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Spoon & Fork
Categories: Restaurants Japanese Restaurants Thai Restaurants Sushi Bars Japanese, Thai, Sushi Bars
11 Colossus DriveBldg D, Unit 126
Vaughan, ON L4L 9J8
(905) 856-7788
- Hours:
Mon-Thu, Sun 11:30 am - 11 pm
Fri-Sat 11:30 am - 12 am
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Private Lot
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Price Range:
-
$$
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- No
- Take Away:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Wi-Fi:
- No
- Good For:
- Dinner
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Noise Level:
- Average
- Ambience:
- Upscale
- Has TV:
- Yes
- Caters:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
- Dogs Allowed:
- No
19 reviews for Spoon & Fork
19 reviews in English
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Review from Shawn K.
Woodbridge, ON
5/4/2012 1 Check-in Here
Wow, simply put.
The uber modern decor and almost lounge like atmosphere were a nice surrounding for the meal that was going to follow.
The service was fast, attentive and friendly. Everything we ordered came out fast and fresh. We were even given clean plates after a bit. Even the look of the plated food was somewhat stylish.
The first thing out was soup, the hot and sour soup was the best I've had in some time and definitely the best in the area that I've had. Next was some sushi and dumplings and spring rolls and very flavorful. The portions weren't too much as to get full quickly. We were able to try a number of things and we enjoyed every bite.
The mix Japanese and Thai menu works perfectly for us since my wife doesn't like fish and I love sushi. The only problem is, I love Thai food as well, and there isn't a bad item on the menu.
As I said, the soup was the best I've had in some time. The sushi was a very good portion, fresh and served quickly. The pineapple rice was a nice subtle sweetness. The pieces of chicken and beef used in the various other dishes were nice and tender. The sauces for various items were bee flavorful as well and complimented everything nicely rather than over powering the flavors in the food.
Bottom line with a price tag of $27.99, it was well spent when you consider a regular AYCE sushi shop charges around $22. There will most definitely be a return trip to Spoon & Fork. I'm already excited for that trip! -
Review from Johnny H.
Toronto, ON
5/9/2012
I didn't even taste the food. In fact we we didn't even sit at the table.
Upon entering the restaurant we were greeted with a rude gesture by the hostess. Instead of smiling and welcoming the guest, she just gave us an unpleasant look. The tone of her voice was repugnant and disrespectful.
First she gave us a table in the corner. Actually, I don't think there is supposed to be a table there. It is placed right next to a coat hanger and so close to another table. Even a snake will have hard time squeezing through the chairs. There were other tables available in the room, so we asked for another place. She said nothing....
Then she led us to another table. This time, she dropped the menus at a table right next to the entrance. She just said "here" without even looking at us. She didn't even ask whether we were satisfied with the table. No, we were not. Furthermore, we were not happy with the fact that out of all the available tables, she took us to the most undesirable table.
Not only did this restaurant lack proper manners towards customers at the entrance, but also failed to show basic respect for people in general. I don't care how the food tastes. This isn't the only dining option in the area. This isn't the only Japanese or Thai restaurant in GTA. After all, it is Spoon & Fork's loss. -
Review from Kimberley N.
Mississauga, ON
2/23/2012 1 Check-in Here
My friend and I decided to meet up for lunch in Vaughan since it's halfway between where we both live. I looked up a sushi restaurant on Yelp and decided on Spoon and Fork after reading the good reviews.
The restaurant's decor is really nice here and would also be a great place to take your date. There was even a fireplace in the room we were in. I've never really taken notice at other restaurants so I was intrigued by the fireplace. The chairs are huge and comfy. I guess they're big so when you get really full you can slump in and try to digest all the food you ate.
AYCE lunch is $16.99, not including dessert. We didn't even need dessert because we were stuffed by the end. See below for a list of what we ordered and liked:
- Dynamite roll
- Hawaiian roll
- Green Dragon roll
- Crazy roll (because we're crazyyyy, just kidding!)
- Salmon sashimi (who doesn't like salmon sashimi?!?)
- Bangkok Street Style Pad Thai
Some AYCE restaurants would forget certain orders but they didn't forget any of our orders. The food arrived pretty fast with great presentation. We also liked how the maki rolls were cut in a small size so that you would only need to take one bite of it. The server was friendly and answered all of our questions pleasantly.
I would definitely recommend this place to everyone and I would visit again. -
Review from N Y.
