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Balsam Restaurant
Category: Restaurants Canadian (New) Canadian (New) [Edit]
2343 Queen St EToronto, ON M4E 1H2
Neighbourhood: The Beach
(416) 699-2343
3 reviews for Balsam Restaurant
3 reviews in English
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Review from Graeham M.
Toronto, ON
6/19/2010 2 Check-ins Here
The Balsam boasts the best back garden patio in the Beach. A beautifully designed space where every inch has been designed to perfection. The space is relatively small, yet provides an intimate setting in which to enjoy the many culinary delights the kitchen makes a habit of putting out. We enjoyed a plethora of varying appetizers, from mini sliders, to crab cakes, to sauteed shrimp skewers, to rare sirloin slabs with a beautiful homemade Montreal steak dipping sauce. The food was plentiful and came out with rapid fire efficiency.
We were fortunate enough to celebrate a friends wedding at the Balsam and found the staff attentive, knowledgeable and more than hospitable. A contemporary fine dining experience void of the ostentation that can typify such an establishment.
Simply put, dining at the Balsam is like eating in your friends backyard, with better food and ambiance, while providing all the comforts of home. A must stop spot. -
Review from Sandy W.
Toronto, ON
8/19/2009
The patio looked nice and inviting but that is like a Venus fly trap luring in it's prey. The food was terrible. Unless you like loads and loads of pepper. We started with green salad-lettuce was nice but loaded with pepper. One of us had pasta which had almost no flavour - except of course for pepper. And the mussels - which didn't have pepper - were left almost untouched. Toronto has a lot of great restaurants so we suggest you skip this one.
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Review from Jimmy S.
Toronto, ON
8/28/2009 4 photos
Great spot with a good atmosphere! Perfect patio for an afternoon lunch. The service was top notch, very friendly and extremely quick. I had a tasty Portobello BLT Sandwich. All the food looked great, and at very affordable prices. Can't wait to go back.
