Milestone’s Grill and Bar

Here for brunch on a Valentine’s Sunday to be surprised to see that it wasn’t very busy. My boyfriend and I had the brunch special that came with eggs Benny, mimosa and fruit.
Mimosa came out in a wine glass because they ran out of clean champagne glasses. I didn’t mind it until I realized how sticky our glasses were. My boyfriend had to wipe it down with some water and a napkin because he couldn’t hold it.
Our fruit came out relatively quick but soon realized that we were waiting a while for our entrée. Looking around, it seemed like everyone else was also waiting…
Overall, I thought the unclean glasses and long wait for food put a damper on the whole brunch.

Visited Milestone’s on a Wednesday and it was pretty busy for a weekday. The new location looks nice and is a welcome update to their previous location. Conveniently next to the new Cineplex, this makes for a decent option to pair with a movie.
Service was ok, the staff was friendly and food came out within 10 minutes. Food wise, the portions were average to small in my opinion. I had the Portobello Mushroom Chicken which had only a few slices of mushroom with the chicken on a bed of noodles.
With so many other restaurant options with similar style of food around, I don’t think this would be a top of mind pick however I wouldn’t mind dropping in once in a while if I’m already in the plaza.

I was here tonight for my brother’s birthday. Really good experience. The host was very friendly and seated us right away to our reserved table. She asked if it was our first time at that location and when we said yes she said they’ll have something for us.
Our waiter Andrew came and took our order and told us we’d be getting a free spinach dip since it was our first visit. Score!
Honestly it breaks my heart that Milestones changed their menu because their seafood salad was my favourite thing in the world so every time I go I’m scrambling looking for something on the menu to eat that’s decently healthy.
I ended up getting the salmon, it came on a bed of rice with some veggies. It was very good but could have used some more sauce. My mom got the mediterranean chicken which she loves (I’ve tried bites, it’s very good!) and my dad and boyfriend got the prime rib which they loved, my brother got one of the pastas not sure which one but he too was happy.
Overall it was a really nice experience. The service was great, Andrew was a very good waiter. Also the décor was very very nice compared to other locations! And at the end of the meal we got $ 5 coupons for our next visit and the opportunity to do a survey online which granted us a free app we could use anytime. Great marketing.
I’ll be back :)

First time @ this location and I have to say the experience is good. First, the atmosphere and the layout of the restaurant is nice, of course you shouldn’t expect anything less from a grill and bar like Milestones. I was having lunch with friends and service was pretty good. The waitress did ask us politely if we wanted anything to drink and also bought us water at the same time without asking. She did do a bit more, introducing the weekend brunch to us and in a detailed manner explained what it includes and such. My friends all ordered that but I feel like if it going to cost me $ 20, I might as well get a main dish and I decided on the 8oz prime rib, cost $ 25, cooked to medium rare and let’s face it prime rib is always better than a weekend brunch haha. Their alcohol menu did list out varieties of beer and wine but I was feeling Long Island ice tea. That drink was not on the menu but when I requested it, the waitress replied certainly that we can arrange for such drinks and myself thinking at the moment I hope you do if you call yourself a grill and bar restaurant. To the most important part, the prime rib is very good, it is tendered and juicy, the mash potatoes and the veggies was nice and the sauces that came with it to pour on to the dish made the entire thing enjoyable. Overall, can’t really go wrong for a lunch service there and if you are in that area, especially after watching a movie and not feeling popcorn or the movie food @ VIP, can always stop by here and beside this movie theatre complex has chatime, so after the lunch or dinner, a bubble tea always a good thing haha. Final note, I don’t know if the dinner service is the same, but I do hope it shouldn’t be any different.

Unilocal was perfect. The service and everything was top notch at Milestone. Great night.

I really wanted to give this place a better rating, but the service was terrible — on the grand opening night too!
My high school friend and I came here tonight to catch up over dinner. It happened to be the grand opening night, thus they gave out free samples of wine and beer — other than that, nothing special. We put in out drink orders as we were seated and received them promptly. After about 15 minutes of conversing, we noticed that we were never approached by a waiter/​waitress and our food orders hadn’t been taken, thus we had to flag down a waiter ourselves.
The food took about 30 minutes to arrive, but it was above average. I ordered the Pesto Chicken Penne Asiago and it tasted heavenly, I highly recommend it!
However, not ONCE were we checked in on and our waters were not refilled. At the end of our meal, we also had to flag down a waiter to get the bill. Upon payment, the waiter left the debit/​VISA machine with us, and was not there when the transaction was completed. We were too fed up with the service at this point to wait for our waiter, so we left the restaurant without even getting our receipt.
The overall atmosphere and aesthetic is nice, but the service was complete shit. If anything, I would’ve expected service to especially be good on the GRAND OPENING. Congratulations Milestones, you just played yourself.

