Opus Restaurant

Came here for a late valentines day dinner. First if all i would like to say the valet parking is definitely a plus. Amazing service. Very elegant setting and atmosphere. Perfect for a date or gathering. Service is amazing. Constant checkups and top offs for drinks. Knowledgable staff. coat checks and proper fine dining edicacies. We ordered an assortment of cured meats which were amazing and full flavoured. Also bought the seared tuna and cod dish. Also amazing seafood. The sauté mushroom addition was full flavoured. Bought a grapefruit cocktail and white wine chardoney full flavoured and paired well with fish. Definitely would recommend. Fine dining at its best for me thus far.

Opus is a classic and very classy restaurant. I was impressed with every course.
I started with the Beef and scallop carpaccio (with black garlic, truffle and parsley); my date the Tuna tartare and caviar (with buttermilk, quail egg, granola and flowers). As my main, I had the Lamb rack and shoulder (with carrots, salsify and mint), my date, the beautiful Rabbit Ravioli. We finished with the Vanilla crème brûlée (with langue du chat and fresh berries) plus ice cream. The meal was divine, the service exceptional – everyone who works here seems relaxed and happy (which clearly is a nod to the owners, bravo).

One of Toronto’s best, fine dining, Italian restaurants. A classic setting. Wide-​ranging menu, and exceptional wine list. Not inexpensive ($ 250/​person).

The service and food exceed 5 stars! I had the sweet corn bisque and tuna tartare. The sweet corn bisque was just so flavourful with the bit of uni flavour (I’m an uni fanatic). And the tuna was so fresh. I just had two appetizers and they didn’t push for more sales, which I find classy. I hate going to restaurants that are so desperately trying to increase the bill.

Wonderful food, great wine list and terrific service. Our waiter kept us in stitches while providing excellent recommendations from the menu. I really hate people who take pictures of the food to post online, but the presentations were just beautiful and the Flavors just as good. Our favorite in Toronto.

This is a nice little restaurant downtown in the heart of the U of T area. The food was delicious but since we were here as a group it was quite noisy & crowded. There were other patrons there besides us as well. The washrooms are located downstairs & they were clean. Servers are courteous & professional. I just found the tables a bit too close together. Some tight squeezes to get past people. Still it’s a nice place. I hear the back patio is lovely in the summer time, but on the day we came it was too cold & windy for that.

Yo, Mario… «Mr. Curly» here.
Nothing but a 5’er would suffice. Your chef and company are incredibly inventive. The supportive, background, subtle favors of each individual plating component are a wonderful experience — each comes through on it’s own, at it’s own time. I was amazed, again and again. Needless to say, the wine listing is nearly matchless — clearly, some smart thought went into it. Many thanks…
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Amazing restaurant opened by two brothers almost 20 years ago after their experiences at other high end Toronto locations (Cibo and Prego). The wine list is unmatched in the city and most likely in the entire country. From Jackson Triggs to vintage Petrus. The menu is great, while constantly changes. The steak is a constant and is always of the highest quality. Well informed staff, many of who have been their since the opening.

We had the pleasure of attending a wedding at this location. The food, service and setting truly exceptional. Thanks to the owner and staff for making the occasion truly memorable! We look forward to returning to try more menu items! I can’t give a better recommendation.

Really great restaurant, their foie gras is extremely delicious, it literally melts in your mouth. We have a baby with us to celebrate my birthday and the owner and server was welcoming and accommodating for us giving us a nice quiet corner to dine in. Their service was great and food was delicious! Would definitely recommend and go again.

Simply put my favorite resturant anywhere. Service and food is immpeciable. It never dissapoints. I’ve been maybe 10 times and everything I’ve tried has been perfect. The foie gras is the only thing that never changes and is out of this world.

Opus is by far my favorite restaurant in Toronto.
The customer service is unmatched, and their wine list is fantastic. Their chef Jason is magical, and makes me wish I wasn’t allergic to seafood. The foie gras is spectacular.
I strongly recommend this place to anyone who cares about quality and understated elegance as opposed to flash.

Had a special occasion to splurge on and landed at arguably one of the Top 3 restaurants in the city. When it comes to dining at the very high end, few places do it better than Opus.
Hidden off the beaten track of Bloor/​Yorkville hustle and bustle, Opus occupies one one of the elegant Victorian houses that dominate the neighbourhood. Inside, the room is elegant and comfortably laid out with lots of plush dark grey furnishings and rich wood accents. The magnum opus (and likely from where its name derives) of this fine restaurant is its encyclopaedic wine list containing everything from the rarest of the rare to the eclectic. All compiled in one large volume too extensive to comb through in detail but full of surprises that jump out as you browse.
Opus boasts a 52,000 (yes, not a typo) bottle wine cellar and fortunately, a polite and personable sommelier to steer you right. He possesses a knowledge of wine as exhaustive as his wine list and could probably name and price every bottle in that book having personally curated the massive collection. Never intimidating, he is down to earth and easy to engage.
The staff is top notch and deliver flawless service.
The food is expertly prepared and free of the pretense of a chef that’s trying too hard. I had the lobster ‘ceviche’ to start and a cut of medium rare tenderloin with a sliver of foie gras and truffled gnocchi. Both were delicious and beautiflly presented.
When dining at the high end, you come to expect excellence and consistency and this is what Opus excels at — high degree of quality delivered every single time. You will bet on a return visit if nothing else than to enjoy the rarest of fine wines and all the accoutrements to go with it.

