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Buca King Street West

4.5
4.5
1924 Reviews
CAN$51 and over
Italian
Buca King Street West brings Italy to Toronto’s dining hotbed on King Street West. Buca has been internationally celebrated for its locally sourced, constantly changing menu. Guests are drawn to return time and again for the warm hospitality and artisanal fare, including famed house-cured meats, pizza, and pasta, inspired by the classic traditions of Italy with a contemporary culinary touch. An open curing room is on view, and beyond the Enoteca, a smaller wine bar, offers the perfect space for intimate gatherings. Tucked at the end of a private brick walkway, guests can choose to dine under the soaring ceilings of the restaurant’s industrial chic dining room. Consistently rated one of Canada’s best restaurants by critics since its opening, Buca is a modern classic built on the perfect balance of old world and new.

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2 people

7:00 p.m.


Booked 10 times today

Additional information

  • Dining style

    Fine Dining

  • Cuisines

    Italian

  • Hours of Operation

    Dinner Mon–Wed, Sun 5:00 pm–10:00 pm Thu–Sat 5:00 pm–11:00 pm

  • Phone number

    (416) 865-1600

  • Payment Options

    AMEX, MasterCard, Visa

  • Dress Code

    Business Casual

  • Private party contact

    Kristen Edmonds: (416) 865-1600

  • Neighbourhood

    King West

  • Cross Street

    King St W & Portland St Located in the alleyway of the King/Portland Ce

  • Parking Details

    Public Lot

  • Additional

    Banquet, Bar Dining, Beer, Chef's Table, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Counter Seating, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Wine

What 1,924 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.5
4.5 based on recent ratings
  • 4.5Food
  • 4.4Service
  • 4.5Ambience
  • 4.1Value

NoiseModerate

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  1. Talin

    Toronto

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined 3 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    With the pasta, they could have added a spoon or two more felt like I needed more food just saying very tasty. The pizza was amazing we shared one with three people
  2. AtzelaKK

    Las Vegas

    16 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    16 reviews

    Dined 5 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    We have not been here since before the Covid shutdown. The restaurant is refreshed and the food remains top quality. The radichio salad was a flavour bomb - so yummy. The zuchini flowers were delicious. We had a pasta and pizza and both were tasty. The tiramisu knocked me over - such decadence and intense flavours - very original on an old classic. Well done Buca ♥
  3. OpenTable Diner

    Toronto

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 28, 2023

    overall3food2service5ambience3
    The staff were great!!! But the bathroom is too dirty And the food was average And the cocktail wasn't good for me
  4. KarenT

    Toronto

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 23, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Bets meal in a very long time! You must go eat here!
  5. Ottawan

    Montreal

    15 reviews

    5.0

    15 reviews

    Dined on May 21, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Superb experience from start to finish. Hospitality, knowledgeable staff, exceptional ingredients/dishes. Outstandingly tasty charcuterie, eggplant/ricotta, best tomato sauce my Italian husband has ever had, delicate flavourful branzino and the piece de resistance - mille feuille dessert.
  6. yuliyak

    Toronto

    8 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on May 21, 2023

    overall3food4service3ambience3
    Food is ok. Service is slow, nice staff and attentive but slow, and place was not busy so unsure why. Wine selection is fair. Noisy
  7. OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    2 reviews

    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on May 21, 2023

    overall4food4service5ambience5
    Always a nice experience! Setting is beautiful and service is excellent. We each ordered pizza and it was really oily - more so than usual - but eggplant appetizer was amazing!
  8. CarlosP

    New York Area

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 20, 2023

    overall4food5service4ambience4
    Great food and nice service but it was not an experience. The cocktails were dull.
  9. JoelT

    Toronto

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 13, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great food and service, had a very special and personal touch.
  10. OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 13, 2023

    overall5food3service5ambience5
    Great service great people. Hope less density on the dining floor
  11. BreanneM

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 11, 2023

    overall1food2service1ambience4
    The service was bad and the seating choice was worse. We were practically sitting with the people beside us and the rest of the resturant was empty.
  12. Markf

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 9, 2023

    overall2food2service4ambience4
    It’s just trying too hard to be authentic Italian and missing the beauty and simplicity of Italian food.
  13. DaneelT

