Days on Front

As a student in Kingston I don’t make it out to the West end very often, but Days on Front is always worth the drive. It’s a super casual fine dining restraint with very knowledgeable staff, great food and a good selection of wine and beer. I always end up getting a dish of the Mac and cheese, but their calamari and scallops are also really good. Would definitely recommend and is for sure worth the trip from downtown.

This hidden West end gem is a sure thing for either an important business lunch or a romantic night out. The room is warm and intimate and the food is always excellent. The best thing is the cheesecake.

The hours say this place closes at 10. This is untrue, they actually close exactly at 9 because that’s when their kitchen closes. We got in a few minutes before nine, waited for 5 minutes for somebody to seat us — when somebody finally arrived he informed us that their kitchen actually closes at 9. I could understand if we showed up 15 or 30 minutes before «closing» at 10 but it was an hour and only a few minutes past 9 because they didn’t have a hostess. So we were left hungry with no other options because we wasted time coming here.

My first time at this restaurant. Stopped for lunch and had a wonderful meal. French fries to die for. Service was perfect. Would highly recommend!

We had an awesome dinner. seafood pasta was delicious., wine list was terrific., 40 wines under 40 $…we definitely enjoyed our meal.

Love this place! The food and service are great, and they’re really good with kids. They have some excellent high end dishes such as duck or salmon, as well as original takes on comfort food such as ribs or mac and cheese. They’re located in a completely unassuming strip mall on the edge of town — probably the last place you’d expect to find good food. But stop in and you’re in for a treat.

My wife and I have eaten at Days a number of times, and each time we go the service and quality of food are consistently high. This is a hidden gem in Kingston. My favourite dish is the banana bread pudding… awesome.
Also not widely known is the corkage ($ 10) and discount coupons at Costco, which basically cover the server’s tip… service has always been attentive without being intrusive.
Why not 5 stars? Good question… maybe the lack of summertime patio.

Delicious. Came for dinner tonight with my partner. We ate scallops, Ceaser salad, beef tenderloin and duck confit.
Ceaser salad wasn’t amazing, had it better at other restaurants (casa dominica has a great one). Croutons were buttery and delicious though. Scallops were great, not as they were once made, all one sauce beneath them, instead of each scallop having a different flavour.
Confit wasn’t out of this world, was a pulled duck– so you couldn’t actually tell if it was confied or not. Gnocchi was delicious. The beef was tender, potato side it comes with was yummy as well the two sauces on the plate.
All in all, very good, great menu, enjoyed the atmosphere and service rocked.

So I finally got around to trying Day’s after hearing lots of good word of mouth. My partner and I regularly dine at Aqua Terra, so we expected the food would be on-​par or even better! I really anticipated something special… unfortunately, though the food tastes good, the dining experience fell flat for me.
Pros:
— Great*tasting food
— nicely priced wine list with good selections
— fast, prompt, friendly service
— free parking
— somewhat odd but convenient location
Cons:
–Food tastes great* because it’s full of fat, sugar and salt; my tongue was left seared by the sheer amount of salt in my food (duck salad, steak frites). I still feel dehydrated nearly 24 hours later.
–Menu is quite narrow
–décor is dark, kind of drab; seats are pleather that will leave you a sweaty mess; kind of lacking appealing ambience; absolutely no windows or view in the place (which, while not essential, can be nice).
–service, though prompt, can feel almost rushed (most probably would find this a pro, but I like a more relaxed dining pace)
–even though we asked for decaf coffee, we are quite sure it was regular… we were literally up all night after our meal! This is so not cool!
Basically, my partner and I enjoyed our food while we were eating, but were not keen on the after-​effects. Other diners may not find this a problem, but for the price, I expected a dining experience that was both more refined and exclusive. I know this is Matt Day’s first independent venture and all businesses go through growing pains, but I’m afraid I’ll be spending my dining dollars elsewhere for a while.

This place is full of WIN. It sprang from Aquaterra, but I think it is in fact way better than Aquaterra at this point. Great service, great food, nice ambience, though not cheap. I love that we are finally getting some decent food away from the downtown Kingston hub. Now let me warn you if you’re going there for the first time, it is located at a most «un-​assuming» plaza. It’s not in the kind of area where you’d expect to find a decent restaurant. That said, the food is fantastic. Not the absolute best I’ve ever had, but very acceptable for Kingston standards. Here’s what I recommend:
Mac & cheese or Pork Belly for appetizer
Short rib for entrée
Banana bread pudding for dessert
This is my edible decadence when I’m in Kingston. Bön Appetit!!!

I’m surprised Days on Front hasn’t had a Unilocal review given that it’s #1 on TripAdvisor (at times #2). I really wanted to give this 4.5. I think it’s 5 in Kingston, but 4 on a broader sense of what it tries to be. It’s «Canadian» cuisine, with a more upscale/​fine-​dining ambiance… more something you’d find in the Toronto scene. It’s a good pick to take your parents when they’re in town, as was the case the night of convocation when I went with my family, and the place was saturated with my classmates.
I only heard about the place from a friend after a prof brought it to her attention. The reason that it’s flown under the radar is likely it’s location — it’s not downtown so from campus, you’d need a car to get there.
At its price point, the food is very good:
–Got their raspberry mojito as my drink — very refreshing.
–I got the chef’s feature, which was mahi mahi with a very interesting salad. Don’t remember all the ingredients, but pickled leek stood out for me. Salad was better than the protein in my opinion.
–Sister got the poutine with short ribs and brie — I think this challenges Chien Noir’s duck confit poutine.
–Dad got steak+fries — Chien noir does it better, especially the frites
–Mom got the pasta dish, which I didn’t try, but she said it was good
Definitely recommend this place if it’s accessible to you. Great food, awesome atmosphere, and I think a huge virtue is the price point. A comparable experience in Toronto would probably be at a 30−40% premium.