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Morton's The Steakhouse
Category: Restaurants Steakhouses Steakhouses [Edit]
4 Avenue RoadPrince Arthur
Toronto, ON M5R 2E8
Neighbourhoods: The Annex, Discovery District, University of Toronto, Downtown Core
(416) 925-0648
- Hours:
Mon-Sat 5 pm - 11 pm
Sun 5 pm - 10 pm
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Valet
- Attire:
- Dressy
- Price Range:
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$$$$
- Good for Kids:
- No
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- No
- Take Away:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Wi-Fi:
- No
- Good For:
- Dinner
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Noise Level:
- Average
- Has TV:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
17 reviews for Morton's The Steakhouse
Review Highlights
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"Morton's is a great place to celebrate a special occasion." In 3 reviews -
"I loves me some creamed spinach." In 2 reviews -
"...time browsing through the wine list and talking to the..." In 3 reviews
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17 reviews in English
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Review from Jonathan S.
York, ON
10/27/2011
Sometimes a special occasion just calls for a giant hunk of meat.
In fact, I will call for a giant hunk of meat right now.
"Meat?" "Meat!" "MMMMMMMMMMMEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAATTTTTTTT!!!!!!!"
That's what dining at Morton's is like. An unabashed opportunity to set loose your inner carnivore, in hopes of decimating some hapless steer that wandered too close to the stun gun.
Portions are huge. Rational people would share the rib or fillet one per table. I see the place as a challenge to my very manhood; a bloody gauntlet thrown to the floor, then picked up and used to wipe away the Meat-Sweat to follow.
Beware, the wait staff are worse enablers than family members who crash the Pasadena Recovery Centre on "Celebrity Rehab".
They ply you with expensive liquor, and set before you a whole onion bread and slab of butter. You attack the bread with a viciously serrated wood-handled knife, and slather it with animal fat (i.e. butter). You wolf it down before the waiter, now smirking, comes back to take your order. You barely look up from the oniony, poppy-seedsed crumbs, wipe the butter from your jowls and command the onion soup, the platter of hot seafoods, or if you want to be laughed at, a salad.
The onion soup is a flaming cauldron of cheese set atop a thick crouton. It's pleasant, but oddly light-one suspects it's made with chicken stock (which is odd, considering the sheer number of beef carcasses that must roll through the place). The onions are also slightly underdone. The cheese is well-blistered, but the whole thing feels half-baked.
The hot seafood platter is better executed, but shared between two people it only serves to whet the appetite. Oysters rockefeller are the highlight, mainly because of the creamed spinach involved. I loves me some creamed spinach.
Enough of this silliness, you want to say. BRING ME MEAT!!!
And they do; massive cuts of cornfed US Prime, which blows its pale Alberta cousins out of the pasture. This is manly beef. The kind of beef that, were it to encounter you on a beach, clad in its fashionable speedos, with a large-uddered cow on it's arm, would kick sand in your face with its dainty hooves. It is a beefgasm.
Sides would be a waste of belly space, if they weren't so good. Giant tempura onion rings are a meal in themselves. Cottage fried potatoes lie somewhere between mythic hashbrowns and Rosti's butch cousin from the wrong side of the tracks. Fat and juicy asparagus benefit from an application of hollandaise (because God knows you need more fat in this meal). Creamed spinach deserves it's own restaurant, it's that damn good. Vibrant green, freshly chopped and laden with garlic, I praise it.
If you have room for dessert or coffee--no, if you can finish your plate, you must have a tapeworm. Go to the doctor. Now. -
Review from Zachary G.
Toronto, ON
12/8/2011
I made my first trip to Morton's last night and I felt like it was a mixed bag.
My girlfriend and I started our dinner with the chilled Ocean Platter for two and it was delicious. It had a thorough sample of the various seafood options you typically find on a seafood menu and felt like good value for the price.
For the main course, I ordered the porterhouse. It was cooked to a perfect medium rare and was quite tender. Unfortunately, it did not have the flavour I have come to expect from a well-cooked steak and I am still not sure why. The accompanying side dish of grilled asparagus with a balsamic sauce was rather nasty. The asparagus tasted like the grill and the balsamic sauce was clearly a poorly integrated afterthought. Furthermore, half of the stalks were not trimmed properly. My girlfriend had the salmon and said it was above average but I tasted it and found it to be nothing special.
The atmosphere of the place was old school and for my taste, far too stuffy. Some people might like the dim lights and waiters with bow ties but it is clearly not for me. I would likely not return to this restaurant and would suggest that the younger crowd could probably find a better alternative. -
Review from Sarah P.
