Any time I am in Toronto, Caribbean food is a must for me. And if it's Jamaican, all the better. I tend to go outside of downtown for Jamaican dishes, but decided that while I was knocking about in the downtown area that I would stop by The Diner's Corner. I opted for the brunch buffet so that I could sample a few dishes. Having my paternal side of the family from Jamaica had already exposed me to lot of Jamaican staples, so I find it a better route to try several menu items rather than a fixed menu. I had brown stew chicken, ackee, saltfish, rundown, callalou, plantains, and a little bit of a lot else. My water glass stayed full and used plates were removed as soon as I went for more food. This was one of the first times that a cultural restaurant in the heart of downtown had authenticity in the dishes. It became apparent when I passed the kitchen and heard patois. Not that patois was an indication of genuine flavor, given some cultural restaurants will compromise flavor for certain palates, but an elder speaking it is an elder who will serve you food as it should taste. read more

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Personally, I really enjoy salmon, but I feel neutral about lamb. Grilled salmon has a crispy texture on the surface, with a slight sweetness, while the skin is only lightly seared, keeping a soft touch that adds depth to its taste. The lamb curry is a bit tangy but acceptable, though it's somewhat disappointing with too many bones and not much value for the price. That said, the tangy-spicy dressing on the salad is definitely worth praising. read more

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Came here on my first visit to Toronto. Decided to go with the brunch buffet so I could try the many different offerings. My favorite was the brown stewed chicken. Very savory with tender pieces of chicken. I also liked the greens, plantains, and salt fish a lot. Paired the food with a refreshing mimosa as well. The staff was very helpful and friendly. This restaurant is a must try if you want authentic and delicious Jamaican food in Toronto! read more

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We were looking for a place last night for dinner and we walked By the Diners Corner. We weren't sure and were looking for a menu in the window but the gentleman at the door convinced us we should come in and take a look around. We looked at the menu, and decided to stay and we're sure glad we did. The server was extra friendly and very helpful with describing the dishes. Prices were right. I ordered the fried chicken and my friend ordered the oxtail. We both enjoyed them very much. The fried chicken was very light and moist and came with a nice salad, rice and beans and a piece of deep fried bread. The oxtail came nicely stewed in a bowl. It also came with rice, salad and bread. We enjoyed both meals very much and we will come back again read more

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My favourite jerk chicken used to be from this place inside a run down food hall off of Queen West. When the hall closed, I was devastated. Jerk chicken is by far my favourite preparation of chicken, and despite there being lots of great jerk options in the city, none met the bar set by that place. None until now. I popped into The Diner's Corner mostly out of curiosity. I'd never noticed it before, and Jamaican food always gets my attention. This place is terrific. The staff is super friendly, the jerk chicken is miles beyond what I've gotten used to downtown, and the price is right. Do yourself a favour and take a trip here. If I hadn't eaten not long before, I'd have got the meal, which includes rice and beans. You can tell this place is proud of the food it serves - no doubt everything on the menu is delicious. I'll be back! read more

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Found this place while walking down the street. Decided to give it a try cuz I pretty will try any Jamaican place I see. Didn't have any beef patty's on the menu so I was a bit disappointed at first. Ordered the jerk quesadilla and oxtails for my main. I got over my disappointment real quick. Everything was on point with great flavors. read more

Warm friendly service, was greeted almost immediately upon entry, staff ready & available to answer your questions. Grace was exceptionally wonderful Great wall art.. and relaxing music while waiting for food delivery hot drinks or soup delivered in a heart beat.. meal custom made for each person.. read more

The food was amazing and tasty!!!! Service and ambiance was good, will definitely go back there. read more

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We happened along The Diner's Corner looking for something reasonable and different. The Diner's Corner met both criteria. The brown chicken stew was really tasty; nice freshly shredded coleslaw and the hot sauce tasted like it was just made. My wife had the jerk chicken, which she found quite flavourful. She didn't even notice the mild heat until after she was done. It is definitely a place we will come back to again as there are several more interesting things we want to try on their menu. Grace was an excellent server; friendly and made good recommendations. read more

