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“Just eat the bread! And definitely try a cocktail”
Review of Cluny Bistro

Cluny Bistro
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Ranked #103 of 11,094 Restaurants in Toronto
Price range: ₹611 - ₹2,749
Cuisines: French
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Dining options: Breakfast, After-hours, Private Dining, Reservations
Neighbourhood: Old Toronto
Description: Welcome to Cluny Bistro! We're Distillery District's entry into the wonderful world of French inspired food with a modern twist. With a fun, casual atmosphere featuring vibrant music and breathtaking design, we're not your parent's French Bistro! We offer our guests an exciting, non-pretentious menu reflective of France's modern food movement. Chef Christine Mast's menu begs you to share items with the table, allowing you to try the many amazing flavours presented. Cluny's Patisserie will indulge you with our house-made macarons and homemade bread still warm from the oven. We hope you visit Cluny Bistro not only to savour our magnificent food, but also to enjoy the whole dining experience as a vibrant social event. We look forward to serving you soon!
Reviewed 16 July 2024

Beautiful restaraunt. Open kitchen is amazing and the lay out allows for an intimate dinner even in a large space.

Cocktails were spot on! Really well mixed even if the bartender had to keep going out back to get new bottles, seemed everything was out of stock. A waiter came in to bar to get. A beer, broke a glass in the rinse station and just sort of brushed it aside. A little unnerving.

Got seated promptly by very nice host. Ordered onion soup- mainly because of reviews and my guess is the chef has not actually tasted their product (this is a re occurring theme throughout the dinner). The soup was extremely salty and more like onion stew with no broth at all. Over powering amount of cheese and for 22.00 you would expect a bit more care on the prep. Note we were at the start of dinner service so not the end of the night pot of soup.
We also got steak frites which came perfectly cooked, however once again the level of salt on the fries made them almost inedible. The steak was not seasoned at all, maybe balance that. Again, the chef could easily try a fry before serving. Poor kitchen production for this level of place.
What way amazing- the wait staff wa an excellent and the bread, oh my! I could have just ate bread and the cocktails and probably given a 5 star review, unfortunately we wanted dinner.

Date of visit: July 2024
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Stuart Kempston, General Manager at Cluny Bistro, responded to this reviewResponded 23 July 2024

Thank you for your visit to our restaurant and your review. While we are delighted that you were blown away by several aspects of your visit, such as our beautiful restaurant, our cocktails and assortment of breads as well as our service, we are sad to hear that our French Onion Soup and Steak Frites didn’t knock it out of the park for you. Please know, we would have been happy to replace anything that was not to your preference. That being said, we would love to welcome you back for a chance to explore some more of our delicious menu items, should you choose to visit us again.


Best Regards,
Stuart K.

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Reviewed 10 July 2024

Pretentious!
Beautiful setting.
Although some of the seating in "booth" like space is awful.
Too soft, bad for the back.
The server was not schooled in some menu choices.
Why does the onion soup have toi be so salty????
Many better choices a few yards down on Tank Hs.

Date of visit: July 2024
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Thank Jay and John S
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Stuart Kempston, General Manager at Cluny Bistro, responded to this reviewResponded 16 July 2024

Thank you for visiting our restaurant and for providing us with your feedback. While we are delighted that you enjoyed the setting of our restaurant, it makes us extremely disappointed to learn that we failed to meet the mark when it comes to our seating, and French Onion Soup, we would have been happy to replace anything that was not to your liking. Saying that, we have taken your feedback very seriously and will be passing it along to our senior team for review. We would love the opportunity to welcome you back for the chance to explore some more of our delicious menu items we know you'll love

Best Regards,
Stuart K.

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Reviewed 2 July 2024

We come here a few times a year as a date night when we feel like getting a little more fancier than our usual spots. It's our go to place to go. I'm sad that they took the ravioli off their menu, because it was a delight but alas. Otherwise, the servers are always 10/10 and the food is always amazing too. Great experiences every time! It's my top pick in the whole city and the restaurant is gorgeous to look at.

Date of visit: March 2024
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Thank Jamie E
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Reviewed 23 June 2024

This is my husband and my favourite spot in Toronto.

The food is impeccable, the service is great, and the atmosphere is cozy and welcoming.

Date of visit: June 2024
Thank Rebecca S
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Reviewed 3 March 2024 via mobile

Great food and service. Lovely place for both a romantic date or lunch with friends. Niçoise salad was delicious. Goes well with mimosas 😁

Date of visit: March 2024
Thank sova90
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