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Name: Splendido
Address: 88 Harbord Street, Toronto, ON, Canada, M5S 1G5
Telephone: (416) 929-7788
Price range: CAN$51 and over
Rating: 4.4

Splendido

4.4

634 Reviews

CAN$51 and over

Modern European

88 Harbord Street, Toronto, ON M5S 1G5

About this restaurant

Splendido is a fine dining restaurant that gives guests a taste of upscale eating and a chance to try many uniquely creative menu items. The dining area is comfortably understated, with an intimate and enjoyable atmosphere that helps encourage good conversation. Guests at Splendido get the full experience of fine dining with an excellent alcoholic beverage list and constantly changing menus. At Splendido, guests can choose from multiple menus each night, based on how many courses they want to have that night. Menu items change every day, with new recipes and unique dishes popping up all the time. Guests can also enjoy carefully selected wine pairings for each dish upon request.

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Additional information

Dining style
Fine Dining
Price
CAN$51 and over
Cuisines
Modern European, European, Canadian
Hours of Operation
Dinner: Tuesday - Wednesday: 5:00pm - 10:00pm Friday & Saturday: 5:00pm - 11:00pm
Phone number
(416) 929-7788
Website
http://www.splendido.ca/
Payment Options
AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Smart Casual
Executive Chef
Victor Barry
Catering
Splendido offers off-site catering for weddings, private dinners, cocktail parties and corporate functions.
Private party facilities
Our private dining room, The Cellar offers an outstanding venue for intimate social or business functions. Surrounded by the glass wine cellar, guests will be able to enjoy Victor Barry's Fresh Cuisine. The Cellar Room can accommodate from 6 to 36 guests seated or 100 standing.

Location
88 Harbord Street, Toronto, ON M5S 1G5
Neighbourhood
Harbord Village
Cross Street
Spadina
Parking details
Street Parking
Public transit
Bloor and Spadina
Additional
Banquet, Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, BYO Wine, Corkage Fee, Farm to Table, Full Bar, Non-Smoking, Private Room, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Cuperly, Brut NV, Blanc de Noir, Grand Cru, Verzy$195.00
Inflorescence, NV, Blanc de Noir, Aube$165.00
Laherte Frères, Les Clos Les Cépages Oubliés, Chavot$239.00
Vilmart & Cie, Coeur de Cuvée Brut, 2003, Premier Cru, Rilly la Montagne$350.00
R & L Legras, Saint-Vincent Brut, 2000, Blanc de Blanc, G.C., Chioully$300.00
R & L Legras, Saint-Vincent Brut, 1990, Blanc de Blanc, G.C., Chouilly$450.00
Les Roses de Jeanne, La Bolorée Brut, Blanc de Blancs, Aube$550.00

Rosé Champagne

Billecart-Salmon Brut Rosé, NV, Mareuil-sur-Aÿ$225.00

Sparkling

Canada

Tawse, Spark, 2011, Chardonnay/Pinot Gris, VQA Niagara Peninsula$80.00
Tawse, Spark, 2008, Chardonnay, David's Block, VQA Twenty Mile Bench$105.00

France & Italy

Crémant d'Alsace, J.M. Sohler, Blanc de Blanc, Millésime 2010, Alsace$85.00
Prosecco, Prevedello Asolo Superiore, 2013, Docg, Veneto$85.00

Spain

Mas Fi, Brut, NV, Penedès$56.00
Agustí Torelló Mata, Brut Reserva, 2009, Penedès$82.00

What 634 people are saying

Splendido reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

Overall ratings and reviews

4.4

4.4 based on all time ratings

4.5Food
4.6Service
4.3Ambience

Noise • Moderate

634 Reviews

DV
DaVe
Toronto1 review
5.0
Dined on December 31, 2015
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Surprised my wife with dinner on our anniversary. The whole experience was amazing. Would recommend it, but it is now closed. Great dinner to send off one of my favorite food experience choices in the city. We mill miss you.
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OT
OpenTable Diner
Toronto1 review
3.0
Dined on December 29, 2015
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 3
Chef Berry seemed not interested at all to talk with us. Even Michelin 3 stars chefs that I have met spent more time greeting me than Victor Berry.
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OpenTable Diner
Toronto3 reviews
5.0
Dined on December 16, 2015
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Incredible tasting menu, impeccable service
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Mauligirl VIP
Toronto46 reviews
3.0
Dined on December 11, 2015
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
The service and the ambiance of Splendido are excellent but the tasting menu is way too overpriced especially when you add in the wine pairing option. The food was delicious but I have dined at many fine restaurants, some with Michelin stars that were either comparable or perhaps better and paid less, in some cases significantly less. The quality of the ingredient is great but some of the courses were a bit stingy. One of the courses in particular was the slow spiced roasted carrot. I appreciate that it is slow roasted and turned for 5 hours but at the price I'm paying I would expect more than a single carrot. My biggest complaint is the wine pairing, with emphasis on the "wine". Including a beer for 2 courses as one of the pairings seems to be a bit of a gouge. Sake for 3 courses also seemed to me to be a bit cheeky. Only one red of reasonably good quality but still as far as Burgundy's go was very average. It sort of felt like getting the last of the milk out of the cow before it goes off to pasture.
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OpenTable Diner
Toronto1 review
5.0
Dined on December 9, 2015
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Splendido is the best fine dining I have tried in Toronto. All my other favourites are in Quebec. The chef is very creative, the taste of each dish is very flavourful and interesting. The entire experience is full of surprises. It is very sad that this restaurant is coming to an end, but I believe the new one will be more affordable yet good quality as always.
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OpenTable Diner VIP
Toronto6 reviews
4.0
Dined on November 29, 2015
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Excellent food but wine pairings are disappointing.
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MichelinStarCollector VIP
Toronto33 reviews
5.0
Dined on November 17, 2015
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
When Spendido closes, Toronto's food scene will have lost a true star. Book your Splendido experience now before they close!
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OpenTable Diner
Tahoe5 reviews
2.0
Dined on November 8, 2015
1. Overall 2
2. Food 2
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 4
Service was slow and food was just too fancy. Used the best Ingredients (like caviar, truffle, foie gras, uni ) but with the extra fluff, killed the flavor. Wine pairing should only have wine and not beer and sake. 12 course meal at $180 was reasonable; just too bad it wasn't my taste.
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Vanessa
Toronto54 reviews
4.0
Dined on November 7, 2015
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
As Splendido is closing by year end, we decided to jump on the opportunity to dine before it wasn't around anymore. We enjoyed the 12 course tasting menu which was really fabulous. The service was also top notch. My only disappointment was the last savoury course - 85 day aged Cumbrae Farms steak (can't remember the cut). The texture was just not great. A bit dry and gritty, although cooked very well. It definitely wasn't the best end to a phenomenal meal and certainly not a great promotion for Cumbrea Farms. After the prior 9 courses, it just really fell short. I wish I could have had 6 more of the egg yolk ravioli and the mushroom dish was also to die for.
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Sosus
Toronto15 reviews
5.0
Dined on November 1, 2015
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
A wonderful dinner to remember. Thank you Chef Barry for a truly special night.
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88 Harbord Street, Toronto, ON M5S 1G5

