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7 Quick and Delicious Italian Lunch Ideas – 2

Posted By Alfredo Rodriguez
on June 24,2019

Blu Ristorante

4.4

Based on 1193 reviews

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Raja Meer Baz

06:15 06 Dec 23

I tried this fixed menu and it was awesome. Everything was delicately created and the experience was wow!If you are two people you can order one each and share.Taking a star away because there were a couple of bones in the fish, which is something one won't expect at such a place.

Martha Andrea Beltrán

20:09 01 Dec 23

Great experience, highly recommended.

Gigi Dogan

03:12 24 Nov 23

Apurva Nataraj

06:08 21 Nov 23

We dined here on a Saturday, and were also with our toddler son.Parking is available at the underground garage diagonally opposite the restaurant. We had a reservation so we were almost immediately taken to our table by the hostess. The menu was already placed on the table, and the ambience is quite affluent, to say the least. Even the washrooms were paid attention to.We started off with their alcoholic Berry Martini and a simple non-alcoholic Mojito, both of which were quite tasty. We then ordered the Pumpkin Soup (Soup of the day), the Beet tartare, Zucchini fritters and the Poached Pear salad. Each dish was amazing, and the flavours complemented each other with every bite.For the main, we split the Squash Ravioli. This was the first time I personally had a dish with balsamic vinegar drizzled on top, and it made sense. It was delicious and filling. While we wanted to, time wasn't on our side for dessert.If you're coming here on your own dime, it makes sense if it's for a special occasion. The atmosphere here is quite pleasant, but there was a table where one guy was evidently intoxicated and speaking and swearing loudly. I just wish the staff could actually do something about that.Overall, we still managed to enjoy the meal, and would very much love to visit here for another celebration or milestone.

Mandi Padda

20:19 19 Nov 23

We had a great experience there. Would go back again.

SS Barayan

17:31 17 Nov 23

Alaleh - FoodyTO

21:05 13 Nov 23

We came here for a group gathering on a Thursday night and the restaurant provides us with a semi-private space upstairs. And other tables were full, both downstairs and at the bar!We enjoyed cocktails and a 3-course meal. We were welcomed with Butternut Squash Ravioli that I really liked. I ordered Ahi Tuna Tartar for appetizer, Woodfire Grilled Australian Rack of Lamb for entrée and Blue Chocolate Cake for dessert. And I enjoyed all.The service was amazing with great atmosphere. Finding a parking spot in the area is challenging though.

Mike Dobson

05:59 12 Nov 23

We had a phenomenal meal with fantastic service. We dined here for my wife's birthday and we could not have been more pleased. The food was delicious. My steak was particularly well cooked and the demi reduction was packed with flavour. We'll be back to dine again soon.

Julie Murfin

13:12 06 Nov 23

First time there.... very impressed with the excellent food, warm, attentive service and lovely ambience. We were even entertained by live piano music.

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Srinivas Jonnavittula

13:49 02 Nov 23

My friend and I had a tasting menu yesterday evening. Tasting menu is vegetarian/vegan friendly. My friend had non-vegetarian options and I had vegetarian. Food was great, service from our waiter, Brian, was outstanding. There was a small mixup in the tasting menu, but Brian immediate got that fixed. Wine selection is also great.We will come back again for sure.

Diana Jane Kravchenko

20:58 01 Nov 23

Def not cheap, but it’s worth it!!

Alberto Sanchez

13:59 31 Oct 23

A good place to have lunch or dinner.

Allan Kagal

23:43 29 Oct 23

What an amazing dining experience! Food was delicious. Plenty of vegetarian and gluten free options. Special kudos to our served Michael. He was very friendly, accommodating, and super helpful. Highly recommended !!

Natallia Salava

17:36 27 Oct 23

Stopped by for drinks and to see what the place was. Nice chill atmosphere place. Definitely will have this place in mind for a special occasion.

