Minami Toronto

“I visited Minami for dinner last week. It’s a great first date place and I was indeed on a first date. We ordered the tasting menu per the suggestion of my date, which I normally don’t do but I wanted to impress so I agreed. Wow, was I glad we did. Each course was more delicious than the other culminating in the Wagyu which was delicious. The sushi course was also fresh and delicious. The service was also very good but could have been more attentive. The server explained each course but given the noise level, she was sometimes difficult to hear. The atmosphere itself was great. I love the physical space and the bar area is also quite inviting. Overall, Minami is a great Japanese culinary experience and worth a try if you’ve not been - especially for a first date!”

“Located on kings west right in downtown Toronto this fancy Japanese restaurant is definitely an experience. I am not very educated about Japanese cuisine especially sushi, but fortunately they had a meal program 4 course with 3 wines. The appetizer had oyster and a very crisp wine that as the servers described and I do agree paired perfectly. Then we were presented with sushi, around 6 of them with salmon, tiger fish and few others that I dont remember, 2 of them were well torched. Each sushi was packed with perfectly nourishing flavours, with wasabi and soya sauce. The main course had, rice and salmon and a very fruity wine. Desserts was matcha flavoured ice cream. Most important part of all food was they were really fresh, I believe fish of any kind is best consumed as fresh as possible, and with open heart and palette I can say it was damn fresh, and each bite will give you that experience. Moving to ambience, it had beautiful, warm and eye catching aura that you will enjoy. With light music and good lighting you don’t feel rush and to enjoy the moment. Last but not the least the service was awesome, our serve would describe each food and wine so much detail that you remember that in each bite and would be able to relate. Really phenomenal If you are looking for fancy date night spot you should definitely try this to impress.”

“My partner and I decided to pick this location for date night. To my surprise, the food was amazing. We ordered a variety of items and amongst them, the duck breast was the VIP. We also liked the spicy tuna oshi. However, the kaisen roll was a complete let down and was the weakest link. I also would like to give an honourable mention to the hojicha tiramisu, which was delicious.”

“Beautiful interior Amazing service. We came for a late lunch. Our reservation was at 3 but we got there early and they were able to accommodate. The cooked food was alright, it was good but it didn’t really stand out. The sushi was delicious enjoyable especially the scallops. Only thing was that there were a lot of fruit flies in the restaurant so we had to constantly swat them away”

“Came here to try their winterlicious. !!! ask for tap water, otherwise they will just charge you 3bucks per person for the water 🥲(since when restaurants here follow European customs now😂) - Their plating and atmosphere are amazing👏. - food portion is very small. We had 3 courses from the winterlicious, but ended up hopping to another restaurant to fill our stomachs. Cocktails portion is very small as well - their sushi quality is average.”