Food was good but diminished by service that was “artificial”; sommelier was cold and had his “regulars”. Felt rushed. Ambiance was nice and quiet.. only down was service.. everything else was good. Worth a try..

It was our wedding anniversary so I booked one of the top-rated restaurants in the city. We were greeted warmly at reception and seated. Unfortunately, we were seated in a corner booth with a huge column next to my wife who was less than thrilled...as it blocked most of her view of the restaurant. Beautiful surroundings and excellent piano music all night. I had emailed the restaurant earlier and asked if they had a dress code and if they enforced it as baseball caps and t-shirts in fine dining rooms are a pet peeve of mine. I was assured that they did but nevertheless, we saw one chap with a ball cap on and another wearing a hoodie. Their menu is widely published but it's not until the bill comes that you realize just how expensive it is: $32 for a bowl of soup. $8 for a tiny pot of horseradish. Wow. We were brought a couple of artichoke amuse-bouches which were wonderful. My steak was outstanding on taste but a tad rare for me. No worries. My wife's lobster gnocchi was very tasty and the portion was generous. The portion size of the sides was enormous - couldn't finish them. Service was very attentive and gracious. I was a little disappointed that we weren't comped a glass of wine or something for the occasion. Dinner for two with 2 glasses of bubbly, 2 glasses of house white, and 2 glasses of house red: $525.00 with tip. That's a first. Definitely a special occasion restaurant. I'm sure they'll continue to be successful.More

Service was fantastic minus the waiter trying to push the most expensive things on the menu but the steak was aggressively average and not even on my top 20 list of steaks and I payed $150 dollars for it.

After searching online reviews, I selected this restaurant to celebrate our anniversary. I made reservations 3 weeks ahead of time as this place appeared to be very popular and due to limited seating with Covid restrictions. We were about 10 minutes early and were treated...promptly and warmly. We sat at the bar and each enjoyed a cocktail. Our table was ready on time. Peter was our server. What a wonderful gentleman and server. I would say he’s one of the best servers we have ever had in any restaurant thinking back the past 30 years. My wife had a strip loin and I had a tenderloin. We had one side order of garlic mashed and one order of corn and shishito. Each side order is suitable to be shared with two people especially if you order two sides to share between the two of you. I also did have the shrimp cocktail appetizer for myself. 3 extra large shrimp with wonderful, not too tangy cocktail sauce. The steaks came perfectly cooked to our preference. One of these days I will have to try the A5 Black or A5 Kobe, even if it’s just once! This is a high end restaurant/steakhouse but without any pretentious attitude from staff. You would fit in wearing something like nice jeans(without rips) and a collared shirt without runners or sneakers to a suit/dress or anything in between.More

If you want to impress a lady or your boyfriend, take them to Michael's on Simcoe, the beef selection is amazing. The staff is extremely polite and helpful, each staff takes seriously their work by explain each dish or origen of cut or best pairing...with each dish. Also the decoration is elegant with a twist of modern. Be ready to spend a few bills in here, but is all worth it.More

On Friday March 13th…a lucky day for a birthday…I took my two sons and my two best friends and their wives to Michaels on Simcoe. There were six of us all together as one of the wives couldn’t make it last minute. Michaels is very...beautiful and classy inside but the place was empty on a Friday night due to the virus outbreak with only one other table occupied. We ordered drinks which took quite a while to arrive…strange as the place was barren and 2 of the drinks were rum and coke and rye on the rocks…not exactly time consuming to make. They were out of the Fruit Punch cocktail…again puzzling as we wondered who drank it all when no one was here. When the drinks finally arrived he said the Highland Tart was a Margarita so after tasting we pointed out the error and they went back to be remade. Fortunately our actual waiter was much better and was well informed on the specials and with any questions we had. We ordered oysters…tuna crudo and branzino to start and all were very good. Chef prepared an amuse bouche for the table consisting of a prepared artichoke heart that was tasty and refreshing. For mains we had Surf & Turf…Scallops…Black Cod…6oz Miyazaki Strip…8oz Aussie Strip…4oz Miya Tenderloin and 4oz Hokkaida Tenderloin. Unfortunately they were out of the Hyogo Tenderloin I wanted. For sides there was bone marrow…Brussels sprouts…onion rings…mushrooms…garlic mash with onion top and bone marrow peppercorn sauce. Everyone loved the food and said it was the best steaks they’ve ever had. Service was very good with little extra touches like choosing from a variety of Japanese steak knives and taster glasses for beer. Crème brulee…cheesecake and a cookie plate with Happy Birthday on it completed the meal. I ordered a take out of the Bolognese and unfortunately when I tried it at home it tasted like a can of salt had been poured on it. Quite disappointed it didn’t live up to the standard of the other preparations. Michaels is very pricey…even for a high end restaurant…so if you charge ultra top end prices EVERYTHING should be perfect…especially given it was such a slow night. I deducted points for the slow, inaccurate bar service…being out of drink and menu items and the terribly over-salted pasta. (our waiter also broke a glass on the table causing the branzino to be thrown out and redone but accidents happen) Overall it was a very good experience with great atmosphere and I would recommend it for a special night out.More

Same poor review , waiters and service terrible but good food, ignored by staff and poor arrogant attitude, kept waiting and slow between services, one waiter (tall gentlemen) when refusing a free appetiser stated ‘well someone will have it’ he left the wine for a...long period before pouring (it was rose!) Strange table service on how food and wine was served. Sommelier was rude in so far that he served one table all night , when leaving he offered a free drink which was too little and too late , hence we left without desertMore