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Room Service
Category: Restaurants Caribbean Caribbean [Edit]
1006 St Clair Avenue WToronto, ON M6E 3A4
(416) 654-7666
- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- No
- Take Away:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Good For:
- Dinner
8 reviews for Room Service
8 reviews in English
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Review from bold c.
Toronto, ON
11/13/2011
Recommendation - Soup was wonderful
30 Sec Summary
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1. French / Caribbean cuisine
2. Great service, professional atmosphere
3. Nice warm hospital environment
4. Parking tough in the area - try behind the McDonalds or on the side street
5. Very chic decor - out of place for the area
6. Ox Tail is brilliant, Jerk Chicken was spicy and flavourful
Recommendation - Strong Buy -
Review from Kuro M.
Scarborough, ON
8/21/2011
I can only give this restaurant three stars because my experience had some hiccups (not literally of course). I had the plantain and ackee appetizer and it tasted good except the plantain was a little over cooked at the ends. The main course (3 meat entree of goat, ox tail and jerk chicken) was underwhelming in terms of taste but cooked pretty well. The presentation of the entree was not like the picture on the website (at all), which was disappointing because the way it was served looked less appetizing (all thrown together in a meat mountain opposed to being individually placed on a long serving dish). I also ordered a fruit smoothie which was the grossest smoothie I ever tasted. It had way too much froth (2/3 of the drink) and not at all well blended so much that I couldn't get most of the drink through the straw.
The decor was kinda of strange, starting with the giant velvet curtains on the outside and inside of the front entrance combined with the giant leather chairs and dark walls together made the restaurant appear like an after hours club for a certain crowd rather than a restaurant.
Overall the food could of tasted a lot better for the price and the time I had to wait. Also, the serving sizes for this restaurant appear large but are in fact small (they gave me a take-home container for my uneaten entre and when I got home I realized that the container was much smaller than i would have expected from what was served to me at the restaurant which appeared to be more food than I could finish.
The neighbourhood is nice and convenient to get to by streetcar but the bar next door can get rowdy and loud especially during "football" or "world cup" season. -
Review from Frank L.
Toronto, ON
11/5/2010
Never been to this restaurant but buy a coupon on an online site. We seldom go to this area, so we give it a try. It is a small restaurant with a bar, red walls and chandelier. It is a family restaurant. The owner is very nice and friendly and the baby she is carrying is so cute. She introduced us the restaurant with her husband Chef Washington. It is a Caribbean restaurant more on the Trinidad flavor fusion with French cooking.
We ordered the plantain which is very good. It is a stuffed banana. The look is a brown banana but the taste is awesome. I have never tried food like this. Then comes the shrimp soup. We have the ox tail and the chicken roti. The chicken inside is so tender and juicy. They must have secret recipe to achieve this. Of course we would miss the bread pudding. It is moist and soft, tastes a little bit like the Christmas cake.
It is very different from any traditional Caribbean food that I have before. I will come back for the Jerk Chicken. -
Review from Mo B.
Markham, ON
10/30/2011
I heard about Room Service through a friend, and I decided to take my boyfriend there for one of our weekly date nights. From the moment we walked in we were captivated by the quiet and romantic atmosphere. We were seated immediately and our waitress was very pleasant. For our appetizer we had the stuffed plantain (a plantain stuffed with ackee and saltfish) and it was amazing! The fusion of the flavors was delicious. I have eaten plantain with ackee and saltfish many times over but never, have I had them taste so good!!! For my main dish I had chicken breast stuffed with ackee and my boyfriend had chicken breast stuffed with calaloo and crab. Both dishes were delicious, but I found the calaloo stuffing to be more flavorful. Overall we had a wonderful experience at Room Service and we will definitely be going back. A well deserved 4 stars!!
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Review from Ingrid C.
York, ON
1/28/2010 2 photos
This is not your average jamaican food restaurant. The place is trendy but cozy and it is good to bring your family, bring your date, have a business dinner, or if you in the mood, just have a cup of coffee and bring your laptop and do some work. The food is delicious and affordable. I can say I am already a regular.
My recommendations: If it is breakfast you're looking for, ackee and salt fish accompanied of a cup of gourmet blue mountain coffee. Regular dinner or lunch, red peas soup (the bowl of soup is huge and for me this is more than enough, no need of order anything on the side), the veggie rotti is fantastic and again the serving is quite a bit, Stuffed Chicken breast is delicious to say the least. And if you are in the mood for dessert: bread pudding. The sorrel drink is something unique to this place and I totally recommend it.
Also worth to mention is the attention you get, nice people who makes you feel at home. -
Review from nicole a.
Scarborough, ON
11/11/2010
If you like appetizers you MUST order the stuffed plantain with Ackee!! It was by far the best thing on their menu! The atmosphere is definitely cozy, yet elegant. The waiters that assisted us were in training, therefore I wont comment on the service since they were clearly still gathering their wits!
Room Service is special because they cook your meal from scratch once ordered (jerk chicken and all) !! Although this is good for people with food allergies, it can be very time consuming. Waiting for a meal for over an hour is a bit much. Because i genuinely wish good for them I wont harp on how inadequate the service and wait times were :(
The point is that the food is definitely tasty..and maybe on a day when I'm in the mood to seriously wait, will I try again -
Review from Sarah L.
North York, ON
11/17/2009
I walked into Room Service by fluke when my initial plans for a late lunch at Khemer Thai were botched. I was pleasantly surprised. I am a newbie when it comes to Jamaican food but was easily won over by the flavours. I sampled the chicken roti and the Jamaican chicken stew. The chicken roti was big and came with a side salad. The curry flavour was dominant and the chicken/potato mix oozed out. Extremely filling. The Jamaican stew came with rice (choice of other sides) and veggies and had a sticky sweet sauce - although not too saucy. The prize accessory to the dish was the super hot, yellow hot sauce that came on the side. To finish, my friend and I split a sorrel drink made with hibiscus flower, cloves, ginger, cinnamon and something to make it taste sweet.
Room Service also serves brunch in addition to its lengthy Caribbean dishes. I would totally go back. This place is affordable and tasty. -
Review from Elizabeth L.
York, ON
Updated - 5/20/2010
We've eaten at Room Service many times, and love the mixture of its being a nice place to sit, and its being friendly. Elegant comfort food. Tracy and Washington are welcoming and get to know the customers. We'll add our praise to all the dishes mentioned in the other reveiws, but also mention the superb, light, fried chicken, and the world's most flavourful bread pudding. It may be the world's best bread pudding.
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7/28/2009 First to Review
This is a great new neighbourhood place: bright, nice decor, informal, terrific Jamaican food -… Read more »
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