Toronto, ON
9/11/2011
If you can afford to eat here, do it. And I say that in a "I can't afford to eat anywhere other than Shoeless Joe's" way, because really, it's not like it's THAT outrageous. A decent size steak will run you about $50 here, and you can order your sides a-la-cart. Unless you have a truly mammoth appetite, you don't need much more than their "light" size ribeye and a salad, or a side of the delicious sauteed mushrooms or asparagus.
The steak is melty-in-your-mouth delicious. It's the kind of place that just makes me rejoice in being a meat eater. The first bite is a religious experience, and I tell myself it's good for me. I'm warding off anemia! At least I'm not eating my weight in pie! Could be worse!
If you can afford to pair your steak with a delicious red wine, do that, too. Or better yet, go with someone who can afford to not spend the whole time thinking about what they can afford and you'll have a truly amazing steak experience.
As for the stars, I give it four because I am young, have many steaks and steak places to try yet and I don't really feel comfortable declaring anything as "best of the best" ... but I'm pretty sure you won't be disappointed with your meal here. -
Review from Jill H.
9/14/2011
I love Morton's...don't get me wrong. i've been to many Morton's Steak Houses in the USA...I used to work for a winery and they sold some of our wines, so I have been to many of their restaurants before.
I must say that the Toronto restaurant isn't as great as their American counterparts. The food is very good -- it's dependable steaks cooked very well. The side dishes are always great as well....as is the dessert (souffle is always a huge treat!!). What i was not impressed with was their appetizers. One one trip to Morton's Toronto, we ordered the beef sliders....and the beef inside the mini buns was the size of the tip of a thumb!!! Crazy when you spend almost 20 bucks for 3 small sliders that have minuscule meat portions that can hardly be seen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We wrote the management telling them what we thought and basically were given a FOD letter back...which I thought was pretty tacky given that we were complaining about the lack of portion size of their food!!!!
So, all in all, a bitter taste when it comes to Morton's Toronto. Still giving it 3 stars because the maincourse meals were good...but a big "poo-poo" to the mini-appetizer and the management response! -
Review from Mark F.
Constantly my #2 or even #3 for steak. There's so much more.
8:00 And very busy
Loud
Full bar
Made reservations with OpenTable and was seated right away.
Drives me crazy when the "by the glass" offering is uninspired and short. 6 reds from $12-20 but nothing great. Already paying a per glass markup, let me drink something good.
Mixed crowd of business diners and dates but must carnivores at this hour are in their 40s and 50s but attire is simple. Come in long pants, slacks or jeans and a collared shirt. You'll be fine. In a suit, you will fit in too.
Mortons does a great job of drawing the evening out with elaborate "presentations".
Bread- massive onion loaf the size of your head. Well, maybe not yours, but it's big. I actually have no idea the size of your melon.
Next rolls the menu. If you've not been here it maybe interesting but for steak livers, you know what red meat looks like. It is however a great representation of the cut sizes. But that's not all. After showing a selection of Prime Beef under a very appetizing layer of plastic wrap, fish too makes the cut along with veggies. Of you've never been to a market and seen a real tomato, bundled asparagus, red onion or a basket of greens, you my friend, are in for a treat. Before the cart rolls away, a real menu is handed over.
Yes, it's fun. The first time. Sort of like the first time to the top of CN tower. Have you ever been back? See what I mean?
Enough of my sarcasm. How's the food?
The bread is warm and delicious.
Fun, seafood starters but I like to start with greens and the Chop (save a couple bucks from the wedge) is fine.
When it comes to beef, I go for 2 cuts: filet and prime rib. Since the rib is only offered on weekends (this is true of many steak houses), I signed up for a filet, medium rare and Oscar style. What you'll get should you follow my lead is the most tender of cuts with some lump crab and hallendaze sauce. It's traditionally served with a few spears of asparagus too and thats true here. . Ask for the sauce on the side so you can really taste the amazing flavor of the beef. Unfortunately, the beef is cut in two and on an English muffin so much of the heat escaped. My side dish was hotter. I'll know better next time and so will you.
If you want to spurge, order the filet "bone in". You really can taste the difference.
Sides are a-la-cart. My money's on the creamed spinach but many go for the hashbrown. I worked in a steak place in Las Vegas years ago and am still surprised when people want this for dinner. Just not me. The spinach does not disappoint.
Desert is good here even though I'm not a sweets guy. Pre order the suflay of it's your thing.
The low down, dirty shame is that Morton's tries really hard. Historically, I don't rate them more than a 4 and on average, a 3. Why? They could do better. Yes I'm picky and paying skhsjsjss for this meal with 3 glasses of wine, I can be. It's the little things.
1. Dinner for one, 1hr 45mim. If I had someone to talk to, great. But I'm a single guy.
2. Tries too hard with presentation. Ask me of I would like to see the cuts or want the giant bread. I don't want either.
