Favorites Thai BBQ

A speakeasy behind Sam James Coffee Bar. The restaurant offers good food with great service and ambient atmosphere. We came to catch up with another two friends. Our server was great and provided us a sample of wine as well, thank you! No complaints. My only feedback would be on portion size for the pricing of the menu. Maybe it’s the Ossington strip but price for value was skewed. Four people ended up being about $250 (without tax) with one single glass of wine.

December 15, 2024 on Google

Easily my favourite Thai restaurant in the city, and possibly my favourite restaurant this year! I was very surprised by how much I liked Favorites. The tasting menu was wonderful. I even enjoyed the lamb dish, and I generally avoid lamb as I find it tastes very pastoral. For the quality of the food and when compared to similar restaurants in Toronto, I was also very impressed with the price.

December 10, 2024 on Google

Excellent food, vibes, drinks. Music was a little loud but the food quality overcame it and then some. Especially loved the secreto pork and the confit duck leg. Everything had a great Thai twist and was cooked very well. The mango sticky rice cocktail was delightful

November 15, 2024 on Google

The atmosphere of the restaurant was great, they did a really good job setting the tone. Other than the fact I wish the high table seating was more comfortable everything about the atmosphere was perfect. As for the service staff, they were approachable, friendly and attentive but, I did feel like they were a bit inexperienced, a bit shaky on explaining the menu, retrieving plates and I did find myself wondering when or what was the next dish coming. This is a bit of a nitpick, if down to earth is what they are going for which is what I think they were trying to do! Side note, I did explain in my reservation and mention to our server I was celebrating a friends birthday but nothing particularly happened, of course this should not be expected but, I know some restaurants do, again a small nitpick! For the food, the appetizers were great but I felt they outshined the mains, which is unfortunate because the appetizers set the bar that was dropped by the mains, in my opinion a tasting menu is a bit like a roller coaster gradually going up then down. Some of the dishes such as the pork that I had was a bit over salted perhaps a bit too much fish sauce but each person has different preferences of course! Overall, excellent place to bring friends or a date, I did notice a specific dining table for large parties, which was cool. Unfortunately, I did not try any drinks as I had to drive but maybe I will next time! Thank you Favourites Thai BBQ for the experience!

November 4, 2024 on Google

Absolutely love and recommend Favorites Thai, well deserved Bib Gourmand. We opted for the chef’s tasting menu and it delivered. Each dish was flavourful and unique that it felt like we got a wide variety. Some of the dishes were pretty spicy, but that’s ok we like that. 10/10 would go again!

October 23, 2024 on Google

We enjoyed delicious Chef’s choice tasting menu, beautifully presented, great flavors: oysters, scallop appetizer, yellowtail ceviche, sweet & sour Relish (great!), calamari salad, sausage, pork, black cod, duck leg confit. Service was great 👍 Highly recommended!

October 3, 2024 on Google

4.5 stars! Our server was amazing and was attentive throughout our meal despite it being crazy busy. We got the set at $80 pp, and felt it was quite good for the value. Our favourites were the oysters, ceviche, and pork secreto. The food was overall very good, but I was surprised the 6 course meal didn't come with a dessert at the end. It was plenty for the two of us, though. I took 1 star off because their cocktails were not very good. My mojito tasted only of vodka, and the table next to us only took one sip of their cocktails as well.

July 28, 2024 on Google

4.5 stars. Interesting entrance as it is behind a coffee shop. Highly recommend you make a reservation instead of walking in as they are quite busy. Everything we tried was decent/tasty. We wanted to try the rustic curried mussel but they were out (we went at opening, so that was a bit surprising). Note: The calamari & coconut rice salad can be quite spicy but there was no warning or spice symbols. Service was decent. A bottle of water is available on table, but servers would also walk around with extra water to fill empty cups. Tables are small, so plates were also cleared on time. We were asked after every dish if we needed to change plates (we didn’t end up changing but it is a thoughtful question).

June 7, 2024 on Google