El Catrin

We came here on a whim as we were in the distillery district at the time. We had just missed the brunch menu and instead got a light lunch of tacos and tosados. You get 3 tacos for $ 15. Unfortunately you don’t get to mix and match, they all have to be the same. My partner got the Baja tacos. The cook was perfect, however, it was a bit difficult and messy to eat. I got 2 ahi tuna tostados for $ 11. I found my meal to be absolutely delicious. It was perfect for the warm fall day.
We were seated outside on the patio (this was several months ago when they weather was warm) and I loved the décor and set up. I’ve never been inside but I believe it’s set up with the long communal tables. I think I would always prefer to sit outside, to enjoy the delicious Mexican fare under the warm sun!

OK from the second I walked in I LOVED it !
Atmosphere — so welcoming and relaxing — my kind of place
Music — outstanding !
Décor — very nice, unusual, eclectic and cool
Service — very attentive and 5 star !
Drinks — a they kept coming all night which was outstanding
Ordered a «Rested» margarita ! Really very nice — then we ordered A pitcher of them — fabulous ! They went down very smooth!
Guacamole made at the table — fantastic !
We ordered the 5 course tasting menu. Well it was very nice. It gives you the opportunity to really taste the flavors of the restaurant and some smaller portions on their menu.
The servers that brought each course explained what was on the plates and some of the servers were actually very entertaining throughout the evening. All that being said we were full by the time the 5^th course arrived. And the next few courses, we just took a very small taste of them, which was a shame.
The portions were small but the first course the tuna ceviche with watermelon (which was outstanding, and I will certainly be ordering that on my next trip) and pumpkin seed dip (okay but it needed some kind of a punch it was very bland but I will say I probably had about eight chips with it on so it was addictive). The reason why we were full by the fifth course is the first course of the tuna ceviche and the pumpkinseed dip needed something a vessel so you had to use the corn chips and after having guacamole with chips and then eating more corn chips your full — rookie move and we fell for it ! Damm
There was a salad course, small dessert plate Ensalada de Kiko, cooked quinoa very bland not to my taste.
Pulled Pork on baby waffles — very good !
There was another course and I really can’t remember what it was…
Baja Fish tacos — were good but why cod and why better & deep fry the fish? True Mexican fish tacos they were not unfortunately.
Pulled pork tacos — we only had a small taste of those and I wish that that course of come sooner it was outstanding.
Dessert was to churros with the chocolate sauce, homemade caramel sauce, and a strawberry sauce they were very light and fluffy delicious.
All in all had an absolutely wonderful night I really enjoyed this place… we had tried to get reservations here a number of times and actually came here during the Christmas festival and the place was packed, we couldn’t even get into the front bar for a drink then, so I’m really glad we actually made it and it was just wonderful and certainly lived up to my expectations.

ugh i’m getting increasing irritated by restaurants that serve crappy food.
The guac here is not very special. they bring it with all the ingredients separate and make it in front of you — but srsly I can make guac easily better than that. we had… two different tacos. the shrimp/​lobster one was the best!!! it was so yum, spicy and fresh. the fish one wasn’t all that. oh and the waitress recommended some corn thing. ok it was three little sauce container worth of warm canned corn with some speck of sauce and green onion on it. really??? that’s what i’m eating?
Oh, and the beer was warm.
Shrimp taco yes, everything else, nope.

After booking our trip to Toronto, I just knew I had to visit the Distillery District — The shops, the restaurants, the art galleries — this is most definitely a Toronto «Hot Spot»!
Before even visiting El Catrin, we had visited a local brewery and one of the employees told us we just had to come here. We figured that if we got to it great, if not we would hit it up the next time we visit (cause’ we are already planning our next trip to Toronto).
On this visit it didn’t get any higher than about 19 degrees (Brrrr.) so we spend a lot of our time running from one spot to the next. While checking out the local shops, we ducked into El Catrin to warm up. what better way to warm up than a pit stop at a Tequila Bar?!
Walking in, we couldn’t help but to notice the amazing outdoor setup — Tons of fun «chill» areas, an outdoor bar and a gorgeous fire pit. I’ll be sitting outside on my next visit! The two lovely hostesses greeted us right away and immediately we felt the love. Talk about a warm welcome. We grabbed a seat at the bar and settled in for a few drinks. Enter Lebni. the coolest bartender ever. We decided to start with a few beers while we decided where to go later for dinner. Happy hour was starting and the place was starting to fill up. Great happy hour hot spot! Uh-​Oh. Here comes Lebni with a complimentary tequila tasting (complete with both grapefruit and tomato chasers). great way to start the night! Another round of beers and a few more bartenders came over to introduce themselves — Axl and our bad-​ass lady bartender (so sorry that I didn’t grab her name) made us feel right at home as well — What a cool staff! After another round of beers and another round of complimentary shots. we knew that we weren’t going anywhere else for dinner and immediately ordered the guac! Yum! Try the regular with the «spice» on the side. Not super hungry so we order a few small bites to share — the Esquites where phenomonal (creamy corn with the perfect amount of spice and lime) & the Ensalada de Kiko (cause I love a good quinoa salad). This was the perfect amount to share and all came to the bar perfectly spaced out so we could enjoy each dish. One more cocktail before we hit the road — and the Pepino Diablo was the most amazing drink to say farewell to Toronto — I love cocktails with cucumber and a bit of heat!
What a Fantastic night. We will for sure be back! A 5 Star experience from start to finish!

