I had dinner here last weekend because I was craving steak. I'm trying to branch out and try new places lately, so instead of the usual Ruth's Chris or The Keg, my friend and I decided to try this spot instead. Making a reservation was super easy, most likely because they were not busy at all. This was a bit surprising for two reasons: we had a Groupon and it was Saturday night. We immediately thought this was a bad sign and that the food might be terrible. I'm happy to report that wasn't the case. Whenever a restaurant is almost empty, (there were three other tables occupied) I have high expectations for service. We were not disappointed. My water glass never got below half, and when my wine glass was getting low, our server checked in to see if I wanted another (why, yes, I do!) The Groupon was valid for a 3-course meal with wine, and they have a specific menu for this deal. Sometimes these offers are not a great value, but this one was definitely worth it. We both chose the spinach salad to start, followed by steak and prawns for the entrée. The wine was limited to Chardonnay or Merlot, and we both chose the latter. I didn't really care for it, so my second glass was a Cabernet Sauvignon that was much better. The steak was nothing compared to what I've had at The Keg, but it was cooked to my liking (med rare) and seasoned well. The prawns were nothing short of perfect - and I'll admit, I wasn't expecting them to be so good. For dessert, I chose the lemon cake and my friend went with the trio of crème brûlée. I have to admit, his dessert was far superior to mine. The cake was fine, but the flavors of crème brûlée were exceptional. One of them was maple ice wine - very unusual but a really nice combination. The only downside to our meal was the complimentary bread. It was served warm, but that couldn't hide the fact that the bread wasn't fresh. I would prefer no bread over stale bread. Everything else was really enjoyable and I would most likely return. read more

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Was hungry after blue jays loss and Halloween last night . Decided to head to the concourse level for breakfast . Wow . Huge nugget was set up including the omelette station . Great service and selection . read more

King Street Social Kitchen - Tofu fritatta - Canadian (New) Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

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Came here for the breakfast buffet - which was a bit pricey given the options. The fresh fruit was delicious, the pancakes were alright, and there was a decent selection of breakfast meats and cheeses. The selection of pastries and such was rather limited and not refilled regularly, so once things were gone, they were gone. There was a fresh omelette station which was pretty good, and we were given a shot of a smoothie which was good as well. Just not sure it was worth the price given the limited selection (and lack of refreshing key items) read more

Breakfast Poutine is more like soupy egg with grease soup. Disgusting. Def don't get your breakfast here. There is over 1cm of grease in that small bowl. Never in my life have I been served something this bad read more

King Street Social Kitchen - Breakfast poutine - Canadian (New) Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Stayed at the Hyatt on business so i wanted to try it out, the chicken was delicious. The halibut on the other hand wasn't great. The service left me wanting better service. read more

King Street Social Kitchen - Canadian (New) Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Server overcharged my bill along with other coworkers bill by $10. He was also very stern and emotionless. Tip was already included in bill and was never mentioned. Summerlicious was less than mediocre. I ordered the angus and honestly... It was definitely not worth $38. Appetizer was corn soup which tasted like cheesy canned corn soup , not bad ! But nothing special. Not to mention the soup had the dry layer of skin on top of it.. YUM! Dessert was probably the best part. I had the apple crumble which was cold and would be great with ice cream. Everything was just so mediocre.. I can't believe it costed me 48$ and I some how generously tipped another $10 on top of that! read more

