Visited during the All-Star break and it was a fun experience overall. The ambiance was actually a lot nicer than I expected, with a more upscale feel and some really cool NBA memorabilia on display. I also happened to come on the day the NBA trophy was in town, which was a nice bonus. For food, I ordered the Memphis Crispy Chicken sandwich and it was just okay--nothing particularly memorable. The fries were a bit dry and on the smaller side. I also tried the pear and prosciutto pizza, which ended up being the better choice and felt like more bang for your buck. Service was also speedy and hostesses were nice. I'd come back again for the atmosphere and the vibes, especially to grab a drink or two. Just don't come expecting the food to be the main highlight of the experience. read more

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Service was pretty good and staff was friendly and welcoming. I think this would be a great place if you're watching a game lots of screens. Shared the poutine with short rib and I ordered the fish and chips. The fish and chips was not good at all the breading was so thick and cakey just ruined it. The fries were good though. The poutine was just ok I feel like the gravey could have had more flavor or some seasoning to pick it up a notch. read more

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Overall we really loved our experience! My bf is a big NBA fan and we enjoyed walking around to look at all of the paraphernalia. As for food, we got the shrimp ceviche to start (pretty good and refreshing, although the chips were a little stale). My bf got the Memphis crispy chicken sandwich and LOVED it (he upgraded the fries to poutine fries for $6 which were also not bad), and I got the fish and chips. Other reviews were not kidding when they said the fish and chips were enough for two lol. I thought it was okay, but I also have never had fish and chips, and realized all-fried everything maybe just isn't my thing haha. We also got drinks: a moosehead (bf also loved) and a watermelon refresher mocktail (good but more lemon-y than watermelon-y). Our server was very attentive and friendly. Table and ambiance were perfect. Would probably come back and try some different things, but definitely recommend the Memphis chicken sandwich! Make sure to walk around to enjoy some NBA history! read more

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My partner and I were exploring the Lakeshore area. He was getting hungry and we happened to see this restaurant, so he suggested we go there to have a light meal. Our visit was on a hot Saturday afternoon around 3p.m. When we entered, we were greeted promptly by a friendly staff who took us to a nice seating area by the windows. Our waitress was a young friendly lady who brought us water and the menu. We orderered a Kung Pao Chicken Bowl, Greek Fries and Passion Fruit Spritz. All the items were delicious- the drink was cold and refreshing, the fries were hot and crispy, and the bowl was fresh and the portion size was a sufficient amount in comparison to the price. Our waitress came by to check-in on us around the middle of our meal. We were happy to be in a place that was nice and quiet. We look forward to coming here in the future- look forward to seeing what this place is like during the evening. Good food and good service, you can't go wrong. read more

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I honestly didn't expect to like the NBA Restaurant as much as I did, but wow -- what a great experience. The first thing that blew me away were the tables. Each one is made from the actual wood used in past NBA All-Star Games. That's not just a gimmick -- it's really cool to sit down knowing you're eating on a piece of basketball history. The whole place feels like part sports museum, part restaurant, with awesome memorabilia, highlight clips on the screens, and that unmistakable "game night" buzz in the air. The food was way better than I expected. You can tell they actually care about the menu -- it's not just burgers and fries. Everything tasted fresh, perfectly cooked, and full of flavor. I had [insert your favorite dish if you want], and it was one of those meals where you pause mid-bite just to appreciate it. The drinks were solid too -- creative without being pretentious. And I've got to say, the service was great. Friendly, attentive, and genuinely seemed happy to be there. One server even told us which All-Star Game our table came from -- how awesome is that? Between the food, the atmosphere, and all the little basketball details, it just felt like a fun night out. Whether you're a hardcore NBA fan or just want a good meal with a cool vibe, this place totally delivers. read more