Toronto, ON
5/1/2012
My friends and I love Spoon and Fork as an AYCE restaurant. The service has been very good during the several times I have been there. The food has come out fresh, and although there aren't as many items on the menu as other AYCE restaurants, it's enough to fill you up.
The atmosphere is very modern-looking as well, which is probably why the price for dinner is $27.99 on a weekend. The restaurant has a dining area and a lounge area with a bar. When I'm at the restaurant, I feel that the pace is a lot slower, and nobody seems to be rushed, which is great.
Some of the food highlights were the coconut shrimp, tiger shrimp curry with coconut steamed rice, a variety of sashimi options, and the dynamite roll.
I would definitely come back here again. It's great for special occasions. The only issue I have with the restaurant is the price. With taxes and tip, the price is ~$35 per person. The food is great, but sometimes I question whether the food quality is worth that much (which is why I usually go on special occasions). -
Review from Dale D.
Mississauga, ON
2/22/2012
I had dinner at the S&F on Tuesday night with 6 guests. We all chose to have the AYCE Japanese and Thai menu.
We ordered just about every appetizer and many main courses. Everything was served hot and freshly cooked. Our faves were:
Coconut shrimp
Tempura shrimp
Crab fried rice
Golden chicken curry
Tempura veggies
Wings
Sushi
Sashimi
The dessert is not included, but we were too full anyway!
The Hostess was somewhat rude (maybe too young), but the server and her helpers were awesome. Lots of suggestions on what to order as well as appropriate sized plates for sharing.
Dinner for 7 including drinks, tax and tip was $350.
I will definitely be back! -
Review from Marisa S.
Maple, ON
4/24/2012
Food is fantastic . Decor is beautiful. Service is pretty good, can get very busy on weekends. I think by far the best AYCE in the area. Good value for what you get. It`s one of my favourite places to dine.
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Review from Amy Z.
North York, ON
11/25/2011
I have heard of spoon and fork before they opened a location in my area, but never got a chance to try it due to the distance. So I was really excited to give it a try!
I went for dinner around 6:30 on a Wednesday, the restaurant was not full but it started filling up during my meal.
Food: the food is amazing! It's all you can eat japanese and Thai. Really large sushi menu + decent selection of Thai dishes. The sashimi was really fresh and the slices just melted in your month, yum! I think my friend and I only got to try about 1/10th of the menu and everything we had we liked.
Price: dinner was $26.99 per person which came out to be about $35 after taxes and tips. Slightly more expensive than your regular AYCE places.
Service: mostly attentive. Friendly servers. I suspect the service would be slower had the restaurant been more busy.
Only con: no dessert on the menu but o was too full anyway.
Overall: highly recommended. Decor is really nice too! Next time I will go for lunch because I thought the selection was too large for dinner which made it hard not to over eat. -
Review from A C.
Woodbridge, ON
2/27/2012
Great Decor but horrible service. Food was late, service was slow. It was more like the waiter was trying to run around and get as many tables as he could instead of actually servicing the customers. We were told at the end that we were being charged for the food that was left over because we had the all you can eat option. I think its a great idea and the decor is beautiful as well but really I would rather go to a small corner sushi place where I know I can expect good food and service at half the price.
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Review from Priya G.
Burlington, ON
4/15/2012
I went to Spoon & Fork with a few friends last night.....we were blown away! The ambience and the decor really takes your breath away. This place is perfect for a nice night out with friends or family. The seating was extremely cozy and comfortable, the staff was friendly and the food was mind blowing. I had the Yam Maki, Mango Salad and Friend Banana...and I am definitely going back for some more! We sat there for a couple of hours and could have for another few. Spoon & Fork has really done it well....they have created the perfect ambience for a Saturday night and the perfect recipe that keeps you coming back for more.
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Review from Jason B.
8/18/2011
Best Pad Thai I've ever had... and yes I've been to Salad King! And my girlfriend agrees!
They have several types of Pad Thai, including a curry version. The food was served piping hot, which I love!
The service is good if you don't like to be bothered or have any sort of chat with your server. Sometimes that's nice too I suppose.
And now for a few negative comments. I have been here twice... the first time they got my Pad Thai order wrong and I had to send it back (shrimp versus chicken). The second time I went I ordered their Spicy Seafood (Pad Phed Talay) which was pretty decent but the calamari, which was 60% of the seafood in the dish, was quite hard and way overcooked.
Otherwise, there were no problems... and the decor is quite fun. I like their spoon and fork art~ -
Review from Jennifer K.
Markham, ON
5/30/2011 25 photos
When I stepped inside Spoon & Fork, I would never have know that it serves a Japanese+Thai AYCE menu.