Hugely overrated.
Appetizers we ordered: salad: WEAK
crab: OK but small portion
Foie gras: very good
Main course: NY strip: 10 oz. Excellent
Venison: small portion
Hen: average; a little dry
Desserts: Crème brûlée: good
Apple fritters: poor
Honey ice cream, fig, walnuts: good
The restaurant was surprisingly empty. They told us to order early before a big party arrived for outside. They never did.
We did order early. There was a looooong wait between ordering and receiving each course.
Service was great.
Would not go again.

First off, the service was impeccable. Friendly, personable, unpretentious… our server really took care of us. The drinks were good too. I had rusty nail — a drink that many restaurants seem to mess up, and it was bit on the sweet side but still good.
As for food we ordered the beef tartare, and I really enjoyed that. Everything else was just OK for me. The fois gras my girlfriend loved. Me? It was good. I don’t seek it out, so I would take her opinion over mine. A steak that was decent, but not great. For dessert, we ordered the chocolate cake deal. I liked it — I’m a dessert person — but I wasn’t blown away by it. It was the generic molten chocolate cake that most restaurants make.
Food overall? Meh. Good but stuffy fancy food done the same way it always is. Very little creativity.
Service? Excellent. You are definitely paying for the service over the food.
Décor and atmosphere? Generic fancy restaurant. Nice and quiet though.
Would I come back? I doubt it.
Would i recommend it? If you’re meeting your significant other’s parents for the first time, I might recommend this place. But probably not for any other situation.

Had dinner at Opus. Must say I left feeling let down.
The good: oysters were awesome, the foie gras, the lamb and the tuna mains.
The bad: the tuna and hamichi tartare a flavorless joke for $ 23. The molten chocolate cake which was dry.
Our waiter was dismissive of our constructive and polite feedback. That simply should not happen when spending $ 400 on dinner for two. Hence, I would not go back. I am food industry professional and I am simply blown away by being dismissed completely not even an acknowledgment.

I went to Opus a few days ago. I like the décor, very homey/​steakhouse feel to it. it is in yorkville but not the heart of yorkville. the food was ok not great.
appetizers
seared fois gras– ⁵⁄₅
tuna tartar-​2/​5
bison tenderloin– ³⁄₅
rack of lamb– 4.5÷5

Opus is a break the bank restaurant in the heart of Yorkville… hence you see mostly bankers/​lawyers in the restaurant.
From what I tried off the menu the gras fois, and the lamb were fantastic. The coconut lobster was a bit disappointing as the coconut flavour was way too overpowering and I couldn’t taste the lobster. And their «giant» scallop… was very tasty but giant… not so much.
At the end of the day, this place is probably your best bet in Toronto if you’re looking for that special bottle of wine from let’s say 1981! Fantastic wine selection… highly recommended if you’re into wine.
Lastly, as some have already mentioned, I also enjoyed the classy, intimate bar area. So this would be a perfect place to maybe grab a couple of drinks with a «date», and only if this is like 4^th or 5^th date and things are going VERY well.

I have been to OPUS about 4 – 5 times now for dinner. Their wine list is amazing, and the cellar downstairs is just beautiful. I beleive they are one of the restaurants in the world that has such an extensive wine list – and that’s impressive. Please try the chateauneuf du pape… incredible.
The food: the steak tartare is good, the salads a bit bland. The gnocchi is GREAT. very filling though so watch out! The meat mains have been good, but i would not say the MOST memorable plates. Make sure to get the crème brûlée!
The bar at the front as soon as you walk in gives the place a cool yet very classy atmosphere. The martinis are very good, and I would suggest dropping by for a drink even if you are not going to have a meal.

I would have to say the best restaurant in Toronto. Still. It has outlasted so many trendy ones that have come and gone. Boba came second, but sadly is gone now.
Best foie gras I have ever tasted. Ever. And yes, this includes many forays into the Southwest of France itself. The maple syrup demi-​glacé is genius.
Sadly the caribou tenderloin has slipped from the menu. It was simply heaven. As was the mini-​rabbit appetizer.
Save room for dessert. The Almond stuffed pear tatin on red plum purée
with cardomon ice cream is a taste you will never taste again.