Good ambience for friends to get together . There is outdoor patio. Service is good. We order prixe…read morefor $98 with multiple tappas. I like half of them only. Hence I only give it 4 stars.

This was a fun place! It's a little tight in there, I won't lie, but once I was seated things were…read morefine. I'll add that I wasn't in the best mood when I came in but this place changed it. We ordered the avocado flatbread (which I didn't try but my friend said was very good), the chicken lettuce wraps, chorizo croquetta, spinach croquetta, and something else I can't remember. But honestly, it was all good. Very good flavors! Our waiter then brought over some sort of digestif that tasted like cherry to me, also good and unexpected! There are such unique tapas and pairings, I would love to come back and try more!

Rena on King is truly a great place to dine at for any occasion. This Mediterranean restaurant can…read moreeasily become a favorite spot for a weekly visit. The vide of the restaurant is second to none. You find yourself so relaxed listening to the music playing in the background and enjoying the decor. That you realize you're talking to yourself softly saying, you don't ever want to leave. As for the service, we were treated really good. We were always attended to promptly, and we even shared some good laughs with the waitress & waiter. We ordered quite a few things from the menu and everything was out of this world. That's one thing about a Tapa style restaurant, you can order so many things from the menu that peak your interest. Falafel bites- Nicely served crispy balls with tzatziki sauce Lamb chop- seasoned perfectly and the spread that came with it complimented the dish perfectly Lamb baklava- deliciously pack with lamb, and the sauce on top was unique. It had a little sweetness to it, but it fit the dish quite well Lebanese tacos- DE-LIC-IOUS....easily one of the best chicken tacos I have ever had Shawarma platter- this is the biggest entree on the menu. The half order could easily feed two people. This dish was really good. The chicken seasoned perfectly, along with the Turkish salsa, tzatziki, flatbread, tabouli, along with other sides in this entree. Is a must order.

Update: Reyna invited us back for dinner, and allowed us the chance to try their dinner menu. I'm…read moreupdating the review based on our most recent experience It was night and day compared to our first visit, which I believe was a one off situation. Our hostess Marissa was super kind and accommodating, checking up on us to make sure we were comfortable. The food was delicious. The price point reflects the care given to the quality of food. For drinks, we got the mezcal smoke show and old fashioned. Both well balanced drinks. For food, we got the octopus, falafel bites, manchego cauliflower croquettes, picana beef, and Arabic fries. For dessert we got the baklava. The star of the show was the octopus. It was a generous portion and cooked to perfection. The manchego cauliflower croquettes and falafel bites were crispy and delicious, both having us craving more. The Beef Picana was simple, but cooked and seasoned perfectly. I recommend pairing with the fries, which were so satisfying and the date ketchup was addictive. The baklava was plated nicely and a feast for the eyes. A bit heavy on the pastry cream, but the flavours worked well together and a unique interpretation of the traditional dessert. Overall I'd come back for dinner, to bring some friends to have a nice night with great libations. Thank you Reyna for inviting us back and thank you Marissa for your hospitality.

So fun! A colleague recommended this place and I walked by yesterday night (a Friday) and it was…read morepacked! Fun vibes leaking out onto the streets and lots of chatter and conversation. I was able to score a table for 4 today (Saturday) for lunch and had a great vermut with some fizz. We had three adults and a little baby. We got the prix fixe meant for 2 people and added a few other dishes to supplement. The prix fixe included: Shishito peppers, simply roasted and topped with flakey salt Pan con tomate, better than the ones I had yesterday... the sourdough bread they make themselves in house. Think, crusty, topped with great olive oil. We ended up ordering a side of just bread and olive oil because we loved it so much. Papas bravas, a touch spicy. Lots of scallions. I thought they were just alright, but my friend devoured them. We chose the manchego over the chorizo (one of my friends is a pescatarian) and we enjoyed that. The star was the octopus and our additional order of the mushrooms with cured egg yolks. The octopus was so tender and yet crispy at the tentacles. The mushrooms were just scrumptious!! My absolute favorite. Crispy, meaty, topped with some greens that went nicely with the oyster mushrooms. To finish, we had basque for dessert. Umm can't believe it's the first time I had this! Wow, so delicious.

