Reviews for LA REV in Toronto, ON
The food and ambience was lovely, and the cocktails were delicious! The house band was very pleasant and we enjoyed our... experience for the most part. The only issue was that we had made a reservation, but the restaurant didn?t tell us they werealso hosting a big private party that night, and our table was overrun and surrounded by guests from this party. We had to askthem several times to give us some space. We would have appreciated a heads up from restaurant staff that this was going tohappen, or to have been seated somewhere else - our table was right in the thick of it. Our server also seemed to forget aboutus for long periods of time, so we were stuck there for longer than we wanted. All this to say we would overall be happy to goback, but now we know to make sure not to go on a night when they have a big group. Read more
The food is great, especially for the price point. I've gone a few times on Monday evenings, when they have an awesome... "margarita monday" deal with $7 margaritas! The servers are always so friendly. If you like a lot of flavour and spice, Irecommend getting the chorizo as your filler - it's delicious! Read more
I took my wife on a date last night to hear our friends in music, Q&A. We arrived at about 6:15 and found there was limited... seating at the bar. Note to self: arrive early when there is Saturday night entertainment. The food was excellent and thejalapeno poppers had my nose happily running for the rest of the evening. All dishes we were served or saw were beautifullypresented and the young ladies who were handling service were delightful and very hard on the eyes. Hard to stop looking at,that is. Our one concern was that single folks were nursing beers and taking up the space of 4. Some were slumbering fitfully.Eating at the bar sucked with our backs to either our meal or the music. The only other issue I have is that La Rev's webcalendar is blank, so we don't know what is happening in future to further entice us to visit again beyond the beautiful ladies,excellent food, entertainment and welcoming atmosphere. BTW, Dom Dunphy has dumped all over a number of businesses in a totallychildish and mean-spirited way. When I invited her to dinner at La Rev at my expense so we could see if she might change hermind, she blew her Karen gasket. Pity she acts so hostile, fearful and nasty. Read more
I had a strange experience here, we went in and ordered a fish tacos and veggie tacos. Waited for around 35-40 minutes and... followed up with the server for delay in bringing the food. She said the kitchen told her that they don?t have the veggie tacos.So I simply asked the reason for informing us after we waited for so long. She told us that, ?we had other orders before yours,so when they got to yours - they mentioned they didn?t have it?. Absolutely bizarre that it takes somebody to place an order forthe restaurant to let the customer know that the order is out of stock?? Also bizarre that the restaurant doesn?t know ifsomething is available when placing the order in a restaurant?? The weirdest thing is there were only 2-3 tables (less than 4ppl each) occupied in total. Note- there was a band playing and the band member came to all tables with a cash submission boxand asked for money in an entitled way and said they were playing here. Never experienced this ever! Read more
Our experience was hit and miss. I?ll start with the good. The service was really good, the servers were all so nice and... friendly. The place is clean. The corn and jalapeño poppers were really good and we would come back just for those. For mainswe got enchiladas and fajitas. They weren?t bad but they weren?t our favourite either. The green sauce with fajitas was verysmall and everything was a little on the bland side. It didn?t feel worth the price point. The hot sauce helped. Enchiladas werealso okay, not bad but not outstanding. The one strange thing was that the restaurant had a live band and the band came aroundwhile we were eating to tell us they had a surcharge (pay as you wish) but it was weird. I?ve never experienced this at anyother restaurant with a live band. I?m also not a huge fan of live music so it was strange to pay for something you don?tparticularly enjoy. Other than that, I would come back to try other items on the menu and can recommend the corn and jalapeñopoppers, those were really good. Read more
Food was good. I found the alcoholic drinks and beer well priced. I went on a Friday night and they had excellent live music... (from 7 to 10). Apparently live music is there a few times in the week. Read more
The food was excellent! Friendly staff, everyone was kind and welcoming. The band was also great. Had such a great time.
Great spot for food, drinks, and live music. The atmosphere is pretty magical and the margaritas are great! Haven't had the food... yet, but I will be back for sure. Read more