I am never a huge fan of chain restaurants, and avoid them when I can, opting for the smaller, local spots, but I have to say, my last few experiences with Moxies have been impressive. Situated close to my office, I have visited here a handful of times in the past year for client lunches and work dinners and each time have left satisfied. Last week me and my guest both ordered pasta dishes, and they were both better than some Italian joints I've been to. Try the mushroom ravioli or the lobster shrimp pasta if you go. Amazing. So good we not only finished the whole dish, but almost licked the bowls clean at the end of the night. Their drink specials are also a huge selling feature and you can't beat Wednesday evening... 1/2 price wine bottles!! :o If you are at Yorkdale, and want a change from Food Court or Joeys, give Moxies a try. They have stepped up their game in the past few years and the quality of food is worth your time and Money, and if anything, just head there on a Wednesday for some after work drinks :) read more

Great food selection. Waitress/hostess was clumsy. She almost dropped her tray and some of our drinks fell but she gave us extra Smirnoff for free. She was confused in our orders and even until giving our separate bills, she was still doing it wrong.. The food was awesome, baby back ribs with the mashed potato really tastes amazing!! Bruschetta was very tasty too! read more

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Typical Moxie's night club atmosphere with dim lighting, coupled with waitresses in revealing outfits which some people might appreciate but I just find it uncomfortable. I always order the Herb Chicken Alfredo but it leaves you with garlic breath. The nachos are good too. It gets busy during dinner time, so it's not exactly my first choice unless I have a dinner group with reservations of course. read more

I've been here many times because it's a nice place to come to while shopping at Yorkdale, and I really like their herb chicken alfredo, but this place also has some huge cons. For starters, the food isn't anything special. I feel like you're paying for the ambiance (which is really nice), but is unfortunately ruined by miserable staff. On my most recent trip, the boyfriend and I stopped in for a late lunch. We were seated in the bar, and a waitress came over and had attitude oozing out of her (bad day, perhaps?). She asked what I wanted to drink, I said "water" and she just walked away without even asking my boyfriend what he wanted to drink. It took her ages to come back, she placed two glasses of water on the table, then disappeared again without a word. Her miserable attitude and poor service went on throughout our visit. Sorry, but short skirts and plunging necklines aren't going to make people like you & give you good tips if your attitude sucks and your behaviour is rude. The food was decent, I had my usual herb chicken alfredo & my boyfriend got a burger, which he was satisfied with. I've had their white chocolate brownie here many times, and it can be hit or miss. Sometimes it's wonderful, other times it can be very dried out. Overall it is a very pretty place with okay food, but the staff always behave like they hate their lives & you're to blame. Would it kill them to smile once and a while? read more

For an airport hotel restaurant this place is excellent. The waiters are very nice and the food is always reliably good. The Thai soup I had today was extremely good. Could do with a bit of an update - but all around very good. read more

Went here for lunch .Horrible service ! This establishment has a tendency of segregation! Persons of colour were all placed on the left side of the restaraunt while those (white) were seated on the right with televisions. I went with a family member and we requested to sit near a tv to watch the tennis match .Service was poor we ordered two main dishes ,only one came and when it did it was served to a white couple who came in after us .The other dish never even came and manager came and spoke with us yet didn't offer any compensation. If the match wasn't cut short I don't know how many more indignities we would have suffered. Do Not Go ! I repeat Do Not Go! read more

We were here last night (a group of 6). They seated us in a reasonable amount of time (we waited about 10 minutes or so). If the review was based on food alone, I'd probably go up to 4 stars. Food: Avocado spring rolls - are soooo tasty Tuna Tartare - another winner (I'd probably give their apps 5 stars) Mediterranean veggie burger - yummy The enchiladas - also really tasty Shanghai noodles - surprisingly good Steak - over cooked (ordered medium, it came out medium well) Ribs - another winner Service - super crazy slow, and they had problems with the terminal and were unable to print our bill. So a meal that started at 7:45, ended after 11 - not bad for a Canoe or something, not so good for chain. It seems many of the restaurants today, can't seem to handle larger groups. (Second one this week)... read more