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I was invited to The King Street Social Kitchen at the Hyatt Regency (@HyattOnKing) for their Winterlicious and Valentine menu preview and what an amazing time with the good food and even better company. This is my first time dinning here and I was excited to see what they have to offer. Love the private room we got with all the full side dishes on the side for us to take pictures which is great since we can dig in right away when dinner is served (we got sample sizes to taste but the pictures below are all actual portion size). Executive Chef Wesley Boodhram inspired by Asian streetfood, created an Asian themed Winterlicious menu. . Tofu and Vegetable Steamed Wonton Soup ~ served w/ a Lemongrass and Tamarind gremolata and Soy miso Definitely had a twist with the lemongrass and tamarind flavor in the broth which is rather refreshing and great way to start the meal. . Red Oak and Aged Ontario's Goat Cheese ~ with Roasted Pecans, Grape Tomatoes, Soft Herbs, Sweet Mirin Vinaigrette Grilled Chicken Satay ~ w/ a Fresh Pineapple and Apple Slaw, a Bambu Kacang Sauce ~ This felt like a summer dish with the light and refreshing slaw and the grilled skewers which was a nice change from the usually heavier winter dishes. ~ The chicken was very tender, only wish the sauce had a little bit more flavor and texture to it. Homemade Tofu & Black Bean ~ Stir Fried Tofu and black bean w/ ginger, Crisp Veg, Snow Peas, Shitake, Udon Noodles ~ If the menu didn't say black bean, I wouldn't have known, it was kind of sweet instead. . . King Street Beef Lo Mein ~ Yakisoba Noodles, Local Tenderloin Beef, Snow Peas, Lotus Root, Soft Herbs, Fungi, Mango, Jicima Relish Grilled Beef Tenderloin & Buttered Poached Jumbo Pawn ~ w/ cauliflower mash, heirloom carrots, horseradish reduction ~ This was served medium well which was a bit too cooked for me since it felt dry and tough, so make sure to mention to your server for rare or medium rare when ordering this. ~ I especially enjoyed the cauliflower mash here which was sweet, soft and not too smooth. . Passion Fruit Crème Brulee Above dishes are what they decided to serve us from their Winterlicious & Valentine Menu and the ones to follow, we didn't get to get a taste: Poached Haddock and Wasabi Emulsion ~ served w/ red jasmine, toasted almonds & pan fried kale . Brick Oven Baked Sweet Corn & Local Soft Goat's Cheese Soup ~ w/ toasted panettone croutons . Pan Roasted Ricotta and Baby Spinach stuffed Chicken Breast ~ w/ root vegetable gratin, pot jus, acorn squash Portabella Mushroom En Croute ~ served w/ fragrant Champagne sauce and grilled heirloom tomatoes . Pan Seared King Crab Cakes ~ w/ red pepper remoulade, micro cress salad aged 10 year old Balsamic 40 Day Aged Rib Eye Steak & Teriyaki Prawns ~ Fire Charred Five Spice marinated beef, ginger scented glass noodles and lotus chips tempura Warm Bread Pudding ~ w/ a Lychee Creme Lemon & Raspberry Tart Frozen Grapes ~ w/ Grand Marnier Crème Fraiche Dinner was served with Trius Winery (@TriusWines) Verdict: ~ The dishes was nothing spectacular or out of the ordinary but there's flavors and twist here and there that kept surprising me. ~ With the convenient location, I would definitely recommend dropping for some of their Asian Fusion. ~ Thanks Mary (@themary_tang) for the invite, it was such amazing company. For their Winterlicious Lunch $23 and Dinner $35 Menu read more

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I went in February 2014 during the Winterlicious event. There were 8 of us. I was lucky to have had the opportunity to be invited by the Hyatt Regency on King St (formally the Holiday Inn) to organize a bloggers lunch and to sample BOTH the lunch and dinner Winterlicious menu. There was soo much food. The hotel is in a sweet spot, right in the middle of the entertainment district. Inside the restaurant, the decor was modern and simple. We were seated in a private room with skylights, providing lots of beautiful sunshine and brightness to the room. Some of the highlights at lunch included a lobster poutine and a savoury lentil soup. The lobster meat really shined in the poutine since there was not a lot of gravy to overpower the dish. The dinner items were my favourite. I loved the sable fish since the cod was moist and meaty. My last recommendation would be the 6 hour braised lamb shank since it was "fall off the bone" goodness and the plating was simple, yet beautiful. The dessert was good but did not really stand out for me, compared to their mains. The portions were generous, the food was delicious, and at a price of $20 for lunch and $35 for dinner, that is an amazing deal for the quality of food. Having met Chef Wesley and the kitchen staff, I can tell you the food is cooked with love and passion. read more

