John and Sons has both a cold lobster roll and a hot lobster roll on the menu right now. Both are $38.
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RPM Bakehouse introduced a lobster roll for lunch. Jordan, not Toronto.
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Tried lobster roll at pure spirits at the distillery meh. Nothing special imo as lots of filler (at that price point I expect more) oysters were not good at all went with the cooked type as friendâs prefer them that way
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Oh yes, that famous Niagara lobster. Well done RPM Bakehouse.
Iâm never really sure why people think theyâll find good restaurants at the Distillery. I always found them to be highly polished tourist traps. How much did that fiasco cost you?
a good restaurant could happen in the Distillery.
Itâs a shame that so many are 6/10.
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I will say:
The breakfast sandwich at the Arvo coffee shop is a good one. and the coffee is good. I guess my phone wasnât charged when I was there. No photo.
Soma Chocolate is good
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have not tried the Spanish place
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not a fan of the Mexican place or Cluny, havenât been to Pure Spirits, the Eataly is very limited.
I was a subscriber at SoulPepper for years, so I have eaten around the Distillery fairly often
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I donât know about the restaurant, but the baguettes from Cluny are excellent, as are their croissants.
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I am happy you like them.
Well visitors like going there especially during the holiday market season. Lobster roll was 39$ what surprised my was the off putting smell right when we walked in. That already made me rethink about ordering raw oysters which I thought is their forte.
Yeah that area is worth a visit (food wise) for Soma, Ontario sake company and across the street Le Beau pretty much IMO. I did pickup a bostock and treated the guests to a croissant from le beau which they enjoyed.
I have tried El Catrin, cluny and mill street brewery pub several times and found them underwhelming.
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Unfortunately for people who like lobster rolls in Toronto, I get the feeling most good lobster rolls in Toronto have been running Market Price which is closer to $55 to $60 at Rodneyâs, this year.
John and Sons has a decent one but itâs on the small side. Currently $38!
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My friend recently moved into a building across the street from the Distillery District. If youâre interested in comparing nearby croissants to the Cluny croissants, my friend loves the croissants at Le Beau, which has a 2nd location at 405 Cherry Street.
My friend lived at Queen and Shaw for 20 years, until her move in July, and I have met up with her a lot at various bakeries along Queen W, Dundas W and College St. She likes Le Beau more than Geste, Emmer, or Nadege.
I donât eat croissants, so no comments from me other than 2nd hand raves.
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âLe Beauâ Boulangerie
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Toronto, ON, Canada, M5A 0X5
Working Hours:
Tuesday - Sunday: 8:30 AM to 6 PM
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Thank you!
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El Catrin got a new chef last month and saw they were doing a limited tasting menu. Havenât tried it with the new chef.
The reason the entire Distillery District restaurant line-up is mediocre is because theyâre all owned by the Distillery District: https://distilleryhospitality.com/
El Catrin, Madrina, Cluny, and Pure Spirits all use the same distributors/sourcing. Not mom-n-pop.
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Yes, because itâs a tourist zone and the rents there are sky high and you get the added tourist tax. No indie can survive there if youâre not owned by Distillery. Even their own businesses have problems. I donât know how Madrina landed on Michelin because their stuff was pretty mediocre. The Beer Store there had the highest rent of all Beer Stores all of Ontario and it wasnât suprising they decided to shutter it. The Distillery thinks they can command a premium for the space while stores canât survive there with the rents their charging.
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the thing is, other restaurant groups like Ink, Peter and Paulâs, Gusto 54 Group, and O + B, run some pretty good restaurants.
The Distillery Hospitality Group is choosing not to serve delicious food. Other mega corporations manage to do it
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Agreed. Itâs a choice. A bad one that forgets itâs the locals who keep the lights on outside of tourist season.
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