From beginning to the end, our service was poor and very slow. We came in on a Friday night around 1030pm and ordered drink specials that were recommended. I ordered a soup to start and pesto penne but instead of penne I wanted rigatoni. Sadly our server brought me a glass of water but did not ring in my gin and tonic and it took a really long time. The service bar (guy) was nice enough to get me my drink asap, which in retrospect was probably the best service I received that night. My soup literally came a minute after we all received our drinks. Once I received my pasta, I realized that my penne was not changed to rigatoni and the pasta dish did not taste like pesto. The worst part of my dish were mushrooms. I thought they looked a little burnt but still decided to eat it and literally it felt and tasted like ash in my mouth. It took my server a long time to check up on us - to the point were one of my other friends were almost dome their own dish. At that point my friends were done with their meals and I didn't want to order anything else. My server apologized and took away my plate. The manager came around to ask what had happened to confirm my story (I guess?) and apologize. The thing about this place is that the servers don't really care if you're unhappy or happy. If a guest is unhappy, you as a server should do all in your power to make them happy when they are leaving. It took another ten minutes which I timed for her to come around again just for us to ask for the bill and another 7 and a half minutes to bring the bill out. To me, that is unacceptable service. So I am happy to say I am never going to a Moxies, ever. Over priced food and girls who think they can get away with slow and poor service because they look good. Where's a place where there are pretty girls that have common sense and a brain? read more

I love their sweet potato fries, my favourites! Their food is very good and their service is amazing. I do not have any complaints about this place. For a fancy restaurant, this is one of the best options read more

Well I'm BAAAAAAAAAAAAAACK! I hadn't been to Moxie's Yorkdale in quite sometime. Thank God for the lounge area. Since the resto is close to the theatres, you have to deal with a lot of the underage late night crowd from the movies. So we had Aryana as our server. Very friendly are cheery. Since we were right by the bar, our drinks came out quickly. She wasn't one of those pressure servers. I was a little disappointed that we didn't get to finish our fries before our main dish came out. So the timing was off there. I would suggest if you want a somewhat light late dinner, order the steak salad. It was pretty good. Another set of friends came and she was very helpful to them as well. Then all of us ordered the sticky toffee pudding. We asked Aryana to give us more of the chocolate sauce since they were a bit tight on it. She gave it to us no problem. So all in all the ambiance was EH because of the kids, the service and food were great, the one woman who was literally at our tables just about when we were done our food and drinks...thumbs down. Overal a pretty good experience. read more

I was here yesterday with a group for our gift exchange. I took off a couple stars because there are no reservations and the waiting area is quite small. We were told the wait would be 20 minutes but we ended up waiting for an hour. As more people came, the waiting area became very crowded and it was evident than a few of the servers were getting annoyed that there was little room. Several of us waiting were given attitude and exasperated looks from three servers for "blocking the way" when we were just told to stay in that area by another server. Just that experience alone created a bitter mood for everyone waiting. Our server, (I can't remember her name) but she's blonde and has a nose ring, was absolutely amazing and definitely made up for it. She was funny, kind, and recommended great items on the menu and described all of our orders. For appetizers some ordered calamari, bruschetta, and some sort of flat bread with a spinach and cheese dip. Half of the group got the new york steak holiday special with a side of mushrooms that was recommended. All of them enjoyed it very much and found the portion satisfying. One person ordered the ribs, but I was told the steak was a far better option. I ordered the starter salad and the citrus arugula salad (without meat or fish or dairy). They were pretty good! For me, a restaurant has great food if everything on the menu has had effort put into it. Other restaurants I've been to charge a ridiculous amount for a salad that really sucks. Moxie's arugula salad was different than anything I've tried before. It was warm and sweet, there was crunchiness from the asian noodles and I love that the tartness from the cherry tomatoes and the creaminess from the edamame and the figs or dates that was used. For dessert my friends said that the chocolate cake is a must have. For myself, I had the blueberry tea that had such a nice presentation and ended off my meal nicely. Overall, the food is really good, and our server was amazing. I would give 4 stars for that alone. However, judging by our initial experience, the other servers are not at all like her which made all of us waiting feel extremely really awkward and close to walking out. read more

I ordered steaks and baked potatoes. My med steaks was more like well done and bake potato was cold. And asparagus was looking very sad. Definitely not worth for $40 meal. My server was sweet and she apologized and get attention from floor manager. He said my asparagus was how they cook. U gotta b kidding. But he gladly changed my steaks and it was blue this time. Not rare almost uncooked BLUE. They don't know how to cook and managed. Just good location. Don't go here!! read more

Good place to grab a bite when you're at Yorkdale. Although some of the portions could have been a little bigger and there could have been more salsa with the Huevos Rancheros, Moxie's has good food, great service (in the 6-7 times I've been here), and it's not too noisy. read more

