Mirage Grill & Lounge

Went to this restaurant for a bite with my girlfriend after work. Upon entering and being seated we waited roughly 5 – 8 minutes to be acknowledged by our waitress while the restaurant wasn’t really busy. Once we placed our order (I ordered a meat lovers pizza and a vanilla milkshake and my girlfriend had the Tuscan chicken with a ginger ale) and got our food we weren’t acknowledged again. It would’ve been nice to have ice water to compliment our meals but our waitress was very unapproachable. Upon finishing eating we kept trying to make eye contact to no success and ended up waiting 15 minutes and ended up getting frustrated and walked to the «work area» and requested doggie bags and our bill so we can leave. To our disappointment we were kept waiting another 20 minutes for our bill and containers for what we couldn’t eat so based on that and the whole overall experience I declined to add a gratuity to my payment. Your food is good but when you have poor service it leaves a bitter taste in your mouth and I will likely not return for future meals
Note: The waitress in question is a young black woman.
Time visited: 6pm on February 18^th/​2016

Only came here for desserts once and had a cheesecake — didn’t have much expectations for it but it was soo good ! Super moist and creamy.
The whole restaurant was really well decorated and the waitress was extremely polite. Will definitely be back for a full meal

Went here for a girls coffee/​dessert with 4 of my friends yesterday. We didn’t order any food. I was here a few years ago and liked the food, drinks, coffee, dessert, music and couches etc. Apparently the owners have changed hence, the different food and décor etc.
This place in the past is usually pretty packed so I was surprised that it was not as packed yesterday.
I had the Chai tea latte with Amaretto at first and ordered another chai tea latte without the alcohol. It was ok. The drink tasted a bit watered down. I am not sure if they used cream or 2% milk. Maybe I should have asked. Two of my friends ordered the avocado milkshake and they liked it. My other friend (a dessert lover) ordered the mango raspberry cheesecake and she wasn’t too happy with it. It was a mousse, sponge and cheesecake combo instead of a regular cheesecake. Now she is someone who finishes her dessert no matter how big the cake slice is and she left half.
I personally wouldn’t go back. I have had better coffee and dessert in the city at Demetres. I guess I need to do my research to find a good coffee in Scarborough.

One of our Fav desserts place. Me & hubby love to have their desserts. The chocomisu is amazingly delicious. Its a combination of chocolate ice cream over Tiramisu. Its definitely for a coffee lover. Tried their Perfect Couple which is spot on delicious & good for two people. Over all great ambience and food.

Nice place I loved the chocoberry waffle. Also triple brownie was good enough. I’ll try other things later.

My boyfriend was driving through Scarborough last Sunday, heading to Montréal for business. We decided to meet for lunch. The problem? We weren’t hungry at the time.
Well, when we got there at 13:30, our appetites said otherwise. Originally, we thought of getting a light snack and beverage at the Starbucks in Chapters. We looked cross the parking lot and saw the Mirage. We went for it.
I had visited the Mirage in Richmond Hill for dinner years ago. I liked it, so I didn’t see what could go wrong here.
We were promptly greeted and were asked to sit anywhere. We did.
My guy ordered the fresh Spanish omelette (‘fresh’ made me giggle, as opposed to frozen), and I ordered the French toast with strawberries.
We got our orders pretty quickly. My guy had time to ask the server what the wifi password was. Our meals were large.
There were some issues with our server. It wasn’t particularly busy, either:
— My order was supposed to come with soy whipped cream. I didn’t get any of it, which isn’t a big deal. I wanted to know what it tasted like.
— My French toast did not come with maple syrup. I had to ask the server for some.
— I had ordered a Diet Coke. It didn’t come, either, until I reminded the server.
The food was tasty. There were a ton of sliced strawberries over my large, thick-​sliced French toast. My guy’s Spanish omelette looked amazing. He got a small side salad and fruit.
My guy also ordered a cup of coffee afterwards. I’d go back again for the food. I hope that I get a different, more attentive server.

Is really a good place to chill. great dessert! Love place to hang. but a bit expensive.

