Just went there for some drinks- the service was great.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Trevor Cowan
We very much enjoyed our visit to Antler. Reserving a table was straightforward, and the courtesy call to confirm our booking was appreciated. We were seated promptly, and staff were friendly, courteous and knowledgeable.The charcuterie board was a great appetizer and we enjoyed the variety it offered.Our mains of the venison rack & boar chop were cooked perfectly! The parsnip & carrot sides to the venison were wonderful. The rye spaetzle side with the boar chop was the only down note for me, which I found to be bland and an unusual texture pairing.We enjoyed three of the desserts on offer, of which the maple budino was the stand out. Such a complex and yet perfectly balanced treat - we will be back just in hopes of finding this on the menu again.Overall - exceptional!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Charcuterie Board
Solomon Mendonca
Always amazing. Best restaurant in Toronto. I've come over multiple years, many times.Edit: these photos and reels are a visual description of my visits over the years. The best dish they've ever made was the blessed Duck Cassoulet. Oh my god. It's not on the menu anymore.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Caleb Witherspoon
What can I see other than you can not miss with any of the main dishes. I got the ribeye and my girlfriend got the boar and we were in amazement with how delicious everything was. The service was exceptional and overall experience was perfect. We can’t wait to come back and try the other dishes.The dark horse dish: that beautiful maple boar chop
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Boar Chop, Bison Steak
Yilin H
Disappointing Experience, Poor ExecutionI've been to Antler before, but yesterday's visit was extremely disappointing. While the menu design showed promise, the execution fell short in every aspect. The rib eye steak lacked proper temperature and resting time, the cavatelli pasta tasted floury with pre-shredded cheese, and the venison tartar was overwhelmed by mustard with zero venison taste, paired with an unsuitable cracker.Even the cedar ice with meringue felt like mismatched components. Cocktails had great ideas but were poorly executed, with sour drinks tasting overly sweet. The service was also subpar, with a server (male with dark hair and a bun) displaying impatience and rudeness, disrupting our dining experience.Overall, while the menu design showed potential, the execution and attention to detail were lacking, resulting in one of my worst dining experiences. Improvement in both kitchen execution and service training is much needed.
Seth Burn
The rack of venison was exceptional. The service was attentive and informative. Just a wonderful evening out.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Claudia McLean
Definitely try the Bison steak, well worth the $$$!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Shawn Marsh
Great service! The charcuterie was phenomenal.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Gourguen T
Saw you on a video!!! I support you 100% and will come visit and eat very well at your restaurant!
Satt F.
This is a really nice up class business casual spot. We heard so much about the place and as hunters really wanted to get a sense of how dishes can be. We heard the owner of this location is a big hunter and tries many different takes when it comes to cooking his hunts (don't worry the food your served isn't hunted it's farmed.)The decor of this place is beautiful -classy, tasteful and dim light setting in the evening. You can really see the hunter in the decor as well if your observant. Only thing that throws of the decor is the little curtain area at the front - I gets it's to keep the cold out when opening the door but it'd super small and a bit awkward...If your going here on a date be prepared as it is more so on the expensive side (you better really like the person to be balling out like that). If your celebrating something big as long as your comfortable with a bill ranging between $275 and up this is the spot.We started our visit with a venison Tartare and hands down it stole the show (disappointment towards the end - keep reading to find out why). It was nothing below perfection. The Tartare was beautifully seasoned and served with a side of 3 crackers (I think their made in house but not sure). The odd number of crackers made it a bit disappointing as my hubby and I both enjoyed the Tartare so much it was kinda a "you have the last" "no you" "okay let's split it" moment. I would understand the odd number of crackers for a odd number of guest table but when you see a couple it's would be nice to serve even for even.I Ofcourse got Alberta Bison Rib-Eye (rare) and my hubby the pan seared duck breast. Both dishes were served with a beautiful neat presentation but here is where the disappointment began...Both dishes seemed to have a sweetness to them more then savory flavor. It's like the chef prefers to play with sweet taste buds more. We both felt a bit more savory would have made each dish so much better and I personally felt I should have just ordered another Venison Tartare as my main course. It's one thing to spend $75 on a main that perfectly hits the flavor plate with a uniqueness of its own but sucks when you feel the starter stole the show.For drinks know their on the pricer side. We got 2 drinks each (bourbon, pear pressure, smoke barrel, & something I forgot) drinks as well were more on the sweeter side but the one thing I really didn't like was the smoke barrel drink flavor- the presentation of the drink was wonderful of removing the lid and having the smoke fill your surrounding before revealing the drink but there was a bitter taste left in the drink as if the wood used to create the smokey flavor was reused over and over to the point you didn't get the flavor of it but just the burnt taste. That was a huge disappointment to me. I think there's only so many times you can use the same piece to smoke a drink without ruining the flavor and for sure the piece used on my drink outlived it's use span.The desserts were nice but nothing special or memorable.Overall it's a cute spot, super pricey, nice to try once at least but I truly feel our meals did not hold to their value. It's sad when the starter is the most memorable thing. It should be the opening statement that just creates anticipation and excitement for the main and the main should easily be the follow up stopper that you think of long after you've left the establishment - not something that leaves you wishing you got the starter instead of a main meal.
No clue if the food is good, but saw them in a video on Reddit cut up a deer in the window in front of some anti-meat protestors in their own protest. Nice work Antler!!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Vince
Hope, someday I could taste the legendary deer. ❤️
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ahmed Al Zarooni
Yep, 9gag
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Arnie
Nice place!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ricardo Hernandez
Best restaurant ever!!Highly recommend if you are looking for some venison ??