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Everything was VERY VERY delicious! We both loved what we had. We were seated quickly, our waitress took very good care of us, would come back next time in Toronto read more

Moxies - Canadian (New) Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

I call this my local because its within walking distance from my house and I have only been and will keep going for drinks because I dont see point in paying silly prices to eat when I can attempt to cook at home. So for bar review only, there is not much room at the bar but since I like a glass of whiskey in the evenings I dont mind so much. The bar staff are friendly, moxies i believe is known for having the hottest chicks and that much is right. Update - so on an evening visit to watch the hockey (yes i get it finally) i decided that I will order something to snack on from the menu. Ordered chicken wings and boy was that a waste of $10. Considering that even I can make good chicken wings and I am the worst cook in the world, I was amazed at how crispy and dry these wings were. If it was not for the serious amount of sauce on them I would not have ate them. Lost a star there folks - i would hate to imagine what the rest of the food is like if chicken wings were this bad! EDIT Has lost another star Friday night after being down the Gumball 3000 snapping the cars coming in and with it also being a hot humid night by the time I got off at Yorkdale Mall I was in need of a very cold beer. Sat myself at the bar like normal and tried to get the barmaids attention, nada she was too busy flirting with the baseball cap wearing ballers to even hear my 'excuse me'. So a waitress at the end of my bar appears, I ask her if she can get the barmaids attention as it had already been close to 10 minutes. A pathetic call out and she walks off - WOOOAH what happened to good customer service and actually going around to the barmaid in question. Eventually on the 10th minute I finally get her attention and voila I have my cold pint and it was worthy of me leaving her a 5 cents tip and letting her know that's what she deserves. Usually when I go Moxies there is a male barmen who is always on the ball but this time I think management should be aware of such barmaids and keep them to waiting the tables read more

Pretty good place as one the franchise locations. One thing which is cool that more restaurants should have are the USB Port at your table to charge your phone or iPad. Pretty convenient. Had the fish tacos and combo lunch. Everything was great. Sangria was good but overpriced in my opinion but I still had another. So I am not complaining. The staff were great and helpful. I would definitely recommend this location. read more

This place isn't too bad for lunch, I have been to a Moxie's before and both times, the food has been decent and service OK. We had a quick lunch before heading off shopping, the food took a bit before arriving though. I got a portobello sandwich with yam frites and my friend got the shrimp pasta. Overall, the food was good, but still average for the price. I would come back, but this isn't my favourite place to dine. read more

Decided to go eat dinner with my family here since Cheesecake Factory had a wait time of 3 hours. The hostess and servers were really nice but their service was lacking. There were all sorts of mistakes made with our meals tonight. It first started with our drinks. We had a specific request of hot water w/ lemon which they didn't serve us. Next, when we asked for a calamari appetizer, it never came! Thankfully it wasn't charged on the bill because it wouldv'e been even more upsetting. Next, we had a specific request of no beets in a dish. Once we received the dish there were beets all over the rice, we had to ask for a replacement of rice (which took over 30 minutes to receive). We were pretty upset that they didn't just take our dish away and give us a completely new dish without any beets so we asked for a replacement. That took another 30 minutes and by the time we got our new dish, most of us at the table were almost done eating. Also, the wait time was pretty long. Our dishes never came for an hour and once we received them, we were pretty disappointed. The portion sizes weren't that great, most of us were still hungry. For $20ish a plate, you'd expect something that would fill you up. Some of us actually enjoyed our meals, I thought my ramen bowl was bland and the burger wasn't that exciting. Besides all this, the atmosphere was nice which is why I didn't give it a 1. The people were also really nice. It felt kinda crowded there because our table was really close to other people and that made it possible to hear every word they said. Overall, it was a nice place to try out but I wouldn't recommend this place. read more

Great service. Classy atmosphere. Great for dates. Steaks are delicious, but I get mine blue rare with madagascar peppercorn sauce (: I love the sweet potatoes fries. One of my favourite restaurants because they're common. The white chocolate Brownies are to die for! If you can't finish one, there's always the bite sized. read more

Moxies - White peach Bellini... If you look closely.. There's a from in there! A gummy from (: - Canadian (New) Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Fish tacos, and adult beverage choices were above and beyond what I expected in a suburban mall. Beware if you have blood pressure issues or are sensitive to spices. The kitchen has a heavy hand with the spices. Otherwise, I found good food at reasonable prices. read more

