 minutes after our reservation time all of the tables were given away. The table service was wonderful! The servers were lovely and caring. To be honest I did not think the tea was top notch. I asked for cream of earl grey. It tasted more like orange pekoe. I am kind of a tea snob. So I know the taste of a good black tea. I asked about their tea sourcing and they use a house brand called lot 35. It was nothing special. Most of the sandwich were exceptional. I wasn't fond of the chicken style pate. There were too many contrasting flavours, and the textures were soft on soft. The scones were very small and delightful. The cranberry was my favourite out of the two. The fruit compote was nice, not as sweet as I might have liked. The deserts made up for the lack of sweetness in the compote. There were was a very diverse selection of deserts. I left feeling very content & not over full. I would go back!

Hilary K.

Came to the clockwork champagne bar a few times during our toronto stay! Met this lovely bartender can't remember her name but I do remember Elyse she was absolutely amazing. The entire Royal york Staff were incredibly amazing and superb! The amaretto Sours were fantasy. Chicken ceasar salad was deeelish and super fresh my Babaganoush dip was my favourite here. Service, food and vibe was amazing and had a blast here getting great recommendations. This place is definitely worthwhile !! Cheers

Today's afternoon tea!
Latifa S.

Today's afternoon tea!! It was ok till it wasn't. Ambiance: it was all about the ambiance. Beautiful cherry blossom tree right in the middle of this champagne cafe. Kind of magical. High tea/ afternoon tea is $150 per person, reservations required. We came at the same time as the blue jay game and forget parking, even turning into this street was next to impossible. We were about 15-20 minutes late. Valet saved us time for sure ($60 valet)! Now the lounge is gorgeous. Our table was gorgeous. I was excited to catch up with my girlfriend who lives here. Haven't seen since Covid. We didn't have to pick ( it was a set menu after all), but still felt so rushed for some reason. There were a few servers: some were nice but one older Asian lady: she's so rude. Every time she comes around, just awkwardly rude and interrupt for no reason. We just had to pick the type of tea. No reason to rush! Or be rude, And champagne! We got champagne. Still. I ended up taking most things home because, 1; I'm a slow eater. 2; too much food. 3: too rushed to sip, savor and eat. Scones with different butters were good though. Overall, beautiful place, food. Service didn't match the decor or the food. Bummer for a very rushed, no refill on tea or anything after ordering afternoon tea.

Tea
Nikki K.

One of my favourite afternoon tea spots in Toronto. It is absolutely perfect. The service is excellent servers are very professional, kind and explained everything along the way, even explained every single food item we received. Each food item was high end and well balanced between sweet items and savoury. The taste was absolutely amazing, from the food to the tea and mimosas. The silverware and plating was absolutely beautiful, and the location of the restaurant in the fairmont was perfect. The ambiance was lovely with piano music in the background. Overall my favourite afternoon tea and will definitely be back!

Michelle L.

I pre-ordered the Mother's Day afternoon tea set from Clockwork for pickup. The basic set was $98 and served 2 people. I also ordered a few add-ons including a 6 piece macaron set and a 6 piece scone set. They made the pickup as easy as possible. We pulled into valet where there were staff checking off pickup info. My order somehow got a little mixed up since I was the only person on the list with only a first name...I'm up there with the one name celebs like Prince and Drake now lol. The tea set was in really cool packaging. I think one of the iconic images of afternoon tea is having all the goodies lined up on their tiers. The set came on a 3-tier cardboard set complete with a cover. Super cute! I kind of wish it came with a menu so you could tell what you're eating like in those big chocolate boxes. The set came with different jams (complete in little mini jars!) and creams as well, and again I felt like a menu would have been nice to help guide what to put things on. There were some pieces that were kind of disappointing. Some of the tea sandwiches with bread were sort of dry. My guess was that they had to prep early so the bread kind of dried out while it sat. The curried chicken croissant sandwich was very tasty though. The meringues were light and fluffy. The scones were all very good, both the sweet and savory. As for the add-on macarons, it was 3 macarons (vanilla, pistachio, and coffee) and 3 macaroons. They didn't specify that macaroons came with the set so I was a little disappointed to see them in there. The set did come with teabags. There were 5 in total of different kinds. One thing I noticed was that the tea was really smooth. They were all Lot 35 brand which is the official purveyor of teas for the Fairmont chain of hotels. The only real blips were that I had an add-on that they forgot. It was the 4 piece Fogo Island Shrimp Roll. It sounded really good so I was super sad that they didn't have it. The good thing is that I was able to easily reach the Fairmont. They weren't able to easily route my call over to Clockwork. I was able to tell them about the error and they passed along my message to the restaurant. I received a voicemail from them with an apology and information that they already processed the return. I received an email about it afterward. They took care of it really quickly which I was very pleased about!

Fairmont Royal York
Eta D.

Good times in an institution Royal York Good food and drinks At Clockwork Champagne & Cocktails Staff were friendly catering to our needs

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Clea C.

