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Amber European Restaurant
Category: Restaurants Modern European Modern European [Edit]
2372 Bloor St WToronto, ON M6S 1P5
Neighbourhood: Bloor-West Village
(416) 763-6164
- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- No
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Noise Level:
- Quiet
- Has TV:
- No
7 reviews for Amber European Restaurant
7 reviews in English
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Review from Mariko M.
Updated - 7/26/2011 10 photos
I returned this afternoon with a digital camera and all !
Today I had one of Amber's many lunch specials : pierogies & the chef salad. For under $10, it was most definitely a steal. The chef salad, full of fresh veggies and topped with a lot of dill, was faneffinawesome. It came with Amber's homemade dressing and was a very generous portion. The pierogies, as mentioned before, were delish. They just melt in your mouth.
Can't picture what I'm talking about?
Nooo problem. I discreetly took photos today from the menu to a typical table.1 Previous Review: Show all »
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5/8/2011
Not sure how or when my mother discovered this joint, but she invited me to join her for lunch on… Read more »
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Review from Lee M.
Oakville, ON
3/21/2012 2 photos
We come here when we visit high park. My date ordered the borscht and the goulash soup while I ordered the amber schnitzel. I usually have the cabbage rolls which are quite good but tried schnitzel for a change.
The salad plate that came with the schnitzel was ok. I can now say that I had puréed pickled beets. I can now say I can do without them. The fresh dill on the salad was refreshing.
The schnitzel is veal which I did not expect. Batter is light and fluffy and comes with a tiny mound of mushrooms and mashed taters. I found the flavour rather bland bit it was a ginormous piece of meat. Still not worth $20 IMHO.. My date's goulash soup had good flavour and generous chunks of meat.
Service is friendly. -
Review from Steph L.
7/29/2011
I was starving. You know what hits the spot when you hungry? ...Homestyle Ukrainian /Polish food.
I was in the Bloor West hood and someone recommended I check out Amber.
Firstly, the service was great. Incredibly friendly, warm, and all smiles!
It's a casual spot with great food. I found the prices slightly higher than other Polish restaurants I've been to, probably because it's Bloor West.
I had the potato pancakes with goulash ($15.95)
Mmmm smothered in gravy stew, tender chunks of beef sandwiched between chewy but crispy potato pancakes.
I ordered a cabbage roll (on it's own ($9, not the dinner)
They were like "That's too much food!"
I totally could have eaten it as well.
But I decided to not look like a pig and packed the rest.
The cabbage roll was large and topped with tomato sauce with a dab of sour cream. It was fall apart soft, beef and rice.
I can't wait to come back and try the pierogies! -
Review from John F.
North York, ON
11/5/2010
Pleasant little storefront with Ukrainian food specialties as well as Canadian standard items for breakfast and lunch. Very good stuffed cabbage and delicious soups. Simple but pleasant decor with TV screen accurately showing menu items.
I felt it was just a bit too pricey for the food served.
Service was so-so. -
Review from Jeremy C.
10/9/2010
Pros:
- excellent service
- to-die-for pierogies...especially the lamb and kraut and mushrooms...I have had quite a few pierogis in my lifetime and the skin to filling ratio is FABULOUS!
- amazing potato pancakes with goulash
- Absolute BEST tripe soup I have had in my life...tasty, seasoned well, and loaded with soft, tender tripe...my all-time favorite!
Cons:
- No high chairs and booster chairs
- Beef stroganoff a bit weak
Overall, we absolutely LOVE this place and would eat here multiple times per week!!! HIGHLY recommend it!!! -
Review from Amber S.
Etobicoke, ON
8/9/2011
It was only a matter of time before I visited this restaurant- after all, it has my name on it! ;)
If you want authentic tasting East European comfort food, this is definitely the place to go! Their pierogies are amazing, and they give you lots of thick, creamy sour cream (no low-fat here!) sprinkled with dillweed. Yum!
Their borscht is slightly different than my mom's recipe, but still quite tasty.
The portions are quite big, so if you're not a big eater, I recommend coming at lunch instead! -
Review from jenna m.
11/4/2011
Amber European restaurant located on Bloor street west pays homage to Eastern Europe cuisine. My Romanian lover has dragged me here a couple of times. I am not from Eastern Europe, nor have I ever been to Eastern Europe so I am not really sure what the food is supposed to taste like. Let's just say that I do not have borscht every night for dinner. The restaurant itself is dated and unassuming. I have sampled the cabbage rolls, which were decent and the beef stroganoff, which was inedible. My date always orders the schnitzel, which is the largest schnitzel I have ever seen in my life. It would appear that you would get meat sweats after consuming such a meal. Apparently the perogies are very good. I will have to try next time. Prices appear to be a little high, $21 for schnitzel, although it is a disgusting amount of meat. So, if you have foreign friends visiting and they long for a taste of the old country than Amber is perhaps a good choice for you.