Awesome NBA-themed restaurant and bar! I love the atmosphere here and it's not crowded during happy hour, so a great spot to grab a drink and hang! They don't play any loud music either. Drinks and food are all pretty solid and a pretty good price. The service is pretty quick, especially during happy hour! They are actually quite well staffed to be able to service the amount of customers present. Granted, we've only visited during happy hour so I can't say how crowded it'll get late night or weekends. However, all our visits have been fantastic! read more

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The food was great probably one of the best pub sports bar I've been to. Friendly service and great sports vibe throughout the place

Heard about Toronto having the first NBA restaurant and had to give it a try! Price $15-$40 per person Items ordered: -Mushroom Pizza -Courtside Burger -Blackened Chicken Sandwich Food Quality (Menu, Taste, Portion size) - 4/5 The menu was pretty simple, and had all the classics you would want at a chain restaurant. The portion size was pretty big, none of us could finish our meals and we were all pretty hungry. Price was pretty fair too, comparable to Real Sports and Jack Astors. Usually when i go to a place like this I'm not expecting much and mostly going for the vibe but the taste was better than I expected. The drinks were very pretty looking and will look to order those next time. The menu items have basketball puns/nba references so it was pretty cool! Atmosphere - 5/5 This was the best part of the place and the main reason why we went. They have some really cool NBA memorabilia items. It's very similar to Real Sports vibe but more specifically for the NBA. Service - 3/5 The staff was nice and helpful but was pretty slow for some basic things like water and taking our order and checking in. The restaurant wasn't crowded, but maybe they were short staffed. Will I go again? On a night where we're just looking to watch a game or chill with a larger group, absolutely Lash's Recommendations -Courtside Burger (Friend's Recommendation) read more

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October 31/2024: Dinner with Jimmy before Leafs Game. This was SO mediocre! The location itself was cool, right in the Toronto waterfront. The ambiance was excellent for a sports bar. Lots of screens in different sizes with multiple different sports. The food...just ok. I have the blackened chicken sandwich w fries. The chicken piece in the sandwich was small. Too small to cover the sandwich itself. The garlic aioli was tasty & the fries were almost cooked right. With SO many restaurants in the area, this does not warrant a do-over. read more

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Cute NBA themed restaurant. My friends and I went to happy hour during Caribana weekend. The staff was friendly. The red Sangria and cauliflower tacos were delicious. I definitely recommend. The prices are reasonable. read more

Such a great experience, from the food to the exceptional service, 4.5/5. If you are coming to Toronto, you definitely need to check this place out!! read more

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I really enjoyed my experience here! We came for the Kings vs Warriors game 6 playoffs and the atmosphere was so lively! We came about 30 minutes before the game started and were able to get a table for five without a reservation. The best part was that they didn't rush us out at all and we were able to stay and watch the whole game without a time limit. The food here was definitely better than regular bar food. I had garlic truffle parm fries, wings to share, Memphis crispy chicken sandwich and raspberry Greek yogurt cheesecake. The sandwich was so flavourful and the cheesecake was prefectly tart and sweet. Definitely take a walk around to see the shoe wall, all the murals and the little touches! read more

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The vibes are immaculate for any basketball fan! The restaurant was surprisingly easy to get a table on a Friday night with the Raptors game on as its in a pretty remote area downtown. The restaurant itself was playing every NBA game on tonight so there is always something to watch! The crowd was really fun and lively and great to watch the game with! The place also had really cool basketball references and artifacts around. The food itself was pretty subpar, we only ordered the pizza and various cocktails. The other food that was coming out of the kitchen looked good but pretty standard American food offered in other restaurants around. Will definitely come back again for another Raptors night! read more

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Lousy front management personality. Made sure we knew she was General Manager with power!! Aggressive confrontational. Our table left! Went a block over for next 2 hours. read more

I came here for my husbands birthday since he is a huge basketball fanatic. The ambiance of the place was really nice & the food was good! We came from Milton, so it would have been nice if they gave free parking but I get it - it's Toronto. The staff were also super friendly, & answered any questions I had about the menu. I wish there was more of a Toronto Raptors presence, but I understand it's an NBA focused restaurant.. but if I went to any city in the USA & they had this restaurant, I'm sure that home city would be plastered everywhere. Still, I liked the food & the vibe! I would come back read more

