Great people, great service,,, there were few dishes we didn’t enjoy but can’t make everyone happy with every creations. Overall, top restaurant, will visit again and again.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jeffrey Macutay
Recap from our 5 year anniversary at Alo in Toronto! This place is worth every penny. From fantastic food and amazing service, to great drink pairings, chill vibes and a professional staff that don’t take themselves too seriously. Would highly recommend to anyone who has a passion for the art of cooking or just appreciates food, hospitality and cocktails.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Alicia Jamieson
5/5 across the board. Definitely the best meal I have had in my entire life. The atmosphere was perfect. A big comfy booth for 2 of us. The restaurant felt so unpretentious. The service was amazing. I love that all the servers wear running shoes. But THE FOOD. omg every single bite was perfect. My favourite thing to do at restaurants is critique things I would do differently or note if something needs more seasoning or citrus etc. (to ourselves of course.. we are Canadian and even if it's bad we say everything is great) but every dish came out perfectly. Even when we thought something was a bit under seasoned we would mix it up and the flavours would all pair perfectly. It's no wonder this restaurant is consistently voted one of the best in Canada. It's hard to understand how they only have 1 Michelin star when other restaurants like Osteria Giulia have 1 star as well but alo is miles above in quality, service, food, etc.etc.etc. Our bill ended up being $850 for 2 tasting menus, 2 cocktails and a bottle of wine. Very expensive but highly highly recommend for a once in a lifetime meal.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Thai Tran
Impeccable service and good food go hand in hand here. We had the 6 course menu in the bar room, had some unique and delicious takes on dishes we've had
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Panda Wayne
The service was fantastic - Marcus was our primary server and was exceptional. I had the chance to try many great restaurants and this was just ok.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 5
Stanford Miaro
Um, excuse me!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Brynne Riehl
Food was amazing and atmosphere was great!
Adewonuola Hilary Johnson
Best restaurant service I’ve experienced in all my years in Toronto! Lee is the greatest!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Shima S
The food was disappointing. It’s good, but does not stand out among other restaurants, except in terms of its exorbitant prices. Given that the expectations are so high—proportionate to the prices—one leaves with a particularly poignant disappointment.The service is exceptional. It seems that there is a server at every corner, ready to move dishes as soon as you take your last bite.The atmosphere leaves much to be desired. We waited to be seated in a dark, narrow hallway at the bottom of the stairs, regularly moving aside for servers to come back and forth with ice buckets and other materials. The dining room itself is pretty basic.
I had the pleasure to experience a michelin starred restaurant in Toronto for the first time for my wife and I's anniversary. And we only did the barroom experience. Fine dining is just another level of intricacy that is so hard to be specific. I think every dish we had was tasty, flavourful, artistic, and just a good balance in every bite. From start to finish, an experience of pure bliss. The dish that gripped me most for this seasonal menu was the japanese rice dish. I can't even recall the name but it was absolutely sublime. Incredibly elegant, creamy, slight complexity, it was absolutely wonderful. It is so difficult to just have one dish of each plate, I wish I could have at least 2-3 more servings of each. The kicker at the end, dessert...it was just so beautiful, I didn't want to destroy it but it just had to be enjoyed. One day, I would like to experience their dining room experience and watch the chefs make each of the creations before you. A very superb experience! The atmosphere had a romantic feel, the music was not too loud, and service was impeccable. Never before have I experienced a serviette being folded every time I left my seat and new cutlery given for every dish. That level of service and detail truly makes a fine dining experience.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Andres Dovale
Incredible, as expected.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Dalal
I went to celebrate my birthday. The reservation manager (Jennifer) was superb at communicating via email. She is friendly and helped me find a quick spot since I am in town for a short period only. The whole team were amazing. Monica did a fantastic job at checkin in and making sure I have everything I need. I tried out the tasting menu but was non impressed with some courses that were above salty (And I can handle flavors very well) this ruined the remaining courses for me. I did get a palette cleanser in between to help out but I do hope the staff consider rearranging the tasting menu to compliment each other very well. The palette cleanser should be part of the menu if such high levels of sodium are used (salt was too much I actually had a bad headache and puffy face)I do have to give credit to the pastry chef as I think the dessert was well done! It was perfect in all sense. All in all, good experience but I do prefer other Michelin star restaurants in the area as I was non impressed with choice of ingredients and taste level.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 5
Dan Ambrochi
I went to Alo this past Saturday and I was absolutely blown away by the quality of food and service that I had experienced. I had eating at Alo highly recommended to me and my expectations were still exceeded. The team was incredibly helpful. They made one of my guests who was celebrating a birthday feel very special, and Marcus also helped me out when I started encountering some digestive issues by bringing me some ginger tea. Please pass along my regards to Marcus and the rest of the team. I look forward to returning to Alo again one day for another incredible culinary experience!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Cathy Kang
What I was hoping for in a Michelin-starred restaurant. The flavours of each course were more or less well-balanced, and very high quality ingredients, like that butter from France! Mm, chef’s kiss. You could see the Japanese influence in many of the courses. Everything was exquisite, but, honestly, what I have dreamt about since my visit was the milk bread! I don’t know what they put in that bread, but I would come back just for that.Everything was presented beautifully, and the attention to detail was excellent. My husband and I tried the bar room over the dining room option, which was great to get a feel of everything and filled me satisfactorily. (I think my husband could have used a little more food though.)The ambience was romantic and cozy, and all of the staff were excellent. Great place for a special occasion.