King Street Social Kitchen - King Street Social Kitchen-Lobster Poutine, Winterlicious 2014 lunch menu - Canadian (New) Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

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We tried out the King Street Social Kitchen for brunch today. They had a buffet which included juice, coffee/tea and the food. it was $27 each including tip, which I thought was a little pricey. Still it is near the TIFF Lightbox and the Entertainment district so that accounts for the hgher price tag. I wish they did offer .5 options on Yelp, as I probably would have rated it as 2.5. There was fresh fruit, pastries, pancakes, toast, potatoes, scrambled eggs and the usual bacon and sausage, but it is not like they offered smoked salmon or anything like that, although you could order eggs anyway you liked it from your server. Anyways, it was fine if you can't find anything else, but be prepared for the higher price tag. read more

Went there for summerlicious with a group of 6 as they were one of the few places with vegan options. The decor is kind of fancy as it's inside the Hyatt Regional, but there were a lot of people dressed casually. Their summerlicious deal was $25 for a 3 course dinner, and for the money i thought they gave very generous portions. Service was very attentive and quick, and our waiter even answered all our questions when we tried to figure out exactly what parts of the "house made ice-cream sandwich" were house made (turns out they just put the pieces together in house). I started with the grilled calamari salad, which had good flavour, but the salad part was a little plain. The main course was a grilled flatiron steak with polenta and roasted asparagus, which i definitely enjoyed. The steak was a touch chewy but for the price it was a large portion. The polenta and asparagus was also good! Dessert i had the chocolate truffle cake, which just tasted like any other chocolate cake you would buy in a store (again a generous portion). My friends ordered the ice cream sandwich and seemed disappointed. read more

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Space is well decorated with hospitable staff. I was here for winterlicious 2018 and food was "typical" hotel food. Didn't like the main course, appetizer was ok, dessert was one of the best carrot cakes I've ever had! The restaurant would not be at top of my mind to recommend friends or family. read more

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Hollandaise was very disappointing. Tasted like what I make at home, which is also a generally disappointing experience lol Waffles - unremarkable. Fruit was okay. Will not return. read more

King Street Social Kitchen - Holland size was very disappointing. Waffles - unremarkable. Fruit was okay. - Canadian (New) Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Terrible from start to finish. Went for the winterlicious menu. Saw the mixed reviews but decided to try it anyways. Ordered a bottle of wine to start, our apps took about 15 minutes which was fine. The entrees then took 40 min. To give you some perspective we were Sat at 715pm and weren't eating our entrees till 840pm. Food and service was so slow we had to pack our desserts to go. The server comped our wine as I complained about the wait time considering the tables around us seemed to be getting their food but who knows they may have been waiting too. Either way the food was barely warm and the most annoying part was that no one bothered to update us on the situation with our food. However the manager was talking to the table beside us so it's not that he wasn't present. I'm just not sure why he wasn't aware of the situation. Wouldn't go back ever. read more

Went here with a Groupon because it was around the corner from my office. I understand that group "deals" are not super profitable for most businesses, but I thought the point was that they bring in a lot of new clientele who would otherwise not visit. So, I expected to be at least minimally impressed. Nope. I will say that the service was excellent and all the staff were very attentive and polite. The restaurant also is nicely decorated and clean, but it definitely has a corporate feel that you'd expect in a hotel. Unfortunately the food was mediocre at best. We both started with the beet, pineapple and feta salad. It was bland, a bit soggy, the cheese tasted like plastic. Not good. I had the streak and shrimp main which was pretty good, but not particularly special. My friend had the pasta, which was fine but again not special and easy to make at home. We both had the truffle cake for desert, which was not awful but was kind of cold and dry and tasted as if it were bought at the grocery store. All in all, not impressed. Even if you were staying at the Hyatt hotel, I wouldn't recommend eating here.. There are a thousand much better restaurants within a few blocks of here. read more