Moxies - Fish tacos! - Canadian (New) Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

if you are desperate and starving to death, and trapped in the place, go for a hamburger and beer.. steaks ($40.00) are tasteless, thin and tough.. and getting a cuisson you ordered is like russian roulette.. in fact i would take the bullet next time as for service, it was uneven and unresponsive but servers were good to look at.....but inexperienced.. nothing good to say about the place .. in a food knowledgeable location , they would be out of business in a week. read more

Just ate Moxie's Yorkdale for the first time last night. And I was pleasantly surprised with my selections. We shared an appetizer of a dip with mushrooms and goat cheese with sliced naan bread (although it seemed more like pita). (Sorry, the name of the dish escapes me.) But it was really good. Even after we ran out of naan, we were still scraping the dish with our forks to get all the dip. As an entrée, I had the Mediterranean Calamari salad. Very nice. The dressing was light and tasty. I thought the calamari might be too greasy, but it wasn't. Our server, Justin, was courteous and attentive, without being creepy. (God, I hate servers who try too hard) Justin was cheery and professional. I would definitely go back! read more

Don't waste your time and money here. A group of us had dinner on a Monday evening and ordered your typical fare. Every single item came out overly salted. The service was slow and unattentive. It took extra energy to convince ourselves to leave a tip but in the end we did as we always do. read more

I have said one too many times that I will never go back to Moxies again. It's not just due to one specific location, but the overall lack of good experiences at any of the Moxies I've been to. I was at the Yorkdale location just this weekend to have dinner. Everything was going good until the food arrived. My friend had ordered a sirloin steak, medium rare. I took a look at the piece he was given on his plate and commented how tiny it was. This was a $22 sirloin cut? Ok. So he cuts into it, and of course it's raw in the center! I told him, you can't eat that. So, he shows it to the server and she says she'll take it back and put it on the grill. 10 minutes or so later he gets it back, but this time it's the manager delivering it. He places it back on the table and asks my friend to cut into it to make sure it's right. The color looks okay, but by now the meat looks like shit because it's been cut up and placed that way back on the grill. So, now of course it's totally dry. My friend said he could not eat it at all. So, he returns it to the server who doesn't even make any effort to apologize or offer anything for the lack of dinner he had. She just takes the plate away and doesn't return. Once we get the bill she charges him for the full steak. At this point I was so aggravated by the lack of customer service from this place. I explained to the server that the steak was inedible from the moment it arrived, and the attempt to fix it made it worse so it was not even eaten and that we were not going to pay for that meal. She says very little to us other than "I'll go run this by the manger" (or something to that effect). She then returns a while later with the bill and the steak removed from it. But she never once apologizes or says anything about it, instead she completely ignores the whole issue then walks away each time. I didn't even tip her. I paid and left. After many bad experiences at Moxies, this was absolutely my last time going back. read more

First time eating hrre, on a sunday evening, a full house, very busy. The haddock was amazing, simple sweet and tangy, flavourful. The pasta was typical, oily and similar to any other chain restaurants, nothing special. Upbeat restaurant, nicely rennovated and great date place, a lot of privacy. They were nice enough to allow us and sit for hours, after dinner and paying but was rude of them for not giving us water. Kind of indecent of them, afterall we did tip them for the service...overall, mediocre read more

Moxies - Haddock , saute kate and quinoa with lemon juice, and edame - Canadian (New) Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

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When we arrived around 8 pm on a Saturday night. It looked busy and they told us it would be about a 25 minute wait. 45 minutes and 2 drinks at the bar later, we were finally seated. It took our server a while to make his way over to us (we chalked it up to a busy night). When we did finally order and our food arrived, we had neglected to receive cutlery, so there was another delay. My dining companion had requested mayo for her fries, but had to remind our server of that request. All in all, the food was mediocre, the service wasn't great and the ambience left much to be desired. read more

Was pretty please with my meal here, I ended up having it waivered due to there being a piece of glass in my drink that I nearly choked on. Gotta give it to management how they handled the situation. Good times with good food and drinks with great company. Service was good! This place can get pretty busy. Make reservations to avoid line ups. read more

The restaurant is nice inside and the service is good. However, the food is nothing special and is just over priced. They offer a wide selection of options from their menu, however everything is just okay. It's not great but it's not horrible. I personally would not return. I'd much rather go somewhere that specializes in a couple of foods compared to somewhere where all the food is extremely mediocre. read more