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Went for jerk chicken was hoping to re-live a Negril experience. So disappointing. Chicken was dry - warm not hot or moist. 3 very small pieces in dinner and too Much bone had trim meat off bone. Rice salad and fried dough was ok - but I went for the chicken. Staff not very attentive and did not listen or take action when I gave my comments. Off the list for sure. read more

I'm not Jamaican. I've been eating Jerk for over 50 years. This is the most tasty and succulent jerk chicken I have ever had. The rice and peas (normally a meh side) was really TASTY! Coleslaw was yummy too. You need to visit and have the jerk chicken. It is to die for! Nice and spicy. Served with a small side of a jerk sauce. Really delicious. Did I say it was great? read more

We dined here based on prior reviews. Cozy clean little restaurant. Like the atmosphere but the food was just okay. We ordered codfish fritters which was very oily with almost no codfish. Entrees of jerk chicken was good and brown stewed fish was just okay. read more

The food is excellent. The service is also impressive. The sad part is that the food is overpriced. The portion sizes are modest. Value for money is quite low. I have faithfully supported Diner's Corner for several years, but I can't any longer. I can no longer afford to pay $25 for a modest-size jerk chicken meal. I can no longer afford to pay $8.50 for 6 slices of plantain! Why should 3 spoonfuls of rice and peas, a chicken leg, and a pinch of salad cost $25 before tax?? Why should 6 slices of plantain cost $8.50 before tax? Why? Such pricing is unsustainable! That's a prime example of pricing yourself out of the market! I am aware that Yonge Street rent rates are extremely high, but at the same time the current prices at Diner's Corner would force regulars to look elsewhere for a bellyful. The vast majority of people that would patronize such a restaurant are not wealthy. Therefore, with such pricing a customer would likely not return or come in the first place! To the management of Diner's Corner, please examine your pricing. Try to introduce daily specials or anything that would result in lower prices for a meal with small portion sizes such as yours. read more

Amazing! Came to Toronto for the first time and this place was recommended by an Lyft driver in Buffalo and so happy it was. Food was fire and a must visit if you are in town. Be sure ti add for a side of hot sauce if you need more heat. Homemade and great. read more

Lets start with giving credit where due. It's a beautiful space. The initial meet and greet is good as the waiters are friendly. However, I reached out to the establishment via email before posting my review and nothing. If you have a friend who can cook you Caribbean food opt in, try another restaurant or just go get tacos. Don't waste your money or time. I took someone here and was embarrassed. Their quality is going downhill. They serve stale food, the rice and peas was hard and my jerk chicken order was like a rock. For the prices they charge this is unacceptable. The cocktails are water down to the point I took a sip and left it alone. My waiter said "I'll let them know" when I told her my concerns, but no compensation, no can we get you something else? Nothing, only here's your bill and some mints. As she cleared the table of untouched food and drink. Still I paid but it's principal for me. Acknowledge my experience at least. They don't want to learn from their customers. Owners are too prideful to take feedback or even respond. Go anywhere else and get double the amount of food for your money with an establishment that understands their customers are vital to their business. Don't chance it! read more

Our service experience was really not up to par. We came to the restaurant on a Wednesday and was the second seated table around 5:45pm. We placed our order with the server and the server came back to double check with us the order and our chosen sides. When the entrees came out, the server placed the incorrect dish in front of us (we were a party of 2). Also the sides for the entrees were also wrong. The jerk chicken entree was suppose to come with rice and beans while the oxtail stew had the "seasonal vegetables". I believe they offered to take care of the mistake after we brought it to his attention as he was serving it but we decided that was too much effort and waiting for this mistake. We ended up rearrange the plates ourselves to get the order right after they left to attend to other customers. Points given to the food as it tasted like it was made skill and care but I think the price is more reflective of the area. You can find more value for money at other places imo. We ordered the quarter jerk chicken entree and the oxtail stew. Both were savoury and good choices that would make people happy. The spicy chicken jus for the jerk chicken provided some heat and umami flavour. The oxtail pieces were tender and fell off the bone with little effort required. I'm going to come out and say that a garden salad is not reflective of the menu saying "seasonal vegetables". It's a small point but I think it's important. The decor in the restaurant is nice to look at especially the bar section but I don't think that was enough to make up for a very lacklustre experience overall. read more