Came here for a date night and I really wanted to love Bar Isabel, but was a little disappointed…read more There was a lot of hype around the restaurant, but the food was just average. We ordered the Sea Bream Ceviche and chips, quarter Octopus and Patatas Bravas. The highlight was the ceviche. The octopus was unfortunately a little overdone, which made it tough. I would absolutely not order the patatas bravas again. The potatoes were very dry and tasted as if they had been sitting out for some time. We also sat at the bar and had a few ordered of cocktails with the food. Be aware that the bar itself slopes down towards you. With that being said, my partner put her drink down on the sloped part and it fell all over both of us, with the bartender seeing it all unfold. He was nice in providing some extra napkins to dry ourselves off, but all he had to offer was "Yup that happens a lot" as opposed to maybe offering to remake the drink which was now 2/3 empty as a result. Was a little disappointed at that service in particular, especially when you're paying upwards of $18 for a small cocktail. The atmosphere was good, however. IF I were to give it another try, I'd probably just opt for drinks and skip the food, which was a little pricier for what you're getting portion-wise and quality.

Came for after dinner drinks and a small nibble, so we settled on Please sir, some mieux and…read moreSiren's Sin cocktail. Both were very nice, when I preferred the Siren's Sin as I enjoyed the brighter flavors. For nibbles, we ordered the lamb baklava. It came as a little nest of kataifi with a braised lamb shank and topped with aioli and pistachios. The sweet and savoury flavours were interesting and made for a good small bite. Nice ambiance and service, but I would expect it to be a pricey meal.

Had to update a few more pics bc I went back! Asked for Ty…read moreto be my server again, and just like my first experience he was great. Make sure to ask for him if you want a knowledgeable and excellent service.

Pretty packed but it was worth it because the food was great. We had the shrimp and chistorra. A…read morebit pricey but you pay for the gorgeous ambiance. We were really floored how gorgeous the space was.

Good, actually great vibes. Food was tasty and if I went with some friends or a partner, it would…read morehave been even better. I went by myself and had the "we'll make you a cocktail." It was a tasty and easy to drink mezcal drink with a bit of chocolate and topped with a lime leaf. I had the steak tartare with mushrooms. It was fun and slightly vinegar-ed. I had pan con tomate and unfortunately, it was a bit bland. I don't think the tomatoes were sweet nor flavorful enough so I ended up putting the steak tartare on top. I also had their smoked sardine and egg and surprisingly, it was my favorite. The sardines were quite good! The waitstaff is nice and always ready with a smile. There's limited space and even more limited seating.. as in half the people were just standing because there weren't any chairs. Seems like a great (first) date spot and pre bar hopping restaurant.

I can't believe that it's been most of 2-years since we were last here but we're *not* disappointed…read morethat we returned. This time we booked a Friday night table with a party of 5. For our meal we ordered 2 paellas and 7 tapas, I think we could have actually traded out one of the paellas and maybe, maybe, added another tapas. In addition to the food we shared a pitcher of white Sangria. Everything was wonderful, the dishes were well prepared, arrived quickly (allow about 20-minutes for paella), and were hot. We enjoyed our meals and used the bread to sop up the sauces as we couldn't let them get away. This evening's flamenco performance included two musicians and a dancer. As always it's a powerful and intriguing performance. It's always a treat. I'm sure we'll be back long before another 2-years go by.

This place is charming, with it's colourful interiors and flamenco show on Fridays…read more Stopped by for winterlicious and the food was pretty good too. Standouts were the absolutely amazing bacon wrapped dates with almonds and honey, and the poached marsala pears. Also got the beef tenderloin with whiskey sauce and fries which is one of their most popular items - beef was pretty tender and whiskey sauce was interesting. Service is friendly. Place has a warm vibe. It's like a party in someone's home.

Food was so good I forgot to take more photos!…read more We visited LaVinia last week for dinner. We ordered the grilled chorizo and ham croquettes tapas. The ham croquettes were delicious and paired with an amazing garlic aioli. The grilled chorizo was also great but the garlic aioli muted the chorizo taste unfortunately. We also had the arugula and pear salad which was topped with Stilton cheese. We really enjoyed it. For our main course, we ordered the seafood paella which was amazing and everything was cooked perfectly. We also enjoyed the mango cheesecake and lemon sorbet for dessert. The restaurant is tightly packed, intimate, and has a great atmosphere for a date night dinner or dinner with friends. The waiters were attentive and very helpful when ordered. The chef also came around near the end of our dinner to ask how our meal was.