We went here on a Groupon. We were greeted by a sign that said something like "carefully sourced". We were seated on the far end from the entrance - at first glance, the resto looks great. Our seat however, was not the best - it was by the section that is used as a buffet at breakfast and there were stacks of glassware on dollies and a napkin folding station on the pass at the buffet. Also, the finished plates were left on this buffet table by the server, awaiting someone to run them to the kitchen. We got served dinner rolls. The first impression of any meal. I sent them back because they didn't taste or feel fresh. I felt the new ones they brought and i told the server that these too didn't feel fresh. He said that the rolls were frozen and heated up. This is such a disappointment! Not carefully sourced at all. read more

Visited on Valentine's Day and had a great meal here! We ordered their Valentine's set menu and was pleasantly surprised by the quality of food. Service was good and not overbearing. Ambiance was good for a quiet sit-down dinner in an uncrowded place. They even let us take the rose on the table (which was great because 1800flowers did not deliver my order). read more

Came here for a girls night, entered the restaurant at King and John and felt lost, as if we had walked into the back of house. After wandering around a bit and no one offering to help direct us, we asked the bartender who rather abruptly pointed us towards the hostess desk which was in an odd slightly hidden location. The service was.... okay... but also a bit odd. Our waiter made a few strange comments when my pregnant friend ordered a virgin Mai Thai and when I asked for the remainder (more than half) of my entrée to be wrapped up, we felt a bit patronized... And couldn't tell if he was joking or not. Food was okay. There was arugula on everything (not specified on the menu) which is fine if you like it..... But a tomato and calamari starter shouldn't have more arugula than tomatoes, should it? Our gnocchi was also covered in it, and overall it was dry and the total opposite of their menu's description of "creamy". Dessert was okay, my sorbet was yummy but way too sweet. The ice cream sandwiches were almost completely melted by the time they got to us.... And the cookies were stale and hard! It was fine as a place for us to sit and chat, but I won't be coming back for the food. read more

I'm in a foodie book club (that rocks) and our "leader" is a food writer for Metro. As such, I assume that, when we meet each month to talk about our book, we'll be meeting at places that are exceptional. King Street Social Kitchen may not warrant the adjective "exceptional", but it definitely warrants the moniker "darn good"! Food: I had the Tom Yum Kung soup and the Dark Chocolate tart for dessert. The soup arrived in a giant cassoulet-like dish, complete with top, and was piping hot. The broth was good and not overly salty. The poor shrimp, however, had either been severely overcooked prior to their arrival or severely suffered from having to wait for all 12 of us to be served, because they were seriously tough. I would have liked it to have been a little chunkier (considering it was $8 for a bowl of soup) with fewer (what I think were) mushrooms, but it was decent. My friend ordered the halibut and said it was way overcooked and served with very dry rice. The dessert, however, was probably one of the best things I've ever put in my mouth! It was a divine dark chocolate tart with caramel inside and dusted with sea salt! Delish! The crust was perfect, the gooey part of the tart was caramel-y and chocolate-y, and the sea salt and cinnamon gave it a perfect yang to the yin of the sweet. It was, naturally, served with berries (which drives me bonkers -- a little creativity, please), but just push those aside and revel in the deliciousness of the tart. I would go back just for that tart. In fact, I'm drooling on myself just thinking about it. :-) Decor: KSSK is sufficiently modern, as you would expect a new resto in a newly renovated Hyatt hotel. It's downstairs from the lobby, is large, open, and comfortable while maintaining its hip vibe. Service: the service was okay, but there were 13 of us, so hard to tell. I was so parched from lack of water refilling (another typical Toronto thing) that I almost choked to death. Then, as per usual in Toronto restos, it took *forever* for them to bring our bills. THIS I DO NOT UNDERSTAND!! (/rant) Overall, KSSK was good and I'd probably go again with a smaller group. It was comfortable and I have high hopes that the mains might be better the second time around. Worth a shot, for sure. read more