Two bite not so good tacos!
$ 12 avocado!
Morsel of meat.
The décor is the only good thing about this place. The service wasn’t bad… But I was not impressed by the food at all!
First dish we tried was the «VUELVE A LA VIDA EL CATRIN» ceviche, which was ok nothing great, accompanied by a small bucket of chips. The ceviche was served on a oyster on a bed of salt. The salt was a bad idea because if you spilled any of the ceviche it would be a salty mess. Didn’t find any scallops in it as per the menu, may be a tiny piece of octopus, there was a fair bit of shrimp and other vegetables. There was no point in us ordering this ceviche might as well have just ordered the shrimp ceviche.
COCHINITA PIBÍL — two bite tacos! Very small and wasn’t tasty.
PIPIAN ROJO– pan fried bland chicken/​cornish hen, four pieces pieces or so, with ample amount of squash. The waitress said this was a very good dish… IT WAS NOT!
Since we were still hungry after our overpriced, not enjoyable tapas style dinner we decided to give the guacamole a shot. The waitress brought over ONE avocado halved with a bit of chopped tomatoes and onions in a stone bowl and mashed it in front of us to make the ingredients into guacamole. Oh and it was accompanied by end of the bag chip bits! The guacamole was very simple and not worth $ 12. I have had way way way better guacamole and non authentic Mexican restaurants!
Overall, the food was pretty bad. Its good if you are wearing something fitted while on a date because the food will not fill your tummy because it is overpriced tapas sub par tapas food!

This place goes down as the place with the best guac I’ve ever had. The server mashes up all the ingredients in the bowl right in front of you and you’re able to ask for more chips if you run out. I would honestly come back and order the guac as a main just because it was that good. The tacos were a good size, and I was more than satisfied with 2 tacos but made the mistake of ordering 3. Each tacos comes with 2 tortillas. The churros are also really good and worth ordering.
The décor is something special and you just can’t help but to look around. If you’d like to show off, this is a place you’d bring your guest to!

This place lives up to the hype! The food tastes great, portions are adequate, price is a bit higher but the quality of the food and service is undeniable.
Food — we ordered the pork belly tacos and the chicken burrito. Both were really good. The burrito came with some salad and a sauce (onions, garlic, pepper I think?). The burrito was good, but not exotic. The pork belly tacos were really delicious. I would order them again… once I try a few other things. For dessert we got the lover’s platter (my fiancé actually pre-​ordered it so I may not have the right name) which came with a chocolate lava cake and ice cream, and 4 churros. Pretty good!
Service — my fiancé actually proposed to me right before we got to the restaurant, and had prepared a celebratory surprise. The restaurant accommodated his requests to have two glasses of champagne (which isn’t on their menu regularly) as well as some personal artefacts waiting at our table. Throughout the lunch they were very attentive to all our requests (including an order change).
Great spot.

