Bistro Grande

I went here a while back but i recently joined Unilocal so i decided to write a review on my experience. This place serves kosher dairy dishes and different types of fish. Between two people we ordered bruschetta, salmon pizza and fettucine alfredo. All three were scrumptious! the pasta was extremely tasty and left me wanting more after each bite. It was both creamy and buttery. The pizza was something ive never tried before and i was a bit skeptical about salmon on it. After trying it though ill definitely have it again! It was the perfect amount of salmon on top of the sauce and cheese. The crust had a perfect crisp. The bruschetta was moist, with many tomatoes and garlic on top. It was amazing! Oh i cant forget they gave us complimentary bread with an olive oil side to start. My boyfriend couldn’t stop eating it, i had to actually stop him before he stuffed himself ! Highly recommend!

This restaurant is a great choice for anybody who eats kosher or has issues with food allergies or just simply wants a fabulous dairy meal.
I have eaten there many times and been happy every time with everything I’ve ordered. In fact I’ve often taken people who don’t necessarily eat kosher but are extremely satisfied with the food and the service.

Come here if you’re looking to spend a lot of money on very little food that isn’t anything special.
Wildly overpriced menu. Mediocre service. Restaurant is nice, but it isn’t proportional to the costs. Also totally inconvenient parking.
$ 30 for soup and salad. Nuf said

The other night a few of us were looking for a place nearby that would let us enjoy a good meal while enjoying the beautiful weather. We stumbled upon this kosher bistro and although we had some initial hesitation (none of us are strictly kosher) we ended up having a very good experience.
The décor is very upscale, each table lined with a double tablecloth. The carpet covering the entire dining space is a great buffer allowing conversation not to resonate through the restaurant.
The menu is varied with many pizza, pasta and fish options. Obviously, the restaurant being kosher-​dairy meant there was no meat on the menu. We covered our bases with one person ordering a pizza, one a pasta, and one a fish. Prior to the meal, they offered two different varieties of homemade bread (white and whole grain) accompanied by three different spreads (butter, oil and vinegar, and garlic hummus). The bread was very fresh and soft.
Our mains were incredibly tasty. The pizza was thin-​crust, covered with mounds of cheese and chopped up fresh vegetables. I had no problem finishing it up in one sitting (but big enough that I probably should have taken about half of it home). The individual who had the pasta, enjoyed it but did feel she was missing a vegetable component to her meal. The other person who had a fish, thought it was perfectly cooked and the accompanying vegetables/​potatoes were not overcooked and had a crispness to them.
Servers were prompt and for a mid-​week evening, the restaurant was almost full. The lost star was related to the prices. All members of our party felt that everything was about $ 5 overpriced. Some of this extra expense is related to the cost required to make the food meet kosher requirements but it was still high. None of us found the price would deter us from returning (and a few of remarked that it’s the Jew in us that had us ‘kvetching’ about the price).
All in all, you don’t need to be Jewish to eat here, the clientele are varied in their cultural affiliation; however, you do need to recognize that this restaurant follows strict kosher requirements.
All 3 of us decided we would definitely return in the future and walked out happy we took a chance on this place.

The only positive thing about this restaurant is that it Kosher!
Been in this place twice and every time I get the feeling that they are doing a favor by serving me and letting me spend my money at their place.
The food is so so and the prices are ridiculously high. A dinner for 2 with a glass of wine racks up to $ 120.00.
If it wasn’t for the Kosher kitchen I would think twice if to go there again.

I sound like a broken record in response to Kosher food here in Toronto. It could be so much better. SO MUCH better.
I’ll start off with the positives.
The ambiance was gorgeous and the bread was fantastic. Really high end stuff here and I couldn’t wait for my meal with some great company.
And here we go with the ugly side.
The prices were unbelievable on the wine list. I mean they’ve got a Bottle of Bartenura for $ 48 on their menu when it can be bought from the LCBO for $ 16. So I’m not quite sure why people should pay an ADDITIONAL $ 32 for the bottle to be chilled and served.
I shared an appetizer with my wife. We split a Cesar salad and it was OK, nothing new, but nothing to complain about either.
What had me up in arms was the Mushroom Risotto. I couldn’t eat it. But I forced down a bunch of spoonfuls because I was out for a friends birthday and she was really excited about all the food and loved it and I didn’t want to kill her mood on her birthday. To say the risotto was overcooked is an understatement. It was dry and lacked the silkiness and simplicity of a risotto. I’m not calling myself a chef by any means, but i could churn out better food for my guests at home for a significantly cheaper price.
All I’m saying is that the experience was really disappointing. I expected more and got a below average meal in return. I don’t expect to come back any time soon.

It’s really hard to write this review, because this is a strictly Kosher (dairy) restaurant, and I don’t keep Kosher, so I have the full range of restaurants to pick from. If I only had the handful that Kosher-​strict people have, I would probably rate this restaurant much higher.
That being said, I do eat a lot of vegetarian food, so I do know that it can have full flavour and full taste. My tuna confit salad was void of these things, although presentation on the plate was gorgeous. Prices are EXTREMELY high for what you get, again, because it’s Kosher. Everything is at least 150% more money than it would be at a non-​Kosher restaurant. For example, an omelet could run you upwards of $ 20.
Coffee was good, service was fine. I’d go back if I had to dine with people who kept Kosher again, but not good enough to warrant non-​Kosher customers.