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Zee Grill Seafood Restaurant & Oyster Bar
Categories: Restaurants Seafood Restaurants Canadian (New) Seafood, Canadian (New) [Edit]
641 Mount Pleasant RdToronto, ON M4S 2M9
Neighbourhood: Mount Pleasant and Davisville
(416) 484-6428
- Hours:
Mon-Sat 5:30 pm - 10 pm
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- Attire:
- Casual
- Price Range:
-
$$$$
- Good for Kids:
- No
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- No
- Take Away:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Good For:
- Dessert, Dinner
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Noise Level:
- Loud
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- No
4 reviews for Zee Grill Seafood Restaurant & Oyster Bar
4 reviews in English
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Review from Ms. J.
Toronto, ON
2/24/2011
We were in the mood for fresh lobster after watching The Bachelor on TV recently. Brad had went with one of his wenches to visit her hometown, and the family had welcomed him with a big honking 3 pound+ lobster on his plate. Instead of being put off, we were quite impressed and couldn't get the idea of lobster with butter out of our heads for a couple of days.
So we did our research and chose Zee Grill at 641 Mount Pleasant Rd. as our candidate for a crustacean meal.
Now we have had lobster in the Caribbean, United States, and Canada, cooked up a multitude of ways, and in varying sizes. My expectation is for nothing less than a non-chewy, sweet tasting meat with a nice whitish-opaque color. Zee Grill (Dutch for "sea grill") delivers that and more.
Entering the restaurant you are happily greeted by the kitchen staff and by the Chef-Owner Jac Eckhardt. I love to pass by a clean and aromatic kitchen on my way to be seated! The lighting, decor, and feel of Zee Grill is one of a cozy modern loft. A great place for a romantic date, birthday party, or just to hang with friends. No pressure to be formally dressed, or to put on airs.
Our server's name was Larry, and he made sure we had options. When we couldn't decide what to drink he got us Kir Royal's which hit the spot nicely. Then we had the delectable PEI Malpeque oysters with the usual fresh accompaniments.
Our much dreamed about Nova Scotia half-pound lobsters were tender and absolutely delicious. The three pounders are available as well, but then you may not have room for Zee Grill's to die for house-made ice cream and desserts. -
Review from C C.
Toronto, ON
4/6/2012
This is a cozy restaurant furnished with a homely wood interior. It has just the right lighting for an intimate ambiance. Staff is friendly and attentive, except for the bus boys who seem to be very young and still in training. An excellent place for a romantic dinner or a small get together with friends.
The food was delicious and fresh. We had the Plateau Royale, which included a generous sampling of every seafood they serve on a giant two level platter of ice. The oysters were extremely fresh and tasty and the selection of sauces added an element of fun and experimentation. The plateau comes with a side of frites which were crisp and light. The plateau also comes with a decent amount of tuna and salmon tartare, but this lacked flavour and may have been frozen fish. The platter came with 6 shrimp which were huge and juicy.
We ordered a lobster to share which was steamed to perfection. The melted butter, kept warm on a small burner added exquisite flavour.
The crabcake was excellent, albeit small. But with the amount of quality crab filling mouth with every bite it was well worth the $13 price.
Despite what it's location would suggest, the portions were decent and although not cheap by any means it is also not overly expensive for the excellent seafood served. The plateau was an expensive option at $89 but with the set up and selection of seafood it is more of an event than just a dish. Lobster was $26/lb which is reasonable for any seafood restaurant.
All in all we had a wonderful evening of great food, great atmosphere and attentive service. Will be coming here again to satisfy our seafood cravings. -
Review from A M.
Toronto, ON
4/6/2012
We were celebrating a birthday dinner and were in the mood for some seafood, unfortunately as it turns out, there aren't that many seafood places in and around the GTA and we were struggling to find any seafood restaurant that sounded half decent. Well, I'm happy to say that we found a great one, tucked away in the quaint area of Mt. Pleasant and Eglinton.
The restaurant itself isn't really big, its nice and cozy, a little too dimly lit, but the atmosphere is nice and wait staff is friendly, in some instances overly friendly.
But the point here, is that the food was excellent. We had the crab cake appetizer, which when I first saw the portion (1pc) was a little disappointed, but it tasted great, you can tell that it was stuffed with tons of fresh crab and it just paired up perfectly with the accompanying homemade aoli sauce. Next we had a steamed 1.5 lbs lobster picked straight from the tank and it was good, sweet tasting, although it may have been a tad overcooked, but all in all very good overall.
The final dish we had was the Plateau Royale or seafood platter for 2 and this was excellent, I recommend this for anyone who comes to Zee Grill to order this dish. The two tiered platter was filled with huge fresh shrimp, clams, two types of rock oysters, mussels, seaweed salad, calamari salad, tuna tartar, basically it was packed with tons of fresh seafood. Oh and it also came with some hand cute fries.
If you're looking for a great seafood restaurant, Zee Grill is a great place to check out. Highly recommend. -
Review from John G.
7/20/2009
We were visiting from California and actually got this referal from Zagat. What a great surprise! Great atmosphere. Seafood and Steak are good. Expensive, but the service is up to par.