Clockwork is a cute patio bar&restaurant located in Fairmount Royal York. They have beautifully decorated spots for photos, delicious cocktails. And the home fries here is super good!

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4.7(6 reviews)
2.3 km•Kensington Market

Cocktails are good and the environment has a cool entrance and counter with plant area entering in…read more Drinks are elegant and the esprssso martini was great. Felt overall the menu lacked diversity and did not entice me to order more. And no food but that's fine. Anyway enjoyed but more of a pregame or have one or two drinks type of place.

5/5 vibes, 5/5 ambiance, 5/5 cocktails…read more A cocktail bar, but what a beauty this place is, with even better cocktails. Once you walk in you're presented with this tunnel that you walk through to get inside. It's a corner unit that doesn't have much signage, so you can easily miss this spot. Interior is beautiful but a little dark for myself, as I couldn't really see the menu properly. I get it though, it's for the vibes which I'm there for ;) Drinks were amazing and really hit the spot: Silver Fizz 5/5 - Delicious and beautiful! it's a ramsbury gin, lillet blanc, sorrel cordial, topped with egg white. It's light, refreshing and creamy at the same time. Would get this again for sure. Espresso Martini 5/5 - Made with mezcal, absinthe, hot cascara cream and caramelized white chocolate with white miso. A great aperitif and so delicious. Truffle Pommes Frites 5/5 - A must get to pair with your cocktails. It's shoestring fries, topped with parm and served with a truffle aioli. Overall, I love this spot so much and can't wait to come back.

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4.1(161 reviews)
0.0 km•Financial District, Downtown Core
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I would go back again in a heartbeat. This was one of the best meals and experiences of the year…read more The shaved prime rib steak with the dipping au jus plus French onion soup as an appetizer... this was phenomenal. Every aspect from the sauce to the baguette to the meat was so tasty. I also recommend getting the garlic aoli for the fries. The drinks were very well done and unique in flavor as well, in particular I tried to the midnight show which was like a raspberry espresso martini. It was fantastic. The ambiance of the place is spectacular as well with a cool, library naturally, vibe. The servers were also great and helped accommodate my date who is gluten free, and her baguette replacement was the best that she'd ever had of a gluten free option. All in all top tier experience start to finish.

This cocktail bar inside Fairmont Royal York Hotel has a nice classy ambiance. It feels like…read morestepping into a movie set, with the iconic clock tower. They decorate the lobby, bar area, and the whole main floor with Christmas decorations during the holiday season, including the giant Christmas tree in the lobby (complete with its own lighting ceremony and live music performance). Good selection of drinks and great customer service. Fun facts: The Royal York Hotel opened in 1929. It hosted royalty, heads of state, and golden-age Hollywood legends like Cary Grant and Alfred Hitchcock when they were in town filming or staying upstairs in the hotel. Stepping inside is like time-traveling back decades, with velvet seating, brass accents, and dark, moody lighting. As soon as you walk into the Library Bar, the real centerpiece that grabs your attention is the massive oil portrait above the fireplace. That dignified gentleman watching you sip your drink is George Locke, the very first chief librarian of the Toronto Public Library. I love that a librarian is the patron saint of this bar! The drinks here aren't just cocktails; they're chapters in a story. The current menu, titled "Ink & Alchemy," is actually inspired by Michael Ondaatje's famous novel In the Skin of a Lion. Created by their award-winning mixologist James Grant, the menu is a tribute to the people who built this city: the immigrants, bridge-builders, thieves, and dreamers. You aren't just sipping a martini; you're drinking a liquid homage to Toronto's history.

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3.9(56 reviews)
0.6 km•Financial District, Downtown Core

I came here for weekend brunch this afternoon and ordered the steak and eggs. The steak was just…read moreokay -- it was fairly tender but lacked flavour and didn't have a nice crust, which was a bit disappointing. On the positive side, the hash browns were excellent: perfectly crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. I also tried the lychee and cactus pear juice, but unfortunately it tasted quite artificial and wasn't to my liking. The restaurant itself is modern, clean, and nicely designed with comfortable seating. Service was a highlight -- our server was very attentive and friendly throughout the meal. Overall, the experience was good thanks to the atmosphere and service, but the food didn't really stand out for me, so I don't think I'd return specifically for the brunch.

I really wanted to try out this restaurant because of how hyped it is on online and the food looked…read moregood but i knew it wasn't going to be amazing. I got to the special steak cut of the day which was a bone in rib eye. It was 32oz and good to share with 1-2 people. I also got the truffle butter with it and would skip on that as well. I would just skip the steak as there was nothing special, i mean it's not a steakhouse but i'm a little sad. The sides were good. and the pizza was good too. Service was just meh, my server wasn't that very attentive but maybe he was having a hard day. This restaurant is only worth it if you're going for the ambiance, appetizers and drinks.

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