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Stopped in for dinner while in town and had an amazing time. Chantel was our waitress, and she was a gem. Gave us fun facts, recommendations, and top-tier service. We had Boston fish and chips with sangria. Everything was great. There's not a bad seat on the house so you can't go wrong. I'd love to come back when the patios are open. The only thing we missed was the gift shop but that's ok. I highly recommend checking out this restaurant especially if your team is playing. read more

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Was cool. Nice interior even though I'm not a fan of basket ball ..lol (Food was just average.. not that special) read more

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I came here once during the summer time with my baby and partner. We got seated after a bit of a wait which was fine since it was a walk in and we didn't have reservations. We got a corner table by the big window which we appreciated since we could put our stroller and have a high seat as well. Our waiter was nice but seemed a bit slow. I got the chimichurri steak salad and he got the bacon burger. I instantly regret my decision after I take a bite of his delicious burger, fries were seasoned well and crispy just how I like it. The salad was okay in comparison to the burger. I would give this place a solid 4 stars. We came back a second time on a Thursday night around 7:30pm. We did a walk in again and got seated at the back and we got a high chair as well. We sat there looking at the menu and decided on what to order... 15 minutes passed by and no one looked our way or even brought us water. We started to look for other restaurant options at this point since no one seemed to care that they had customers at the back. We waited another 5 minutes and got up and left. While we were looking at the menu, my partner spotted the manager a tall, thin guy eating fries off a plate while walking into the kitchen, that's something that should be done behind closed doors it doesn't seem professional. I will not recommend this place any longer since service is lacking. read more

3.5 rounded up. Came here to watch Raptors vs Spurs this past weekend. Decent amount of seats but the viewing experience isn't actually that good in my opinion. They only had maybe 1/3 of the screens having the raptors game on with the other screens having other NBA games and NBA highlights playing. Was surprised as it's a NBA courtside restaurant in Toronto during gametime, why would anyone be in there to watch highlights? Told the waitress that we wanted to move to a better table to watch the game and that was no problem. Seating is pretty comfy for a bar-esque establishment even with the high top chairs. Environment gets pretty loud and lively as it was a close game as well. I didn't get anything to eat, only a ginger ale but girlfriend got the Grilled Tahini Caesar Salad (17), which she said was very disappointing. The salad came with the full romaine lettuce, not cut which was confusing. Service was good though, waitress gave refills on my drink without asking. Ok spot to watch games, they have some cool memorabilia in the restaurant, like limited edition sneakers, basketballs and the entire place is NBA themed. read more

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I was super excited about going to the NBA restaurant since I'm a basketball fan. The ambiance was super dope, the seats were made of basketball material, the decor & details were really niceeverywhere. The food was good we had wings & muffuletta fritto which was good (don't think that's on the menu anymore. The waitress was really nice & patient. read more

Dropped into this place after flying in from New York. We really thought there would be some good waterfront places in Toronto. Boy, were we wrong! We saw this place and were hesitant (after all, it is an NBA sports bar) but we decided to try it. Man, were we surprised! We shared the avocado eggrolls and the ricotta & spinach stuffed agnolotti pasta. Both were outstanding. My girlfriend had a lemon drop, and she said it was amazing. I had a beer and it was ice cold, just the way it should be. We'll be back if we ever make it back to Toronto! read more

Love everything about this place! I'm a big NBA fan so I may be partial in my review. I had the Ceviche app which was one of the better ones in comparison to other places. The drinks were delicious as well. Jurassic Juice and Maverick Margarita were the two drinks I had while visiting. The bartender was great as she explained a few of the drinks to help me decide what to order. The restaurant/bar is full of memorabilia from different stars and teams of the NBA. A small NBA store is located inside as well. Def worth stopping in for a drink! read more

