Barberian's Steak House

5 stars for their salad, pavlova and rack of lamb. I know this is a steak house so I deducted one star since my husband's steak did not meet our standards. Maybe the filet mignon would've been more tender but the dry aged steak was tough and chewy. Drinks are strong here! I appreciate it since this place is pricey.

The place is small but has enough workers to accommodate every table. I'm guessing they sat us next to the bathroom since we made last minute reservation. My husband didn't mind it but I hated the fact people were in and out of the bathroom constantly with the door just few ft away from me. If this kind of stuff bothers you, speak to your host before seating!!

If it's good enough for the members of Rush, it's good enough for me. Had dinner there a few nights ago. Was in Toronto on business from the States. Service was impeccable. Two of my co-workers and I are the bar. Assad was an awesome "tender". Managers were great Kim the sommelier was fantastic. The chef even had a drink with us.
The food is the best. I had a dry aged ribeye. I had to take a knee it was so good. One of my buds had the sirloin, said it was great, the other has a filet. It was awesome. I cannot wait to come back to Toronto. Maybe next time I'll run into Alex and Geddy. That would be the only way to top the great experience we had. Thank you Barberian.

This was a spur of the moment place to eat. It's dark and old decor.

The food was good, I had the onion soup and the pickled veggies were different and tasted good.

The filet was cooked correctly and the baked potatoes, there is a person that comes around to top it.

My wife had the tomahawk pork chop and they will ask you the temperature but she is a well done type of person. She said it was good.

The reason for the 4 stars is that we paid for bottled water and the waiter poured the rest in my wife's glass where she had a soda pop and then gave me tap water.

Barberian's is an institution for a reason, as they know their way around the classics and keeps their quality high despite years in the field and a solid reputation. Service is seamless and ensures a comfortable meal. We took the opportunity during a recent celebration to come for a meal. Do not be fooled by the simple white nondescript entrance, as the restaurant is expansive inside with a dark cozy atmosphere. Think dark woods and dim lighting.

We had the croquettes, french onion soup, the porterhouse steak, and strawberry cheesecake to finish. Everything from start to finish was perfectly executed. The porterhouse steak was of course the standout, as every bite was medium rare and delicious. A wonderful place to have a memorable meal!

Four of us went here to celebrate our friends' 46th wedding anniversary.
I am ashamed to say that as a born & bred Torontonian I have never been here before.
Our waiter Angelo was delightful and very attentive.
The Gouda/potato croquettes were amazing as was our escargots, old style, wonderfully garlicky‼
My rare bacon wrapped filet mignon was excellent.
Our night was cut short as one of our friends became ill. Not at all to do with the food.
My husband and I will definitely be back before too long.
I will request Angelo as our waiter, he has a great sense of humour & does his job so well that you think it & he is there with it.
Thank you Barbarians you have an A1 establishment!
By the way, I am not always easy to please...check out my review on Canoe. I anticipated how wonderful your restaurant would be & you did not disappoint

Not recommended for the middle class diner, where you'll have to spend a days pay for a couple's meal. At least you know there won't be any poor riff raff in the place. Look theenu prices up before you contemplate visiting. And cash out your kid's RESP of you do.

One of the more disappointing meals I've had in Toronto. Fortunately the steak, a ribeye, was good and cooked to the right temperature. It was a little thin for my liking but a good steak, no complaints. I also liked the Brussels sprouts, cooked with vinegar, never had Brussels sprouts like them but in a good way. The real disappointment was the heirloom tomato salad. I love tomatoes and it sounded great (heirloom tomatoes with horseradish) but was close to inedible. The tomatoes had little flavour and were very mushy. Given this is the height of tomato season, they should have been great, these were the opposite. Heirloom or not, these are possibly the worst tomatoes I've ever had. Also had the grilled bacon and grilled salami, both were disappointing. The bacon was okay but not great (steakhouse bacon is usually on another level) and the salami was actually pretty bland.

From what I had heard about this place, I was expecting a lot more. For two people the total bill came to $480. That was one snack, two salads, two mains and two desserts. Zero alcohol. The service wasn't that great. Our server forgot about us for most of our time there, and to be honest, the food was just OK. If I'm gonna spend that kind of money I would expect the food/service to be a lot better.

The pricing on the menus have gone up significantly from the ones that are posted here on the Yelp profile.

It's historical vibe made it an interesting setting - heavily decorated along with super dim lighting. [Made me sleepy, or maybe it was just the wine ;) ]

Have we heard of smiling? It is baffling to my friends and I that our waiter (nor did the other staff) smile once at us. Except when the manager took our group photo.

We ordered:
1/ Wedged Salad with Blue Cheese Dressing - Where is bacon?
2/ Oyster (Malpeque Oyster) - Fresh
3/ Chicken Pâté - Only saving grace - this was delightfully silk and buttery and not overly heavy
4/ Rib-eye - Overcooked lacked flavour
5/ Prime Ribs - Why did this taste and looked like chopped ham instead?
6/ 2x House Red (Napa Valley) - Can't go wrong with Napa!

The price tag that came with the above - just ouch.

Poor Service + High Price Tag = Hard skip!

This place was a childhood restaurant my dad use to take me. Now I went with my daughter and it is still as good as it was back then! Great food, impeccable service and the downtown ambiance of a classic steakhouse is amazing.