Reviews for Sassafraz in Toronto, ON
Nestled in Yorkville this restaurant hits all the right notes for a place to go on a nice date. The service was prompt and... friendly and the decor was very well done with a nice sophisticated atmosphere to it. The food was delicious and wellportioned. I totally recommend the duck pate. It is rich and delicious. But get the french baguette on the side as well as thecrisps they provide for the pate aren't enough and you'll need a little bread after to finish up the pate. Read more
Great place for nightlife with best friends and family. Nice and fresh food, served fast and employees are very friendly.... Location is perfectly set in the corner of street, we have the best view of the night. Happy hour and very enjoyed our stay inthis place. Definitely will come back, recommend to everyone! Read more
The ambiance in this restaurant is just lovely. My daughter and I had dinner here a couple of nights ago. Starting with some... sparkling - wish there had been a few other choices for this. Dinner started with oysters which were perfectly great, followedby the Ontario beef tartare - yummy! Main was the lamb and just fantastic! We did split the main, so when looking at thepictures, note that it was split already for us. Loved the fact that they did this. So the food was AWESOME! Our waiter wasvery good to begin things and then had a larger table come in and we became non-existent, with not even dessert or coffee beingoffered. Finally a different waitress came and as she had no idea either where we were in the food aspect of things, justasked us if we wanted our bill. At this point, what else could we do, pay the bill and leave. I did cut the tip a little short(15% only), and to be honest, in thinking about it now, I should have cut it even less to simply make a point. Service can makeor break a dining experience which is really too bad. The food being really good might be enough for us to return, although Icannot say that we will for sure. Read more
We had a nice experience at Sassafraz. Excellent service, good sized portions and a beautiful dining room. I really enjoyed the... seared tuna salad and the steak tartar was also delicious. There’s a great patio if you prefer to enjoy the fresh air andpeople watching. Read more
The ambiance was amazing but our service was not the greatest. I kept stacking up my plates for the servers to take but they... weren't clearing the tables and wouldn't check on us as much as you'd expect at a nice restaurant. The mac and cheese wassurprisingly delicious and the steak was decent, nothing special but the collard greens and mushrooms were amazing. I'd go againfor the ambiance alone :) Read more
A staple of the Yorkville are, Sassafraz is a high end restaurant and as such one would expect impeccable food and service in an... exceptional ambiance. Sadly, one of these elements was missing during a recent dining experience. The waiter, Michael, hadattitude from the start. He was abrupt, ignoring our request, and simply due. We were shocked and tried to make light of thisexperience. Fortunately as the dinner progressed he softened his attitude and rose to the level of the establishment he wasrepresenting. The menu could be smaller with choices as it was confusing. The meat platter for $24 dollars was feather skimps inthe quantity of items on the board. The mussels were excellent as was the bread served with butter superb crust and flavour. Thetenderloins was very good. I suggest they offer the option of a larger portion than just a 6oz one. I found the 60z too smallfor me. The cod was also very good as was the vegetarian eggplant dish. A simple ice cream dessert was all that was needed toround off a good meal and I had the pistachios which tasted of real pistachio and not some pistachio flavour. Its a priceyrestaurant with dinner for four with drinks and tip topped into the $500+ range. Read more
Overall great dining experience. I took my mom out for dinner here and we both enjoyed the food, service and overall atmosphere.... We ordered to share the duck pate, Atlantic salmon, Quebec wild boar, and strawberry cheesecake. The salmon tasted so fresh andby far my favourite dish, followed closely by the cheesecake. I felt like the pate had a slight metallic after taste, and theboar was a little fatty for my liking. Subjective to my taste buds though because my mom loved everything! Will be back andeager to try out the different dishes. Read more
Thoroughly mediocre dining experience. We were told that the brunch menu was not available at 11 am on a Saturday. Apparently... they would have made an exception if we really wanted but confusing why they would not be serving brunch as standard at thattime. The wellness bowl was quite bland. The ingredients seemed fresh but not enough seasoning to make it taste anything morethan eating raw vegetables with plain rice. Service was overly attentive but then absent minded. Overall not great. Read more