Food just so-so. Although the service was good, the $85 bill for four of us without drinks for lunch was excessive for what we had - $25 salad with four small strips of steak, $25 salad with four shrimp, $9.99 for french fries (??). Would not have been as displeased if these salads had more to them or the cost had matched the good. Would not go back - not worth the price. read more

3.5? Visited the Courtside Restaurant pre-opening, during the family & friends event, so we were some of the first to give the dishes a try. First, the location for something this big (being correlated with the NBA and all) is a bit odd if you ask me, located next to the water but underneath a condominium (I think?) and next to a big parking lot. For apps, we chose the kung pao lettuce wrap and we shared the chimichurri steak salad. The lettuce wraps were a recommendation from our friend that invited us, and they were great; I feel like it's a dish I might expect to see at a Moxies or something, to be honest. The chimichurri steak salad was interesting, I did enjoy the flavour of the chimichurri and the salad overall, but if I had ordered it as my main I would've been very disappointed. For mains, my partner chose the open-faced brisket burger and I had the steak. We should've interpreted this from the title but the burger only had the bottom bun (hence, open-faced - maybe we're just dumb). He said he really enjoyed the flavour of the burger but he was just so confused on how to eat it lol. I understand the concept but I think they should still give the top bun. The steak was good, I have no complaints there. I swapped the side of veggies and mashed potato for a caesar salad, and it was fine but I think they should add bacon bits to the caesar. Finally, my favourite part was dessert. We had the raspberry greek yogurt cheesecake. It does not taste anything like cheesecake, it's much more like a regular cake, in fact, it almost tastes like a really moist red velvet cake. It was really yummy regardless, just don't go into it hoping for traditional cheesecake. I will say, our server was amazing, super friendly and attentive. The place is pretty cool with NBA memorabilia as decoration, including court tiles used as tables and a postered washroom wall - but the food isn't going to blow you out of the water. read more

It would be nice if it wasn't tourist trappy. Went here at its grand opening and was a little disappointed in the food. Nothing was bad per se but nothing was particularly good either. Had the 2 lbs wings with honey garlic and Hennessy bbq sauce. Flavour was ok but wings were too soft as if it wasn't deep fried. Stinger pizza was uninspired. Bare minimum but didn't stand out. One good dish was the Berber spiced grilled chicken. Delicious but small. Carrots and potato's with it were great. Needs to be 50% bigger though. The decor was nice with the cool part being some of the tables were made from old basketball courts from notable NBA events. Service was fine. Still early but a touch slow. This had lots of promise, but unfortunately, it's still ultimately a tourist trap destination. read more

To say I am disappointed is an understatement given this is a "NBA Courtside restaurant". The name itself created hypes that they did not live up to, unfortunately. We were a party of 6 and made a reservation a week ahead. We were seated promptly, at least that part is good. We ordered the "Berbere Spiced Grilled Chicken" which had a little basketball sign next to it on the menu indicating it is certified / designed by the top chef Canada. Yes the chicken is moist, it is also small portioned for $36 and the flavor is simply quite bland. If you have ever made chicken homemade with enough spices and optimal heat during cooking, you will get a better outcome than this. One of our guests ordered a cocktail Old Fashioned, guess what, it was served with crushed ice... okay one might call this a first world's problem but you simply cannot serve old fashioned without a big ice sphere/cube and charge you $15. On top of it, it was watered down and we had to send it back. Other guests of the party ordered fish and chips, wings, and the swordfish. Nothing magical is going on. You will find other better sports bars in Toronto that are not as over-priced. Thank you for reading :) read more

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The ambience is great, a perfect spot for basketball. The decor and liveliness makes it a fun place. The service here is pretty good, I've visited 3 times, sat on their small patio twice and inside to watch the raptors game once. We were the only people on the patio and They were attentive and serving us. A solid sports bar with bar food. 4/5 for the ambiance and service, 3/5 for the food. read more

