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Byblos
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About
Features
CUISINES
Lebanese, Mediterranean, Middle Eastern
Meal types
Lunch, Dinner, After-hours
Special Diets
Vegetarian friendly, Vegan options, Gluten free options
FEATURES
Accepts Credit Cards
Free Wifi
Full Bar
Reservations
Seating
Serves Alcohol
Table Service
Location
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Hours
Closed now
• Opens at 5:00 PM
Sunday
5:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Monday
5:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Tuesday
5:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Wednesday
5:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Thursday
5:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Friday
5:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Saturday
5:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
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4.5
(909)
Excellent
620
Good
184
Average
56
Poor
21
Terrible
28
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Antonia
Hamilton1943 contributions
Jun 2023 • friends
I heard many good things about this restaurant and whenever I tried to make a reservation, it was always booked. I finally managed to reserve a spot. I was interested to try this restaurant because it is a fusion between Middle Eastern and Mediterranean cuisine.
The interior gives off a Art deco appeal on the second floor where I was seated.
Our waiter’s name was Jamal, and he did a great job explaining each dish to us as it was being served out. For the apps, I tried the tuna tartare and the hummus. For the mains, wagyu beef kofta with a side of roasted cauliflower and half roasted chicken. To end off the night, I had a pomegranate sorbet.
My favourite dishes I tried were the wagyu beef kofta and the hummus. I would come back again to try more dishes.
Written August 10, 2023
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lawgoddess1960
New York City154 contributions
Dec 2023 • family
Spectacular service with food that stimulates every taste bud! Wow. This hidden little gem is located in downtown Toronto in a darkly lit building with a nice cozy atmosphere. From the initial greeting to the end of dinner the service by Jamal was outstanding. He took care of us in every way but mostly he made us laugh and enjoy our beautiful meal throughout each course. The food was delightfully surprising. We ordered the fried eggplant for starters which was my favorite dish of the evening. We also had the truffle and cheese pide and the crispy olives which were also very tasty. The radicchio salad was really delicious as was the tuna tartare with watermelon. The star of the evening was the braised lamb shoulder with small rollups and lots of shug, pickles and onions. We stuffed ourselves on dinner so much we couldnt possibly order dessert although one of us took home the lemon olive oil cake with lemon curd and reported back that it was very nice. The meal was about CA $450 but that included a couple of cocktails. The tastes were incredibly unusual and each food had a taste of its own. We would definitely go back. If you go, ask for Jamal!
Written December 30, 2023
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Sue W
Portland32 contributions
Aug 2023 • couples
We arrived late for our reservation , hot and tired ( longer walk than we expected). We were seated promptly and graciously Our server was attentive , (not intrusive ) and made helpful recommendations. The food was delicious and with our servers help, ordered the right amount as we had no place to keep leftovers! The server for a nearby table where a family with an active child was seated was absolutely great . He was patient, pleasant and humored the child along - a delight to see. Would definitely return and recommend to friends
Written August 26, 2023
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fteixeira_bsb
Brasilia17 contributions
Jul 2024 • family
Is this really supposed to be a Greek/Mediterranean restaurant? With no olive oil on the table?!
These guys have absolutely no clue!
Menu is very limited, service is snobbish and terribly slow... not a trace of what an authentic mediterranean restaurant should be. Furthermore, this place is not welcoming for children at all.
Since it's definitely not worth the price, stay away from this trap!
Written July 3, 2024
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Willie129
Kingston289 contributions
Sep 2022 • friends
Very helpful and friendly wait staff, started with delicious cocktail, and we were a party of four, shared 6 of the small starter plates, and the lamb shoulder with a side of cauliflower, and shared two desserts - it was all delicious, in particular the beet labneh, the lamb shoulder and the fried eggplant. Desserts were a perfect way to finish the meal. Will return for sure!
Written September 18, 2022
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Celsa D
Calgary30 contributions
Oct 2023 • family
We were visiting Toronto and wanted to have a nice meal out one night so looked up some downtown restaurants in advance. I'm so glad we booked this place! The food was amazing - really good flavours and hard to narrow down which dishes to order since the menu has so many choices. We had the Turkish Manti Dumplings, Beef Tartare, Short Rib Kebab, Sweet Jeweled Rice and finished with the Labneh Cheesecake. I had the tempranillo wine which paired nicely with our food. Our server Josh was very personable and attentive. Will definitely go back if I'm in Toronto again.
