Hearthside Dining - Elmhirst's Resort

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   Stewart

   Toronto

   22 reviews

   5.0

   22 reviews

   Dined on December 2, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Discovered a new dining experience that will become a staple in our preferred restaurants. The ambience especially during this holiday season is warm and inviting; the food is exquisite and you have to try the specialty cocktails alcoholic and non. The view over the lake is serene and peaceful and really highlights Rice Lake. Jill, thanks for your great service and good humour.
   

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   Blaine

   Toronto

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on November 24, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Awesome place great food great service highly recommended
   

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   Darlene

   Toronto

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on October 19, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Amazing experience, food was delicious, view was amazing, service was great! We will be back.
   

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   Mary

   Toronto

   9 reviews

   5.0

   9 reviews

   Dined on October 12, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Incredible local food, prepared very well. Beautiful view overlooking Rice Lake. Enough space between tables for privacy and noise level. Took a bit long to get pre-dinner drink and martini was a bit disappointing. However evening was special for our group of 5 and would definitely recommend.
   

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   MacP

   Toronto

   3 reviews

   2.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on September 29, 2024

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 5

   Not the Elmhurst that we knew and en joked for Sunday brunch. The food was more like a buffet breakfast at a Choice hotel, the don't have fthe omelets ,roast beef or sea food bars. It was diffently not worth the $39.00 per person which they chatged. Be a long time before we go back.
   

   Hearthside Dining - Elmhirst's ResortResponded on October 9, 2024

   We are sorry to hear you didn't enjoy the experience as much as previous Brunch presentations and thanks for the feedback on things you did and did not enjoy. We have returned to a Brunch Buffet for the first time since 2020. The pressure on the costs associated with both food and labor has been constant since then. We regret the diminished feeling of perceived value but our restaurant prices have shifted as all dining experiences have to reflect this reality. The old brunch had a broader selection however the changes are intentional. The old buffet created too much food waste, and it needed to change. Our F&B team designed the new brunch and it has been well enjoyed by our guests. We knew comparisons to the legacy brunch were inevitable but remain convinced it is from a different time.
   

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   Pat

   Toronto

   3 reviews

   2.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on September 11, 2024

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 1

   We were not seated in the Hearthside dining area, but the “ banquet” area amid 3 large table of probably a corporate event. That took the ambience of the evening down several notches. I was very disappointed. It was loud and distracting perhaps why my husband’s steak order was wrong. Served well done rather than med rare. He could not eat it. So I gave him 1/2 my meal. He did not have to pay of course, offered a free desert but we waited an unacceptable amount of time so we just left. Looked like they were struggling with staffing, but not a good scenario for us! So our dinner experience was ruined.
   

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   Raymond

   Toronto

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on September 8, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   The food and staff were fantastic as I remember from previous experiences. I had not been to Elmhurtst’s I. Many years. It hasn’t not changed and is worth the trip to have a wonderful Sunday brunch
   

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   Jeff

   Toronto

   5 reviews

   5.0

   5 reviews

   Dined on August 28, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Excellent time great service and location for fine dinning !!!!
   

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   Peter

   Toronto

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on August 19, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Had a lovely conversation with our server Jordan after our meal. Service was great. Nice and quiet too. Food is excellent.
   

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    Rose-Marie

    Toronto

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 18, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    Our Hearth Side Dining experience was exceptional. The view of the lake from our window side table was spectacular. The soft live piano music added a touch of sophistication. Our server presented herself as a professional and was very efficient and friendly. The delicious food was bountiful with much variety, and offered something to please every pallet. The server went out of her way to please my grandsons fussy disposition. We were very pleased with our brunch experience and will be visiting again soon.
    

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