Le Swan is a cute little elevated diner bistro. The dishes are comfort food. The ambience is a bit dark but you can get a little light sitting by the table right at the front. It just gets a little hit or cold with its proximity to the door as customers come in and out. Our server was really nice - attentive and happy to give suggestions. The food itself was delicious, but I found the portions (especially the steak) to be a bit small for the price. Otherwise, if you're looking for comfier food, this is a place to go. read more

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The food here is so impossibly good it should be on the list of controlled substances. Nothing that feels this good to ingest isn't a fucking narcotic. The chef is my new street pharmacist. It's a slick looking bistro that was lovely to visit in the before times. And now they deliver some of the best food in the city. Everything from their mains to their desserts, from their soups to their cocktails are brilliant. Even their white bread is perfection (you read that right. Fucking white bread?!?! It's amazing). Let Le Swan be your new addiction. read more

The service is really good and attentive. We came here for lunch but would have to admit that their menu is limited. They were sold out of 2 items and many dishes such as their French onion soup and their fried chicken steak is only offered in their dinner menu. Therefore, I would admit we were a little dissapointed because that was what we wanted to try. I ordered the salad nicoise and it was ok. I did like that they used raw tuna or else I would not have liked it. The onion rings are quite large but full of battered. It tasted like a large donut. It's a cute diner. Be prepared for traditional French food and flavours that you are not familiar with. I would like to try their dinner menu next time. read more

Came here for Happy hour on a Sunday for table for 2. Cocktails are $10 each and food items at $4 to $5 each for a small plate. The patio was cute and spacious. The restaurant inside looked well decorated with great details. The food and drinks were okay but not too memorable. Service was attentive especially when mentioned about food allergies. read more

Le Swan - French Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

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So I totally missed out on Black Hoof which I regret, even more so after my meal at Le Swan. Le Swan has taken over the Swan Diner on Queen West and it's been transformed into a Parisian bistro fresh with clean white tiles and comfy diner booths. I had a pretty early dinner reservation (5:30) so there weren't many people when I arrived, but it did fill up by 6:30. The menu is spilt into 'french' & 'diner' style cuisine. The French side of the menu captures classic, hearty French dishes, while the Diner side of the menu is American food with French influence. It's an interesting way to cater to people who are looking to enjoy both cuisines. After grabbing a couple glasses of wine, we opted for a few dishes to share. Niçoise salad - light and refreshing. The dressing is on the bottom of the plate which means the green don't get slathered is dressing. Smoked Trout Rillette - smoky, flaked pieces of trout topped with red onions. Really tasty and light. My second fav dish of the night. Chicken fried steak - really decent portion of fried steak served with gravy and mash. The coating has a nice kick of spice and was very crunchy. I would only order this if you are really hungry though as it's a pretty heavy dish. Beef cheek bourguignon - my favourite dish of the night. Beef was incredibly tender, flavourful and rich. It was served on top of mash and covered in thick sauce. This will send you into a food coma guaranteed. Service here is impeccable. All the staff are attentive while being really knowledgeable about the menu. Also, I didn't get to try either of their charcuterie boards but I did find out they make the cured meats in house. They also have fondue available after 11:00pm so looks like I may have to stumble back here to check that out. read more

This review is for cocktails and onion rings ONLY. We came here for dinner, saw the menu, and very quickly changed our minds. The new plan: have a cocktail, some onion rings, and go somewhere else. Cocktails were good. Will have again. read more

Le Swan - French Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

The cocktails are amazing. I loved the root beer old fashioned. I saw "corn dogs" listed as a side and HAD to get them. They did not disappoint. Such a unique dining experience. I'm a big fan! The pork chop was delicious as well. read more

Le Swan - Corn dogs - French Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

A nice menu with something for everyone. They have a casual diner menu and French bistro side. I ordered the sole and it was a very tasty dish cooked just so nicely. The green beans side dish was delicious, I'd go back just for that. Love the ambience and casual aspect of the place, it's a good neighbourhood option for any day of the week! read more