I’ve wanted to try this place for months. This place is nothing but mediocre. It’s all hype.
The space/​décor is by far the best part of the place. It is a grand room with a lot of attention paid to the details. Love the tiles and the light fixtures. The service was good — fast, knowledgeable and pleasant.
The drinks were good. We got a pitcher of the blackberry margarita and it was tasty. Other drinks sampled: one made with café patron (a coffee tequila) and some drink with tequila and jäger, which tasted like root beer. Kudos to the drink options and execution.
My main reason for being there the other night was the food (obv), and the food was blah. The guacamole was runny, not spicy (we were offered a choice of mild or spicy, we chose spicy) and $ 15! It’s laughable.
We sampled a number of things:
Corn: ridiculously small portion for $ 9. It was just OK. Again, I felt like I was being punked with the portions, relative to the price. This dish included queso fresco on top of the corn and I’m not exaggerating when I say that the piece of queso was the size of ¹⁄₈ of an M&M. lol
Pork belly tacos — meh. truly. I was seriously underwhelmed by this.
Gringo taco, which was really a quesadilla: I don’t understand how they can get away with the portions. I had ²⁄₄ pieces, and I think I only got one piece of pineapple and it was the size of a pencil eraser. WTF.
Also — what’s with the overuse of flour tortillas? It made everything so dry, especially b/​c they rip you off on the filling.
Ceviche — I didn’t try this b/​c I don’t eat fish/​seafood, but my companions had a sampler. They seemed to enjoy it but it was maybe 6 bites ($ 30).
Short rib — good. nothing special. cactus salad was barely there (see a theme here?) — 3 chunks of cactus. whoo-​hoo.
Tortilla soup — this was a good dish. Probably the only one I enjoyed. And I only ordered it at the end b/​c I was still hungry.
Corn cake with guava sorbet — it was an ugly mess on the plate. Again, nothing to say here but overpriced and underwhelming.
This place overall was a huge disappointment. The food is basically terrible, and what’s worse is what they are charging for it. Tourist trap, most definitely. I would maybe make a return visit for drinks, but I wouldn’t eat here again. If you want good taco — playa cabana (for example) is way better. In fact, I much prefer the hard tacos from chipotle compared to what I ate at el catrin.

I’ve been here a few times now and i’d say it’s a solid 3.5
The place in terms of ambience is excellent. Great patio, great interior, it’s hard to find restaurants spend like this in Toronto anymore, and for that alone, it’s worth the visit.
In terms of food, they’re doing a good job but it does seem modified to the mainstream. That’s not a bad thing however — this is Toronto after all. I’ve tried most of their menu at this point, but i have to say that my favourite thing thus far was a huitlacoche rissotto they served with the fish of the day. While it didn’t pair well with the bass, by itself i would absolutely order it.
In terms of service, it’s really hit or miss. I’ve had excellent service here, and terrible service on other occasions. I think it’s a factor of how popular they are and the need to manage so many employees. A challenge to say the least.
In terms of price, it adds up because it is tapas style, but nothing out of the ordinary and definitely reflective of location and interior costs.
Overall, i think it’s a great place as a crowd pleaser for large groups or out of town guests. It’s not a place i’d want to go to for Mexican food top and foremost, but definitely in the repertoire for Mexican food. At the end of the day, it’s got the ambience down, which is most often the trade-​off for solid Mexican food.

How can you not go in here at least once, just looking at the heated patio and all the people having a good time with their margaritas and other delicious looking drinks. (Boy, do I feel bad for the hostess and waitresses that have been stationed to work outside during the winter though)
The place is grand and absolutely gorgeous. Definitely not something you’d expect in Toronto. There are giant lights (seriously so big that if you turn it upside down, it could turn into a hot tub), beautifully painted walls, an antique looking bar area (that’s HUGE by the way) and delightful mexican skull décor all around. Seriously a babe looking place! F’real.
Service is very friendly, although definitely not too quick. They definitely tailor to each customer individually, and if they’re serving the person ahead of you, they won’t even give you a second look until it’s your turn. It took 5 minutes for us to get noticed and seated, even though the restaurant was emptyish for lunch. It didn’t take long enough for me to start seriously complaining though.
Food was mediocre. Sure, it was served warm and nicely, but it wasn’t nothing memorable. Just typical burritos and sandwiches. We ordered a side of the corn and chips by accident– I read corn, got too excited and expected cobs of delicious mexican corn. But instead, it was a dish of creamy corn and some pita chips– SO NOT WORTH $ 9! I’d definitely have the guac with the chips next time, as I watched the waitress mash up the avocado in front of the table beside us. Sad times! ;_​; The drinks look incredible though, as I watched the bartender shake and mix his heart away. I’d definitely go for a few if I came back during the evening.