3. My steak is consistently dry. Medium rare beef has deep juices. I want those. Where are yours?
4. Limited wines by the glass. The key here is your mixed crowds. Not everyone drinks the same thing. You force it. Let go and let live.
But that's me folks. The majority will not have issues but you're still reading my review so thank you for sticking in there.
The bottom line, give it a shot of you have no other choice. For me, it's convenience when I travel. Nothing more. -
Review from Elizabeth S.
Toronto, ON
11/14/2010
Toronto is a city of steakhouses. Having eaten at all the other big-boy carnivore joints in town (Harbour Sixty, Ruth Chris, ect.) I was anxious to add this notch to my belt.
This Yorkville beef mecca is at the base of the Park Hyatt, which boasts one of the best rooftop bars in the city. Think septogenarian bartenders in vests and ties who still know that a martini is made with gin and contains vermouth. But I digress.
For one fat price tag, here's what you get: kid-glove service, retro-upscale charm, monster delicious hunks of meat (aged 60 days, I hear?) and an obscenely marked-up but well-considered wine list.
If you're from a place like Winnipeg, take mom and dad here to impress. -
Review from Coy W.
3/11/2011
I joined Yelp and wanted to review this place after I went over Xmas. Let me warn you that the price tag on the things at Morton's can be steep but it's not the most outrageous I've seen. I came here early to celebrate my birthday and the place was pretty empty as it was a Tuesday or Wednesday.
They seated us immediately and our server came over to take a drink order from us. We ordered a round of beers and had a look over the list. We weren't sure how much food to order so we decided that we'd get an appetizer, each a steak and order 2 sides.
We ordered a shrimp appetizer, 2 NY strip steaks (medium rare), hash and spinach. We ordered another beer of course!
Let me tell you the shrimp I had was FANTASTIC! It was extremely delicious, cooked perfectly and that made me very excited to try the steak. I mean if the shrimp appetizer was this good I was really looking forward to the main. When the steak arrived I had a thought in my head that I made a mistake. Maybe we ordered to much food?
I cut into it and I'm positive that was one of the 3 best steaks I've ever had! The hash wasn't to good, I thought it was a little to crisp and dry. I wasn't a fan of the spinach either so I decided to stay away from them and finish my steak first. Well here's were things got difficult. About 3/4 of the way through the meal I wasn't sure if I could finish the steak, it was just that filling but seeing how amazing the steak was I decided that I was going to let the sides sit. After some struggling I finished the what was the most memorable steak I've had in quite sometime.
I can't wait to come back here again and next time I'm going with 1 side between 2 people and I know not to get the 2 sides I ordered previously.
Thanks Morton's for a very nice night of dining. Your staff is all class! -
Review from Boots B.
York, ON
3/10/2012
Service and consistency is second to none. The meat is great but it's a step below then Jacob. ThE steak is vacuum packed wet aged USDA, same as house of chan (their meat is from st loius), Ruth Chris, harbour 60 etc. Oysters, tuna tartar, burgers are all amazing. I think best fries in the city. And the happy hour menu is great.
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Review from Elle G.
1/8/2011
Morton's is a great place to celebrate a special occasion. We went for our wedding anniversary.
We had a nice booth, very cosy and intimate.
Also, just a tip but if you go to the Morton's website and register for it, they have a special offer for a Steak and Seafood dinner for two (which is quite a good price considering all you get).
We did have this and it includes:
2 kinds of salad
3 different appetizers (including shrimp, scallops or crabcake)
2 single filets each (8 oz)
3 different choices for dessert including a molten chocolate cake which was wonderful.
The service was great -- the ambiance warm and cozy -- and the food was wonderful.
As it happens -- it was a lot -- we were stuffed when we left -- but happily so.
So -- if you are looking for an upscale steakhouse, I would recommend this place.
BTW -- they do offer some wines by the glace, and have some good bottles on offer (although not inexpensive). -
Review from Jeremy P.
Toronto, ON
8/15/2010
To begin, I am honored to be the first one to review this fine establishment.
Morton's is one of those places that you go for a special occasion, or when someone else is footing the bill. ;-) Because it sure is not cheap. Expect to pay around $100 pp for a three course meal, including drinks.
My uncle was in town for a visit, and he had a hankering for a good hamburger. Seeing as though he was staying at the Avenue Park Hyatt, we weren't about to go to McDonald's. Instead we moseyed on down to Morton's next door to the hotel.
For my dinner I ordered the sea bass ($42). I know what you're thinking, how can you go to a steak joint and order fish. Well, I guess I like to swim against the current. I was looking for something a little more on the lighter side. Moreover, I knew that my girlfriend was going to be ordering a steak, so I knew that I would at the very least get a taste of what I was missing.