Valerie Hathawaay

20:38 25 Oct 23

Went with husband and friends for friendsgiving,Lovely restaurant with some jazz music live on certain nightsGreat and detail oriented serviceConsistently good!

debra rubin

11:42 23 Oct 23

Xuan Chen

22:06 22 Oct 23

David M

15:39 15 Oct 23

We went there for lunch and ordered from $55 lunch menu. The braised beef ragu with mushrooms was excellent and lime basil panna cotta was simply amazing. The service was a bit slow but we still had a great dining experience.

Dhathry U

00:05 15 Oct 23

Delicious food. Great ambiance. Fast service. Multo bene😘We got the butternut ravioli that was spiced very well. Poached pear salad was very fresh and light. The spicy oil with focaccia as a starter was just perfect.

Kia

22:59 14 Oct 23

Decent restaurant with one of the better carpaccio’s in downtown Toronto

Francis Carter

00:42 13 Oct 23

food was delicious a bit pricey but sometimes it’s good to venture out! Recommend!

J B

21:00 11 Oct 23

Came here for a birthday. Servers were nice and accommodating. Portions are pretty big here so we were quite full. We sat on the patio which was nice and cozy

Steve Heiman

01:09 10 Oct 23

The best meal I ever ate in my life

Sarvitar Chen

09:18 09 Oct 23

Jasmine Wang

01:12 09 Oct 23

Been here twice. The steak was very juicy and the staff were very nice and helpful. He helped us split the spaghetti because we want to share it. :)

Jimmy sun

11:51 08 Oct 23

A restaurant located in a busy city with unique decoration and delicious food. Worth a try.

Krystle Phirangee

13:38 07 Oct 23

The food was absolutely delicious! As for the service, it was impeccable. Our server Michael, was attentive, kind, and funny. We had a lovely time. Also, if you go on Fridays they have “Friday Feature Cocktails,” we tried the pineapple syrup cocktail and it was so good. We’ll definitely be back.

Priscilla Bowers

04:41 06 Oct 23

Arie Gershon

00:35 02 Oct 23

marvin rosenberg

20:46 01 Oct 23

The brilliant and friendly managers Mauricio and Jeff run a great place for creative food and excellent service on one of Toronto's best patios.

Niti James

16:08 01 Oct 23

Food was great!! We would go there again. Heated patio had great ambience.

s.med 2002

06:00 30 Sep 23

This was my first time here and it was absolutely wonderful. The food was amazing and prepared quickly. There was a nice selection of wine as well. Most importantly our server Michael took great care of us all night! I will definitely be back again.

Mike Santeramo

13:05 23 Sep 23

During our recent visit to Blu Ristorante, we encountered multiple disappointments. The quality of the food did not meet our expectations, and the service was notably slow, with over a 90-minute wait for our main course. Strangely, management pointed to two pieces of prosciutto that sat on our table for a significant time, suggesting we were still engaged with our appetizer and therefore didn't require our main dishes yet. Moreover, they mentioned our ongoing "conversation" as a reason for the waiter's hesitance to serve. By the time our main course arrived, our appetite had waned from the prolonged wait, diminishing our dining experience further. Instead of a sincere apology for the oversight and delay, we received explanations. The prolonged wait unfortunately did not result in a dish that was worth the anticipation.They subsequently canceled my OpenTable reservation, preventing me from leaving negative feedback. I'd recommend looking elsewhere; there are numerous superior restaurants in the city that won't keep you waiting for hours for your main course.

Tilisa Wright

03:39 23 Sep 23

Our server Michael was absolutely AMAZING! He was so accommodating!!

Mario Donatelle

15:08 22 Sep 23

Excellent restaurant the food is delicious ,the service was to notch and the selection of wine is the cherry on the top.Definitely five stars

Travis Langley

23:49 15 Sep 23

The food was awesome, the waiter was attentive, and the atmosphere was nice for a birthday. A beautiful gem in the city.

