We went there when we were taking a stroll on Ossington Avenue. We were greeted by a lovely elderly lady. We had Squid Tentacle Tempura, Shima Saba & Sprout Roll, Pork Belly Yakiton and Beef Tataki. The food was delicious, probably my favorite in this area. Great service and cosy atmosphere. Would highly recommend!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Luke Belcourt
Awesome little spot
G
Food delicious 😋… drink 🍹 amazing… but price so high… 🙉🙊🙈
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 4
Melissa Edwards
A great place to enjoy a cocktail and some delicious bites! The eggplant dengaku was incredible.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Justin
Very disappointed. I went to Bar Shozan a couple of years ago and quite liked it. I returned recently and it has really gone downhill. The food is sub par, but even worse is the poor service. The server never came to check on our table, never came to take drink orders, and never returned to ask if we wanted to order more food or drinks. It was very difficult to flag the server down because she never looked at the table. I would be understanding if it was very busy but the restaurant wasn’t even full. I would no longer recommend this place. Also, it seems as if they may use a lot of MSG in their food because I got sick afterwards. Overall, very bad experience.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 1
Rochelle Valenzuela
Amazing place!
Elena Hannach-Courard
I made a reservation here to celebrate my friend’s birthday and now Shozan is my favorite izakaya in town. With an extensive sake selection and many non-alcoholic options, this bar caters to all audiences. I had Yamagata Masamune sake 山形正宗 - a beautiful blend of crisp and mellow - by far the best sake I’ve ever had. My friend had a sweet and refreshing non-alcoholic yuzu drink imported from Japan.
We had the pork belly skewers, chicken kara-age and fries with Mentaiko mayo (so good oh my god) the food was excellent and *locally sourced * I also ordered Goma-ae veggies. Delicious. A menu made for epicureans.
Just when I thought things couldn't get any better, the lovely lady who served us surprised my friend with a slice of birthday matcha cheesecake! 🍰
The business is family owned and you can tell the crafmanship and eye for detail that is invested into this heart-warming Ossington bar.
Overall an amazing experience.
Elyshia John
I cannot say enough good stuff about this place. The server was absolutely lovely - he was so polite and welcoming it was heartwarming. The food was fantastic! Plate after plate was an absolute hit, with each bite you could tell the care and attention that went into making the food. Everything tasted fresh and light, I felt full in the best way possible This is going to become a staple for me whenever I visit Toronto.
Babe
Expensive and portions are very small. The food is ok but the service is very poor! Many better options with better price and quality.
H. Ayuntamiento
The food is honestly not bad (portions are very small though) but the service is soooo terrible that I will avoid this place at any cost.
So I asked for more soya sauce and the waiter rejected to provide any in a sushi restaurant, also chopsticks mistakenly fell on the floor and server did not want to replace them. The service is horrendous. This is not a place to go to relax and enjoy but a very frustrating and sad experience
Marissa Morales
This was the worst experience Ive ever had unfortunately. When it came time to finally place our order— all 4 items I wanted were unavailable, everything else I tried to order wasn’t available either.. we settled on some other things. Over an HOUR passed and we never got drinks or food. No one even asked or followed up on the order- and turns out nothing had been rung in for us.. this is a small restaurant so its quite shocking when you don’t seem to care a table has been sitting without anything for that long. Disappointing and a waste of 1.5 hours of my life
Amine
There is an hour wait for one sushi roll. No ginger is included with the sushi. The service is terrible and the food is ok. Not worth it!
Coraline Smith
website and poster on the doors are misleading. If you don’t have brunch anymore, remove the info about it
Yvonne G
Honestly speaking, I think this place is a little bit overrated. We went for dinner, there were not much selections on the menu with a few dishes crossed out … Sashimi was fresh but other warm dishes were just so so… ordered a bottle of sake 🍶 which was good
We went there when we were taking a stroll on Ossington Avenue. We were greeted by a lovely elderly lady. We had Squid Tentacle Tempura, Shima Saba & Sprout Roll, Pork Belly Yakiton and Beef Tataki. The food was delicious, probably my favorite in this area. Great service and cosy atmosphere. Would highly recommend!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Awesome little spot
Food delicious 😋… drink 🍹 amazing… but price so high… 🙉🙊🙈
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 4
A great place to enjoy a cocktail and some delicious bites! The eggplant dengaku was incredible.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Very disappointed. I went to Bar Shozan a couple of years ago and quite liked it. I returned recently and it has really gone downhill. The food is sub par, but even worse is the poor service. The server never came to check on our table, never came to take drink orders, and never returned to ask if we wanted to order more food or drinks. It was very difficult to flag the server down because she never looked at the table. I would be understanding if it was very busy but the restaurant wasn’t even full. I would no longer recommend this place. Also, it seems as if they may use a lot of MSG in their food because I got sick afterwards. Overall, very bad experience.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 1
Amazing place!
I made a reservation here to celebrate my friend’s birthday and now Shozan is my favorite izakaya in town. With an extensive sake selection and many non-alcoholic options, this bar caters to all audiences. I had Yamagata Masamune sake 山形正宗 - a beautiful blend of crisp and mellow - by far the best sake I’ve ever had. My friend had a sweet and refreshing non-alcoholic yuzu drink imported from Japan.
We had the pork belly skewers, chicken kara-age and fries with Mentaiko mayo (so good oh my god) the food was excellent and *locally sourced * I also ordered Goma-ae veggies. Delicious. A menu made for epicureans.
Just when I thought things couldn't get any better, the lovely lady who served us surprised my friend with a slice of birthday matcha cheesecake! 🍰
The business is family owned and you can tell the crafmanship and eye for detail that is invested into this heart-warming Ossington bar.
Overall an amazing experience.
I cannot say enough good stuff about this place. The server was absolutely lovely - he was so polite and welcoming it was heartwarming. The food was fantastic! Plate after plate was an absolute hit, with each bite you could tell the care and attention that went into making the food. Everything tasted fresh and light, I felt full in the best way possible This is going to become a staple for me whenever I visit Toronto.
Expensive and portions are very small. The food is ok but the service is very poor! Many better options with better price and quality.
The food is honestly not bad (portions are very small though) but the service is soooo terrible that I will avoid this place at any cost.
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So I asked for more soya sauce and the waiter rejected to provide any in a sushi restaurant, also chopsticks mistakenly fell on the floor and server did not want to replace them. The service is horrendous. This is not a place to go to relax and enjoy but a very frustrating and sad experience
This was the worst experience Ive ever had unfortunately. When it came time to finally place our order— all 4 items I wanted were unavailable, everything else I tried to order wasn’t available either.. we settled on some other things. Over an HOUR passed and we never got drinks or food. No one even asked or followed up on the order- and turns out nothing had been rung in for us.. this is a small restaurant so its quite shocking when you don’t seem to care a table has been sitting without anything for that long. Disappointing and a waste of 1.5 hours of my life
There is an hour wait for one sushi roll. No ginger is included with the sushi. The service is terrible and the food is ok. Not worth it!
website and poster on the doors are misleading. If you don’t have brunch anymore, remove the info about it
Honestly speaking, I think this place is a little bit overrated. We went for dinner, there were not much selections on the menu with a few dishes crossed out … Sashimi was fresh but other warm dishes were just so so… ordered a bottle of sake 🍶 which was good
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