Since plans didn’t work out for me at the theatre that night had to figure out a plan B so the night wasn’t totally wasted. So plan B was MILESTONES!
Not the greatest alternative plan but got to try a new place which I wasn’t planning on to! The milestones at the downtown markham is fairly large and has very nice décor. It almost looks much better and higher class than the other Milestones.
Our server had mentioned the difference from this location from others, which were that all food items were freshly made to order. So does that mean that the other locations have leftovers ready made to order? Just having tried a bunch of appetizers, everything tasted pretty good! Good portion size for all the appetizers.
So far good overall experience but the customer service was lacking. Our server seldomly came to check up on us and when trying to flag him down he always appeared to be nowhere to been seen. I don’t really see much difference between this new location when compared to the other Milestones, but now I do question whether their food is prepared ‘FRESH’ since this location at the theatres is supposedly ‘different’ from others… Really makes me wonder…

Part of this new chain of pre-​movie noms, Milestones is located on the most left hand side of this new huge Uptown Markham Cineplex VIP complex.
When we went in, service was very friendly and our waitress was very nice throughout the whole meal. Food was Milestones quality — so it wasn’t any worse than any other Milestones but at the end of the day, Milestones is not «mind-​blowing» food.
We had the penne chicken asiago and the steak frites and I must say the pasta was way better. The penne chicken asiago came in a HUGE plate and it was actually quite good. It was one of those comfort dishes that can last you about 2 meals. We ended up packing the rest home. The steak frites was subpar. The steak itself lacked any sort of flavour, was a little too well done (despite saying medium) and the frites were not crispy enough. They also didn’t have great dipping sauces (run of the mill mayo and ketchup).
We also were treated to a bellini sample and it is the same awesome girls night out juicy drink I’ve always had. Maybe my tastebuds have changed since the good old days of being a student back in Guelph or maybe Milestones has gotten to be a bigger chain; but for some reason, I didn’t enjoy it as much as I did back in my school days. Am I becoming a food snob or has the food become subpar? I guess I’ll leave it up to you foodies to let me know!

We came here tonight to celebrate my birthday. I usually go to the location near Scarborough Town Centre, but decided to try here because it’s so close to my house. Sadly, we should’ve driven to the other location.
First of all, it was a nightmare to find a parking spot, everywhere was full, we ended up on the east side, half done lot. When we arrived at the restaurant, we were told there was a 25 minute wait, no problem, we took a walk into the cinema.
I love the Ahi tuna tacos but they don’t have them at this location. In fact, they have a new menu that isn’t on their website. I was looking forward to them, so much. We ended up getting the Social Platter, to share. It comprised of hot wings, asian chicken bites, spinach and artichoke dip and some bread. Could have done with one of the chicken components not being spicy. Mains were classic burger, Lamb Sirloin, Chicken and Mushroom Vermicelli and kids sliders with fries. The food in general was of a good serving size and was nice tasting. Fries weren’t very good, they were dark and soggy.
Another thing I didn’t like was the plates. I much prefer white plates and bowls rather than the type they have here. Food does not look appetising served on or in them. (see pics) They just don’t look clean. The hostesses were cold and not very welcoming in their short bodycon dresses and the wait staff looked like they worked in a garden centre or just got off an art class.
Overall it’s a nice place with decent food and great service but I much prefer the old menu and not this new menu. So I don’t think I’ll be back at this location.

I was really surprised at how good this new Milestones at Enterprise Blvd is after having tried the chain at its Yonge (North York), and Hwy 7 & Warden locations every few years. I’ve always ranked this restaurant as above Pickle Barrel, but below The Keg.
Hubby and I had a fantastic date night on Wednesday: The restaurant was warm and not drafty, the décor was pretty nice (wall of wine bottles on one side, open kitchen window on the other), and the noise was not bad because it didn’t bounce off the walls and chairs.
We ordered the 10oz prime rib with mash, grilled Mediterranean chicken over kale/​spinach/​chickpeas, and the donuts dessert to share. The chicken was great, and I think I liked it more than the prime rib, surprisingly. The prime rib was perfect medium rare, very standard fare, the grilled veggies were nicely seasoned, and it came with sour cream horseradish and gravy. We really had no more room for dessert, but we enjoyed the mains so much we wanted to know if the dessert would cinch it (and it did). Service was very pleasant, though a little green possibly because the restaurant just opened and staff may be new.
Only humorous thing about the night was when they tried to recommend their $ 5 off wine, but it was a very general «we’ve got cheap wine» kind of sales pitch without going into what the wine was (even if it’s just the house wine, tell me something about it to make it sound fancy). We told our server that the food was really good and better than expected, she informed us that the restaurant had updated its menu… so we think it’s possible they streamlined the offerings and improved the food quality and taste.
They have a Scene points promotion too, but it’s only 20 scene points… that would take forever to get to 1 free movie ticket.
I have no issues with the parking offered, there is underground parking too, but I guess lots of people are not used to parking underground or they don’t feel like walking a few extra meters to and from their car. I think the walk would do most people good after eating so much food :)

