Coquine Restaurant

I’ll start off by saying that, as a Francophile of sorts, I really wanted to like this place. Alas, it was not to be. The food is not bad. Not great but not bad. The French Onion Soup is, as others have said, pretty darned good. Close to the best in the city. Not *the* best but close. Throwing caution and Lipitor to the wind, I followed it with a cassoulet which was also competently done. Le Select’s version is, I think, a bit better (they use the right cut of lamb) but coquine’s was good. The wines were underwhelming and only slightly Gallic. I’d have wished for more a more creative list but there were options. As others have mentioned, the joint is charming.
Thus far, we are looking at 3.5 stars. Not great but not bad. What brought it down significantly, though, was the service. Our waitress was, shall we say, less than attentive and appears to have lost some memory functioning with time. When she did deign to visit the table she was a bit crass and familiar in a way that would not have been out of place in a Beamsville Legion. I was not, however, in the mood for pickled eggs and Fifty. In a place whose charm is largely based on atmosphere and ambience as opposed to food, this is not a good outcome and I’d think twice before returning again.

I had the pork belly and Florentine eggs Benedict here. The pork belly was delicious and I recommend it! I’ve had better eggs florentine as the spinach was a bit overlooked and there wasn’t much salmon. the potatoes that came on the side were well season and tasty. The service was great, our waiter was humorous and very friendly!

Held my sister’s 50^th birthday here in February! Fantastic service, food and ambience! Arafat, the manager was engaging and attentive to our needs as well as the servers and bartender. Appetizers were out of this world and flavourful, entrees to die for! When I met with the owner to discuss the menu, he provided outstanding suggestions and it was within my budget. I looked at hotels for this event and found the portions and pricing outrageous. Highly, highly recommend. Will look at holding my own birthday here! The bread pudding! OMG!

If you are a fan of french bistro food, this place is for you! Everything on their menu is absolutely to die for! I usually come here for brunch so I can’t comment on their dinner menu. The creamy chicken crêpe is so rich, hearty and delicious! Never came here without ordering their onion soup, not going to lie, they do have one of the best onion soup in Toronto! Their burger sliders are to die for as well, both my mom and fiancé loved that dish so much.
Great service, lovely patio seating, great food! Truly a gem in the yonge/​eg neighborhood!

Beware, if you have allergies.
If, like me, you ask careful very questions of multiple members of staff that your food order is your-​allergen free, and you tell them it’s an allergen, you want to trust them.
You don’t want to be told three bites in that «they are sorry».
This is a dismal fail. It’s also likely to completely ruin my weekend. Sorry doesn’t cut it.
It’d have been nice if the original waiter would have apologized as well. He didn’t bother.
To their credit they didn’t bill me for potentially poisoning me. And I suppose they had the honesty to tell me — that’s something.

Coquine nails the sexy Parisian bistro vibe – the ambiance here is simply awesome, especially after dark.
Likewise, the food oozes French flair… exceptional bread, great frites, nice mussels, fabulous lamb chops and the BEST onion soup in the city.
Warm service to boot.
Bonus: when weather permits, the front and side patios are wonderful places to partake in the sit-​outside-​and-​sip traditions of gay Paris. Okay, the view (Yonge St) is not exactly the Champs d’Elyesee, but still, I have oft enjoyed parking myself here on a sunny day to enjoy a cold glass of rosé and the flatbread du jour.
Magnifique!

Came here for lunch with a friend on a Wednesday and the place filled up quickly, the tables are situated close together and the place gets very noisy. The waiters were very welcoming, as well as quick and attentive. I had their mushroom ravioli and it was freaking delicious. The cream sauce was so amazing that I was eating the bread with it!