More 3.5 than four stars. Lovely transformation of this space! Warm lighting, beautiful tiling, nice details from the swan etching on the wine glasses to the very cute and detail oriented bathrooms. We had onion rings, beef bourguignon, steak frites and then ordered the chicken fried steak (we were still hungry...). Between two people. And a very nice Rhone. Onion rings were delish! Great batter and flavour. Beef bourguignon had good flavour and was nice and tender. Very small portion though for the price. Steak fries was a nice Denver cut which I had never tried before. Tender and good flavour. Again portion was small, perhaps a few green beans or another veg would make the dish seem more complete. Chicken fried steak was very tough - I didn't like it at all and my partner thought it was just ok. Also it should be served with a steak knife. Maybe sous vide it first so it is tender? I really wanted a cheese plate to share while I finished off my wine. Also server brought a dirty fork and a dirty plate to the table - they noticed at the table which was good. Some quality control needed in this area. I thought the service was good. Very nice staff, knowledgeable of the menu items. Not great when you assume the man is paying though... especially when the woman is paying. I'll be happy when that old chestnut goes away for good. I'll def be back! And am really looking forward to late night fondue and trying cocktails and more from the well curated wine list! read more

I have been meaning to try Le Swan since I found out that Jen Agg of Black Hoof bought the place. I suggested coming to this place for my birthday and it was definitely the right choice. We started off with a Caesar-like drink that I forget the name of, and the chocolate alcoholic milkshake. Both were excellent. My boyfriend said the Caesars drink was perhaps one of the best he has had. If there's one thing Jen Agg's various establishments does well consistently is their drinks menu. Absolutely delish. We had some charcuterie, which contained a few surprises, the pate was amazing! For our mains we got beef cheek bourguignon and steak and frites. The portion size seems small for the price but it was definitely worth it. The Denver cut steak melt in my mouth and I thought I died and went to heaven. The beef cheek bourguignon was more like a stew and it was soooo tender, not fought at all. Also some melt in your mouth goodness. We were sad when black hoof closed but Le Swan is definitely one of our favorites now. Some how Jen Agg is able to get even the simplest things like fries perfect. Can't wait to come back to try the late night fondue! read more

Part of a longer review... "Any French restaurant must produce Steak Frites ($32) with conviction, and Le Swan didn't disappoint. The meat was perfectly cooked to medium and had been resting for the appropriate amount of time before it was served, as evidenced by the jus on the plate. The accompanying herb butter was divine. Don't miss out on the fries, either. The pillowy white interior oozed from an equally enjoyable crispy golden coating - it was as if they had been injected with helium. For the price of this dish, I would have added a heartier helping of fries - after all, Le Swan is a diner. For those who don't want to use a steak knife, there are two salads and a side of beans ($16). The Cobb salad ($17), for example, appeared to be assembled in haste. A shallow layer of romaine was so sparse that parts of the white plate gleamed through, begging for a heavier dose of toppings (sundried tomatoes, olives, chunks of salmon). And, sadly, I couldn't decipher if the salmon was canned. The only redeeming quality was the soft, silky poached egg. This salad could go back to the kitchen (desolée)." read more

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This is the gourmet comfort food you're looking for!! Out of this world delicious tuna melt and the hot chicken sandwich was inhaled by my picky toddler. Meals held up great in the delivery process too, they separated the toast from the French onion soup so that it wasn't a soggy mess when it arrived. Hope Le Swan can stay afloat through this pandemic. read more

This will be a new go to spot. Great food, service and atmosphere. Well priced. Easy date night.

If you are a fan of arborite tables, vinyl booths, counter stools, old-timey bar fixtures and completely genius menus, then Le Swan will not disappoint. We ordered a fair amount of takeout from LS in 2020/21 and it is ungodly how well the French fries travelled. Twenty-some-odd-minutes steaming in a container on the drive home and somehow they still showed up super-crispy? But they're even better in person as I was reminded when we sat on their Café TO patio recently. Which I was dubious about, TBH. Sitting proximate to a storm drain was never going to be anyone's first choice for a dining experience, LBH. But my god was it ever fun out there! As for the food, I don't eat meat so there isn't an abundance of choice for me, which is fine. The non-meat options are all great. The green beans taste really nice. I often get the grilled cheese which, you know. It's a really good grilled cheese. But I usually go for the omelette when I can. It's nice and custardy and comforting. One of the worst clichés in any type of review, and especially in a Yelp review (let's be honest, Yelp is the lowest form of review on the planet--half the people here are doing bad imitations of professional food writers and saying things like "on point" and the other half are sociopaths who seem determined to destroy the livelihood of small business owners) is the "I don't like [food item X] but I liked the [food item X] here" formula. In this case, all my life I would have rather starved to death and set my legs on fire than eat potato salad. (In my defense, I had the extreme misfortune of being born into a Miracle Whip family.) Luckily the potato salad at Le Swan is more of a mustardy/vinegary concoction and it is just delightful! Some might even call it on point. We always finish with a boozy milkshake. The last one I had there was made with absinthe. Crazy delicious. As for the old-timey interior, I did some digging to find out how 892 Queen St West came to be and went back as far as 1919 when it was home to Trinity Café. Presumably the interior hasn't changed much in the last century which I find amazing. Especially in a city like Toronto that seems hellbent on demolishing its history and preserving nothing. I digress. Sorry. Go to Le Swan. It's good. read more