Living in Seattle for a long time can definitely help you put into perspective what a «good» «American Grill & Bar» is, even if it only exists in Canada (hehehehe the awkwardness of that category is amusing).
This place is in the newly-​opened Cineplex Odeon Markham VIP theatre complex. This place gets a decent ⁴⁄₅ (I’ll explain why afterwards) in my book; fairly good, will come again!
Pros:
— GREAT selection of beer, wine, and champagne. I’m fairly sure they had harder liquors as well, but I’ve only had their beers — I was surprised they had Steam Whistle & Mill St – it’s not often you get the local beers at your local watering hole!
— Amazing atmosphere — there are massive TVs all around the venue (including one directly behind my head where I was sitting), displaying different shows /​games /​events.
— Lots of bar seating, as well as group tables and high/​low tables (you can be seated pretty much anywhere).
— Newly built — this place feels like a great restaurant /​bar space, since it was purposefully planned with a floor plan in mind.
— Presentation of food (and beer) is impeccable — I felt like I was being served quality food dishes, because of just how appetizing it looked. See pictures for details.
— Great location — this place is literally inside of a movie theatre complex (where we went after being thoroughly disappointed that the Star Wars showing was cancelled, and we weren’t informed until *after* I’d bought my popcorn and drink. Standby for that review!).
— Dinner menu is pretty large — it makes it incredibly hard to pick *exactly one dish* you want to eat. Having a massive selection is great, but it also can lead to the associated con.
Cons:
— Not a very large dessert menu. It wasn’t «tiny», but I figured there’d be more than four options — and not having the prices in front of you can really cast doubt into whether or not any of the options are better than the others. As I’ve said be fore, having the numbers is entirely personal preference — I like having all of the information in front of me when making any decision.
— Food portions are actually a little small for the cost. I’m not necessarily complaining — this is an observation I’ve made based on paying $ 85 for two beers, a 10oz Prime Rib dinner and a chicken pasta dish, as well as a shared dessert. Not terrible I guess, but it’s not something I could list as a «pro», nor is it something that I would want to spend *that much money on* again anytime soon.
— Dinner menu is pretty large — you can tell this place does not have a «specialty» that it excels at.
— Service isn’t super quick — took a while to get my refill on a drink, but the waiter improved and was serving drinks well in advance of needing them later on. The food took a little while longer to come out than expected as well, which was a bit of a bummer as I was *starving*.
The main reason I’m giving this place a ⁴⁄₅ is because of the lack of specialty. I think this place has awesome potential for me to edit it to become a ⁵⁄₅ one day, if and when the Milestone’s brand introduces «specialty dishes» that they focus their menus around, and actually create dishes like Prime Rib *well* (it was decent, but I’ve had better at competitor places, as well as my own cooking, which is awkward because I expected this restaurants’ «grill» to be better than my backyard cooking); it may take a while though, because given how dry that Prime Rib was, I’m a little hesitant to not just give a ³⁄₅ instead of a ⁴⁄₅.
Regardless, I would still recommend this place to anyone who has some time to kill before their movie starts! Great location, with decent service and the familiar Milestone’s menu.

I Loooooooooove this new Milestones — miles and miles better than previous location at warden and 7 that we tolerated despite crazy horrible minimal location — this one is a gorgeous new building but built like an old Adelaide Alice Fazoolis historic Toronto building with 24 foot ceilings and tons of character — plus great flor to ceiling Windows on the second floor — food is spectacular but even better is amazing above and beyond service — waitresses should all be spectacularly beautiful supermodels and yet GREAT at their jobs — and I’m a HETERO female. Loved it so much here again only a week later for New Year’s Eve and it’s just as awesome so far !!!

The girls and I went here the day before grand opening. Great food. Amazing service. Will definitely be coming back!

The food at milestones has gone way downhill… Over priced, and low quality.
The staff were ok, but everything else was below average

Newly opened located beside the VIP cinema. I don’t think there is an entrance through the theatre but if you came through the underground parking then you just have to take the exit close to Chatime.
Peach bellini $ 4.50 — this is a promo price and its normally priced at $ 7.50 — Not too sure how long this price will last. Tasted so good we got another and the 2^nd one we got was piled so high it looked like it was shaved ice from Cha Me Cha… lol
Burger $ 15 + $ 1 for yam fries — Nothing really special to point out here. The yam fries were cut really thin and small and comes with dipping sauce.
10oz prime rib $ 28 — the meat soft and tender and tasted good. Even though the size of the meat is based on weight I didn’t like how thin the prime rib was cut. Most important part though is that it tasted good.
Prime rib sandwich $ 18 + $ 1 for yam fries — The meat was good especially when you dip it into the aju they provide. The container the aju came in was really small so you couldn’t really dip the sandwich into it but instead I had to pour it into the sandwich. This made for a messy meal. After sampling parts of the burger and some of the 10oz prime rib and finishing my own prime rib sandwich I have to say I was not really full. It could be just me since I do consider myself a big eater but I felt the food was not really filling. If you had appetizer and dessert then I’m pretty sure you will leave full but that would cost you.
Service was excellent.
3.5 stars

Great night out at Milestones! Excellent roasted garlic caesar salad and the prime rib was the best I’ve had in a long time. We will definitely return soon to this new Markham location with their new menu items.