I was in Toronto this past weekend visiting my cousins and we went to the Holiday Market down in the Distillery district. They were raving about this place for brunch, so we decided to go there. The wait was pretty long as they have a large outdoor patio and a pretty large interior dining area. We opted to sit inside as the line was shorter, which was a bit odd, considering how cold it was, but hey — we’ll take it!
They have a very small/​narrow entrance way, that was filled with a couple of strollers, making it difficult for people to walk in and out. We waited about 5−10minutes and then got seated. Their back wall, across the bar, is an awesome mosaic wall of skulls and 3-​d murals/​paintings. The place is very open, but not too loud, with a large bar that runs across the entire front of the restaurant.
It was definitely very busy for a Saturday brunch around 2pm. Our waiter came to fill our glasses with water and take our orders. I opted for the Michelada and the huevos rancheros. We also got guac for the entire table.
The guac and the drinks came out first, and the guac was decent. We asked for it to be spicy, but I couldn’t taste much of the peppers. Also, not sure if this is how guac is supposed to be, but it was very liquidy/​runny than the traditional chunky/​thick guac I’m used to. The cool thing is that the waiter made it in front of us using the traditional large thick guac bowl and a pestle. The Michelada was one of the worst things I have ever drank in my life — it tasted like watered-​down tomato juice with no flavor at all. There was no spice and couldn’t taste the beer if I tried. I only drank about a third before I got so sick of it. In hindsight, I should’ve sent it back and asked for something else, but at that point, I just didn’t have the mood to drink anymore.
When the huevos rancheros came, we asked for hot sauce, and they brought out a little habanero sauce in a small bowl. I asked a few different people if there were any other sauces until someone finally brought out a bottle of cholula. I’m sorry, you cant’ say you’re an authentic Mexican restaurant with only one hot sauce that was super dark and tasted smoky with a light kick at the end. Also, I’m pretty sure on of the servers/​busboys was high because I asked him about sauce and he stared at me the whole time and then asked me to repeat myself.
The food was very.mediocre. Not a lot to it, from a taste or ingredients standpoint, and I wasn’t blown away by it. I ate it because it was in front of me. They are smaller portions compared to the states, which is completely fine since I rarely finish my brunch meals anyway. There seems to be better options in this area for food.

I’ll keep this review short as I’m running late for work.
El Catrin is a hidden gem in Toronto overshadowed by other attractions at the distillery. The vibe is fantastic and the patio is beyond words. A fully heated outdoor patio that welcomes sub zero temperature.
Limited draft selection but for Agave lovers, the tequila menu covered top down on the menu. My friend and I went for drinks but ordered chicken burrito as a snack.
It was pretty darn good.

What an unexpected surprise! One of my colleagues and I were in the area for a meeting before lunch. When it ended we decided to check out El Catrin because despite being mid November, it was warm and sunny and El Catrin’s patio was open! We could not resist.
From speaking with our waitress, this place is usually packed in the summer and especially on weekends. I would definitely suggest this outdoor patio for a late summer lunch on a Thursday or Friday. Aside from tables and bar seating, there are couch booths that would be really comfortable for a summer afternoon.
Anyways… The FOOD. It was great! We didn’t go crazy, but the steak sandwich and the chips and guac were excellent. Next time I will try from the list of tacos which looked very good, though I did find the prices to be a bit higher than I would have expected.
As for the drinks, my colleague and I each indulged in one cocktail. I really liked the menu. Lots of cool and different drinks on the menu made from the expected suspects; tequila and mezcal. We will be back in the summer to sample further:)

Read decent review on this place (not on Unilocal) and decided to grab lunch here. They’re a tapas style Mexican restaurant proudly boasting how authentic they are. We made reservations as Christmas Market is happening — I am so not down to wait in line.
Once you walk in, you get overwhelmed with dias los muertos skulls and colourful murales and once it slowly steeps in, it’s actually gorgeous. I am especially in love with the floor-​to-​ceiling alcohol wall. Simply beautiful display.
We ordered the guacamole en la mesa, ceviches classico, baja tacos y gobernador tacos. Guac was whatever expensive as well for a small amount (roughly a cup for $ 11). they mash it on the spot in a molcajete which is probably the best part of the guac. The ceviches was just plain rip off… ¼ cup for $ 12 had a few pieces of fish lime juice and cucumber and bam you have an «authentic ceviches». The tacos was just tacos. Kensington has better tacos for cheaper.
Waitress was nice. Checked in on us here and there so no complaints on the service.
Overall, I would not come back. I feel that I can get «authentic» Mexican food elsewhere for a better price.