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 4, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Love the hidden location vibes and ambiance. Definitely one for the books.
  14. OpenTable Diner

    Toronto

    4 reviews

    vip
    2.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on April 29, 2023

    overall2food2service1ambience3
    Disappointed in this place. Food was nothing interesting or exciting. Felt like food that wanted to be different vs wanting to taste good. Our server was never to be found. We kept having to flag down another server walking by for any request
  15. OpenTable Diner

    Toronto

    1 review

    vip
    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 29, 2023

    overall1food3service1ambience1
    Food was good but the service was terrible. Very loud as well.
  16. OpenTable Diner

    Toronto

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on April 28, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    AMAZING. Service was great and the food was to die for. Will definitely come back when i don’t break my bank over it again!
  17. DeanG

    Caribbean

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 22, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    It is located in the back of a renovated building. Long walk down an alley to a back door entrance. Need a bit bigger sign out on King Street to know where to go. Neat use of an old building. Steep stairs to get down into the restaurant. Greeted very nicely. Coat service. Energetic atmosphere and with a medium level of nois. It has quite a buzz to it. Nice dinning rooms in the front and back. Busy kitchen with lots of cooking staff. Food was very good. Daily menu has really good selections. Service was really good. Wine selection was decent. Need to expand the wine by glass options as the bottles of wine are very expensive. Great experience.
  18. BrianS

    Toronto

    48 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    48 reviews

    Dined on April 22, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Perfect as always! Best pizza in the town . Can’t wait to go back again
  19. Silvia

    London

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 9, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    The service was excellent and outstanding, the servers explained the courses carefully to us. Food was amazing, everything made from scratch. The starters Melanzane, Orecchio di Maial and Nodini were amazing. The pizza is so so good, and pasta is also amazing. Desserts are delicious, highlight to the Millefoglie and the Tiramisu. From 1 to 10 Buca deserves a 20
  20. Kitty

    Calgary

    5 reviews

    4.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on April 9, 2023

    overall4food4service5ambience3
    Exceptional service. Food was good. Will go back again :)
  21. IsabelleV

    New York Area

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 8, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Perfect evening. The food, the ambiance and the service.
  22. OpenTable Diner

    Washington DC

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 8, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    Great dinner with amazing dishes and thoughtful services! Will be back.
  23. Nadial

    Toronto

    8 reviews

    2.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on April 7, 2023

    overall2food1service4ambience2
    Unfortunately this is not the Buca I remember. I used to easily say that Buca was the best Italian in the city of Toronto, but that is not true anymore. Some signature items, have been altered. Even the olives used for martinis have been downgraded. Service was good but even impeccable service without good food, especially in todays climate when going out is so expensive, you have to preform with outstanding food, and unfortunately Buca did not. Staff was lovely and accommodating.
  24. PaulM

    London

    4 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on April 6, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Delicious food from start to finish. Creative cooking with an innovative combination of Canadian and Italian ingredients. The mains we had (pasta and pizza) were both exceptional. Highly recommended. The waiter was absolutely top notch too. Bravo!
  25. Alexareigh

    Toronto

    12 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    12 reviews

    Dined on April 4, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Incredible!!! Service was amazing, I would go back in a heartbeat
  26. Jinny

    Toronto

    2 reviews

    1.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on April 2, 2023

    overall1food5service1ambience4
    Our server was rude and condescending. Made for a very unpleasant experience. I am sure Buca could review the feedback and rectify the issue. Its sad that the kitchen staff make such an effort to deliver quality food and ingredients all to be supplanted by a poor and rude attitude from the front of the house. Given the state of the industry, most other restaurants are happy to have clients, especially regulars. @Buca - I wouldn't worry about this review, I would worry about all the others who had the same experience, but didn't bother to let you know, but you will never see them or people in their network again.
  27. OpenTable Diner

    Toronto

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 31, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    chef Jorge food was incredible. service was great!
  28. Capitain

    Toronto

    4 reviews

    1.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on March 27, 2023

    overall1food2service3ambience5
    The kitchen has no flexibility for modifications ,
  29. RonC