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Amazing place, friendly staff, great service and great food! Had a group of 15 mba students. We loved it! read more

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i went here a few months ago. Service is mediocre, staff gives you a hard time for a refund. I ordered 2 appetizers to go, i was waiting for 20 mins there. they took abnormally long and i decided to cancel and the waitress gave me attitude. They took forever to decide whether they knew how to refund me. read more

Amazzzzing!!!! Is all I can say. I had the curry goat and an order of festival and they both had So much flavor. Plus the service was excellent. Best meal I've had in Toronto! I highly recommend this restaurant. read more

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Really nice place. The hosts were really nice. Food came out quick. I ordered the Jerk Pasta. Isn't served with bread, but make sure you order a festival. Our friends ordered the wings & jerk chicken. They all said it was a good meal. Definitely would recommend this place. & we are certainly coming back when visiting Toronto. Oh ! & WHOEVER IS PLAYING MUSIC, YOUR PLAYLIST IS read more

Went to this place while on vacation in Canada. This was the second restaurant we went to for Jamaican food. The food is more authentic then most. There wasn't a lot of people in the restaurant and it's a good vibe overall. I got a sangria that stated it had three different alcohol, but it tasted like it had barely any alcohol. The oxtail is amazing. The curry goat is amazing. Serving size is about typical. The staff is lackluster. She got my order wrong twice. Do not order the salad with dressing on it. It is drenched and not edible. After I ordered it without dressing, it came with dressing. I asked for extra salad to even out but this was not done. She completely got my order for salt fish wrong and got me the escovitch salt fish. I took it because I was ready to go home and this was a to go home order. Do not get this!!! It is literally a brick of salt!!!! I felt my blood pressure going up as I ate this. I would go back but be more stern about my order read more

The atmosphere and music was great, would definitely come again! I had the Jerk Chicken Alfredo and it was delicious :)

Food was good but not worth the wait at all. Slow service. The table that came after us was served before us. The food came after a really looong time. We asked for hot sauce and it came after we almost finished our meal. We asked for bread pudding while we were having our meal because we knew that would take time too. The server told us it had to be just heated but that itself took almost 20 minutes that too without the ice cream. And it wasn't even busy. read more

What's my feeling after dining here? A-Ok, which is exactly 3-star. We ordered Callaloo and Ackee & Saltfish. Callaloo, to me, is whole bunch of vegetables cooked in heavy oil. The salted fish in the Ackee & Saltfish is good. However, it took somewhat longer than expected time to get these 2 dishes and I have a feeling that I am paying extra 2 dollars for each dish for the rent on Yonge street, not the food itself. Overall, it is pretty mediocre. If you want to try Jamaican food, you would visit once. read more

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This restaurant has a nice, cozy and classy ambiance. It is really pretty, and the food is excellent. I had an order of Jerk Shrimps as entree, they were extremely great, the spices, the portion, the dressing on veggies; 5/5. I had a Stew chicken plate as dinner and also loved it. The only reason why I am rating this place 4/5 is because the service was fast, but the server was cold, I was expecting better vybes from the service. But it didn't affect my experience really much, food was so good that I didn't really care that much. I will be back for suure read more

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Really enjoyed my visit here! I came on a weekday for lunch, and they offer amazing lunch specials for only $7.99. I would recommend the Jerk chicken, which comes with rice and coleslaw. It takes a bit longer for food to be made, but the quality and portion is just right! It was not too greasy and left me satisfied. This place is also conveniently located close to Bloor Yonge for those that work in the area. The decor is really nice with comfy seating for groups. read more

I absolutely love Jamaican food deeply. Most Jamaican restaurants in downtown Toronto are terrible and exclude from the menu many exceptional traditional dishes. So many places have dry and terrible rice and jerk meals that are not spicy and basically bullshit. Plus, they use crappy meat cuts and the food can often be, "spit-out" worthy. The Diners Corner is an exception. I really like the food there. The jerk and roti are delicious. Also their hot sauce is exceptional. The only mark against it is that they serve something called Jerk chicken Alfredo which strikes me as a nonsense and unauthentic dish. In fact I know it is. Otherwise it's a great place to eat with good service and good food. read more