Desserts here are great. The atmosphere is nice also. Good place to take friends to hang out and catch up. Would recommend this place for anyone with a sweet tooth

Worst customer service! I politely asked to speak to the manager because I ordered the chocolate cake slice and it was horrible it tasted stale like it was in the fridge for months I was honestly just giving the manager feedback, but he got defensive and began to be rude saying he doesn’t get complaints about it and a lot of people order it. Personally if I was the manager I would like to have feedback from customers to improve my restaurant but he was very rude and gave horrible customer. I never asked for the cake to be free but he was saying you still have to pay for it because I took more than one bite. Disappointed

I’ve been to this location numerous times. I usually order the Perfect Couple with crêpe with a scoop of vanilla and chocolate ice cream topped with bananas and strawberries. This is definitely enough for two people, but i have finished this on my own before as well!
On my recent visit, I tried the Wild Crêpe where you can choose from a few variety of liqueur which you want infused in your crêpe. I chose the Crème de Cacao. This is perfect for one person and I loved it!
The service is not always good. The few times i went the staff didnt check on us and merely just delivered the food. The last time I was there the staff was attentive and he checked on us to make sure everything was good and was very pleasant.
The price is not so bad considering the fact that the portions are decent. They are also open late, so it’s a great place to go when you have those late night cravings!

Been here three four times… each time were not that good… this time California Sunset crepes were hard, strawberries sour… table was annoying because it was uneven and there was no waiter to attend to us so we placed a pouch of sugar under the leg to even it out… patio closed early (8:30pm), way too dim in here, cant even see the waiters… service is slow…

This is one of the few places in Scarborough for dessert, or late night eats and it does a great job of it. The cakes are great and the waffle plates are massive! They have a patio in the summer time which is great if you want to enjoy some outdoor weather.

Great price for the huge portion they serve. And when I mean huge, it’s huge! They even had a «caution» sign at the front saying they serve the meals on big plates haha.
It’s a fairly nice place, a couple of friends and I went there for breakfast and I got the classic eggs Benedict which came with lightly dressed spinach salad, a slice of cantaloupe & orange, and fairly well seasoned home style fries. I also ordered a café mocha which came in a lanky glass mug.
The Benny’s were cooked the way I liked it, and the hollandaise sauce was OK, but I’ve had better. It would have been nice if the English muffins weren’t store-​bought tasting. I wished I asked them to toast the bun too… if they allow it. Maybe next time I’ll ask. Nothing special for the salad, and the fries were pretty good too.
My café mocha isn’t flavourful as I expected, the espresso that resided at the bottom seemed like it was a sweet espresso syrup with milk above and topped with whipped cream. It came with a spoon, I assumed it was for mixing the milk and syrup at the bottom.
The server was nice, she kept checking in on us.
Ambience and environment wise, it did not match the food and the plating. The place seemed to mimic a lounge-​type décor with dark furniture with chandeliers and renaissance-​type paintings on the high side of one wall. I look around, and then I look at my large blue oval plate and thin eating utensils, thinking to myself… is this a semi-​upscale café & lounge, or a breakfast diner? Maybe they’re passing it out to be both, idk, but you be the judge!

NOT A GRILL!
Terrible live music who kept singing the same neo song over and over. Would have never agreed to go if I knew there was live music in the first place.
NOT A GRILL!
They try to have an upscale chic look with prices to match, then you open the menu. Pages torn and tattered, covered in stains. Then you read the menu items and realize you cannot order anything of the grill because this is NOT A GRILL!

Two stars. One because they open late and the other becsuse they have a patio to sit on during those late summer nights. Otherwise TERRIBLE! just terrible. If you’re coming to eat here, don’t! This place is nothing more than a café that opens later than most and has mediocre coffee and satisfactory dessert. (aanddd a patio)…
I’ve visited this place on several occasions, the worst being the time I came for brunch (gross!). Complete hit and miss for the food. I had the eggs Bennie served with a side of stomach ache. The hollandaise sauce was so clearly something that came from a powder pouch, the poached eggs were so tiny, the smoked salmon was the most disgusting I’ve ever had (a very strong fishy smell definitely not fresh). The English muffin it was served on was evidently far from fresh. The only good part was the potatoes (because they were probably not made in house). Nobody at my table was satisfied with the food.
Aside from terrible food, TERRIBLE service. I kid you not when I say we waited an hour and a half for our food at brunch. What’s worse? They made us wait over half an hour at the beginning to get our drinks (water and coffee). Nobody comes between me and my coffee! When I confronted the waiter for our drinks she said, and I quote, «I’m the only one on the floor, you need to be patient with me». I’m sorry… is it MY problem as the paying customer if your boss scheduled ONE waiter on a Sunday morning?!
On another note, I came here for a study date way back and the waiter kept eyeing me because I sat much too long… Although I followed the status quo and bought stuff from their terrible menu every now and then. Oh, and the store was quite empty so. Ni excuse. I got uncomfortable and left.
Another time I came for a coffee date-​Terrible idea for a coffee lover btw– They didn’t have lactose free milk (too bad for me), no soy milk either and they didn’t even have regular drip coffee… yes you read it correctly. No drip coffee.
Need I say more?