Went to Coquine for a dinner with my family and had mixed emotions:
Positives:
The mushroom ravioli is to die for. You MUST try that. You cannot go wrong with that. The atmosphere was so nice and the so pleasant and it was relatively easy to get a place to sit (as compared to the KEG)
Loved the hummus and bread at the beginning. It was absolutely wonderful. Kept on snacking on it even after I was done with my meal.
Negatives:
Wasn’t a big fan of the services. The man was nice and friendly but there was something mechanical about the service. It was felt like they were pushing for a quick table rotation. It wasn’t such a comforting experience.
My fiancée ordered the steak which wasn’t prepared to her liking and she wasn’t that much into the fries that came with the steak (mind you, no options were provided initially to replace the fries, even though we later heard that it could be)

It’s a cute corner bistro that offers an above average rosé, great in the summer time. Much of the food is average/​mediocre.

Wild Mushroom Ravioli, Duck Duo, White Bean Dip & Torte au chocolat = EPIC.
Coquine is definitely a new Toronto staple of mine. Le Carnard Duo dish blew my mind. The duck breast was cooked a perfect medium and the duck confit was crisp and flavorful. Love. Love. LOVE.

The wild mushroom ravioli was surprisingly good. Came here for brother’s birthday and also tried the pork belly and some of their seafood (scallop and shrimp), all great by the way, but I liked the ravioli the most.
Creamy sauce was mild and goes great with the mushroom. The sweet cherry tomatoes highlights the dish. The sun dried tomatoes was almost too strong and seemed to overpower everything else. But as I ate more of it, I noticed was that the sun dried tomato served to cleanse your palette allowing you to taste the delicious cream sauce all over again. Sort of like the ginger they serve with sushi, if you get what I meant.
Overall, great restaurant, great cozy atmosphere, great food and should give the ravioli a try.

Came here on Saturday for brunch and sat outside on the patio (its finally summer!- patio season!). The patio is completely covered so that you aren’t burning from the sun.
I ordered the Oeufs Florentine and it was SO GOOD! The Hollandaise sauce was made perfectly– not too thick or too thin like how other restaurants make it.
The restaurant is actually a little far from where I live but it was definitely worth the journey!
The price is a bit steep and the portions are small, but it is a French restaurant after all.
Highly recommend, I want to go back this weekend!

The atmosphere here is great. I like it a lot in the winter as there is a thick cover around the door so that cold air cannot get into the restaurant so easily. Once you enter the restaurant, you feel cozy and warm. We sit in the inner quarter.
The Escargots has the right amount of cheese in garlic butter. It is so rich. The Crevettes et Coquilles is a must try. It has 3 seared jumbo shrimp and 3 Diver
scallops served over a puff pastry tart filled with mushrooms, cream and shallots, topped with crispy leeks. The puff pastry is crispy fresh. The shrimp and scallops are almost cooked to their perfection. Our party are all seafood lovers and all ordered almost the same dishes.
The restaurant is full. As it is along Yonge Street, the parking is not easy. The service is good in a sense the server is far away but reachable. If you want something different to try, here it is another restaurant.

I’m actually very disappointed in the service that I received today!
After a long week of craziness, I decided to come for a nice dinner @ a place that I feel comfortable with!
From the beginning to end, the waitress was very short with us and seemed in a «hurry» with everything! She was so unorganized that she even forgot to ask me how I wanted my steak! Are you serious?! Which place forgets to ask about the consistency of a steak?!
Upon telling her, she has the nerve to say «I’m pretty sure I asked you! I never forget?!» What? So clearly I’m the one daydreaming right? Then she tells me that she’ll take it back and throw it on the grill! Appreciate the gesture after the fact but no thanks.
Regrettably speaking, it’s such a shame that because of someone else’s incompetency the brand of the establishment is tarnished.
It’s only been my second experience, and here I thought this was going to be a place I’d frequent for a very longtime…
Merci.

We went there for a Romantic dinner, thinking it is a fancy — upscaled restu.
The food is really superb! No bad comment can be said about the food — Had Moules et Frites for starter, then I had some dish with duck — 2 ways… and my gf had shrimps and scallops… Then we shared a dessert (chocolate cake — which was more of a fondant)… everything was great…
The place itself, needs a lot of renovation… tables are too close to each other & they are too small. no intimacy… very bright — lots of lights… and it is kind of loud!
I would expect a place like this to have a fancier setting!