Boris Molokanov

01:56 15 Sep 23

Fantastic service and great atmosphere, so far the best place I've been in Toronto

Amie H

04:45 10 Sep 23

One of the best Italian restaurants I have ever been to. We had the Berry Martini Mocktails, we found them to be the perfect blend of sour and sweet. I do have allergies and they were very accommodating. The beef carpaccio was melt in your mouth delicious, and accompaniments delicious. I had the Sweet Potato Gnocchi w Beef cheek and it was absolutely amazing. My boyfriend had the Butternut Squash ravioli, and it was buttery and satisfying. For dessert, the Affogato, biscotti, and Blu cake were the perfect way to round off. This is definitely the place for you to splurge and eat your way around the menu!

Samantha Smith

12:59 28 Aug 23

- Great experience- Live music loved that- service was good- menu for the average person may bring you to need some clarifications or addition explanation(Hubby and I fine dine all the time, but this menu was a bit tricky)- Watermelon Feta Salad was GENIUS, shouts to the chef on that creation- tuna tartar 4/10 (was ok, didnt love but were not raw ppl)- hubby loved the lamb and i loved the rissoto that came with- I got the stuffed chicken 4/10 for me.We did try and experiment with different dishes we normally wouldn't as to the low numbers but experience was great.Would visit again

Nata Serhiienko

20:02 08 Aug 23

The place is very nice and elegant, live music was a great bonus but we couldn’t hear it on the 2nd floor.The food was good, some choices were excellent (like salmon), but some were not (steak for instance, great sauce but the meat could be a better quality)Overall, it’s a nice place

Iman Traveler

01:03 07 Aug 23

Nice Italian restaurant, perfect smiky staffs. Enzo was our waiter, they did a wrong salad with bacon (we asked without) and even they made a new one cause of our children got upset first, they didn't charge us. I appreciate.Akila was a Host, kind and professionally welcoming.The manager is from Mexico if I am right and he is supervising everything.Other staffs I mean who brings the foods, waiter's assistants, should pass more lessons.I liked the Ravioli, Tiramisù and the Salmon.

Marina Garvey

01:35 31 Jul 23

We choose Blu for my daughter's wedding dinner with a guest count of 26. The restaurant provided us with a nice semi-private space for our event, and we opted for a fixed menu that offered a well-balanced selection of 4 appetizers, 4 main dishes, and 4 types of desserts. It was wonderful to have the freedom to choose our drinks as well.The food and the overall atmosphere were very satisfying. All the dishes from the menu were top-notch in terms of taste and presentation, leaving a spectacular impression on everyone; our guests thoroughly enjoyed the evening and wished the newlyweds well.Though the restaurant did an excellent job overall, I have a few suggestions for improvement. Firstly, the live music in the second-floor hall was barely audible, and it would have been great if it could be made more prominent. Secondly, the guests were not informed about the menu items, leading to some of them not making the ideal choices for themselves. This resulted in guests exchanging dishes among themselves after they were served.Additionally, I expected a bit more attention and involvement from the waiters, especially considering we spent around $4000 on the dinner for 26 guests including 4 children and 11 adults with soft drinks . Despite these points, the pleasant atmosphere and fantastic food make Blu restaurant a definite recommendation for family celebrations.

Noah Somerville

14:40 10 Jul 23

Great experience. Came with a group of 8 for a celebratory dinner with the summerlicious menu. Service was very attentive & patient, waiting for all members to show up before we order food. All courses were brought out simultaneously & they were full of flavour, hot & presented well. It was a nice night out in a beautiful location & I would return again for regular menu.

Kevin M

13:57 07 Jun 23

Friendly service and great vibe! We sat on the patio and it started to rain so they moved us inside and we were glad they did! The restaurant had live music inside and the musician was amazing. Food was great and we recommend the ribeye and carpaccio but all of the food that we had at our table of 5 was great! Highly recommend!

Jessica Ng

11:12 18 Apr 23

A friend booked this for my birthday and I really enjoyed my experience here. The waitstaff were wonderful and the food was amazing. We ordered two appetizers - a pear salad and an eggplant dish. The salad was phenomenal but the eggplant dish was quite small in portion. For our mains we both ordered the special - crab ravioli in spicy rosé sauce and we were not disappointed. Would definitely come here for a romantic date. I've heard there is sometimes live music, but we did not hear any when we went (on a Saturday).