Their crêpe skins are pre made and cold.
The person who was making an crêpe order for a customer and added whipped cream by mistake. He used this bare hand to scoop it off. He didn’t even bother making a new one for the customer as other café/​restaurants would.
The waitress could care less about the customers and would spend time chit chatting near the counters.
My cousin who is lactose and tolerant asked the waitress what were her options for desserts. The waitress suggested her a cake and said it was dairy-​free. Well it wasn’t and my cousin ended up suffering in pain.
Terrible services.

Good place for dessert, since they have a large selection. I meant to split the ChocoMissu (tiramisu) with one other person, and accidentally ended up eating more than half myself: P I would have preferred a slightly stronger coffee flavour, but other than that the flavour was good and the biscuit part was super light and spongey. Service here was also great, since our waitress kept checking up on us periodically to see if we were alright and refilling our water. Would come again to try their other desserts and possibly also food. The atmosphere was lively even at 9:30 PM on a Thursday night (but not so loud that you can’t have a conversation) and many patrons stay way past 12. Easy to get to since it’s right off the 401.

I came back here for dinner, and the food was amazing! It was cooked perfectly. We had the Quesadilla Don Pollo and the Mirage Wrap. The Quesdadilla is an appetizer so it’s perfect to share. The Mirage wrap had mashed potatoes inside! It gave it a good flavour and the potatoes melted in your mouth!
It looks like the management fixed the seating arrangements, it is organized and there is not maze to follow to get back to your seat. My one issue I have for this visit was the service was a bit slow, but it was also getting busy with customers.
I will keep coming back here and I can’t wait to try more desserts!

Great place but not the best food!
Mirage is a great place to catch up with some friends, its central, and located right off the highway! With my previous review of Café Mirage I was hoping that this time around it could redeem itself, unfortunately not quite.
Though the interior has changed, since the last time I was here, today I decided to play it safe with their desserts. I mean, how bad can it be. Unfortunately I encountered one of the worse cakes ever in my history of cakes lol… Their mocha crunch was bland. Though there was a bit of crunch in this dish, the chocolate ontop tasted a bit off, so bad that I had to put it aside :(1/​5!!!
Just when I thought things could get worse, thankfully their nutella hot chocolate came to the rescue, and somewhat slightly gave this experience some hope! Piping hot milk drizzled with some nutella inside is what I needed to wash down my dessert…
The overall place is spacous, clean, however their service can be a hit or miss! :(

Correct me if I’m wrong but I’m pretty sure this place is identical to Symposium Restaurant & Lounge by Major Mackenzie and Kennedy Road. It had the same design with the art/​stonework on the wall and it had the same terrible milkshakes and ice cappuccino’s.
This review is only based off their dessert and ice coffee drinks.
Iced Mocaccino $ 6.50 — It was so bad I only drank a quarter of it. For $ 6.50 I really expect top quality but was given the complete opposite. The drink did not have any ice so if you are expecting an ice cap like the ones at Timmies then I would highly recommend just getting an ice cap at Timmies. Its just a chilled hot chocolate drink with whipped cream on top. Tasted terrible (0 stars).
Iced caramel cappuccino $ 6.50 — This drink was just as bad. Same comments as above (0 stars).
Brownie cheese cake $ 7 — Didn’t taste bad but didn’t taste great either (3 stars).
Service was quick and friendly.
Desserts and iced coffee drinks may look pleasing but learn from my mistakes and don’t order them.
They also have a food menu which I did not get to try but it can’t be any worse than their iced coffee drinks.