Went to la coquine for a team lunch on a Friday afternoon. It was a suggestion from someone who lives in the area. It was busy for the lunch session, so I suggest making reservations especially if you’re a group.
A work mate and I decided to split two items the croque monsieur and the poutine with had duck confit.
The croque monsieur was make on a thick slices of bread, the outside toasted to a little crunch while the inside was soft and melted. It was very cheesey with not much ham, so good think I love cheese. It came with a side of salad (or fries) for $ 12. The poutine was delicious! The fries are cooked in duck fat, its mixes with duck confit and mix with two cheeses, brie and another I can’t remember. There wasn’t alot of meat in it but the pieces were crispy and tastey $ 15.
All in all the lunch was good. The waiters were really nice and attentive and the food came out quickly.
I’d good for the dinner menu to see if I really like to this as I’m just on the edge. I hope to really appreciate the food and the décor at night when there’s is a different crowd and atmosphere.

Not only is the food here exceptional, the customer service here is PHENOMENAL! I came here last night for dinner with a friend and as she was deciding about wines (our server, Maria, brought her a sample of 2), I had decided to order the Foie de Veau (calf’s liver, since I’d long ago read about it in Julia Child’s «Mastering the Art of French Cooking»… where better to try it than a French restaurant? Until, that is, Maria decided to tell us about the fish of the day, rainbow trout, cooked in «the best coconut milk sauce» she’d ever tasted. Now, I was torn… and upon the advice of the manager, Rob, and Maria, I went for the trout. My friend ordered the foie gras to start, with duck as a main.
The foie gras was AMAZING. Beyond amazing. What’s beyond amazing? Use that word instead, because that’s what this foie gras was.
The trout was good (a filet with crispy, perfectly seasoned skin, served with butternut squash and green beans in a coconut milk broth that reminded my slightly of Thai cuisine), and so was the duck… but I’d wished I’d gotten the veal, just to try. Rob stopped by to ask how everything was, seemed to sense my regret and quickly offered to get me a «tiny piece of the veal» just to satisfy my craving. This «tiny piece» turned out to be HALF A SERVING, and it was every bit as delicious and amazing as I’d imagined. I’m drooling just thinking about it now…
Anyway, go try it. The veal, the trout… but more than everything else, the foie gras. ALL good!

Prices are high, but you get what you pay for. This restaurant has won awards for its poutine, and I regret the fact that I did not try it.
Pros:
–High quality dishes
–Decent portions
–Some of the best French fries I’ve ever had
–Incredible wine selection
Cons:
–Can’t think of any!

Derek was my server and boy was he dreamy. Yes, I am this shallow.
Food is good, and I will come here for a proper brunch to taste their French toast. Bit so far. everything I’ve had is succulent. And the crème brûlée, oh the crème brûlée!

I came here during lunchtime (in the middle of the workday) on my birthday and was seated in the patio. We had a server named Brad and he was AMAZING. Attentive yet not annoying. To start with, the white bean dip for the bread was great, a refreshing difference from the typical oil and vinegar combination.
We order the sandwiches (the one with melted cheese on top and also the one with pork belly), the table across from us ordered the special and it looked LIVE. The portions were extremely generous and we could not even finish half of the sandwich. Because it was my birthday, the server also surprised me with a crème brule and a birthday candle which was a nice touch. He was attentive but not hovering and always ensured our water glasses were not empty (one of my pet peeves).
I would most definitely come back on a weekend for brunch or when I have more time to catch up with a girl friend and people watch.
Also just wanted to point out that this restaurant is actually not Mt. Pleasant and Davisville but Yonge and… Davisville/​Eglinton (it’s in between the two stations).

Un autre restaurant pseudo-​français où le décor l’emporte sur l’usage de la langue française. Le service est néanmoins bon, sympathique et le plats réalisés avec des mets de qualité.