My husband and I managed to talk a sweet family member into babysitting our kiddo last minute, and decided to try our luck at getting a table at Le Swan. As expected, they were fully booked for the evening, but they had room at the bar. The bar was cozy, candlelit and lots of fun. The menu is both diner and French inspired, and truly is just that: inspired. I had the French onion soup and a salad while my husband enjoyed his beloved brinner, a fois gras omelette. To go with these delights we tried their cocktails and wines pretty extensively. A standout for me was the Five Alive cocktail, if you grew up drinking that you will *love* this boozy version. Merci, Le Swan! We love that you kept the bones of the old iterations of this restaurant and that you're in our hood. read more

FINALLY made it here for dinner, and despite months of anticipation my expectations were still exceeded. Jen Agg (and her amazing team) know how to strike the right balance between decadence and simplicity in their food and drinks. The onion rings were perfectly salty and sweet; the hot chicken sandwich was a healthy portion but somehow not "heavy"; the steak platter was incredible, and those fries are probably the best in the city! Our group had cocktails and wine - everything was balanced and delicious. More important than the food and drinks (for me at least), Agg's bars and restaurants have the perfect ambiance. The lighting, the decor, the bathrooms... you feel like you're at home (OK well a much-nicer version of any home I've had, but you get the point). The staff are well-trained, know the menu inside-out, and solidify an incredible dining experience. read more

Great food and great people here. Everything we ate was perfectly executed and instantly recognizable, whether French classics or diner standbys. (I'm not sure I'd call the diner side "elevated" so much as "tastier".) They also have a creative drinks list (as you'd expect), well-curated wine list (as you'd also expect) and Loirette! (Yes I will jump on that bandwagon.) Jen sets the bar high and never fails to meet it. Can't wait to come back, very very very soon. read more

Very disappointing take out order. Not aure if this is the situation when they run indoor dining but my partner and I both ordered thw meatloaf and an extra side of mashed potatoes. The meal was so small for the amount paid and for $5 the extra side of potatoes was maybe 2 spoonfuls. For a $50 order I expect to be full after my meal or at least satisfied. We ended up ordering a second dinner. read more

Love the decor and the restaurant itself is very charming, but the food is dreadful. Ordered the steak frites. The steak was rubbery, gristly, and lukewarm, topped with a disk of cold compound butter which didn't even begin to melt because the steak wasn't hot either. I ate approximately three bites of the steak, then covered the rest with my napkin - a makeshift funeral shroud. French fries (definitely not frites) were thick, greasy diner-style French fries. Ugh. Never again. Service was perfectly lovely and attentive read more

Went to Le Swan for an early dinner on Saturday and it was exactly what you'd expect from a Jen Agg restaurant; stylishly decorated with a dramatic bar area, dim lighting, loud (and perfect) music, and absolutely perfect service. Food is a blend of French-style and Diner-style food, with a little extra panache. As with all of her restaurants, the cocktail list is great and though I didn't have any wine, the wine list was more interesting than your typical trendy Toronto joint. We had the charc board (cuz you don't go to a restaurant owned by the woman behind Black Hoof and not have charc), french onion soup, side order of fries (easily worth the price), grilled cheese, and my personal favourite: The beef cheek bourguignon. We were in-and-out in about an hour but, if we didn't have tickets, I could easily have stayed for another hour and indulged more extensively in the cocktail menu. Great spot, as expected. read more

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Swan 75 (gin and bubbly cocktail) was a dream! And the Club Sandwich....bacon jam, perfectly toasted white bread, moist (yes moist) turkey -and just the right amount of mayo. Soooo good! read more

A really special restaurant that I will try to dine at least once a visit. Great, friendly service, nice decor (best bathrooms I've seen), music and food. I highly recommend the smoked trout rilette, rotisserie chicken and club sandwich! read more

Very unique foods for very reasonable prices. Great service and ambiance. Highly recommend!