We hadn't been to moxies in years but we decided to go for drinks. Our server was disrespectful and didn't even have the decency to look us in the eye. My friend tipped $20 to see how our server would react and he still couldn't give us the time of day. Pickle barrel at Yorkdale is way better Cierra KNOWS how to make drinks and behave like a normal human being. DEFINITELY GO THERE OR ANYWHERE ELSE. xoxo read more

Moxie's is the type of place I take a girl on a date. The Yorkdale location definitely has a "grown and sexy" ambiance and is bigger than other Moxie's locations. The coat hooks attached to the booths are great, especially during the winter when you have multiple layers on plus a winter coat. My lady friend and I were not that hungry so we had some apps and drinks. Sweet potato fries came with two dips, (a mayo, and some sort of yellow sauce which definitely had some Indian spices in it.) and the med bread came with 3 dips (a bruschetta mixture, tzatiki and a garlic, cheese concoction. Both apps were average tasting and overpriced. 8 dollars for some bread and dip is a little ridiculous. I've been to Moxies before and I've spent $30 for 2 beers a coke and a piece of chocolate cake. Moral of the story: good place for casual drinks on a date but lacklustre overpriced appetizers are abundant here. read more

It was my first time here and I really enjoyed the foods and the wine they served, I'll be back for sure! read more

Moxies - Canadian (New) Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

This is my favorite go to place in Toronto. I've been here dozens of times and haven't had a bad experience yet. The food is consistently good, staff are always friendly and accommodating and they are great with allergies. I highly recommend this place read more

I was there by mistake. Have a lunch I order grilled chicken with fries and salad. It was just plain meal no better than any other grill chicken and it costs me around $30. It overpriced I would say.not recommended for people's who have tried many good food around the globe. Plain taste and yes fancy interior. Won't be back there once in a lifetime only. read more

I have always liked Moxie's. It is fantastic. I truly find the Fish Tacos amazing. It has been on the menu for as long as I have been coming. However yesterday my server convinced me to try something new. I was in the mood for a change and agreed to have Enchillada. They were a fantastic dish and a definite do again. This experience makes me want to try more of your amazing menu options. Hopefully I will have a server as knowledgeable as the one I had yesterday. He had fantastic menu knowledge and truly stunned us during our lunch. I think his name was Brian. Regardless thanks so much and can't wait to see you again. read more

We waited for half an hour and again we were told to wait another 20 min. Terrible costumer service.

I had heard quite a few good things about moxies but I felt very underwhelmed with my experience here. It started off well with the host accommodating us right away to a lovely booth. However it took a while to be greeted and our server didn't seem to be too familiar with the menu when we asked simple questions about dressings in the salad and if there was garlic on the pasta. She was friendly but not very attentive. The food looked delicious, I ordered the fish tacos and my wife had the shrimp linguine. My fish tacos were soggy and the linguine was very bland. It was average quality and frankly overpriced. This is a great spot to have a drink at but I wouldn't order food here again. read more

Went to Moxie cause Cheesecake Factory was too busy. Moxie food was too salty and overall over priced for what you got. Next time I'll wait the line at Cheesecake Factory read more

Came here with my brother to watch the game and enjoyed great chicken wings and the house-brewed beer served by beautiful women in an upscale setting. Primo is a fan and would definitely return. read more

Called on Friday to get pricing for our office Christmas party and was told to send an email and someone would get back to me within 24 hours. It has been 4 days and I still have not heard from anyone. I called the restaurant this morning & spoke to a manager who said he would have the info to me within the hour. 4 hours later I still do not have the information and when I called back to speak to the manager -Kevin - I was told that he can not give me the information even though he has access to it and that the person who takes care of groups is "busy running a 10 million dollar restaurant". Wow... read more

Surprising bad quality for the restaurant, especially the fact it's in a great mall, Yorkdale. We sat at bar & left the first table as dirty & surrounding area dusty. Next table was dirty too but me & my guy ordered a drink. Their house Pinot Grigio is amazing. He ordered the euro beer & when he was almost done he found a white chunk in his draught. We told waitress she apologized & only comp'd that beer. Appetizer was good, we spoke to manager & she gave us free appetizer. At the end my guy went to men's room & Moxies female hostess went in to men's washroom to take out garbage while he was doing his business in urinal. He went immediately went in stall. Very inappropriate and definitely will never do Yorkdale Moxies. read more