Great menu and close to home, but I give it three stars because it's a little overpriced for new Canadian type dishes. Like simple dishes with a (small portion of) starch and protein are close to $30. I am not a huge eater and not portion focused, but either lower the price or put a little more on the plate when using inexpensive ingredients/preparations. read more

Pretty good for what it is. It's a cute little neighbourhood place in the beach which frankly, we don't have enough of. I had the sausage roll for an appetizer and the gnocchi for dinner. The role was pretty tasty. Simple. The gnocchi was a touch on the sweet side but still good. I definitely plan on returning. read more

Awesome food. Good prices. Can't go wrong. Highly recommend. I had the Duck Conit and it was the best meal I've had in a long time. So good that we came back the next morning for the brunch. This time I had the Arctic char eggs Benedict. Couldn't be happier. read more

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At last we have a "local" to go to. Having lived in the Bermuda Triangle of food (the Beach) for 35 yrs or so It's wonderful to have a go-to local restaurant. Four of us went for lunch on Sunday and all four had nothing but good things to say about the entire experience. Well done! read more

Great food - despite being small portions - packs a super tasty punch. Small selection of good beer on tap, and service is - meh. But great small quiet place to go for dinner in the Beaches. read more

Read the great reviews but unfortunately didn't hit the mark. Tried this place on a Saturday morning for brunch. The restaurant was practically empty at noon which wasn't a great sign. Ordered a classic breakfast. The yolk of my poached egg was fully cooked and not runny as a poached egg is meant to be. The sausage was horrible. It tasted like it was in the freezer for a while and very poor, store bought quality. Side potatoes were really nice. For what it's worth, the service was great. Very attentive staff that made the non-food part of the dining experience very enjoyable. Maybe just an off day for the chef but unfortunately won't be back to find out. read more

Had reservations for a 6:30 seating on a Friday evening. The restaurant was full to capacity. Small, homey feel but far too dark for anyone over 40 to be able to read a menu and the accoustics require you to almost yell to be heard over others. Service was extremely slow -- especially when the next seating was scheduled for 8:00 pm. We placed our order at 6:40 and then waited 35 minutes for our appetizers. The entres arrived at 7:55pm (again -- keep in mind that we were expected to leave by 8:00pm). At 8:35 -- just as we were finishing our coffees, we were reminded that the table was needed by 8:00 and asked to payup and leave. Not a place to go if you want to relax and enjoy a meal. We had the sausage rolls, warm olives & walnuts and grilled lamb skewer -- all very nice. Entres of Gnocchi (a bit sweet), grilled loin & cheek of pork and roast breast & fried leg of chicken -- good as well. Limited desserts -- vanilla panna cotta and flourless chocolate cake. Both were fine. Over all -- Food was good but not exceptional. Not impressed with the service. Found that they were really pushing the bar drinks too much. Won't go back. read more

Amazing food... The presentation, quality, taste and portion size are perfect. Comfortable, easy going atmosphere with fabulous staff. We have gone several times including the last two new years where they kindly accomodated our vegetarian diet. read more

Just had dinner at The Beech Tree. It was excellent. The asparagus appetizer is delicious. Great mains - amazing trout special and great beef brisket. The best part was the dessert. I am a flourless chocolate cake lover and the Beech Tree's offering is the BEST I've had! Yum! read more

My partner and I visited this restaurant on our anniversary and it was absolutely amazing! We started with the scallops and charcuterie platter. Both were excellent! We especially loved the chicken pate. For our mains, we got the duck and the pork loin. The flavours were delicious and I was extremely impressed. We shared the cheese plate and flourless chocolate cake for dessert. Both were, of course, amazing! We had cocktails throughout dinner, which were made to perfection. I can't wait to visit this restaurant again soon! They had our reservation booked and we were seated promptly. The atmosphere was exciting and decor was very nice. read more

My sisters and I came here for the summerlicious event. I ordered the grilled calamari as the appetizer it was not as good as I expected because of the sauce. For the main course I do recommend the short ribs over the lamb if you don't like the taste of lambs (very strong). For dessert I ordered the chocolate cake and it was way too sweet for my preference and the sour cream made it worst. read more

Tried the place twice, a year apart. Good food; horrific service. 90 minutes after arriving, we still had no main course and nobody came anywhere near our table to ask about drinks, etc. I asked for the cheque and was greeted with an insulting non-apology. While the waitress said she'd take care of the cheque, there was a nastiness to the way we were treated that was shocking. We would have been happy to pay for the little bit we consumed but got the message we were not welcome and must leave. Just a disastrous place. The upper Beach needs a good restaurant. We hope that one day one will open here. read more

