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Latinada Tapas Restaurant
Category: Restaurants Latin American Latin American [Edit]
1671 Bloor St WToronto, ON M6P 1A6
Neighbourhood: High Park
(416) 913-9716
- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Good For:
- Dinner
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Noise Level:
- Average
10 reviews for Latinada Tapas Restaurant
10 reviews in English
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Review from Justin H.
Toronto, ON
1/8/2012
Small tapas bar near Keele on Bloor that serves delicious food and really gives off a Latino/Argentinian atmosphere.
Food:
Had the calamari and guacamole as appetizers - delicious
Had some chicken with rice for the main - also delcious
Service:
My dad forgot his glasses when trying to read the menu, the owner had an extra pair and helped us out
All the while, a beautiful Spanish musical duo (classical guitar and bongo) soothed us with their sweet latino beats. -
Review from Jj J.
Bolton, ON
3/3/2012
Chorizo and ceviche were great.
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Review from Lauren M.
WOW, I freaking love this place!
Head here with a group as they had a Summerlicious menu ($25 dinner).
WARNING = DO NOT get the Summerlicious menu. It's shit. Just stick to the regular menu, in particular the tapas. Incredible! My friend and I stuffed ourselves silly for $35. The other diners in our party had the Summerlicious menu for $25 each and their food looked very disappointing (super small portions).
Anyway, this place is quite tiny and seats maybe 30 people plus another 10 on the front patio. The atmosphere at Latinada was great, it was just like being in some kind of hole-in-the-wall restaurant you would discover backpacking through Central America. Latin serving staff and most of the patrons seemed to be Hispanic.
We tried:
Pico de Gallo ($4) - absolute bargain, came with a big basket of fresh tortillas.
Fish Ceviche ($17) - quite different than most ceviches I've tried but really amazing. Large pieces of fish (rather than the usual small cubes) mixed with red onions. It had kick.
Grilled Calamari ($9) - Another good dish
Beef Empanada ($5) - Large and served with salad, this was another winner. Not greasy whatsoever and the meat was nicely cooked.
They had some really reasonably priced cocktails too (margaritas, mojitos, etc).
Live Cuban Jazz band came on at 9pm. Amazing how they fit a 5 piece band into this tiny place.
Come here for the atmosphere, it's truly unique. Just skip the Summerlicious menu. -
Review from Dardana M.
ON
1/11/2009
I was very pleasantly surprised by the very existence of this place. It was a victim of my whole, "I will regularly wander this area and not walk beyond a chosen spot (that spot being King Slice)"-syndrome.
Oddly enough, I first visited the fringes of my regular stomping grounds with my FATHER, uncle, sister, aunt and visiting-from-Europe relative. Father gets capitalized because that, guys, is out of the ordinary. But this is a place you can go with your dad, or with people your own age. They had pretty kickass guacamole and beautiful mojitos. A sea of green deliciousness.
They even had live music! Very vibrant and joyous live music that prompted a number of people to burst into dance, and one particular couple, into very skillful and entertaining dance. Also entertaining? My uncle getting wrapped up in the excitement of it all, and belting out a song with the band. Surely, the visiting relative will remember this with a fondness exceeding that for the Mandarin (which is difficult, in my opinion). -
Review from Lilliane G.
Toronto, ON
7/15/2011
Just had dinner here tonight with my friend and her family. I have to say the food was EXCELLENT. They currently have a Summerlicious menu, but we decided to forgo it and enjoy some of their tapas offerings...her family opted for the Summerlicious menu and man, what a mistake. First of all, Summerlicious menu was weak, and the food portions were not kind of embarrassing...we ordered the baked beef empanadas from their regular menu and received a nice sized and delicious empanadas, while the Summerlicious empanadas were the size of profiterols. I felt sorry for the folks at our table who didn't order from the regular tapas menu. 2) I would recommend that if they continue to partake in Summerlicious that they offer a tapas menu instead of a dinner menu, as the appetizers/entrees/desserts on the Summerlicious menu almost came off as forced and felt like they were trying to hard...they should showcase what they do best, which is tapas!
