Came for high tea to celebrate a birthday. Beautifully annointed setting with lots of personality. A gem tucked in the ever-modernizing city, the hotel retains its antique charm and old-time feel while still being clean and well taken care of. Some minor chips in tea ware that did not really affect the experience, but good to keep an eye on in case of worsening. As well, a couple stray tea leaves on the milk jug. Staff were very pleasant and friendly, immediately taking our coats and providing a high standard of service. read more

Windsor Arms Hotel - Canadian (New) Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

This hotel is located on one of the side streets off yorkville. I am here for their dinning experience on the weekend. The service was spectacular, but the food was standard. Overall a nice place for a date, girls day out, reunion. They also offer a private dinning space for rental for $1000, in additional to food and beverage cost! read more

Windsor Arms Hotel - Dessert + mocktail - Canadian (New) Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

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We came here for the afternoon tea on my 30th birthday... and wayyy back on my 18th birthday too. Honestly, a good afternoon tea place that accommodates to people with food restrictions (my friend that came with me recently is vegan and they gave her an entire vegan menu, which was amazing!) Service was nice but hard to get their attention. The inside is very well decorated. read more

Swanky place to grab a fun drink and a small bite. Staff is lovely, and the atmosphere is great. Highly recommend for a date night! We came here for the Guerlain Sensory cocktail experience read more

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We had the scent & sip experience at the bar & it was nothing short of an experience!! Tharu was amazing & knowledgeable about the scents. We got samples of the scents we loved the most. We got the tobacco honey cocktail & the neroli outrenoir cocktail. 10/10! He gave us service with a smile & it definitely uplifted our time at The Living Room. I would come back for sure!! Thank you Tharu & staff read more

Windsor Arms Hotel - two cocktails on the bar - Canadian (New) Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

This hotel stay was a nightmare. During the two nights we were there (we left a night earlier than planned), it was impossible to get any sleep, as the hotel permitted partying that could be heard throughout the hotel until almost 3am! The rooms we booked had not been cleaned as the furniture and bedding was badly soiled and there was even feces left on the toilet. This was such a horrible experience that I cannot recommend that anyone stay there for their own health and comfort. Will never return. Management, staff, and especially ownership were unprofessional and uncaring about their customers. read more

Ambiance was lovely.I really liked the food as well. I got a mocktail since I do not drink. It's called About last night. My sister had the alcohol version of it and said that it was really tasty! The chicken was super good as well. It tasted fresh! I would definitely come back. Kim our server was amazing as well read more

Windsor Arms Hotel - About last night mocktail - Canadian (New) Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

I loved attending a cocktail party here for a vodka brand. The setting was marvelous, and you could tell the clientele was quite fancy. No complaints, the bartenders were fun and entertainment was really great. I'll definitely go back for drinks. read more

Windsor Arms Hotel - Black and red cocktails thanks to Hounds vodka, cran and soda. Yum - Canadian (New) Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Went to the media launch for The Living Room inside the Windsor Arms Hotel in Yorkville. Its cozy but luxurious environment is inviting and provides comfort and glam. The food we tried that are on the menu: Kobe Sliders, Nori Rolls, Salmon Crostini and the Fish were simply delicious, especially the Kobe Beef Sliders! There's an extensive list of their comfort food offerings in the menu. There's a computer desk and board games in this restaurantm which really adds to the "homey" atmosphere. The beautiful bar offers over 60 local craft beers with 2 on tap for self-serve (so cool!) and they also offer an impressive premium international wine selection. read more

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Was here for Winterlicious 2017 and only slightly regret dropping $50+ on dinner since the place was so classy and romantic and the food was so good, from taste to portion size. My favorite was their vegan chocolate truffle dessert!! I loved it so much that I would totally go back just for the chocolates. If you're a fan of dark chocolate that doesn't pride itself on being sweet, but rather on the incredibly silky texture and the unique rich, bitter-salty flavor, this dessert will fulfill all your dreams :) The appetizer was most underwhelming - I ordered the vegan minestrone soup and felt that it tasted and looked like it came from a can. Nothing wrong with that, but wish I ordered the calamari appetizer instead, which was much bigger than I expected (batter to squid ratio was sad though) and came with squid ink. The salmon entree was delicious - the salmon itself was normal, but the couscous was really yummy and the berry sauce was a perfect sour and sweet balance. The service here is 5/5- our server that night was the best! He was attentive, but not overly in our faces. Most importantly, he was very candid about his opinion of the menu options. For example, he recommended against the vegan entree, which is apparently lacking in flavor. He also warned me about the non-sweetness of the vegan chocolate. Will be back again after I patch the hole in my wallet! read more