Cool, NBA-themed restaurant, with alot of memorabilia! Kids had the chicken tender in kids' menu (big portion). We tried the fish and chips, and fried chicken sandwich! Big tasty portions! read more

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Decent food, decent staff but the lighting is so poor. You need the menu in brail since it is so dark and you need a guide dog to find your table. Other than the poor lighting it's a decent enough place for drinks and snacks. read more

The NBA finally blessed us with a Toronto location! Very cool and lots to see. To be upfront and fair, I was here for the soft open so the food and service wasn't in tip top shape yet as my food took almost 30mins to arrive. My server however was very pleasant and gave us a tour of the whole restaurant dinning area. Food: The burger was kinda soggy as there was too much sauce and the bottom of the bun started soaking in the juices. The fries were surprisingly a let down. They look amazing but tasted stale or freezer burnt or something. Also could have probably drained the oil a little longer. Overall a cool experience as i love the NBA but I won't be rushing back here in the meantime. read more

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Very solid place for any true hoop heads. And good food too. Worth a visit to watch a game.

How can a place as nice as this serve such garbage food. I told my kids to stop eating it in fear they might get sick later. Absolutely disgusting. Would never return not even for free. What goes through the owners heads when they signed off on the menu lol. I'll never understand it. read more

Great food and a upscale sports pub vibe. Tuna tartar was amazing. Server was super accommodating and took an appetizer off of our bill (without us complaining) all because it had taken a little bit longer than usual. Will definitely be back! read more

NBA Courtside Restaurant was an ok experience overall. A boring layup instead of a scintillating dunk if you will lol. The food was mediocre bar food but for the price I would have expected better. The burger I had was soggy when it came out and the fries were just ok. Apparently the Ahi Tuna Stack was good but clearly not a lot of food. The Memphis Crispy Chicken sandwich was tasty I've been told but also suffered from soggy buns. In terms of ambience you would expect the place to be a wall of TVs like Real Sports, but it's pretty much the same as any other bar. If you're serious about the Raptors game I couldn't hear the play by play but they did show it on most TVs. Our waiter said the restaurant is obligated to be more NBA centric so not all of the TVs were on the game but it was fine overall. If you want to see Shaq's shoe they have it but it's really the only piece of memorabilia I found interesting. Service was really good our waiter was great and did a good job of explaining the motif of the restaurant. Overall just a regular bar with mediocre food and some cool NBA memorabilia and a NBA store to go with it (they closed the store pretty early in the night though...) If you're serious about watching the game Real Sports might be a better option. read more

If you are a basketball fan, definitely a good place to grab a bite and watch some basketball. The food isn't something to write home about, but the ambience and decor make it enjoyable. read more

Great food. They sell basketball caps, basketball, shirts. Great location and great service. Get packed during events and holidays and evenings. The environment is good vibes. They sell locall craft beer and imported alchol. They have a patio for you to chill out. read more

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The ambience is nice and the staff are very friendly and accommodating (let us change tables bc the original table was right in the hot sun). I was disappointed with my pasta dish as it was a very small portion. I was shocked when the server brought it over, I thought they made a mistake. A portion fit for a child. Half the plate was empty. It cost $24 so not cheap. We also got the raspberry Greek yogurt cheesecake which was delicious. I gave 3 stars because of the small pasta. read more

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Most people must not appreciate what a great place this was to visit. We're from Arizona and appreciate how well this place is decorated with a lot of NBA history. Great service and we thought the food was really good. Would definitely recommend and will be back! read more

the food was amazing, and the restaurant was really cool with all the NBA items. I recommend going if you enjoy the NBA or basketball in general. The restaurant has great service aswell . read more

Great charcoochie board, me and my finance, and our pet fish went here and we loved it!!!! My fish had the chicken pizza and she loved it, my fiancé had the shrimp tar tar and it was amazing! read more