Fishbone Kitchen + Bar

I could never sing its praises enough: definitely Michelin-level, star-worthy were it to be transplanted to downtown Toronto. The chef is highly creative, focused and professional, with a preternatural feeling for freshness plus combining interesting, unexpected flavors. Service is impeccably courteous and the genuine kindness of wait staff shines through every time.

It never ceases to amaze me that the kitchen can put out a perfect gourmet Italian risotto: luscious and exploding with flavors, or the best tempura veg you've ever tasted, or the tastiest freshly baked bread you've ever had from any renowned bakery, setting aside the absolute expertise of fish or seafood preparations. As if that weren't enough, desserts are usually magnificent too.

Thank god for places like this, artists like this, that take you away from the inevitable stressors of life, the worries of the world and the perilous futures we're facing, to take us beyond the mundane and give us a taste of the ideal. Dead serious about this!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Stupendous food!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

Phenomenal food and service, hands down best place to dine in Aurora

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Grilled Whole Fish, Oysters on the Half Shell, Flaming Pig, Grilled Octopus, Creme Brulee

Eaten here many times. Always great quality food, with the meals executed to near perfection. Also great service. Little pricey, but you get what you pay for.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Disappointed. We were there for the first sitting on a Sunday night in December. The place was empty when we got there and for whatever reason they put us in the far corner of an adjacent room. We were seated, literally in the corner with a wall on one side and a huge sheered covered window on the other. No view. It was very drafty. I said something about the draft and they bumped up the heat, but it didn’t make a difference. I don’t understand why we couldn’t have been seated in the main dining room, which was more beautifully decorated and likely much warmer.
My biggest complaint would be the value/food. Although it tasted decent, the portion sizes were very small. My husband ordered the special and it literally came with just the fish; no vegetables, no accompaniments nothing. My son ordered the set meal, his appetizer was a bowl of green peppers which were completely unremarkable and flavorless. His entrée was a few mussels and again no accompaniments, no vegetables no sides nothing. My daughter and I ordered the seafood tower which was more of a mezzanine, it really was a joke. Other than a few substantial pieces of shrimp and some tuna on the top layer, there was very little else on it. We were digging through pounds and pounds of ice to find tiny mussels on the perimeter of the platter and a few oysters.The skinny crab legs cumulatively provided less than a mouthful of meat each. It was an absolute joke for $129. Are you kidding me? And they could have provided a warm bowl of lemon water to rinse your hands off even Swiss chalet does that. No bread with the meal.
And for making such a big deal out of what the occasion was, they didn’t even bring the birthday girl a piece of cake!! Instead, they took the set meal person’s dessert and stuck a candle in it and wrote happy birthday on the plate, which we had to wait for, and the waiter laid it down at HER place setting, but it belonged to my son! I find that despicable!! Why make such a fuss out of the occasion if you’re not going to honour it with something. For over $300 we all left this restaurant hungry. We didn’t even drink! This restaurant is cutting corners and it is noticeable. Disappointed.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 2

Service: 3

It is a definite that we will return here! From the moment we walked in, it was a treat to spend time there for a meal! Charlie was our server and he was BRILLIANT! Our meals were perfection from the appetizer, entreé, dessert and drinks! We 100% recommend this restaurant for those who want to experience a night of pleasures! We will definitely return!!!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

We have a year-end lunch for our department .
The service was exceptional. The staff and servers were very pleasant and friendly.
The food was fantastic, high quality and fresh.
Pricey but worth it

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Amazing Delicious Food for my 69th birthday ! Amazing Friendly service from Charlie,Danny,Dave etc !! Blissful experience! Louis Roy

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Visited for our anniversay, amazing food and service. Good wine selection. We had the oysters (fresh and tasty), Deep fried Brussel Sprouts (very good), Tempura Cauliflower (amazing taste), my wifechoose the Sea Bass and was amazingly good and I had the Roasted Icelandic Cod (tasty and fresh). Thank you Fishbone for an amazing dinner.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Grilled Whole Fish, Oysters on the Half Shell, Deep Fried Brussel Sprouts, Roasted Icelandic Cod

Excellent experience. Nice atmosphere. No feeling of being rushed out the door.

Food was great.

Service provided by Charlie was great and attentive.

Will be back again!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Deep Fried Brussel Sprouts

Amazing dinner with the perfect cocktails. We felt like we were the only ones. The place is romantic and beautiful

Dave gave us excellent service and we enjoyed our dinner as we always do! Definitely recommend Fishbone Aurora!

One of my favourite restaurants in Canada. Unreal food quality, taste, and service. I’ve never had a bad experience here. Definitely some of the best tasting food I’ve tasted and I’ll keep going back.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Yesterday was my first time going there, it was recommended by a lot of friends. So I had to give it a try and I must say the food was amazing and the waiter was amazing I think his name was David. Like I must say his manner was A1. That’s my new spot now

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

First time @ Fishbone, and was very impressed by the menu, staff and ambience. Will certainly be back