From the tapas menu we had pico de gallo ($4) and you get a nice sized serving with a basket of freshly made tortilla chips. We also ordered beef empanadas, grilled calamari and ceviche pescado...all were delicious. The food was so fresh, the flavours crisp and the serving sizes were perfect.
Only thing that wasn't great tonight was the service, but I honestly think that they were overwhelmed due to the number of folks who were there for Summerlicious and woefully understaffed as a result.
I would defnitely recommend this place for a casual get together after a long hot summer day...their patio (it is small) did look quite inviting. The food is VERY reasonably priced.
Added bonus was the live entertainment which started at 9pm...great spot. -
Review from Natalie K.
Toronto, ON
8/10/2011
I went here with a friend for summerlicious. The menu looked promising, but the food was almost totally a disaster.
Starting with our appetizers, my friend ordered the salad, which looked like it had ranch bottled dressing on top. My gaspacho was probably the tastiest part of the evening, but there was a lot of oil in it, so the lack of seasoning was overcompensated with fat to make it tastier.
The meal came out way too quickly after ordering, which led us to believe that the food had been sitting under a heat lamp pre-cooked. My chicken was fine, but overall the food lacked flavour, didn't taste fresh, and was too oily.
Dessert was by far the worst. We ordered the chocolate cake and received what looked like a cupcake from the grocery store. Not only that, but it was stale!
The best part of the meal were our mojitos. Maybe we should have ordered off the menu, but any restaurant that would be willing to serve such low quality food and charge $25 a person for it is not worth returning to. -
Review from William W.
Toronto, ON
8/22/2010
Ok first I have to admit that I'm writing this somewhat after the fact so I'm I'll be a bit sketchy on the details. I'll tell that it was summerlicious; but honestly the regular menu seemed more interesting and similarly priced so we went for that. My partner had the calamari and shrimp and I had the shrimp. I was stuffed; and she had so much food we had to take some home. The mojito was awesome. The service was friendly and prompt. I'd definitely recommend this place to anyone. It was a great neighbourhood find. Intimate and vibrant atmosphere.
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Review from Andre D.
Edmonton, AB
5/1/2010
Excellent place. Excellent service. Excellent ambiance. It is located in a small stretch of 5 bars on Bloor at Indian Road. I would say this is a hidden gem in the city. Out of all 5 bars, this is a class act. Very small and quaint and as my girlfriend stated, it is a place that reminds her of the restaurants in Mexico. Even reminded me of some of the Mexican restaurants I visited in LA.
We ordered from the tapas menu. Yuca, chorizo, empanadas, guacamole and platano frito and of course 2 glasses of sangria. Perfectly cooked and tasty. The sangria wasn't too strong and not too many fruits so it was perfect for us.
Don't forget to stay for the entertainment if you happen to go on the weekends. Just the perfect end to the evening. I would definitely recommend this place to anyone who wants true Latin American cuisine within the city.Listed in: You just need to experience…
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Review from Aurum C.
Toronto, ON
12/31/2010 1 Check-in Here
We went for dinner for two on a Saturday evening. We picked the restaurant because of the high reviews it received, and it is in our neighbourhood. The place was nice. The live music was excellent. The food was tasty. I was hoping for more variety in the menu. I don't eat a lot of meat so the options are limited. The service was OK, but no special effort was made. We had questions about some of the menu items and the waitress described the ingredients but not with the enthusiasm of someone who enjoys the food.
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Review from Jasmine L.
North York, ON
4/11/2010
This is so far my favourite Latin American restaurant in all of Toronto. I ran across it by accident, and no one seems to know about it, but the dishes are very down-to-earth and authentic. The owner is Chilean, and many of the dishes reminded me of food that I had when I was visiting Santiago. I brought my Colombian friend with me for a second visit, and he was instantly in love with the food! I definitely recommend this restaurant!
