Restaurants GuideHotel

Azure starstar½ star good
star star very good
star star star excellent
star star star star extraordinary
star star star star star perfect

Read a full explanation of our system

Reviewed by Toronto Life
  • 225 Front St. W. (at Simcoe St.), InterContinental Toronto Centre View on map »
  • 416-597-8142
Editorial Review

Airy, bright and comfortable, this atrium eatery breaks out of the hotel-restaurant mould. Chef Jonaton Lome sources and transforms a fine local bounty. Accordingly, tasting menus reflect the season—on “game” night, a dice of earthy chioggia beets is paired with pistachios, sugary slivers of corn seedlings, and a tumble of lamb’s lettuce bedecked with a parcel of deep-fried Ontario goat cheese, its creamy, warm interior enveloped in a crunchy carapace. A marine special might be five ribbons of yellowfin tuna, lightly seared, the thin line of crust sparkling from a splash of fleur de sel and green peppercorn. Also on the seasonal game menu are perfectly executed loin chops of Huron County lamb with gorgonzola-spiked polenta cakes. For dessert, a house rhubarb tart is a sensation of buttery pastry and crème fraîche. Floor staff are wine savvy. Mains $17–$48.

Related Restaurant Reviews

Quiet changes to the modern, earth-tone decor (dark hardwood instead ...

Stroll along swanky Bloor Street, hit Williams-Sonoma, turn south at ...

This place is culinary proof that fine Chinese dining is ...

David Chrystian’s menus read beautifully, stacked with Canadiana yet clearly ...

The ornate room is starting to feel a touch too ...

Related Features

Danny Grossman Danny Grossman

How the modern dance guru, whose company performs at Harbourfront this month, would spend a single perfect day. Toronto on ... By Amy Verner

Hog Wild Hog Wild

Sweet, rich and gloriously sinful, Lai Wah Heen’s Wuxi spareribs make a perfect mid-winter meal. So we got chef Ken ...

Under the Influence Under the Influence

Through his short, bright career, Scot Woods has been obsessed with bringing the world’s cuisines to his cooking. Other chefs ... By James Chatto