Kintaro Izakaya

I had an amazing experience at Kintaro Izakaya! It truly transported me to Tokyo with its genuine Japanese Izakaya feel. The skewered meats, sushi, and rice bowl were all delicious. The service was fast and efficient. I highly recommend making a reservation because it can get busy, but it's totally worth it. We'll definitely be coming back. Thanks, Kintaro!

Decent Japanese restaurant with delicious food and nice stuffs, except they are not designed for group of 6+ pax

I had an okay experience at Kintaro. The dishes overall were pretty good, there were a few misses such as the Agedashi Tofu and the Japango roll.

The biggest problem was the service as the staff was very inattentive. It took us 10 minutes to catch a server to order after being seated, but they made sure to tell us that we had a 90-minute seating limit beforehand. Priorities.

Throughout the night, it was again impossible to flag down a server. However, we decided to order one last thing after the server came to tell us it was last call. The server gave us a hard time and we didn’t end up ordering.

Additionally, the server could not split the bill so I had to pay a $270 tab on my own. Their payment machine was stuck processing my payment and the server decided to use another machine. However, the original machine was still processing the payment. So I refused to pay until the original machine cancelled the transaction as I did not want to be charged twice. She was really rude to me despite explaining I was going to pay only after the original machine shows me it declined.

The food was good enough to come back for, just not the servers. They should retrain their staff on customer service.

My partner and I came here searching for Okonomoyaki after getting a taste for it in Tokyo, Japan and we were not disappointed! The Okonomoyaki is premade and delicious! The restaurant is beautiful and cozy. We enjoyed our time there and plan to come again in the future.

Food was fine for certain items. Definitely the yakitori skewers were a bit less to be desired as most items were overcooked. However, in terms of the nigiri sushi the fish was as fresh as you expect in a landlocked area in Toronto (and in comparison to the west). Their highlights was the yuk-hey (raw Korean beef tartar) and sushi rolls. I would highly recommend that. As for the other items.the yakitori wasn't as good as I expected to other places I've been. But servicer was very attentive and food comes out super quick.

They did a great job on the interior design with authentic Japanese signage. The food is just like an Tokyo izakaya and I've been to many!

My boyfriend and i tried
1. Salmon lover was 10 out of 10
2. Beef tataki was 9 out of 10
3. Set of skewers was 7 out of 10

Overall, every dish was delicious and fresh

One of my favourite - if not most favourite, Japanese izakaya place in the GTA / Toronto. Everything I have ordered here are so good. Also, I like that it is situated within the Village - which is one of my most hangout places in Toronto.

It’s just alright. Not much special about this place. Mediocre nagasaki champon, skewers, and don.

Great environment, great food, great sake, great service, everything just great. Came every Saturday if i can.

The food was pretty good and the service/atmosphere was as expected from an izakaya. The sake was a great deal for the amount you get too.

Great service and in the heart of the village near church and Wellesley

Ordered skewer set b that was $21 tea and edamame

Love authentic Japanese food

The food was amazing. Also had nagasaki champon which I strongly recommend. They used ramen noodles in the champon giving it a very nice texture. Karaage's batter was a little hard which made it less appealing. Overall very nice food.

Best Izakaya in Toronto hands down. Always fresh and delicious. Service is flawless and the restaurant decor makes this place traditional and cozy.
Crispy chicken skin Yakitori is to die for, Takowasabi is fresh and well balanced with Wasabi, spicy grilled Ika was just amazing as well as the Soft shell crab. Sake selection is diverse and premium. Will definitely comeback