Woods Restaurant & Bar

My husband and I dined at woods last night for our anniversary before seeing a show. I cannot say enough about, not only the amazing food, but our server and the ambience of the restaurant. We both agreed it was, by far, the best meal we've had in a very long time!

I was a member of a group of 7 that ate at Woods for dinner. We had a reservation for 7: 30, were seated promptly, and the wait staff was very nice and gracious. The atmosphere was wonderful and the live pianist was great to listen to, however we did take a few issues to our experience as a whole. The wait time was a bit long for our entrees. Our starters had arrived within 15min of ordering, but our entrees took much longer. We ended up waiting around 90min before the entrees were all served. Granted everyone's orders were served all at once, but we felt the wait to be too long without any communication from our servers.

The food itself was great, but due to the timing of all the food coming out, we found one of the dishes to be room temperature and not hot as we expected. This was disappointing.

Overall it was a good experience though.

The owner of this place Robyn is a wage thief. I was not paid for $2300 of my hard work (over 2 months) and when asking for my payment he just blocked me.

Never work here! Th worst part is that I was not the only one left unpaid by this place.

Hidden gem! Went here for a work event and tmit did not disappoint! Amazing service, delicious high quality food and the presentation is picture worthy!

My fiance and I had an absolutely wonderful time here. The food was presented and tasted great.
The service was very attentive and quick to clear plates, take orders, exc. They gave us great breakdowns of the items and food came out in a timely manner. Cocktails were very well done. Would recommend the espresso martini, it goes great with the woods s'mores (modern unique presentation)

The interior is magical and warm, classy vibes perfect for a little weekend date. Live music was played and set a relaxing mood for dinner.

Exactly what we wanted from a farm to table experience!

Leaving this review with the hope that they improve the service. Dined with a party of 7 and waited almost an hour until we were served drinks and almost 2 hours for food we ate in 10 mins because we were so hungry. Price tag felt expensive for the portion of food and quality of service.

I recently had the pleasure of dining at Woods Restaurant and Bar, a fine dining establishment that exceeded all of my expectations. From the moment I walked in, I was impressed with the elegant ambiance of the restaurant. The interior design was well thought out and created a warm and inviting atmosphere.

The owner, Mr. Robin, greeted my friend and me with a warm smile and made us feel right at home. He provided excellent service throughout our meal, ensuring that we were always comfortable and had everything we needed.

One of the highlights of Woods Restaurant and Bar is their extensive list of wines. As a wine lover, I was thrilled to see such a wide variety of high-quality options. I found the perfect bottle to pair with our meal and was thoroughly impressed with the sommelier's knowledge and recommendations. (David and Dennis)

And the food, oh the food! The dishes were beautifully presented and tasted just as amazing as they looked. The ingredients were fresh and of the highest quality, and the flavors were perfectly balanced. My taste buds were truly tantalized with every bite.

Aside from the delicious food, the restaurant was immaculate. The cleanliness of the establishment was evident, and it added to the overall experience.

Overall, I highly recommend Woods Restaurant and Bar. The combination of excellent service, a stunning ambiance, an exceptional wine list, and outstanding food make it a standout fine dining destination.

At it's best, cooking is an expression of sustaining someone with love. The food at woods exemplifies that in way that I haven't experienced in a long time. Thank you for a wonderful meal and incredible service! We can't wait to come back!

We had five star expectations for this place, and we were looking for somewhere specifically serving elk or local produce. Overall service was great, as where the food and drinks. However, we asked for the service between starter and entree to be spaced so as to enjoy the meal more. Despite this, the mains arrived within minutes of the starter having been cleared so as a result we didn't really finish the mains. Hence only three stars. We give a personal five stars to our waiter who did listen to our needs and assisted us in our wine choice.

Experience was alright, not great. We made a reservation but when we got there the table wasn't ready. The person seating us also seemed really distracted. Starters were great and the place was nicely decorated. Tried the elk and the waiter didn't ask me how I like it done so the meat was very rare.

French fries are really really yummy, Highly recommend the Ravioli. I felt the beet salad was underwhelming, tuna was a bit overcooked and wish they had give us more then a half slice of bread.