Have a friend who has found reason to complain at every restaurant we've ever dined at for the last 13 years and this is the first place where the words out of his mouth was "excellent" to the cocktails and excellent to the food! And he's right - there is nothing short of perfection here from the service, ambience, food and drink - GO! read more

Le Swan is doing pandemic takeout right. I've done both pick up and delivery and both were fantastic. The hot chicken sandwich was delicious and travelled both ways very well (maybe a touch better with pick up). The fries. Omg the fries. Absolutely the crispest takeaway fries I've ever had. Definitely worth it! read more

Been wanting to check this out for a while after missing out on The Black Hoof. We ordered: Tuna Melt - my first time trying one and can't say I was disappointed Onion rings - these were so. good. Something about them just can't be compared with my usual A&W order Hot chicken sandwich - this was average. I was expecting the typical two bread slices/baguette style sandwich but this was different. The chicken was placed on a single slice of bread and I had to use a fork and knife to eat it. Chicken fried steak - good, but not amazing. The service here was excellent and the vibes were nice for a girls night. The portions were kind of small and I was expecting more from the food so I wouldn't necessarily come back but glad I gave it a try! read more

My boyfriend and I came here on Saturday for dinner and the meal was okay...we ordered a Niçoise salad (delicious!), pork chop, tuna melt, fries, and a milkshake. What bothered me was the fact that the pork chop was $27, which I couldn't justify for the size. The tuna melt was good but better shared with more than one person. read more

Le Swan - Niçoise salad - French Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

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Cozy, dimly lit, french restaurant with excellent service. Try the tuna melt and the beef bourginion was also excellent. read more

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It's difficult to rate on Yelp in Toronto. Almost every resto gets a 4, and very few get 5 stars. We really should be rating most of those 4s with a 3. Le Swan clearly merits greater than 4 but is not really a 5 star (George, Scaramouche) establishment. It probably isn't trying to be. The dinner we had was simple but very competently prepared and in the case of the French dishes, reasonably authentic. I had the salade niçoise and the onion rings. Both were excellent. The chicken my wife had was also very nice. Service was very, very good. Not only the actual service but the rhythm and way they managed the whole evening. The wine list was off the beaten track but well chosen. Only niggle was the lack of wines with even a few years of age on them. Surprising, the reds were served too warm - given the focus on drink here I wold have assumed they would know the correct serving temperature for reds but, sigh, this is an ongoing issue for me in all restaurants, great and small. I would return and will. My first visit to a Jen Agg restaurant and I wasn't disappointed. read more

Really good dishes, albeit a limited offering. Highlights were the beef cheek bourguignon (tender and braised well, with excellent potato purée) and onion rings (5 stars for this, super tasty). Lowlight was the French onion soup (not as flavourful or cheesy as I'd like). But in general, it was great taste and value for money throughout. I'll be back! read more

Hi and Good Day!! What a restaurant!!. I did a stage here. I must say the staff are great and the food is fantastic. I had a slice of dessert and tasted great. I have never eaten at a French restaurant but this diner takes the cake. I was impressed by the staff, chefs and customers. The restaurant itself has an ambiance I can appreciate even more. I will most definitely dine here sometime with a special lady. Keep up the great work!!. read more

Best french food x diner food. Cocktails were bomb esp the green fairy milkshake. Meatloaf is blessed

Teensy portions on the American side other than the huge, excellent onion rings. Too-brown french fries. Rye almondine cocktail was too crunchy. Lovely service and atmosphere. Wonderful staff. read more

Absolutely fantastic place. Cool small chic diner vibe, friendly staff, amazing food. Thanks guys.

My wife and I had dinner here, and the person seating us was great and friendly. My wife asked the waitress about the Salad Niçoise and was told that the tuna was raw. My wife asked if the tuna could be seared and was told that the salad was pre-made in the afternoons by the chef and the tuna could not be cooked. We asked if she could please ask the chef, and reluctantly she went to the kitchen and asked for us. She came back and told us we were 'lucky' and the chef said he would sear the tuna to medium rare. I had ordered the Swan Club with french fries. When our dinner came, the Salad Niçoise had no resemblance to the french classic. It was actually a frisee salad, with sundried tomatoes and mayonnaise. The waitress said that we should have asked before we ordered it. They did take it off the bill. My fries were to salty to eat. read more

Great atmosphere. loved the music and lighting. onion rings - great, salad nicoise - very good, smoked trout - very tasty, green beans - very good, 1/4 chicken - poor. The chicken tasted bland and one out of the two pieces was very boney with not much meat. I wish I got the hot chicken sandwich instead of the 1/4 chicken. Everything was good until I had the chicken and being the last dish of the night it left me feeling bummed out. read more

Great experience. Lovely space, very cute for a small group. Good menu and all food was wonderful. Great natural wine selection and very knowledgeable staff. read more

Unreal! had the hot chicken sandwich it was incredible. one of the best spots i've been in toronto.

A simple and short menu, but everything is exceptionally well executed and delicious, and the cocktails are fantastic also