For starters, I went with the French Onion Soup topped with Swiss Cheese ($12). It was served piping hot and tasted just as French Onion Soup should. It was perfect. No complaints. My girlfriend and my uncle ordered the Caesar Salad. Also heard no complaints in that department.
For dessert, I ordered the molten lava cake, topped with Haagen Daas ice cream. Too bad I was pretty stuffed by that point because I'm sure that it would have tasted better than it actually did. I was so full by the end that I was ready to be rolled out on a cart.
Also, the service was impeccable and the ambiance was wonderful.
I have no reason to award Morton's anything less than 5 stars. -
Review from Rickv G.
Etobicoke, ON
11/18/2011 1 Check-in Here
A secret at mortons is the Internet special , for $65 you receive a choice if ceasar salad or mortons house salad ,a loaf of great bread, a rib eye steak ,with a side of crab caked , bacon rapped scallops or shrimp, and a additional side of mushrooms ,creamed spinich or potato ,followed by a desert with choice of chocolate cake or l key lime pie. If you ordered this all seperatly it would be at least $100 ,but you must ask for the Internet special , they never advertise it.I went last night and I hardly could walk out I was so full
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Review from Jason N.
Scarborough, ON
7/15/2010
Love this steakhouse. Price is a little high, but I think the quality justify's it.
The steak was cooked exactly as I ask for it. The waiters were curtious and helpful. Dining decor was very classy and clean. It was definitely a great dining experience. -
Review from Paul R.
Toronto, ON
9/15/2009
I was happy with everything at Morton's.
As to be expected with a chain everything was about 15% more expensive then it needed to be. A good wine list, and lots of Trophy Wine available for the Yorkville crowed to flash their cash and show of their general lack of knowledge of anything refined (it must be good if it's expensive, right?)
All in all the atmosphere was good and much better than the Keg; people actually put some effort into dressing-up for a decent evening. Those eating in the bar were much more casual but that is to be expected I suppose.
Service was good, portions are large and often results in a lot of wasted a-la-carte side orders. Really, when you order borccolli do you need 12 pieces for one person? Baked potatoes were about 2x the size of my fist. If you control your alcohol consumption two people can get out for about $200 and change with appetizers, side orders, decent fillets a couple glasses of wine and a tip. -
Review from Adam B.
Toronto, ON
1/30/2010
I ate at Morton's for the first time in a very long time last week. I have to say that somethings don't change, but others have improved dramatically.
For me, Morton's always given me the impression of a Sizzler (or Ponderosa depending on what part of the country you are from) dressed up in fancy clothes. No matter how you tried to hide it, Morton's would always be a chain. Luckily, here in Toronto, the Morton's mother-ship in Chicago has let their Canadian cousin take on a bit of the local colour. I was pleasantly surprised with this Canadian Morton's, that I almost forgot that hundreds of diners in strip malls across the United States were sitting in the exact same chair and table as me.
Despite the drab steakhouse decor, the staff are wonderful and extremely knowledgeable. I ordered the "slightly smaller" NY strip and was very satisfied. I was full and it was delicious! I would skip the potato skins. They were very dry and leathery. I would also skip the crab cocktail. The crab meat was quite rubbery. Never the less, the wine was amazing. I recommend that you spend a little time browsing through the wine list and talking to the sommelier. I am sure you you will find a wine to compliment your meal. I drank the Groth Chardonnay and an Australian Shiraz from Grennock that were fantastic.
Overall, if you are looking for a good steakhouse, Morton's should be near the top of your list. -
Review from Tina H.
10/25/2010
$16 to $18 may be a tad much for a drink, and the shrimp cocktail may not be at its freshest, but the steak is absolutely amazing and perfect in every way. Melt in your mouth steak. The hot baked chocolate dessert is also very rich and tasty. Atmosphere is super fancy. I think the menu presentation is very unique and cute. The big warm onion loaf you get with butter after you order was a nice surprise. Super delicious place but very expensive.
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Review from Leatherhead F.
4/10/2010
It's good to know the quality of this standard keeps it's name safe. Great steak. Service was polite but slow compared to the Chicago standard. Breads were standard onion loaf. Lobster bisque good, oyster rock below standard. Asparagus was perfect as well as the steak.
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Review from John G.
East York, ON
5/6/2009
Usually, I keep away from chain's such as Morton's. & Ruth Chris which have good reputations, not only because of the price (exceeds my regular budget) but also the size of the portions are far to large for my small appetite. However, I recently was out dining alone and as had a craving for a steak, I decided to give Morton's a try. I sat at the bar and as they had a "Happy Hour" menu I ordered from it, and found that the service, size and price was just "What the Doctor ordered!". As an added benefit, I was seated next to a good conversationalist, a single out-of-town tourist visiting Toronto for the first time. For those who wish to use the TTC, the unique Museum subway station is just one block away.