Jerk chicken is amazing. Plantain taste and feels like regular banana Fried up. Staff are definitely not friendly, makes one feel uncomfortable going into the store to order food. Over all food is over priced for slow service and not the best sized portions and good luck getting a little hot-sauce/pepper sauce added to your food without an extra ridiculous fee. And ordering online through a food app is even worse as the diner's corner think they can make your portions even smaller, and again trying to order hot sauce on these apps is not possible as there is no option to order any and if you order a side of something that is equal price of hotsauce and write in the description box to send small hot sauce instead, they totally disregard it. So getting what you actually want, friendly service and proper portion is not likely rather you order online or go in person.. this place has definitely gone down hill since they transferred from Gloucester St to their new location.. read more

I am impressed with the most recent location. The decor is suited to fine dining that includes Caribbean creativity and flair. The staff are welcoming and attentive. But I came for the food - it's still backa yard style! Oh the oxtail was juicy, flavorful and well-seasoned! Just like home. All the dishes were wonderful. The service was great. All the best to the revamped Diner's Corner! read more

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I've eaten here a bunch of times over the years. They're right around the corner from where I used to work. They even catered a multi cultural event I did once. They were a big hit with the corporate types. THEIR staff is always so gracious. You can't beat that Jamaican hospitality, that "no problem man" smile, and food that tastes like you're on the beach somewhere in Negril drinking a Red Stripe. I love this joint! read more

Hi... Stop what you're doing and go eat here! This is the best meal I've had in a long long time... I started with a drink, being grown. I forget the name, but it was homemade ginger beer and rum. The curry goat roti was absolutely fantastic and the service was superb. read more

Non-existent service, that's all I can say. It seems like the waiters find anything to do except greet people and serve them. The result is aggravatingly slow dining experience and feeling that they just don't care. read more

I suggested this place to visit for my sister's birthday and it was a slam dunk. She is from Georgia and enjoys Carribean dishes so I figured this would be a nice suggestion. Most of us had the rum punch which was tasty. I was typical and ordered the fried chicken but there was nothing typical about this dish. The chicken was crisp, flavorful and cooked to perfection. We had a side of festivals that accompanied well with our dishes. At the table we had the goat, curry roti, jerk chicken roti, oxtails, jerk pasta and the jerk chicken. Everyone loved the food and they will get some to go when they leave . read more

Visited this restaurant while on vacation and I have to say that the food was delicious and tasty. Everything you expected authentic Jamaican food to be. The waitress was really nice and helpful. She did her best with what she had. However, what irked me was the poor service that was executed. Not being malicious at all, it appeared that there was inadequate staff to ensure that guests feels happy and satisfied. Sadly, the restaurant wasn't busy with customers, yet they operated as if there was heavy traffic. We were part of a big group of 9 and sat on the upper level. The food came out at different times, the drinks came after the appetizers in different cup size. I suggest that they have a wet bar and use serving trays when bring up food and drinks for customers, should they not have a food or bar station. The fact that people from our party ate at the same time was appalling . read more

Be ready for your orders to have an unacceptably long wait time. The food is good...If it ever actually gets to you. Dine-In orders have wait times of over an hour and Pick-ups are impossible with their ever-changing schedules. Do not go out of your way to visit. read more

I placed a delivery order. Ordered the Red Peas soup and curry chicken roti. both items were terrible. The soup tasted sour and had no dumplings or any provision. the roti was filled with potatoes and no chicken. I've had these items before and this time everything was awful. read more

Lovely hidden spot in a townhouse near bay street. Very tasty food and good service. The jerk chicken is amazing.

I love this restaurant, truly one of the most underrated Caribbean gems in Toronto. I would recommend not checking websites like BlogTo, for suggestions on the best West Indian places to dine if you're visiting the city, this place is it. Thank me later. read more

Been here twice now and the meals and service have been great. The ackee and salt fish and fried plantains is a must try.

Great lunch deal! Good food and good portions. It's Clean and modern, so also great for a business lunch or a date.