I just ordered the most amazing dish during the Winterlicious event. Wow!! Poached Haddock and Wasabi Emulsion. It is poached in green tea, and served with Red Jasmine and toasted almonds and pan fried kale. I highly recommend that you make a point of getting here for Winterlicious and order this dish! read more

King Street Social Kitchen - Amazing Poached Haddock and Wasabi Emulsion - Canadian (New) Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

The food was great and it seemed a little fresh and there was a lot of variety but it would've been nice to have more cuisines because of that area having a lot of cultures around The pastry felt a little stale as if it wasn't fresh hut the live egg station made up for that as this was through a coupon and any expectation should be a good result or a bad result. The staff was really nice and the dress code was smart casual read more

Great food. Bad service. I decided to try this place because I was staying at the Hyatt. Food was fast and tasted great but once I was served I was forgotten. read more

Food was good service was less then par. Really changes the mood ! It's unfortunate because the atmosphere and food was actually good. read more

Went here for summerlicious, and my inner foodie was really impressed with their menu options! Crab cakes, fried chicken and waffles, steak, berry pie?? How indulgent! :D. Since I did not want to feel like a total fattie, I got the quinoa salad to start, and it was light and tasty. I had the chicken and waffles as my main and it was certainly an elevated dish.... Breaded chicken breasts, plum gastrique... Not your average diner's chicken and waffles! But I found the waffles themselves to be disappointing. The beauty of chicken and waffles (to me at least) is the savory chicken gets a hit of sweetness from the waffles, but these waffles had zero sweetness, so it was not as good as it could have been. The berry pie with vanilla ice cream for dessert was delicious. Overall it was a great meal, and the waiters were very pleasant, but a little on the pricey side. Nice for a treat though, or if you can afford the price tag! read more

King Street Social Kitchen - Chicken and waffles - Canadian (New) Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

We had a fantastic dinner - had the groupon and the food was fabulous and the staff was attentive and courteous- highly recommend

Went there for Summerlicious 2013. Terrible service. Waited 45 minutes between appetizers and entrees. We eventually have to skip dessert because we have a show to catch. The manager was very apologetic and invited us to come back after the show for the desserts. We decided against it. Will probably come back sometime but at this point there are better restaurants in King West. read more

I was staying at the Hyatt for a business trip and chose to eat at King Street Social Kitchen because it was located in the building. The service was slow but friendly and the food was tasty. read more

King Street Social Kitchen - Pumpkin and Spice Creme Brûlée - Canadian (New) Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

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My girlfriend and I were looking for a place for lunch and stumbled into King Street Social. We usually don't get lucky when we're indecisive about a place to eat, but we lucked out this time! The food was awesome! Very unexpectedly impressed! Keep it up read more

Dropped by for breakfast during TIFF and had one of my favorite breakfasts - sunny side up eggs, sausage and roasted baby potatoes. Very satisfying but a bit on the pricey side but that's the Hyatt for you. read more

Had a super breakfast while staying at the Hyatt Regency Toronto. I was debating between the crab cake Benedict and the eggs Benedict ... She suggested she could bring one of each. It was perfect! Very good service early on a Saturday morning. I will definitely have breakfast here again! read more

A most enjoyable evening indeed, celebrating a dear friend's birthday! The food ordered directly from The Wag Jag Menu was outstanding. We both enjoyed all three courses. (By the way, The Godiva Chocolate Cheesecake was amazing.) Many thanks to our fine server and his associates. They were all very cheerful and attentive throughout the evening. (They even took the time to decorate the dessert plate of my guest with a "Happy Birthday." Lit candle and all!) This was my second time at The King Street Social Kitchen, and I will most certainly be back. We loved every minute of it! read more

Just wasted my time and money(on parking) for brunch(still being advertised as a buffet) only to be told they stopped the brunch buffet long ago.Thank you for telling me after I get there and not before. And so turned off by the rude front desk staff. read more