Me and my wife randomly found this spanish style restaurant on Lakeshore for the Civic Day long…read moreweekend. No complaints about the foods, excellent. When the bill came along, we were a little suprised. It is not about our affordability or fairness of the foods, but the way the bill was presented to us. After we sat down going through the menu, the server came along and recommended a daily special "Appetizer of the day", we looked at the menu, all appetizers on the menu were around $14, we assumes the "special" won't be much different, and the server did not bother to tell us about the price. We were wrong, the special "Appetizer of the day" we had was priced $35 on the bill, about the same price of a main course. We would be much happier to pay if we had knew the actual price before we ordered.

Weekend brunch here is a pretty good deal, including Spanish roast pig & roast beef for just $49…read more(the price has stayed the same since at least 2020 though they've lost the oyster bar & maybe other things). They get 4.5 stars. Most food items were pretty good. House seafood & chicken paella was decent (mushroom truffle paella was better). Chicken & duck stew were quite overcooked & did not have much flavour though. There were also a few brunch staples, so it's not just Spanish food. They like truffle oil here & a few dishes have it, but it's subtle. The 3 dips were very good, even if they were more Middle Eastern.3 cheese selection & charcuterie were good, The bread (both in the pinxtos & loose) was a bit stale & dry. The bread basket had a demi baguette with no cutting implement or place to cut it. Desserts were the weakest part of the meal. Churros were very hard: fried to a crisp, though they tasted ok. Carrot cake was very dry & red velvet cupcakes were quite dry. Alfajores were decent & cherry cheesecake & date squares were good.

Came here over the weekend to celebrate my mother's birthday. Guests were 4 adults and 3 kids…read more Place was surprisingly not that busy especially on a Saturday night when that parking lot always gets so full. Place was nicely decorated and clean. Kids liked the little led lamps on the table. They really help with reading in the dim lit place (for the ambiance). But yes not that many tables taken and restaurant is fairly big. Could be the price point which is a bit on the higher side. But let's talk about the food. Had a really great meal here. For the items I remember the price will include. Let's get to it. Started with some bread ($8). It's a bit bigger than a muffin but splits into 4. Comes with some whipped truffle butter. Was small so we had to order 2. We ordered 2 plates of potatoes ($12?). Which kind of resembles the breakfast potatoes (home fries) you get at breakfast spots but elevated , seasoned well and a nice red sauce base and a white sauce top. We ordered some mussels. This dish was a bit confusing. Taste wise it was good, and the server did warn us. So they take the mussel on a half shell, remove the mussel mix it with some stuff and put it back on the shell, then batter and fry it. By the time it's fried you don't know which side the shell is on so you need to bite into it slowly . We ordered the chick which is pretty small portion wise (2 small thighs) and will run you about $30. Delicious sauce and very juicy. We ordered a pork chop ($48) , not sure if the pink would scare you , but it was delicious and was quite tasty I found. The mushrooms $18)was a real winner for me. Beautifully presented and an amazing burst of flavour. Served with a raw egg in the middle for dipping and seasoned well. I could have just ate the mushrooms so delicious. Next came the seafood platter. Shrimp, squid rings and octopus. Char on the octopus was amazing. The kids surprisingly kept asking for more. Shrimps were a good size and quite tasty. Then of course the seafood paella $95) came. We ordered a large and it is quite filling. There is a smaller one I think around $50. Flavor was good, portion of seafood was very good. It was a work of art. The rice was nicely seasoned and everything tasted really good. We ordered some Churros for dessert (2 PC's for $12). It comes with a chocolate sauce that the kids wanted to drink, it was tasty and dipping the churro in it was great. We asked the server if they do anything for birthdays. She told me they have cheese cake so we shared a piece of that too... Delicious.. not sure if it was a problem or miscommunication, but thought it was going to be complimentary for birthdays, or what I was less to believe. Could have been miscommunication but it was $18. It's fine though, we enjoyed our meal. I would go back for special occasions, 4 adults 3 kids meal (no alcohol) and a diet coke after tax and tip was around $450. Food was tasty , but you will drink a ton of water from all that sodium.