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Horizons Restaurant
Category: Restaurants Canadian (New) Canadian (New) [Edit]
301 Front St WToronto, ON M5V 2T6
Neighbourhood: Entertainment District
(416) 601-3834
- Price Range:
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$$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Noise Level:
- Quiet
6 reviews for Horizons Restaurant
6 reviews in English
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Review from Maggie T.
Toronto, ON
1/31/2012 4 photos
Horizon cafe on CN Tower has been my *for sure* destination during Winterlicious last 3 years. Its surprisingly CHEAP! $15 for lunch and $25 for dinner + $10 lift ticket for entering CN Tower(including free access to reservation deck jumpping on glass floor) Heeheehee! What a deal cant miss! I have always gone there for lunch, you get to see better view of city during the day, During winter time, you are most likely getting a clear blue sky, blue water and seeing and everything else covered in white snow including airport. spectacular view. If you jump on glass floor it wont be black underneath glass like at night.
Without knowing the price, you would have guessed that you are paying a $40-45 lunch rather than $15 ! It's one of only places I would be all satisfied throughout the three course meal. Just went to another place for Winterlitious dinner last weekend. They have the best smoked salmon in town, there is seasoned goat cheese with asparagus wrapped by salmon like shape of sushi, served with fresh salad, lemon and vinaigrette. Their seafood pot pie, and chicken dish are both great! The seafood pie is filled with salmon, white fish, baby shrimps, scallop in a soupy thick sauce, sealed by the pastry baked in big boul. The sauce would thicken as the baked pastry falls into the bowl. I had the chicken dish when I went for the second time, its similar to chicken parm. Its basically huge piece of chicken breast around half inch thickness breaded and fried to perfection.Thoroughly cooked yet tender and juicy. It came in very unconventional plate setting. It looked like bushy salad sitting on top of huge piece of fried chicken!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You would have expected meat and salad to be separated usually! In this case its for reason, the salad with perfect seasoning complimenting the fried chicken breast. Its meant to eat "together". Food served in a warm plate so keeps food warm longer, suits a slow eater like me, or if you are taking time having a conversation with your companion during the meal. (Huge bonus)
Expect to be full before the desert! And expect feeling bloated and about to jump off the CN Tower after the desert! I have been to CN Tower Winterlitious lunch 5 times all together, I have never not left feeling stuffed. They serve decent potion and not cheap on desert. I had chocolate lava cake. It tastes like a *cake* version of Lindor Chocolate. It has less cake texture, but more of smooth of mixture of dense warm smooth chocolate with melted guuey center, topped with cold chocolate ice cream. Its a triple threat of different texture and contrast of warm and cold. It comes in fair size and its very heavy!! The apple crumble is great too! slices apple wedges baked in sticky cinnamon sauce with condensed milk and vanilla sauce. I wish they would have come with ice cream though. I am sure you can ask for it . They had the similar thing served with ice cream last year. I thought was the best apple crumble I have had ever.
Its a very romantic place to go if you want breath taking view.
PS. keep in mind its Horizon Cafe, not 360 restaurant. Horizon cafe is one level below 360 restaurant I believe. Only Horizon cafe has winterlitious menu. If you go to 360 then expecting to spend $200 for two. I told my boss about the great deal last year, but he thought was 360 restaurant, so he took his gf there for her bday ended up spending $$. I like Horizon Cafe much better, its more contemporary and fresh than the little out dated look at 360 restaurant. -
Review from N L.
Toronto, ON
2/5/2012
Came recently with a small group. The food was fine, with lots of vegetables and nice plating, but they messed up my order twice, which I think is ridiculous for the price. Also, I'm pretty sure the whipped cream on our dessert was actually one of those oil products ... it just tasted too artificial.
While the decor is dated, the view is still amazing. Maybe a better place to just grab an appetizer and a drink than a full meal. -
Review from Jason B.
8/17/2011
I took my girlfriend up the CN Tower for her birthday... and we had an unplanned eating frenzy at Horizon's - and what a pleasant surprise! We sat on the east side right next to a window on a beautiful day and were distracted by the brilliant views of the Toronto islands, boats, and passerby planes.
We actually shared a $32 3-course price fix deal for lunch and found that was more than enough food. And it was great food as well. We first shared shrimp spring rolls accompanied by a salad of shredded mango, red pepper, cucumber and onion, which was almost the best part and was barely described on the menu. It was beautifully presented and we wished we'd taken a photo but it was so delicious that we'd already gobbled it up... or is it down?
The main was the Club Sandwich with sweet potato fries. We actually couldn't even finish all the fries, though served hot and quite tasty. The sandwich was just massive... and probably the freshest tastiest club sandwich I can remember having.
For dessert, we shared the profiteroles with french vanilla ice cream, topped with warm chocolate sauce and toasted almonds. Dessert is almost always my favourite part and this was no exception. There were three of the ice cream filled pastries, which was actually one too many. We even said we had no idea how one person could finish this meal!Listed in: Romantic Dinner Spots
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Review from Letie W.
9/27/2011
Unknowing where to grab a bite to eat, my husband and I came upon Horizons as we were visiting the CN Tower. The food was surprisingly good. I ordered their prix fix menu and husband ordered a burger. Delicious food, beautiful view of the city, and pleasant atmosphere-what more could you ask for?
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Review from Rex K.
Toronto, ON
11/15/2011
Bland over-priced food. Dreadfully poor and unattentive service.
Awesome view!
It's ok if you want a something to eat and a drink whilst up the CN Tower, but you're better off enjoying the view from the lookout levels, then heading down and going to one of the many bars around Front St. You'll get much better food for much less. -
Review from Jess D.
5/20/2011
A great alternative to the 360 restaurant in the CN Tower. You do have to pay the fee to get to that level, but what great is that there is no need for a reservation and there is immediate seating. The menu had a wide variety of food to choose from and the food was definitely better than I expected. My boyfriend enjoyed the salmon while I enjoyed a burger. They have a decent drink menu as it is a must to enjoy beverage while admiring the view. The service was good and they were sweet to accommodate my boyfriends request to present our dessert with a birthday candle (as I was celebrating my birthday there.) I would definitely recommend to anyone visiting the CN Tower that doesn't want the fuss of the 360 restaurant.