Additional information

Cross Street
Spadina
Neighbourhood
Harbord Village
Hours of Operation
Dinner: Tuesday - Wednesday: 5:00pm - 10:00pm Friday & Saturday: 5:00pm - 11:00pm
Price
CAN$51 and over
Cuisines
Modern European, European, Canadian
Dining style
Fine Dining
Dress code
Smart Casual
Parking details
Street Parking
Public transit
Bloor and Spadina
Payment Options
AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
Executive Chef
Victor Barry
Additional
Banquet, Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, BYO Wine, Corkage Fee, Farm to Table, Full Bar, Non-Smoking, Private Room, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Website
http://www.splendido.ca/
Phone number
(416) 929-7788
Catering
Splendido offers off-site catering for weddings, private dinners, cocktail parties and corporate functions.
Private party facilities
Our private dining room, The Cellar offers an outstanding venue for intimate social or business functions. Surrounded by the glass wine cellar, guests will be able to enjoy Victor Barry's Fresh Cuisine. The Cellar Room can accommodate from 6 to 36 guests seated or 100 standing.

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Wine by the Glass

Sparkling

Champagne, R&L Legras, Blanc de Blancs, Grand Cru, Chouilly, France$38.00

Prosecco, Prevedello Asolo Superiore, 2013, Docg, Veneto, Italy$17.00

White

Godello, Telmo Rodriguez, 2012, Gaba do Xil, Valdeorras, Spain$15.00

Sauvignon Blanc, Nautilus, 2013, Marlborough, New Zealand$16.00

Riesling, Reichsgraf von Kesselstatt, 1999, Mosel, Germany$19.00

Chardonnay, Hidden Bench, 2011, Tête de Cuvée, Niagara, canada$22.00

Red

Pinot Noir, Fielding Estate, 2009, Lincoln Lakeshore, Canada$15.00

Rosso di Montalcino, La Manella, 2012, Italy$17.00

Syrah, St Julien en St Alban, Eric Texier, 2012, France$18.00

Cabernet Sauvignon, Vindicated, 2011, Napa Valley, U.S.A.$24.00

Coravin Feature

Chardonnay, Dutton-Goldfield, 2012, Rued Vineyard, R.R.V., U.S.A.$37.00

Brunello di Montalcino, Collepiccino, 2007, Italy$37.00

Champagne

Cuperly, Brut NV, Blanc de Noir, Grand Cru, Verzy$195.00

Inflorescence, NV, Blanc de Noir, Aube$165.00

Laherte Frères, Les Clos Les Cépages Oubliés, Chavot$239.00

Vilmart & Cie, Coeur de Cuvée Brut, 2003, Premier Cru, Rilly la Montagne$350.00

R & L Legras, Saint-Vincent Brut, 2000, Blanc de Blanc, G.C., Chioully$300.00

R & L Legras, Saint-Vincent Brut, 1990, Blanc de Blanc, G.C., Chouilly$450.00

Les Roses de Jeanne, La Bolorée Brut, Blanc de Blancs, Aube$550.00

Rosé Champagne

Billecart-Salmon Brut Rosé, NV, Mareuil-sur-Aÿ$225.00

Sparkling

Canada

Tawse, Spark, 2011, Chardonnay/Pinot Gris, VQA Niagara Peninsula$80.00

Tawse, Spark, 2008, Chardonnay, David's Block, VQA Twenty Mile Bench$105.00

France & Italy

Crémant d'Alsace, J.M. Sohler, Blanc de Blanc, Millésime 2010, Alsace$85.00

Prosecco, Prevedello Asolo Superiore, 2013, Docg, Veneto$85.00

Spain

Mas Fi, Brut, NV, Penedès$56.00

Agustí Torelló Mata, Brut Reserva, 2009, Penedès$82.00

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