    Toronto

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 24, 2023

    overall4food4service4ambience5
    We have enjoyed Buca for many years and make it into Toronto 1-2 times per year. This time we found our dinner not as enjoyable. We love the Eggplant parmigiana, one of the reasons we coming back. Our appetizers were both luke warm to cool this time and not that enjoyable, we should have sent them back. Our main server disappeared 3/4 into our meal and he only came back to out table for the bill payment. The rest of the meal was ok, not the usual wow!
  30. AudraS

    Washington DC

    11 reviews

    5.0

    11 reviews

    Dined on March 11, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Delicious, nice ambiance, excellent service.
  31. GuillaumeB

    Toronto

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 10, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Fancy authentic Italian food with great wine selection
  32. OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    10 reviews

    5.0

    10 reviews

    Dined on March 8, 2023

    overall5food5service4ambience4
    Great food! Everything was very good, service was a little slow but friendly. Will be coming back when I’m in Toronto
  33. Yasir

    Toronto

    2 reviews

    vip
    2.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on March 7, 2023

    overall2food4service1ambience3
    This was my second time at this restaurant. My first time, back in November 2022, everything was great and i would give it a 10/10. However this time, I’m not sure what happened with their service/management. The food was good (8/10), however the service was 2/10. Our server had an attitude and wasn’t very attentive. Even something like Boston Pizza has polite and attentive servers. Also my drink’s ice cube had a fly in it that I only noticed until the ice cube melted just enough to reveal the stuck fly. The server argued that it fell into the drink after the fact and had gotten stuck, which didn’t look like it since the fly’s body was half frozen in the ice. All management did is remove the drink from my bill but no apology or anything was given. A restaurant, even with good food, is not good at all with poor service and unprofessionalism. I will not be coming back.
  34. EricC

    Toronto

    7 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on March 7, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Absolutely incredible, haven't been back since the pandemic but I'm glas to see it is just as good as I remember if not better! Pizza Tartufo still reigns supreme as the best pizza in the city! Chef Jorge is KILLING it!!!
  35. AnnaT

    Toronto

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 24, 2023

    overall2food2service3ambience4
    Our food was lukewarm at best. My first bite is oso buck was 1/2 fat… ugh. My partners eggplant was also only warm, but tater fine. Defiantly not up to standard. Very disappointed
  36. OpenTable Diner

    London

    2 reviews

    2.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on February 18, 2023

    overall2food3service1ambience3
    If you are not familiar with toronto this place can be difficult to find. The service was quite poor with long delays between the staff checking in on the table. The food was decent with small portion sizes, but certainly not offering good value. Overall there are better Italian restaurants around.
  37. Dman

    Calgary

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 17, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great food and service. Front desk remembered my umbrella.
  38. HeatherH

    Atlantic Canada

    6 reviews

    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on February 13, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    We had an amazing evening with our two son’s. Great vibe and the wait staff went above and beyond. All the suggestions from our lovely waitress were spot on. The food was amazing. Looking forward to going again next time we are in town.
  39. OpenTable Diner

    Toronto

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 12, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Food, staff, and service great as always!
  40. OpenTable Diner

    E. Tennessee

    11 reviews

    5.0

    11 reviews

    Dined on February 12, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great food and service!

Safety precautions

  • Cleaning & sanitising

    • Surfaces sanitised between seatings
    • Common areas deep-cleaned daily
    • Sanitiser or wipes provided for customers

FAQs

Buca King Street West is rated 4.5 stars by 1924 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

2 people

7:00 p.m.


Booked 10 times today
Google Map for Buca King Street West

604 King St. West, Toronto, ON M5V 1M6

Additional information

  • Cross Street

    King St W & Portland St Located in the alleyway of the King/Portland Ce

  • Neighbourhood

    King West

  • Hours of Operation

    Dinner Mon–Wed, Sun 5:00 pm–10:00 pm Thu–Sat 5:00 pm–11:00 pm

  • Cuisines

    Italian

  • Dining style

    Fine Dining

  • Dress Code

    Business Casual

  • Parking Details

    Public Lot

  • Payment Options

    AMEX, MasterCard, Visa

  • Additional

    Banquet, Bar Dining, Beer, Chef's Table, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Counter Seating, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Wine

  • Phone number

    (416) 865-1600

  • Private party contact

    Kristen Edmonds: (416) 865-1600

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