Woods Restaurant & Bar

We did a client dinner here a couple nights ago. It was really nice.
The food was a bit slow to come out (and the kitchen is in the basement, bit weird to see servers come up from the basement with your food). However, the quality and taste were good, staff was professional, attentive (only one person ordered something with fries, they brought extra for the table) and pleasant. And, given everything we ordered and the size of our party, was not overly expensive.

I liked this place without loving it. I came here with work and we were placed in a private room. This part was great — music choice (jazzy) was excellent and the service he was terrific.
The food was only ok though. We have a fixed menu with items chosen from the main menu. The best part for me as the beef tartare — normally I prefer my tartare with ground beef rather than cubes but it was still delicious, especially because the wasabi flavour mixed with the home made sour and cream chips terrifically.
For my main I had the tuna. It came seared and served on a bed of potatoes. There was nothing wrong with it per se, only there was nothing special about the presentation and the potatoes were just kind of ordinary (I’ve had hash browns at brunch that were better). In short, I’d i had been paying for this meal myself I’d have called it overpriced.
For dessert we had a choice of raspberry flavoured moose with basil ice cream or mini donuts. I give credit for the basil ice cream — I didn’t like the taste of it personally but withers did and I admire the ambition. The mini donuts were dry.
In short, Woods is a nice place to eat. The food is good but not spectacular given other choices nearby. ten years ago this place would have been considered great for Toronto standards but given the other options I would say it is simply good.

We had a large group from my work come here for a holiday lunch so we had a prix fixe menu which contained items from their regular menu. My meal consisted of the organic Ontario green salad, Pacific black cod and cinnamon sugar donuts for dessert.
The service was very professional and classy, but didn’t feel stuffy like some fancier restaurants. The atmosphere was bright and shabby chic.
Most importantly the food was delicious! The cod melted in my mouth! The donut serving was huge. It was too much for me to finish and I have a big appetite. The other options were chicken cordon bleu and the lamb burger. Nobody had a bad thing to say about their meal.
Highly recommended!

This is an upscale establishment with an attitude to match. We went here for dinner and the service was both inattentive and condescending. All the tables around us got much better service. I guess if you’re the type of person who doesn’t look like they’re going to tip well you don’t get quality service. Had to try to flag waiters repeatedly before they noticed us. I made a point to tip 17% but they didn’t even deserve a quarter of that.
If you wanna spend 150 bucks to be looked down upon, this is the spot to go.
Sad as the food was quite good.

Wow! This restaurant is so beautiful! It’s all dark (but not I-can’t-read-the-menu-dark), modern, and love the woodsy-​Canadiana theme going on with the signature glass and modern artwork. I loved the bar area, and thought to myself, if ever I was in the area and wanted to pop by for drinks, this would be it.
Unbeknownst to me, this used to be Colborne Lane. I never had the opp to try Chef Aprile’s restaurant, but my fiancé (who I was with tonight) said it was an amazing experience. The space didn’t really change, in fact, he thought I was bringing him back to the restaurant!
I was seated first towards the back of the restaurant — table by the wall. There are some nice corner tables for two for a truly romantic dinner. But, here at woods, the tables are spaced just right so you’re not hearing your diners conversation.
Our server (didn’t get his name) immediately came and asked if I wanted tap water (so no pressure to say no to bottled and feel cheapo — one star just for that!) He recommended a great Pinot Noir from Cali (La Crema) and the night started from there. I had the Foie gras (yum) and my SO had the Beet salad. For mains, he ordered the Chicken Cordon Bleu (which is the restaurant’s most popular dish) and I had the Cod. The chicken was really good and had the awesome crispy skin.
For desserts, we tried the Pavlova (my fave) and also had some type of chocolate cheesecake (a bit too rich for me, but I generally don’t like cheesecake).
As the night progressed, all the tables were filled, so reservations recommended for a Sat. night. Again, this is a perfect date night place.
Great service. Great food. Great ambiance — a solid 4 stars in my books!

This is my first visit to this restaurant. I was brought here for my birthday dinner after our happy-​hour drink at Pravda Vodka Bar. What a coincident, both places are running by the same ow