Joyce Tsai

18:09 11 Apr 23

What a great experience, booked our corporate holiday dinner at Blu Ristorante. Yes this review is a bit late coming but people are still raving about the impeccable service especially from their friendly and knowledgeable staff (Mauricio, Luis, David and Nasir - I made sure I wrote down their names for this review)! Do yourself a favour and make sure you make it here at least once because the food was amazing, from the appetizer to dessert. I didn't get a picture of the all the options but these ones still bring back the memories of our night at Blu. Thanks to all the staff, and a shout out to Kamila (Event Coordinator) and Jeff (Manager).

ARB

17:06 15 Feb 23

Came here for my anniversary.Right now, Blu is my favorite Italian restaurant in Toronto.The waiter was calm and polite, the ambience was lovely, the food was exceptional.I’ve gone back 3 more times because I love it so much.My partner and I ordered 3 plates of Pasta with a glass of wine. We really enjoyed the meal and had some takeaway.Ratings:Food - 11/10Service- 10/10Ambience - 9/10Overall - 10/10.I will greatly recommend this place to anyone who wants some nice Italian food! Absolutely love it !

Ellie Joy P.

02:15 30 Jan 23

Dined in on New Year’s Eve, and enjoyed a fabulous evening filled with delicious, good looking plates and great drinks. We loved the festive atmosphere. The live music wasn’t too loud, just perfectly enjoyable. The staff was very attentive and responsive. We couldn’t have been happier with our experience.

Anupama Sharan

15:13 04 Oct 22

5/5 for perfect romantic ambience and live music, the artist John Campbell had a golden voice! 3/5 for the food. We got the grilled calamari to start which was excellent. The squash ravioli filling and sauce were absolutely delicious but could have used a few seconds more cooking on the pasta. The truffle mushroom risotto was disappointing, under seasoned and could not taste any truffle in there whatsoever. The chocolate cake was delicious and oozed perfectly when cut but the pairing vanilla ice cream should have been less sweeter. We also tried the Chardonnay and Rieslings and both were great!Our food and wine servers were great, but our main server seemed to have a problem acknowledging me at the table and seemed to want to interact exclusively with my partner. I’m not sure if it had anything to do with our genders but it left a bad taste in my mouth on an otherwise amazing evening.

Bonnie Elena

21:17 20 Sep 22

Amazing experience, food, vibe and service.Ordered a prix fix Summerlicious menu as well as an appetizer from the regular menu.Amazing quality and presentation of food.Server was lovely.Live pianist played later in the evening too.I'd definitely return for another visit.

shakeria Simons

23:37 22 Jun 22

Went here for dinner for my birthday and the experience was definitely amazing. Fine dining at its best. The waiters were attentive and friendly. The price for the food was more affordable then my guest thought but the food still held a high standard. Definitely willing to go back again.

Michelle

13:27 29 May 22

Nice fancy environment. Great for a quiet, upscale date night!Service was fast, food was pretty good. Extensive drink list for those who want to drink something fancy.Took a star off because they the picture of the Lamb dish on their website was not what they actually served. (both had the same name labeled on it) They must have mislabeled it or it was an older picture.Either way we enjoyed the lamb! Just was expecting something different.

Michael G

04:57 14 Mar 22

Love the new location. We often went to Blu when it was right in Yorkville. The new location is amazing, John Campbell who plays the piano on Sunday nights is a very talented musician with a wonderful personality. The staff here is all so very attentive from the manager to the server ( Brian) and right down to the young man that cleared the tables ( Jamal I believe was his name) the boss has assembled a great team . I will say that I did send my steak back because it had more cartilage than edible meat. The server quickly switched it out for a delicious lamb shank that I really enjoyed. The issue was dealt with perfectly and that’s all you can ask for. We will be back often.Michael.

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