Written October 29, 2023
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paigecornwell
London47 contributions
May 2022 • family
Our server was really helpful in helping us pick dishes and make sure we didn’t order too much or too little. We had lamb ribs and lentil pide to start and we had fried chicken with saffron rice for mains. The food was delicious and service great too. Thank you Byblos
Written May 31, 2022
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JaneJohns33
Charlotte70 contributions
Jun 2022 • couples
Great place, friendly service and best of all…the food!
My husband is a wretched vegetarian (!) so sadly I couldn’t try the lamb shoulder I craved, but the waiter suggested I try the lamb ribs instead, and they were absolutely delicious.
I made him get the dumplings (I actually read reviews) and they were spot on—both the other reviewers and the dumplings. Those dumplings were quite unlike any dumplings we’d ever had before, and amazing. The beet salad was a little more “eh,” but the lentil pide more than made up for that.
Oh, and the chocolate olive oil cake!! Get that. You must get that!
Overall, the combination of flavors and textures was just out of this world.
Since the Wretched Vegetarian also doesn’t drink, the only drink that was taken, alas, was a citrus gin cocktail, which was perfect for my taste.
Will definitely be back here the minute we’re in Toronto again, and we’ve already recommended it to many people.
Written June 21, 2022
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Waterloonie
Santa Barbara1697 contributions
May 2024 • couples
Service is first rate, and food is excellent. Perfect menu for sharing. We have dined here many times, and enjoy coming back to taste what's new on the menu and what is the same. Our recent experience was very good, but not as fabulous as we had remembered.
Main floor is extremely loud, and the lower level is slightly less so.
Written May 4, 2024
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Marie-Pierre L
64 contributions
Aug 2024 • family
Very courteous welcome in French and very nice decoration, lacking some light to read the menu 😂
The dishes are delicious and spicy in a subtle way. The meats were very good according to the guests who ate them and beautiful variety of vegetarian dishes.
The addition is correct given the quality.
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Written August 19, 2024
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World-travel-MS
Sydney547 contributions
Aug 2022 • couples
We dined here on a Monday night, and considering it was a week night I was pleasantly surprised to see how busy it was. We sat on the 2nd floor, there was a good busy vibe in the place, but in my opinion not enough servers to accommodate the multi level venue. We did have to wait a fair while to order drinks, and then again to receive these. They were good when we did get them. The hummus was not to my taste, it was very heavy and thick, a bit gluggy. The ceviche dish was very good, we both liked it. The kebab was very delicious, we both really liked this. The salad we ordered was forgotten and brought quite a while after we checked on it. Overall, the slow service and mixed quality of dishes makes this a good restaurant, not great.
Written August 10, 2022
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Jeff P
26 contributions
Jun 2023 • business
Visited for dinner with large group, and they had a fixed 4 course spread for everyone. Food was incredible, with lamb, chicken, hummus, fried eggplant, all uniquely prepared and well spiced. Only downside was that it was way more than we could eat. Amazing.
Written June 6, 2023
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Lara G
Niagara Falls420 contributions
Jul 2022 • family
Byblos was amazing. Our server was excellent. The food was some of the best I have ever had and I have eaten all over the world and the mix of flavours was unbelievable. The restaurant menu is meant to be shared and that we did. We had the Lamb Flatbread, roasted Cauliflower, eggplant Potstickers and a salad. Everything was presented so beautifully and the ingredients were so fresh. The cocktails were hand crafted and delicious well. He did try the cucumber and Celery cocktail it was a fancy mojitos and so good. Will definitely have to return.
Written July 29, 2022
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Rachel@Miami
Miami Beach1959 contributions
Aug 2024 • family
Good food, good service, good location, but extremely noisy. I dont give it a five because of the noise and because the hosts refuse to let the customers use the toilet located at street level, and not that it was out of service. It is a very unusual comment, but it happened twice within our group and it caught our attention. Expensive!
Written August 12, 2024
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Winder G
138 contributions
Nov 2022 • business
A much awaited return to Byblos for me! I love this place for the wonderful and atmosphere, not to mention the unique food and cocktail menu! Some of my fav dishes may not be what you’d expect from this place, but worth a try! The hamachi is so flavourful with a nice kick to it (after I added in more hot sauce), and the tuna tartare makes a wonderful starter dish. Not pictured here but two other dishes that were delicious were the lamb shoulder which is so succulent and just falls off the bone and the salmon with lentils. The roasted carrots make a great side dish! They also make a mean Paloma which is my fav ;) TY for another great night!
Written November 11, 2022
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