Just went there for some drinks- the service was great.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We very much enjoyed our visit to Antler. Reserving a table was straightforward, and the courtesy call to confirm our booking was appreciated. We were seated promptly, and staff were friendly, courteous and knowledgeable.The charcuterie board was a great appetizer and we enjoyed the variety it offered.Our mains of the venison rack & boar chop were cooked perfectly! The parsnip & carrot sides to the venison were wonderful. The rye spaetzle side with the boar chop was the only down note for me, which I found to be bland and an unusual texture pairing.We enjoyed three of the desserts on offer, of which the maple budino was the stand out. Such a complex and yet perfectly balanced treat - we will be back just in hopes of finding this on the menu again.Overall - exceptional!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Charcuterie Board
Always amazing. Best restaurant in Toronto. I've come over multiple years, many times.Edit: these photos and reels are a visual description of my visits over the years. The best dish they've ever made was the blessed Duck Cassoulet. Oh my god. It's not on the menu anymore.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
What can I see other than you can not miss with any of the main dishes. I got the ribeye and my girlfriend got the boar and we were in amazement with how delicious everything was. The service was exceptional and overall experience was perfect. We can’t wait to come back and try the other dishes.The dark horse dish: that beautiful maple boar chop
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Boar Chop, Bison Steak
Disappointing Experience, Poor ExecutionI've been to Antler before, but yesterday's visit was extremely disappointing. While the menu design showed promise, the execution fell short in every aspect. The rib eye steak lacked proper temperature and resting time, the cavatelli pasta tasted floury with pre-shredded cheese, and the venison tartar was overwhelmed by mustard with zero venison taste, paired with an unsuitable cracker.Even the cedar ice with meringue felt like mismatched components. Cocktails had great ideas but were poorly executed, with sour drinks tasting overly sweet. The service was also subpar, with a server (male with dark hair and a bun) displaying impatience and rudeness, disrupting our dining experience.Overall, while the menu design showed potential, the execution and attention to detail were lacking, resulting in one of my worst dining experiences. Improvement in both kitchen execution and service training is much needed.
The rack of venison was exceptional. The service was attentive and informative. Just a wonderful evening out.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Definitely try the Bison steak, well worth the $$$!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great service! The charcuterie was phenomenal.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Saw you on a video!!! I support you 100% and will come visit and eat very well at your restaurant!
This is a really nice up class business casual spot. We heard so much about the place and as hunters really wanted to get a sense of how dishes can be. We heard the owner of this location is a big hunter and tries many different takes when it comes to cooking his hunts (don't worry the food your served isn't hunted it's farmed.)The decor of this place is beautiful -classy, tasteful and dim light setting in the evening. You can really see the hunter in the decor as well if your observant. Only thing that throws of the decor is the little curtain area at the front - I gets it's to keep the cold out when opening the door but it'd super small and a bit awkward...If your going here on a date be prepared as it is more so on the expensive side (you better really like the person to be balling out like that). If your celebrating something big as long as your comfortable with a bill ranging between $275 and up this is the spot.We started our visit with a venison Tartare and hands down it stole the show (disappointment towards the end - keep reading to find out why). It was nothing below perfection. The Tartare was beautifully seasoned and served with a side of 3 crackers (I think their made in house but not sure). The odd number of crackers made it a bit disappointing as my hubby and I both enjoyed the Tartare so much it was kinda a "you have the last" "no you" "okay let's split it" moment. I would understand the odd number of crackers for a odd number of guest table but when you see a couple it's would be nice to serve even for even.I Ofcourse got Alberta Bison Rib-Eye (rare) and my hubby the pan seared duck breast. Both dishes were served with a beautiful neat presentation but here is where the disappointment began...Both dishes seemed to have a sweetness to them more then savory flavor. It's like the chef prefers to play with sweet taste buds more. We both felt a bit more savory would have made each dish so much better and I personally felt I should have just ordered another Venison Tartare as my main course. It's one thing to spend $75 on a main that perfectly hits the flavor plate with a uniqueness of its own but sucks when you feel the starter stole the show.For drinks know their on the pricer side. We got 2 drinks each (bourbon, pear pressure, smoke barrel, & something I forgot) drinks as well were more on the sweeter side but the one thing I really didn't like was the smoke barrel drink flavor- the presentation of the drink was wonderful of removing the lid and having the smoke fill your surrounding before revealing the drink but there was a bitter taste left in the drink as if the wood used to create the smokey flavor was reused over and over to the point you didn't get the flavor of it but just the burnt taste. That was a huge disappointment to me. I think there's only so many times you can use the same piece to smoke a drink without ruining the flavor and for sure the piece used on my drink outlived it's use span.The desserts were nice but nothing special or memorable.Overall it's a cute spot, super pricey, nice to try once at least but I truly feel our meals did not hold to their value. It's sad when the starter is the most memorable thing. It should be the opening statement that just creates anticipation and excitement for the main and the main should easily be the follow up stopper that you think of long after you've left the establishment - not something that leaves you wishing you got the starter instead of a main meal.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 4
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No clue if the food is good, but saw them in a video on Reddit cut up a deer in the window in front of some anti-meat protestors in their own protest. Nice work Antler!!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Hope, someday I could taste the legendary deer. ❤️
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Yep, 9gag
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Nice place!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Best restaurant ever!!Highly recommend if you are looking for some venison ??
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5