This restaurant came out of nowhere as a recommendation from a friend; and, after working for years in California and eating amazing Mexican food, I never expected to find something comparable in Canada.
The restaurant is located in the former Boiler House of the Gooderham and Worts Distillery, a Whiskey distillery from Toronto’s Victorian era. When you first walk in you’ll see a huge mural along the back wall. This mural took three Mexican artists almost 100 days to paint.
The restaurant’s head chef (Olivier Le Calvez) comes directly from Mexico City; he was stolen away and brought to Canada for his prowess in Mexican cuisine served with European flair. He was named one of the Top 10 chefs in Mexico by Buena Mesa Magazine, a Spanish language foodie publication.
The menu offers tapas style dishes with a twist (and you can add crickets to your guacamole).
During our «girl’s night,» my friends and I couldn’t decide what we wanted to eat and opted for the 7-​course tasting menu. This is an incredible amount of food… but gives you a robust sampling of the menu! And, even between three people, by the end of the evening none of us could move or finish what was on the table.
They can accommodate gluten free and just about any food allergy except probably corn (though the flour tortillas are house made… so maybe).

The old Boiler House in the distillery district is now El Catrin, a Mexican restaurant. El Catrin kept the beautiful wooden structure of the previous restaurant but added some flair with colourful wall paintings and other Mexican-​themed décor. They also have a beautiful patio area that is heated for the colder months.
The online reservation system through Open Table does not allow large bookings greater than 8 unless it is booked over the phone. Upon calling El Catrin, they said that they do not take reservations for the patio area unfortunately.
The service and tacos were just a-​okay. We waited a long time for our server to to come by and take drink orders and often had to flag her down. It seemed like she was multi-​tasking many different things although the restaurant did not seem so busy on the inside. The guacamole was made fresh in front of us and that was delicious. We tried all of the tacos and thought they were quite hit or miss. There’s a beef one that has a ground beef mush that was quite flavourless, and their fish taco was served on a rather bland flour tortilla that reminds me of store-​bought tortillas.
I’m not a huge spice fan, but what I was missing the entire night was sauces, which I think is one of the best parts of Mexican cuisine. Where’s the salsa, and the hot sauce? In all fairness, we didn’t ask for any but that was because we had a hard time as it was flagging our server down. I thought that salsa and hot sauce was standard when it came to Mexican food. At least that’s the bar that was set by all the famous Mexican stand-​up comedians.
I’d come back to El Catrin to check out their patio and next time I’d hold off on the tacos and try their other dishes, which I hear from others is better than their tacos.

This is a tourist trap of a restaurant.
If you wind up bringing friends around the distillery district, El Catrin would probably be on your itinerary for lunch.
This restaurant feels like a candy store. You are so enamoured by the glitz and glam: the décor, furnishings, art pieces, beer wall, and very attractive servers. But similar to a candy store, you’ll probably leave this restaurant with your taste buds deadened and stomach upside down.
I had the Pulpito Emilia with octopus, cilantro leaves and lime juice and to be honest it was probably one of the most disgusting dishes I’ve had this entire fall. The whole dish was so filled with condensed lime juice that it was almost hard to swallow. I told the waitress, she apologized profusely and the chef made another one for me, that was unfortunately as equally distasteful.
If you do come to this restaurant, I would say just get guacamole and chips, because you really cannot go wrong with it no matter how bad of a chef you are.
The drinks here are steep, but the margaritas are quite good.
I really want to love you El Catrin, but your food is sub-​par, or maybe my dish (or I would like to call a disaster on a platter) was an isolated incident. You really have everything going on, but the food, the food needs more love.
Can I give a well-​intentioned piece of advice? Cut down on the number of options on your menu and focus on your strong suits. Until you can master every single dish, don’t put them on your menu. You want to minimize the probability of someone choosing a less-​than-​delectable dish. This restaurant really has the potential of being amazing, but you’ve got to be smarter about it.
So, 1 for food, 5 for décor/​ambience. With my years of calculus training, I would say this place deserves (1+5)/2= 3.
So yes, a reluctant 3 star it is.

First stepped in, the decoration and atmosphere was great. The colourful paintings on the wall, lit up with a purple light. Definitely some very cool interior design happening, matches the vibe of the restaurant and the type of food served. The service was excellent. The wait staff would come check up to make sure everything was good, water glasses were filled without being asked.
Tapa style Mexican food, everything is designed for sharing. The guacamole was served fresh table side, with the server pounding on a stone mortar and pestle. The scallops were amazing, a must try ! They were seared perfectly and the flavour of the corn was just right, it was spicy but not too strong to overpower the natural taste of the scallops. The rest of the food ordered were average and not too special. The pastor taco had a charcoal flavour to the meat which overpowered everything else. A bit on the dry side, was expecting some sweet pineapple to balance out the meat but couldn’t taste it at all.
Overall, would come here again for the atmosphere. Would like to sit outside near the big fire pit on a warm night. More towards 3.5 stars for El Catrin.

