Café Boulud - Toronto

Cafe Boulud’s dinner was delicious and the ambiance was so nice. Service was good as well. For starter we had the lobster bagna cauda which was amazing. I believe it’s available to be a larger portion should you want it as a main. We also had the BC spot prawn citrus which was fresh and a nice way to start the meal. They also were generous with the bread basket. My main meal was the giguère chicken truffle. Wow. It was one of the best meals I’ve ever had. The skin was light and crispy, and the meat soft and cooked perfectly. The entire dish was so balanced. It came with some wild rice and hen of the woods mushroom and it all combined was just amazing. Highly recommend. I have a feeling that if their chicken dish is great, their duck is as well (something to try for next time). The only hiccup was that one of the other people (not our server) giving our food led with “do you want some salt and pepper” before we even had a bite. I felt that gives customers an unconscious expectation that the food they will get is bland when in actuality Cafe Boulud had some of the best food my family has ever eaten so I felt that that was entirely unnecessary at the beginning of the meal. I know they are doing their best to anticipate our needs, but when it comes to food, I think it is best to try it out in respect to the people who prepared it before even grabbing for the salt and pepper. Execution of this could’ve been better. For dessert we had the vanilla blackberry suggested by our server Aireen. It was so yummy and it was fun when they give it to the table as they pour some warm chocolate over the chocolate dome. They were also so kind to give us some warm madeleines as a treat and it blew our expectations away; we thought a madeleine would be mediocre at best but this was warm, fluffy, and tasty. We also had the chocolate coffee which was so scrumptious and a delectable way to end the meal.

My partner, his sister and I went here for lunch. The restaurant was located in The Four Seasons Hotel. The ambience was pleasant and the service was great. The food was excellent. Especially the desserts were delicious. I can highly recommend mandarin panna cotta which I had. The choose this restaurant for lunch was a great decision.

Service was great. I appreciated how nice the waiters were. I ordered the eggs benedict and it was a six out of 10. Hollandaise sauce needed more salt, the ham was a little bit tough and although I ordered my Poached Eggs medium, they came out running.

It is located inside Four Season Hotel. Price is reasonable. Kids friendly. Servers are very professional and kind. Kids love their pasta and we love the beef tartare and their steak. Fries are yummy. We finished everything. Yummy in tummy.

Food was fancy and delicious. Wine pairing was fantastic. Service was great, the atmosphere was live and lovely.