The cushioned armchair, the table with wine glass setting and cloth napkins, the white table cloth., the dimmed lighting with candles on each table.. all scream for more high end AL la carte experience.. and I will be romanced...
However, nothing really romantic about going out to have AYCE on a date!! The sole purpose of AYCE for some are to eat and eat and eat and get your money worth.. and try to eat everything on the menu. So the concentration will be on the food.... not on how gorgeous I look!
Dinner AYCE ($24.99) is great value, We ended up trying:
- Thai Curry Pumpkin Soup/ Miso Soup
- California Salad/Smoked Duck Sala/Wakame Salad/Thai Mango Salad
- Thai Mussels/Chicken & Beef Satay/Takoyaki/Tempura/Thai Dumplings
- Sashimi: Butter Fish/Salmon/White Tuna/Unagi/Octopus/Surf Clam
- Maki/Rolls: Spicy Tuna Roll/Unagi Roll
- Bangkok Street Style Pad Thai/Thai Spicy Noodle
- Red Curry Fish and Shrimp
- Taminard Shrimp
- Mixed Vegetables
Most of the items we ordered were all surprisingly good.... especially the Thai Mussels in Tom Yum.. fresh big mussels and the Tom Yum was flavoured without being spicy (My friends does not do spicy!) We ended up having 3 orders of that!! Skip Chicken and Beef Satay, those were pre made and have been siting under a heat lamp for a long time.. dry and chewy...
Surprisingly as Spoon and Forks has its roots originally from being a Thai and Viet restaurant, their Thai dishes are not as good..at least for the ones I ordered. Pad Thai for sure was a disappointment as it is just overly saucy and sour.
Services is not bad! We got the food we ordered quickly..though we have to ask a few times to have our water glasses to be filled.
Though the deco scream chic and classy, but nothing really classy about all these people ordering from AYCE. Servers were all running around delivering plates and plates of food and busy cleaning up the tables... More like a scene from Diner Dash... and it is not a easy job to keep all of us hungry diners happy!!
I still think Japanese and Thai food doesn't mix even in an AYCE context. I tried really hard to eat all those mild and delicate tasting Japanese offerings first; Sashimi.... then move on slowly to the more intense taste: Thai offering...
Spoon & Fork is One of the best AYCE restaurant I have been. I highly recommend coming here if you are into AYCE as you will leave happy and full. But if you want high quality Japanese or Thai Cuisine.. you might need to go elsewhere and pay a lot more for that!
I am too eyeing their Lunch Specials ($15.99)!
*Since no dessert is included in the AYCE menu, S&P does have a separate dessert menu.. or you can take your date to somewhere nice and romantic for dessert and night cap and leave this chaotic AYCE scene behind.. and redeem yourself!Listed in: Stuff Myself Silly!
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Review from WaYnE c.
Maple, ON
5/15/2011 5 photos
Relatively new Spoon & Fork in the Woodbridge area. Some would say Japanese & Thai Cuisine don't mix at restaurants but the scenario differs when it's AYCE Dinner($24.99). Design of the space is elegant, chic bar lounge vibe at least front of house while the back has more formal intimate dining space. Impressive enough especially for the 75% or more Female clientele on a Friday evening. *Hint* for the guys to take the ladies.
Menu is standard Jap & Thai expectations as you're given a choice of either a-la-carte or AYCE. We went Sashimi crazy on the Jap while Shrimp crazy on the Thai as the service was very good with taking orders and topping up water glasses. Food is served fast as I never waited more than 10 minutes for an item.
The most surprising factor was the excellent quality of Thai menu items which were all flavourful, served fresh and hot. Spicy levels definitely has the right zing. Maybe if I were to note a con from the pros, the Pad Thai Rice Noodle were undercooked quite al-dente. Other than that, I enjoyed most of everything ordered.
Satay Chicken, Calamari, Curried Pumpkin Soup, Sushis, Makis, Takoyaki, Tempuras, Sashimis, Tamarind Tiger Shrimp, Spicy Seafood, Thai Red Curry Sauce Fish, Bangkok Street Style Pad Thai, Crab Fried Rice, etc...
For Dessert - Mango Salad(?).
That's cause dessert/drinks are not included within AYCE.
I felt sad for S&F cause I took them to the cleaners.
I felt sad for myself most of all since my friends called it quits after 2hrs.
It felt like the Neverending Story ending too early for me.
Unfinished business needs to be taken care of.
