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Victor
Category: Restaurants French French [Edit]
30 Mercer StToronto, ON M5V
Neighbourhoods: Entertainment District, Downtown Core
(416) 883-3431
- Price Range:
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$$$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Attire:
- Dressy
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- No
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Good For:
- Dinner
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
7 reviews for Victor
7 reviews in English
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Review from Nelson N.
1/9/2012
Me and my friend are from out of town and were bouncing around the city for NYE. We stumbled upon this place on our way to our destination and decided to come in for a drink. The restaurant is located inside the Hotel Le Germain and I loved every bit of this place. The decorum of this place was phenomenal from the setup of the tables to the bar. They had a great selection of scotch and vodkas to choose from. The bartender was very knowledgeable about the area and all the local hotspots. This is a great place to bring a date or come for a happy hour drink. I will definitely stop in for dinner sometime if not more drinks. Make sure to put this place on your must do list.
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Review from Edwin A.
3/19/2012 1 Check-in Here
Tasting menu is cool. It encourages social dining.
Dishes were inspired by the various neighborhoods in the city.
Vietnamese - Gerrard and Broadview
crisp pork belly, picked vegetables, pate, deli meat, spiced mustard and crouton
Japanese Village - Richmond Hill
Sushi Pizza, crisp rice, lobster salad, tuna, roe, avocado, and wasabi-miso dressing
Little Italy - College and Clinton
Albacore Tuna crudo, sundried tomato, basil, capers and celery
Chinatown - Spina Ave
Braised 5 Spice Duck congee, cashews and fried shallots
and more.. (this is what we ordered)
We ordered 5 dishes (doubled up on the Japanese Village) and shared. I enjoyed each one of them. They were a culinary delight.
The restaurant is located on Mercer St, inside the swank Hotel Le Germain. Capacity of the restaurant is 150 people. The interior appointments are contemporary and modern. Nice lighting, design, and layout.
Wish the staff was a bit more attentive I had to constantly go find them and the food took a bit long to prepare.
Fair warning though don't come here hungry, the food will not fill you up it's really just for sampling. However it's taste was excellent! -
Review from edwin h.
10/18/2009
In the swank domain of the Hotel Le Germain, Victor occupies what was once Rain's Italian sister, Luce. Under new ownership and culinary skills of David Chrystian, Victor strives to satisfy Toronto's (and out of towners) craving for the latest locavore fare.
It prides itself on sourcing from local Ontario farmers as much as possible and for emphasis on fresh seasonal dishes.
We arrived on a Friday night to a surprisingly empty room. I was somewhat disappointed to notice that while the menu was decidedly local, the wine list suffered from a lack of Ontario wines. Surely, wine and food would go hand in hand on a localvore menu.
Service got off to an awkward start but was quickly redeemed to be quite good.
As for our food, delicious but for two quite major missteps. Someone in the kitchen has quite a heavy hand with the salt as both me and my friend found the fish way too salty which ruined an otherwise beautiful dish and nice cut of black cod.
Second misstep, after having a little deliberation, the striploin was ordered on the rarer side of medium-rare but turned up at our the table on the well side of medium. Recognizing our disappointment, our server offered to take it back and another piece be prepared to our friend's liking. Reluctantly, we agreed as we didn't want to be too much bother.
A word about ambience, it seemed that Victor was unsure of what it wants to be. It's a very elegant room, with a gorgeous feasting table but the hockey game above the bar and the slightly too loud lounge music made you wonder whether we were at a sports bar, casual eatery? or was it a nice restaurant. It's as if your rumbunctious little brother suddenly takes over room after you've moved out. It was just as well since we almost had the whole restaurant to ourselves and could just chill and chat to no abandon. -
Review from Jennifer L.
Toronto, ON
7/13/2009
By far my favourite place to eat in Toronto that isn't fast food or food court delight. Here, I'll easily drop 100 bones on the most exquisite tasting meaty morsels that melt in your mouth, served with dollops of mystery mustards, followed by a main course that heightens your senses and make you appreciate food as art.
The dining atmosphere is casual and comfy but also sophisticated and grown up. They've also got TVs by the bar in case you want to watch sports.
I can't describe how each time I've been here, I feel so....so good about all that God has given me.Listed in: I Love Meat
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Review from Adam P.
Toronto, ON
Went here for Valentines day. They had a set menu of 4 courses for $75 per person. I thought this was a pretty decent deal for being an upscale restaurant.
The menu we had consisted of
Soups - lobster bisque and a leek soup. Both were good but not amazing
Salad - tuna with scallops and a beet salad. The tuna was really good. It was sushi style tuna and the scallops were seared to perfection. The beet salad was also good but the tuna was way better
Pomegranate sorbet to "cleanse" the palette
Dinner - my wife had the beef tenderloin and I had the black cod. The tenderloin was cooked to perfection and tasted delicious. All of the other flavours it came with matched very well.
Desert - Chocolate mousse cake and a passion fruit custard (think creme brule). Both delicious
We were served glasses complimentary sparking wine to begin the evening. The servers were very attentive and prompt and the atmosphere was great.
All in all a nice place to eat for a special dinner. -
Review from Brandi K.
7/12/2010
Located in Hotel Le Germain, so no suprise that it is outstanding! The food is delectable - everything I ordered was exceptional. Unfortunately they had a coconut creme brûlée. I say unfortunate because I ordered it EVERY night I was there. They even let me take it to my room to finish. The staff was friendly and attentive. This is a MUST for anyone looking for amazing food and chic ambiance in Toronto.
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Review from julie g.
Toronto, ON
2/17/2009
Fantastic food and service. Generous portions and great for client meetings.