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Came here with with a bunch of girl friends for drinks and a bite. The mains dishes are mediocre (turkey burger was a little too greasy), dessert is good (gluten free truffles were quite good), and there aren't many small plate/appetizer options but the atmosphere is awesome. It's like an old library with high backed chairs and sofas. Great place to hang out for drinks! Not the best for food. read more

Came here looking for french food at the Ici Bistro. Found the Living Room instead! -- Had the Foie Gras and the Steak Tartare. Both outstanding! -- Dining room ambience is very cozy. -- Great wine selection. -- Price was in the upper range, but well worth it! Next time I am in Toronto, I will consider staying at their hotel. read more

Windsor Arms Hotel - The Living Room. - Canadian (New) Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

A lot can happen in year, particularly for The Living Room. When Summerlicious 2015 was announced, I remembered with daydreamy awe, the gastronomic wonder my partner and his family devoured last year. For the record, I've always been leery of hotel restaurants as the fare, in my opinion, is predictably sub-par. Last year, The Living Room was the exception. This year, it was sadly the rule. The menu is marketing brilliance at it's best. The ingredients, the flavours...all fetchingly delicious. BUT, what's with all the deep frying? Ok, so I ordered the calamari ring ("Ring of Calamari") to start and ok, maybe I should have known that it would be served battered and deep fried even though there was no mention of it, but where in the next description does it suggest that battered and deep fried avocado would be served up? Black Squid Aioli, Soy Salmon Tartare Cucumber and Avocado Wasabi Deep fried avocado is like something a food stand at the CNE would dream up to serve something "healthy". For the main, I ordered the dry-aged rib eye with avocado butter sauce, grilled corn and red potato summer salad. Mmmm, sounds good, right? Unfortunately, not. The potato salad was probably the worst I ever had. I think the potato was cubed and roasted and then left in the fridge uncovered to dry out before dressing. The rib eye was undercooked for medium and in hindsight, I should have sent it back, but was disheartened. Still, in an effort to cheer to up, I told my partner that dessert would redeem. Again, unfortunately not. I ordered the gorgonzola cheese cake and rhubarb compote thinking that the gorgonzola would be delicately infused in the cheesecake, but no, it was planted on top with metallic decorative balls that parents buy when they're baking cupcakes with their children. My partner had the avocado chocolate mousse and it was not only adorned the same decorative balls, but it also looked and tasted like it was in the fridge for some time uncovered. Service was bewildering. We were served water shortly after we were we seated and we later ordered a bottle of sparkling water. They brought another pair of glasses, but the same as the water glasses. It was clearly confusing as we often had to stop them from pouring sparkling into the regular. I'm no waitress, but how about using different glasses? When our dinner plates were cleared, we were asked the usual, "how was it?" I lamely replied, "alright", and the response I received was "perfect." I never thought I'd slam a restaurant, but I'm actually resentful that we paid $45 each for this dinner. My partner imagined it could be meal served up in a nursing home and I was left thinking how amazingly good the frozen pizzas I recently discovered from Costco are. So sad as it's a beautiful restaurant with a stunning bar. read more

I tried The Living Room, which is the restaurant inside the Windsor Arms hotel in the Yorkville area because it was part of the Winterlicious offering. It stood out to me because it was advertised as a restaurant with a fully vegan menu. Well, I'm not vegan but I was up for a different Winterlicious menu and thought that it could be a more healthy option. I reserved for 8 people initially and put down my credit card to confirm. My event gained so much interest that I wanted to expand my reservation to 16, but I was told that this wasn't possible because there wasn't space. Okay, that's fine I thought since it is during the Winterlicious event after all. I came to dinner thinking it will be a packed night but turns out the entire restaurant is empty! By the end of the night, our group was the only ones in the restaurant. It was like they didn't even want our business. The waiters were nice and polite and the food came out in a timely fashion after the orders were placed. I did notice that one of the waiters was a little sloppier at placing the food, and although I normally wouldn't care I do have a higher standard when it comes to fine dining. The food itself was very good, but I noticed that it wasn't what I was expecting, which was a fully vegan menu. Actually, most of the menu was non-vegan and there was one vegan option for each course. I was confused by the Winterlicious description, but I was okay with this and thought the beef rib was fantastic. read more

I was hesitant to try this place since the reviews here aren't stellar... But I didn't want cheap summerlicious dinner and I didn't want a big crowd so I came here. Totally satisfied with the food, service, ambiance that I am leaving a review for a Toronto establishment for the first time... We ordered the fish, rib eye and pork chops - basically everything except for the vegan option - and totally impressed with the quality of the food. Great portions and not too salty! The service was top top notch. We did order oysters apart from the summerlicious menu and it was very fresh but super tiny! Overall the living room isn't a modern, cool place but it's quiet, beautifully decorated and more of an old school quality feel to the place... After all it is the Windsor arms. Take a date or a family for dinner! read more