4.0/5

Their signature dish, the Seared Ontario Elk was certainly worth the visit. The elk was cooked to perfection and the sides that consisted of tortellini, oyster mushrooms, berry sauce and parsnip purée were such a great combination of flavours. Wow.

The appetizers we ordered (the beef carpaccio and elk tartare) were underwhelming. They seemed to lack salt and flavour in general… I would not order these again.

The server was pleasant, although she kept referring to each of us as “my dear” which I didn’t find too tasteful. The live music was lovely, but the trumpet player was much too loud. We had to pause our conversation whenever he came into the main dining area.

Overall, a good experience! I would return for the Seared Elk as I found that quite unique.

Made a reservation for 8 got seated at 8: 40, it took 2 hours to bring the food and it wasn’t that busy. Had to keep asking the waiter for an update they love to say the food will be out in 2 mins about it was 20 mins extra or more each time. They end up giving my bf a wrong entree but we were so hungry we didn’t care. Not a very nice place for a date.

The rez is for Kam Friday 27 8pm just
incase the owner try’s to debunk this review.

Really bad service - waited an hour to get our main, no refills on water or asking if we would like top ups on drinks. Asked for the bill and again waited 25 mins before asking again.

Piano player played loudly over music while there was intermittent shouting from the kitchen. Jarring.

Food was fine. Asparagus not cooked

Our experience was so disappointing. The service was atrocious. Our waiter barely said two words to us. It took him 40 min to bring us a drink. I had to ask for table water and flag another waiter down to order an appetizer. After I waited another 30 minutes for 6 oysters, we ended up leaving.

Very bad, it took 2 hours to bring the food and it wasn’t that busy. Not a very nice place for a date.

Enjoyed a wonderful culinary experience with family. Kids, although not as adventurous as us, enjoyed the NY Striploin. My husband I experienced elk for the first time and quite frankly were impressed with how tasty and tender the meat was. This establishment not only displayed a piece of art on the plate but definitely did not disappoint in flavour. Highly recommend the kale chips, carpaccio and charcuterie board for starters.

I don’t post many reviews, however, we were sitting next to a couple - one of which was Anu Raasakka - reviewer of the same time. Our dining experience was approximately 2 hours. When we arrived at our table, she was already seated with her companion. I’m disgusted to read her review as she failed to mention that after enjoying her meal and complaining - the waiter assured her the main course for both patrons are on the house. The fact that she and her partner ate $120 of food at no cost and still had the audacity to write a 3 star review is absolutely unacceptable!

There are always going to be people that you can’t satisfy but the restaurant went above and beyond to make these two happy. Perhaps if this couple spent more time communicating with each other rather than looking around the room, they’d have a better experience and provide a review reflecting their night.

Considering the menu isn't very big and they are seemingly specializing in elk, we were pretty disappointed. I had booked this for a special occasion. The ambiance is great don't get me wrong. The service was great too. However, we chose this place because we wanted the elk and we got there at 6 pm and apparently they were sold out. They were also sold out of the fish and some other things. So make sure to order your elk ahead? Super strange. Instead I got the pasta with elk but it was awful. It didn't taste like anything really. My husband said we could give it another try but I'd rather go somewhere like Antler where I know I can get special meats. Waste of money and truly disappointed as a foodie.

Delicious food and drinks. Fantastic service. Nice earthy ambience. Had a wonderful experience with my wife.

My friend and I had a girls weekend in Toronto and ate at Woods restaurant, a beautifully designed restaurant tucked away off the busy downtown streets.

We highly enjoyed our experience and our meals were mouth watering. The menu has really interesting options. The summer squash ravioli was incredible and my friend loved her seared tuna.

The service was also incredible and Derek was super attentive.

I highly recommend this restaurant (and no, there is no relation).

The “charcuterie” is just a bunch of sandwich meat slices from the grocery deli. It’s was bologna and Genoa salami slices described as artisanal cured meats. The service was great but average food in tiny portions on large plates doesn’t equate to fine dining.

The dinner experience was not what I had expected. The restaurant was very crowded and music was very loud. There was a business mingle type of event at the front half of the restaurant. When I booked the restaurant, the photos made it feel like it's a quiet type of restaurant but it was very busy. Food was ok. It might be good if you don't mind loud music. The wait staff were very friendly.