Otherwise known as I'll be back for AYCE Lunch($15.99).Listed in: 4+ ****Stars****, EatVaughan(Lunch Edition), Oishii, Sing Ma Thai
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Review from Vera W.
North York, ON
9/22/2011
The place is beautiful. After waiting 30mins for a table I had a lot of expectations. The food was good.
stuffed shitake mushrooms 4/5
Deep Fried Soft shell crabs 3/5
Avocado Salad 2/5
Sashimi Dinner 3/5
Beef teriyaki 4/5
The stuffed mushroom and the beef teriyaki are two of the items you should try if you visit. The steak is cooked exactly how you order although it might be slow to arrive. The stuffed mushroom is very fragrant and just melts in your mouth.
NOW.. let's talk about the service. It was HORRIBLE! he was not very helpful when we asked about different items on the menu just read it back to us. Never filled up our water. Never took our plates away after we finished with them. At the end of the night when we paid he just threw my bf's credit card on the table and hurried away. The most unpleasant experience ever!! -
Review from S A.
4/1/2012
Went there twice...both times had really good food especially the sushi. The decor is amazing ..comfy sofas (somewhat hard to eat properly on them though) nice lounge area also by the bar. The service was not amazing ..especially the second time it just seemed a little chaotic..our server seemed to get the hint that we were getting annoying so he got his act together after that. Also ordered a pad Thai with extra peanuts and ended up receiving a pad Thai was no trace of peanuts whatsoever but that was about the only issue I had. Great food and a good variety of it to ..would definitely go back
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Review from Erwin M.
6/18/2011
5 stars if not for the lack of dessert and beverages in the buffet menu which is pretty standard in most AYCEs. It's slightly more expensive than average by around 2-3 bucks but there really is a good reason for it. I'm still a bit miffed with fork and spoon's serving sizes where if you order a pad thai, it is pretty large. I doubt you'll have room for a lot more stuff after scarfing down the bowl. Solution:come in large groups and share.
As for the food, it was friggin outstanding. Way way way WAY better than an average AYCE. The bangkok pad thai I found to be better presented and tastier than some a la carte restaurants. I was full but forgot to order the beef teriyaki so I ordered one (served medium). It was amazing! so I ordered another one, and another one, and another one. It got embarrassing after a while. Prince sushi has similar teriyaki which was the only reason I went to their dinner only buffet. Now there is no reason.
Everything I had (and I had a lot) did not disappoint.
Apparently this used to be thai viet but is now thai japanese. The interior looks like a high end bar, not an AYCE. Service was satisfactory at the minimum. I really can't complain.
Not that packed on a saturday lunch which is probably because it is surrounded by a lot of other restaurants. This bodes well for my very probable multiple weekend visits. -
Review from Miggs D.
North York, ON
9/4/2011
The atmosphere and concept is great. The food is acceptable. But the service is horrible. Spoon and Fork is a modern twist of Japanese/Thai/Chinese with an a la carte or "tasting" menu where you can select from a variety of dishes. The Decor and Atmosphere is great.
1 hour wait for seating plus 10 more minutes just for the server to come and take our drink order. It was another 10 minutes till we go our drinks ( two waters) Yes two waters.
They ran out of cups so they were unable to refill our water glasses and it seemed all customers were fighting to get the servers attention who seemed to be running around without a clue of who to serve next.
There was no manager in sight as people in the restaurant were getting anxious to get service and get their meals.
Not going back anytime soon. Consider yourself warned!! -
Review from Emily F.
North York, ON
2/26/2012
This place was great..my hubby took me here for Valentines day however ..service was very slow and staff can be abit more social. Worth the visit great price for a large food selection.
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Review from Edwin A.
8/30/2011
this is the best asian ayce place i've been to in all of the city at the moment you'd have to try it. jennifer k and wayne c mentioned it to me awhile back to try it.
decor, ambiance, food preparation, top notch, go here before it goes downhill. :)
no dessert included.
kind of pricey at $30+ per person inc. tax and tip for dinner. -
Review from Suor K.
Maple, ON
9/10/2011
Came here for weekend lunch AYCE with a party of 4. We were seated very quickly and service in general was really good. We tried both Japanese food and Thai food and both were right on spot in terms of taste and freshness. The tempura was battered perfectly, the fried rice was probably one of the best I've ever had, the beef teriyaki was tender, the sushi tasted fresh. The rainbow roll was a little odd in that it was not topped with alternating fish, but alternating fish and avocado. All in all, really good food. We'll definitely come back.