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Dull and expensive. Went for vegan brunch service with three others and found the food all together boring, over priced, and careless. Service was basic, uncaring and meh. We ordered all of the options available at the time and no one found anything particularly good about any dish. We had all heard great things about fancy vegan brunch at the Windsor Arms, but turns out that day would not live up to our expectations. Maybe our expectations were too high, or maybe the food was crap. Who knows? Be warned if you go - it seems hit or miss. I like the room itself, which makes it even more disappointing that I am so extraordinarily disinterested from ever returning. Oh well. read more

Came here with my friend to try out their exclusive vegan menu. The avocado frites were yummy! We also ordered the mini cupcake Shepherd's pie. The taste was quite good but the paper from the cup actually came off when we scooped up the lentils from the cup and we ate some paper..Yuck.. I would give it 3&1/2 star because of that. It seems someone must have used the wrong cup for serving this warm dish or there is a major error in design of the dish. For the main we had the zucchini and carrot spaghetti. The Veg pasta ( not real pasta) was refreshing and the marinara sauce was really good. We used it to dip our bread..we also ordered the crusted tempeh steak and I really like the texture of crusted tempeh and sweet potato mash. For dessert we had the Vegan Petit Fours..the beet chocolate cupcake was a little on the dry end but the other ones were quite good including the butter pistachio chocolate orange and coconut raspberry cashew almond. We came here on a Tuesday night and it was very quiet. The decor of the restaurant was very classy and pretty. They decorated the walls with original print art and paintings from..the room is furnished with oversized chesterfields with colorful and comfortable cushions and the British influenced checkers tablecloths. We were told by our friendly server that they just got a new chef so we will definitely come back to try other dishes and desserts. Prices are quite reasonable. Tip included we spent about $90. We didn't drink any alcohol but apparently they have a huge wine and beer/ draft selection. They also serve a huge variety of loose-leaf teas (probably supplied by the Tea Room next door) !! Can't wait to try the afternoon tea menu or twilight tea menu at the Tea Room. read more

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Food was good, we ordered oyster, beef tartar, sear scallop, lamb, lobster bisque, calamari etc. Good food, not the best one I had. Only 1 waiter for all 5-6 tables, so service was extremely slow. Also we kept thinking it was Ici Bistro, not "The Living Room". read more

A Horror Show We went in the hopes of finding a couple of great steaks. What we got was badly prepared food, and incompetent service. Our starters were accompanied by the sides for our mains; they were cold, so we had no qualms about sending them back. The wine order got lost, it seems, and the bottle didn't arrive until several minutes after our mains had arrived. We ordered steaks for our mains ... they were awful. Bad meat, with lots of sinew and it seemed they were cooked in an Easy-Bake oven. No sear to speak of, the meat was an unappetizing shed of tawny-grey. There was a rather tired-looking portobello mushroom on the side ...my guess is that hit had been grilled some hours earlier. I don't know what they are going for in this place. The prices were remarkably reasonable - suspiciously so. This fact, along with the too expansive menu leads me to wonder whether they are just tarting-up Sysco prepared foods. It's too bad. The room itself was very nice. read more

My partner and I dropped by The Living Room for a late night beer and snack. We were met by our wonderful server Steve who was one of the most polite, knowledgeable and experienced servers I have ever met. He knew the beer menu inside and out and was able to recommend and answer any questions we had. When I return to The Living Room I do hope Steve is working again! The atmosphere is also amazing! I love the decor its so unique and comfortable and the food we ordered was delicious! Will be back next time we are in the city! read more

Came here for Summerlicious lunch. Reserved ahead of time for 1pm on a Friday, totally empty. It was just the two of us until the end of our stay. Service was excellent, and the waiter was brutally honest when it came to dish recommendations (as I overhead); apparently the oysters have received negative reviews. The mains were amazing, especially loved what they did with the grilled tofu and couscous. My lunch date thought it was a light lunch, I thought it was the perfect amount. Just a FYI, the bathrooms are upstairs, you'll have to take the elevator to get up there. The decor was lovely, and it was great having the entire place to ourselves. Would certainly return. read more

This secluded spot use to be a nice place to retreat from the hustle & bustle of Toronto;s Fifth Avenue & had good food & service. Not up to the standard of yesteryear's 3 Small Rooms or the Courtyard Cafe but acceptable. Regretably it has gone downhill having recently been served a slightly cool bottle of white wine, bad tasting curried mussels & a waiter who dropped plates & cutlary on the floor when clearing the table mid way through the meal. Then showed displeasure because he only got a 15% gratulity. It will be a long time before I return read more