I feel like my experience was very unique to our circumstance, but I still wasn’t all that impressed.
We came to have some brunch and sat on the patio. It was a beautiful day, and would have been nice to sit on the patio with a beverage. Notice my tense: would have. We sat down and literally waited 15 minutes before I had to flag down the hostess that seated us to get a server! Eventually the manager came by to give us water and take our order. Apparently, there was a mix up on who’s table it was… Not cool.
Food ended up being just okay. I got the Huevos Cazuela, and my friends got the Huevos Placero and Baja Tacos. All three were just okay. Mediocre taste, small portions, and nothing all that special. My friend got a mojito as well, and said that it felt over minted…
However, my mood was already ruined with the lack of service at the beginning, and they didn’t really make up for it afterwards in my opinion. A free drink or appetizer would have been nice… However, our server did try her best. And I do like that they learn and remember your names.
Probably won’t be back here though. Nothing special, and there are plenty of other restaurants in the district that I haven’t yet been to.

Every week, doesn’t matter the day, my husband and I decided to make sure to have a date night. We have always talked about trying El Catrin and it was Dave’s turn to plan something, so he chose here.
We made reservations for Sunday night 8 pm. We got there at 7:50 pm and requested a seat outside but it was first come first serve and so decided to just sit inside as planned. I read from previous reviews that they would say its funny booked or tables will be empty but they’d still have to wait for a table, and even though we had a reservation we had to wait. I didn’t like where we were seated at first cause it by the hall where the kitchen door is and I’d hate to move suddenly and someone’s plate over. So I asked to move and our waitress was very accomodating to do so. I believe her name was Miranda.
She was great at making suggestions and explaining the menu. It was our first time there and I am not familiar with Mexican food (except tacos and burritos)
To start We ordered the tomal (chicken and corn) and the ahi tuna with guac and chip (I forget the name). Both were good but we enjoyed the ahi tuna appetizer better. $ 10 each. Pricey for only 2 peices.
For mains we got the lamb chops and snapper. The lamb was three small peices but delicious. I have no idea what was on it but Dave said it was in the running for best lamb. The lamb was cooked medium rare with a light crust and a guava sauce (according to the mnu but really I wouldn’t know) I wish we didn’t have to share that or there was more of it for $ 18. Dave said at least three times that he enjoyed it on our way home. The snapper was good as well. We likes the avocado sauce on it as well as the watermelon and mango salad that it came with. $ 22 but it was also on the small side and I probably wouldn’t get it again.
–our waitress did suggest the steak as its larger serving but we did want to try something a little different from our usual go-​to steak. Maybe next time.
I got the watermelon fire cocktail and that was good.
We ordered the churros for dessert. $ 8 for 4 peices and 3 dipping sauces. It was crispy on the outside but soft on the inside. It was very good and the portion for this was enough for us to share.
$ 100 total with tax and tip. Fair for date night but not alot of food. Like other reviews, its tastey but pricey for small portions. Dave and I aren’t big eaters and we did leave full but if I went there hungry, I probably wouldn’t feel so satisfied.
Notes:
— patio is first come first serve, no reservations and line up for it.
–small portions
— small bites menu are in fact very small bites for $ 10

Jolies petites assiettes avec des plats assez classiques mais un bel effort de présentation. Le tout était bien épicé, la terrasse est jolie et très agréable en été le soir.
Petit bémol pour le service — guacamole commandé, jamais arrivé mais facturé — et le prix excessif des boissons.

Amazing experience!
If you are a first timer as we were, I recommend the 7 course dinner which will allow you to taste many items on the menu.
Ryan, our server was knowledgeable, very nice and his recommendations were excellent.
Be ready, you’ll probably have to wait at least 30 minutes to get in on busy nights, but it’s worth the wait!
Ambiance, décor, good service and over 140 different tequila … Everything you need to have a good time!

Un endroit magnifique dans un quartier d’artistes très en vogue à Toronto. À l’intérieur comme à l’extérieur le décor est incroyablement mexicain et vous pourrez apprécier l’immense restaurant et terrasse tout l’été! Service impeccable et rapide même en période de rush, broyage du guacamole à votre table, drinks, tapas ou desserts, tout y est délicieux et bien présenté, seul petit hic la quantité réduite pour le prix et l’abondance de coriandre dans quasiment tous les cocktails et les plats. Néanmoins une belle place où se rejoindre entre amis hiver comme été :)