Great people, great service,,, there were few dishes we didn’t enjoy but can’t make everyone happy with every creations. Overall, top restaurant, will visit again and again.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recap from our 5 year anniversary at Alo in Toronto! This place is worth every penny. From fantastic food and amazing service, to great drink pairings, chill vibes and a professional staff that don’t take themselves too seriously. Would highly recommend to anyone who has a passion for the art of cooking or just appreciates food, hospitality and cocktails.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
5/5 across the board. Definitely the best meal I have had in my entire life. The atmosphere was perfect. A big comfy booth for 2 of us. The restaurant felt so unpretentious. The service was amazing. I love that all the servers wear running shoes. But THE FOOD. omg every single bite was perfect. My favourite thing to do at restaurants is critique things I would do differently or note if something needs more seasoning or citrus etc. (to ourselves of course.. we are Canadian and even if it's bad we say everything is great) but every dish came out perfectly. Even when we thought something was a bit under seasoned we would mix it up and the flavours would all pair perfectly. It's no wonder this restaurant is consistently voted one of the best in Canada. It's hard to understand how they only have 1 Michelin star when other restaurants like Osteria Giulia have 1 star as well but alo is miles above in quality, service, food, etc.etc.etc. Our bill ended up being $850 for 2 tasting menus, 2 cocktails and a bottle of wine. Very expensive but highly highly recommend for a once in a lifetime meal.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Impeccable service and good food go hand in hand here. We had the 6 course menu in the bar room, had some unique and delicious takes on dishes we've had
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The service was fantastic - Marcus was our primary server and was exceptional. I had the chance to try many great restaurants and this was just ok.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 5
Um, excuse me!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food was amazing and atmosphere was great!
Best restaurant service I’ve experienced in all my years in Toronto! Lee is the greatest!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The food was disappointing. It’s good, but does not stand out among other restaurants, except in terms of its exorbitant prices. Given that the expectations are so high—proportionate to the prices—one leaves with a particularly poignant disappointment.The service is exceptional. It seems that there is a server at every corner, ready to move dishes as soon as you take your last bite.The atmosphere leaves much to be desired. We waited to be seated in a dark, narrow hallway at the bottom of the stairs, regularly moving aside for servers to come back and forth with ice buckets and other materials. The dining room itself is pretty basic.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 5
Great experience.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
I had the pleasure to experience a michelin starred restaurant in Toronto for the first time for my wife and I's anniversary. And we only did the barroom experience. Fine dining is just another level of intricacy that is so hard to be specific. I think every dish we had was tasty, flavourful, artistic, and just a good balance in every bite. From start to finish, an experience of pure bliss. The dish that gripped me most for this seasonal menu was the japanese rice dish. I can't even recall the name but it was absolutely sublime. Incredibly elegant, creamy, slight complexity, it was absolutely wonderful. It is so difficult to just have one dish of each plate, I wish I could have at least 2-3 more servings of each. The kicker at the end, dessert...it was just so beautiful, I didn't want to destroy it but it just had to be enjoyed. One day, I would like to experience their dining room experience and watch the chefs make each of the creations before you. A very superb experience! The atmosphere had a romantic feel, the music was not too loud, and service was impeccable. Never before have I experienced a serviette being folded every time I left my seat and new cutlery given for every dish. That level of service and detail truly makes a fine dining experience.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Incredible, as expected.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I went to celebrate my birthday. The reservation manager (Jennifer) was superb at communicating via email. She is friendly and helped me find a quick spot since I am in town for a short period only. The whole team were amazing. Monica did a fantastic job at checkin in and making sure I have everything I need. I tried out the tasting menu but was non impressed with some courses that were above salty (And I can handle flavors very well) this ruined the remaining courses for me. I did get a palette cleanser in between to help out but I do hope the staff consider rearranging the tasting menu to compliment each other very well. The palette cleanser should be part of the menu if such high levels of sodium are used (salt was too much I actually had a bad headache and puffy face)I do have to give credit to the pastry chef as I think the dessert was well done! It was perfect in all sense. All in all, good experience but I do prefer other Michelin star restaurants in the area as I was non impressed with choice of ingredients and taste level.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 5
I went to Alo this past Saturday and I was absolutely blown away by the quality of food and service that I had experienced. I had eating at Alo highly recommended to me and my expectations were still exceeded. The team was incredibly helpful. They made one of my guests who was celebrating a birthday feel very special, and Marcus also helped me out when I started encountering some digestive issues by bringing me some ginger tea. Please pass along my regards to Marcus and the rest of the team. I look forward to returning to Alo again one day for another incredible culinary experience!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
What I was hoping for in a Michelin-starred restaurant. The flavours of each course were more or less well-balanced, and very high quality ingredients, like that butter from France! Mm, chef’s kiss. You could see the Japanese influence in many of the courses. Everything was exquisite, but, honestly, what I have dreamt about since my visit was the milk bread! I don’t know what they put in that bread, but I would come back just for that.Everything was presented beautifully, and the attention to detail was excellent. My husband and I tried the bar room over the dining room option, which was great to get a feel of everything and filled me satisfactorily. (I think my husband could have used a little more food though.)The ambience was romantic and cozy, and all of the staff were excellent. Great place for a special occasion.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5