Library Bar - Fairmont Royal York

Never disappoints. Has the same comfortable ambience that I’ve become used too over 30 years of popping in for drinks and nibbles. Always pleasantly greeted! Service is always excellent! Great location.

Everything was delightful. I will definitely be back. Thank you.

I love the Library Bar but my most recent experience was poor value for money. I shared the charcuterie platter with a friend and asked for a couple of slices of cheese to be added. The charge was almost the full price of the charcuterie plus a full cheese platter (and the charcuterie platter did not even include the pate as cited). Huge overcharge for what we received.

Excellent service in a space that is refined but still feels comfortable. The newspapers were an option I wasn't expecting. The only disappointment wasn't with the restaurant at all, but with my unfortunate timing that the hotel lobby wasn't available to see due to being closed for renovations.

Very attentive service. Good quality food. An enjoyable place to meet a friend and to have a conversation while enjoying a nice meal.

This was the best Experience we had in a long time. The Service was impeccable, friendly not intrusive but also informative of the Items that were on the plates.
Definitely, I will return for the next Birthday celebration

Very attentive staff. Always a treat

The occasion was my birthday. We’ve been here multiple times to have ladies tea, as this is one of our favourite places. The only thing that was a bit different this time was that we weren’t seated until the majority of our party arrived. It was raining that day, so a few people were running late, but we had to stand outside. During previous occasions we have visited, we were always allowed to sit inside and wait for the rest of the party before the tea presentation. Not a huge deal, but we had presents we were holding, so it was a bit inconvenient to be standing outside holding them.

We also noticed the scones and butter have changed! We loved the old scones!!!

Other than that, the staff was amazing as usual, and we had the best time! We’ll definitely be back again.

Great ambiance and feel. Food was terrible. Ordered the club and Caesar salad. Both were terrible and not what I would expect from the Fairmont.

Great location. Food was fab. Service incredible.

Our first time experience is great and the service is exceptional. Definitely would recommend this to everyone.

A great experience as always. I was entertaining a friend on the occasion of his retirement and it was made all the more special by the attention paid to us by Marina the hostess and Gordie the server. Excellent and very attentive service. I will be returning on April 18th with a party of 4.

Diverse lunch menu selection and excellent choice of beverages. Friendly, efficient service. Great ambience. A real classic Toronto meeting place.

Great place for lunch. But come early gets packed and a little noisy around 1 PM.

The Library Bar is the perfect location for an afternoon meeting. The noise level is low, the service and food are exceptional. Clients are impressed every time!

Can’t beat the prime rib sandwich. Melt in your mouth. Cozy and elegant atmosphere.

Extremely horribly disappointed that we weren’t advised that the entire Royal York Hotel lobby is blocked off for renovations. I was taking my aunt for her first afternoon tea ever - and her birthday which I checked off on the reservation though they did nothing despite them bringing candles and pieces of dessert to other guests- and we went early because she was excited to take pictures in the lovely lobby. Instead we had to kill an hour and a half in the dingy basement concourse. The Library Bar wouldn’t even let us have a cocktail at the bar (they said they had no bartender and brusquely said to go to a pub in the concourse which was dark and pricy; there were no coffee shops open). Tea was fine, but very small table, harsh lighting (photos are horrendous despite my excellent camera) and the experience was no comparison to other afternoon teas in Toronto (ie King Edward, Shangri-La, Ritz Carlton - or other Fairmonts like Ottawa’s Chateau Laurier which has a brighter larger space with a large tea cart and you can purchase most of the tea flavours). Cute quaint room and my aunt was pleased but I know the difference and I know how much happier she would have been if we had been advised that the hotel was under construction. One positive- valet parking staff was good.

Outstanding ambiance, quality and service. We will return in the future and would recommend to anyone who values quality and service.

Lovely old world space. Very good food. A bit on the expensive side. Only negative was the wait for the meal and several attempts required to get the server’s attention to pay.

Cozy ambience, terrific food and excellent service.

Wonderful experience! Great food and beautiful ambiance and decor

Nice experience. Very good service and the sweets, especially the chocolate truffle cake is quite impressive

The food was disappointing - the tea sandwiches were very dry and bland. The one savoury item was cold, as were the scones.

My guest and I spent more than 3 hours eating lunch and visiting. It was a pleasant experience.

Great ambience

As always a pleasure for me and the perfect entity to entertain an out-of-town friend. Marina the hostess always make one feel so welcome and our server Majid was excellent. I will return.

Horribly overpriced without notice
Been going over 25 years
Got sick with $17 Caesar salad $15 extra salmon
Never going vacky

Great location for a quiet business breakfast. Great service and top drawer food.

The waitress was very nice and accommodating. The service reflects the Fairmont brand impeccably. I would highly recommend for informal business gatherings and one-on-one talks including coffee chats.

Excellent location for a business meeting and very close to union station.

Loved the experience. Food and mamosa were great. Would definitely return.

Food was very tasty and the service was impeccable. My server was extra kind to accommodate the mixing of my bulletproof coffee!

I had a club house and side salad.

The sandwich was so dry it was not edible. I took two bites looking for the mayonnaise or sauce. Nothing.

The salad was colourful. No dressing.

I won’t go back after being a casual client for 30 years.

I met an old friend for lunch and a good chat. The atmosphere is homey and the service welcoming. The server respected our wish for a long relaxed lunch. The wine choices were good and the serving sizes generous. I had the signature chowder and it was rich and filling. Highly recommended.

Wait staff is excellent. We were here for a business function and would use this bar again.

We went here for my wife’s 50th birthday lunch. The service was great and the food was too. We were very impressed with the birthday dessert that was made especially for my wife to celebrate her 50th.
We have been here several times before and will continue to come back, thanks for a great lunch on our special day!

Was there for afternoon tea and found it a little bit noisy because of the number of large parties.

Great food.

My go to. Centrally located. A bit pricey. Great service.

Quiet and nice. Good food attentive. Good location