This place is great. We got there (group of 7) and our table wasn't fully ready so 4 got seated, while 3 of us had a drink at the bar. It was much fun and the host was very kind, comping us 3 our refreshment due to the inconvenience. That was a brilliant touch indeed. It was very cozy on a cold winter night and once we all got seated everyone had a great dinner. I think the pricing is very good and had the octopus and the small gnocchi which combined were very filling for a total of $25. The burgers were a big hit as was the tuna (fish of the day). The service was very friendly and the place has a great energy. Well done. read more

Amateurish, almost clueless service. We've tried it several times because it's conveniently located for us but we're going back to the west end of Toronto where they know how to manage restaurants and provide great meals. Food is not reliably good and when there are SO many restaurants in Toronto, why compromise and settle for less? read more

I was visiting the Beech Tree with two other couples with whom we meet up with and dine at a different restaurants every few months. Personally I was underwhelmed by my experience at this restaurant. The service was outstanding with the wait staff being very attentive. They all worked together with one picking up where others couldn't get to quickly. The facilities were clean and the decor was okay. The washroom is rather inconvenient being in the basement at the far end but I'm sure most of the restaurants in the area are like that. The meal was the most disappointing part of my visit. I like a well rounded meal which I consider to be one with meat, vegetables and potatoes/rice with the option of soup or salad. There were no items on the menu I could see that were clearly discernible as standard type salads or soup. My experience with dining is that as soon as I see a lot of items on the menu with names and/or terms I'm not familiar with I'm going to be getting a "fancy" meal that's more than likely lean on substance. This visit reaffirmed that notion for me.. My inclination was to go for the hamburger platter since it was the only item that would clearly give me most of what I was looking for (plus it's hard to screw up). I resisted that nagging and persistent urge because I believe in expanding my horizon by tasting and trying new things. I asked about the Buffalo entre which I had hope was going to be a nice cut with all the trimmings but discovered that it was some sort of salad/meat combination which I felt would only be adequate if I wasn't that hungry. Typically I find those entres are usually a little too light on the meat. I decided to have the grilled steak ($24), the others had arctic char, ribs and the hamburger platter. The presentations of all of the meals was very nice. My steak was prepared exactly as I had asked (medium-rare) however it wasn't what I would consider a steak. It was sliced steak fanned out which probably would have amounted to about 4 or 5 ounces at the most. The waiter did tell me that there were two potatoes but he forgot to mention that they were about 1 inch in diameter. Vegetable portion was small. The quality of the cut of meat was my biggest issue with this meal - I was very unhappy about that considering the price. I'm not a big eater any more but having said that I still found the portion size of the meal very small. To balance the it out I had to have a desert which I don't normally do as I try to stay away from too much sugar. (The desert was delicious btw...lol.) For what it's worth, I do believe the chef did a very nice job preparing the meal. My feeling is and that their problem was simply a matter of "quality in = quality out" which may have been beyond the control of the chef. As a final note, I think it's interesting to note that the only person that commented positively on their meal was the guy who had the hamburger platter. No one else commented on their meal in any substantial way and no one asked anyone else how they like their meals either. I think we were all feeling a little underwhelmed about them. read more

Love!!! So happy to have a place like this walking distance from home. The food is very good and the menu changes quite a bit, with the seasons. The service is fine, but not incredible. They tend to have a very creative drink menu, all very yummy. Recommended for a quite summer date night. Hope this place lasts in the beaches!! read more

Outstanding from start to finish. I ordered the chicken which was perfect, and my husband ordered the Cornish Hen, which he said was delicious. We can't wait to return. Now shhhhh don't tell anyone....we want to make sure we can get in whenever we want. read more

Fantastic service, delicious food, and reasonable prices. The portions are big enough to satisfy, yet allow room for both apps and dessert. I could wish the beer list was more extensive, but the cocktail menu more than makes up for that. I am usually all about the beer at a pub/restaurant, but at The Beechtree, I think it's worth branching out a little bit. You can buy so many kinds of beer at the store; it's much harder to get a well-made and interesting cocktail! Can't wait to go back and try something new!! read more

Food not bad...way overpriced for what it is. The service is good but it takes forever to get served.

Love this place. The dishes are ALL great. The cocktails are even better. There is NOTHING of this caliber in the east end. Only thing we didn't like was the choice of music and the level of music. I definitely recommend this place. read more

Great cocktails, great staff, and food miles better than some of the most expensive restaurants in the city.