My husband and I stopped in one night after a movie for a beer. I have to admit, we were lured in by the vegan snack menu that I had read about, and we were NOT disappointed. The avocado fries were scrumptious, and the sushi was fresh with really tasty dipping sauces. We sat at the bar and service was very attentive. I like the warm, cozy atmosphere, I think it would be a great place to come on a cold winter night. Also they have table taps at some of the bigger tables, which would be a lot of fun if you had a larger group. I definitely want to return and sample more of the menu. read more

Coming here pretty much ruined taking my wife out for dinner on her birthday. Never to return and would caution those considering. Pros: Server was down to earth, friendly and helpful. Vegan corn pasta was very tastey - the spinach complimented the sauce nicely. Wifes most enjoyed aspect of the meal was the cappacino (more of a con actually) Interesting decor and accessible parking garage very close by Cons: I looked at the vegan menu online and went there thinking we could order those items. A server mentioned the menu on their website is over 2 years old and wasn't available - made no appologies. How do you not update your website for 2 years. Service was very slow. Probably waited almost 2 hours total for our orders and the place was less than a third occupied. Ordered drinks before meal and waited a ridiculous amount of time for them. Another server came by and asked us if we got out drinks to which we replied no. He said he would check on them and must have forgot because we got them quite awhile after that. Wife got the lobster bisk but could not taste lobster - oddly tasted more like a werthers candy Vegan chips hummus appetizer was disappointing Didnt get my tea after dinner - after waiting awhile told the server and he went to tell someone. Got the wrong order for tea - ordered green tea, whatever it was tasted like peach Vegan desert was mediocre but at least there was an option. read more

I have never experienced a more disorganized host / checkin process anywhere. Complete chaos in the lobby on New Year's Day for brunch as dozens of people formed two different lines, if you can call them that, to be seated for both tea and brunch. It was like the three hosts were first day on the job with no training. Only one of the three hosts seemed to be able to operate the reservation system, and was the same one seating everyone. After 20 mins of waiting we left so I can't comment on the food. An unfortunate first impression and a terrible waste of time on a day of the year when one wants to be happy and feel good. At $65ish per person for brunch you expect a much higher-level customer service experience. read more

Wandered in for a drink mid-afternoon. Hadn't been to this space in years. Normally go to the Four Seasons or the Roof Bar at the Hyatt. Had a very pleasant experience. Bartender was very solicitous. Had a bite to eat. Good bar food: sliders and veggie rolls. A big plus is the décor. Reminded us of a favourite hotel bar in Mayfair in London. We'll be back. A tip to the hotel: improve your website. There's not much info on this bar there. read more

Worst experience of my life. Summerlicious menu for lunch, despicable to say the least. microwaved, reheated, some ingredient in every dish of the 3 course menu was off, and that was the experience of 9 people who gullibly went today for lunch hoping for a great experience. The waiter took it so personally when one person said she couldn't eat her chicken dish and told her its her problem as everyone else ate their dish. All dishes weren't good, and we basically tried the whole summerlicious menu. Don't waste your money or be fooled by the 5 stars; but go if you feel like trying your worst meal ever! read more

Terrible service, treated with disrespect over $12 dollar glass of sparkling wine that was disgusting and a $38.00 cheese & charcuterie board that was a joke. bartender, manager, owner of hotel all refused to offer an apology or any remedy. read more

Beautiful atmosphere. Atrocious service. Really terrible experience. We waited on a Sunday morning for breakfast for 45 minutes. Note: we were one of only three other tables at the time and one of those tables was not eating, just having coffee. The food was good yet expensive, certainly not amazing or anything that would offset the ridiculous wait. My husband and I both only ordered the oatmeal bowl which was $14 and was supposed to have " berries " included. This was actually one strawberry and one blackberry. Laughable. Save your time and money and go elsewhere. read more

Spent a four-year anniversary here two weeks ago, just amazing. Food was unreal, especially in terms of the vegan selections, awesome service, beautiful ambiance, made for a perfect evening. Can't wait to return! read more

Anthony the manager was extremely rude to us. We had an open table cheque that he refused to take and treated us like dirt once it was presented. We called open table right then and there and they said he had to honour it and asked to speak to Anthony. Anthony refused to speak to them. I was incredulous at the utter lack of manners and respect Anthony exhibited. We paid the full bill and told him that with that horrible treatment he should not expect us back. read more

First time at Windsor Arms restaurant, went there for Winterlicious and very happy with the choice. i have to mention here that we routinely go to the best restaurants in the city so we understand food, wine and service. The room is tastefully decorated and the tables are offering sufficient privacy. The bar is well stocked and the wine list well complements the menu. Our server (Anthony) was very professional and made sure that we enjoy a memorable dining experience. The food was excellent, compliments to the chef! The presentation was high-class. Very tasty, juicy and tender braised beef or delicious sea bass with superior sauces, ingredients and aromas to please the palate. We will come back again! read more