The Glass Monkey

You know, it is not every day you walk into a place and get the opportunity to order something that has become a me me from Kitchen Nightmares, but here you can. Grilled Lettuce! (The full episode is on youtube) Over all the food is mostly just fine, and they seem to have jacked the prices from decent value to LOL YOU ARE KIDDING ME. Service was pretty good once she realized we were not their for a timed event.

It's a cute restaurant in the neighborhood that the quality of food and nice services are guaranteed. It's got that unique local friendliness. All staff were super friendly and nice including those who answered our phone, who sat us and who served us. We were very happy about the menu our server Rick recommended and services he provided. I am pregnant and wanted to have some nice virgin cocktail other than mojito and he offered sangria that is substituted with pomegranate juice and oh boy it was delicious!! Also, all the food we ordered were delicious. You must try their mushroom pizza. The taste of the fresh ingredients with a touch of truffle oil was great. The pate and halibut fish cake were also great. They have a nicely set up patio that we want to try next time. We originally went there to sit in their patio but we decided to stay inside since the inside set up was also very romantic and came with more comfy chairs.

We are quite glad that this place has re opened now with the third wave of the pandemic over. We once again had an excellent dining experience at Glass Monkey. This place exemplifies both high quality ingredients of European trattoria-styling while still maintaining a laid back Canadian feel of a local pub eatery. Gastropub is more than apt a term to describe this joint! From the moment the usher welcomed us in there was a warm and bustling atmosphere in the restaurant. Rick carried us through the menu items and Specials with enthusiasm and efficiency, such as any person with intimate of the knowledge of the menu should have, recommending his favourites and highlighting popular items. He was very professional and entertaining. We also received warm welcomes and conversation from Janine. Both the patio and inside tables were excellent options.

As usual the visit was outstanding! My braised pork cheeks were a culinary experience not to be missed! My husband's scallop and shrimp risotto was a symphony of wonderful tastes and aromas! The waiter recommended a thoroughly delightful wine to suit my very narrow range of preferences. All of this impeccable service and offerings on a very busy night that saw a Ukrainian band raising funds(along with TGM) for the Ukraine & celebrating some important birthdays! Such an accomplished restaurant with such a big heart!💙💛

We brought four kids out for dinner tonight and they were treated like kings and queens. The most amazing service we’ve had. Highlights of the meal were the morel mushrooms on toast and the lamb shank. They really went above and beyond and we had a wonderful evening. Thank you! We will be back. Next time we will bike!

My wife and I decided to try this restaurant after hearing it come up in conversation a few times. Valentine's Day was the day. Our initial impression; the dining room was a little cramped (constant bumping into my elbows from passers by), but even so it was inviting since the staff made it their priority to make you feel tended to. I ordered the grilled Ceasar salad, which was decent, but nothing to marvel about. I do wish they would use a slightly longer dish to present it, since the leaves were hanging over the edge of the plate, and dragged along the table as the server maneuvered it into place. Not the best impression during a pandemic when everyone is fairly germ-conscious. My wife's starter was the grilled broccoli - again, very simple without anything outstanding. She then had the Chinook Salmon with a Thai Curry sauce, steamed vegetables and rice on the side. The cook on the fish was good, but overall the flavor was underwhelming. For my main, I had the seafood risotto. The portion size was moderate, but again, the flavor was pretty anemic. For a rice entre offering 5 shrimp and 3 scallops, this $35 dish would be more appropriately priced at about $25. Further to this, we each had a couple of iced teas (we don't drink). The iced teas were very good. Altogether, the meal came out to $107. In our opinion, an overpriced meal that we'll likely forget by tomorrow. I will stress however, that the staff were very professional and friendly throughout. We'd be back if they announced a new chef.