What a fun place. Great atmosphere, music that is not too loud (I noticed a previous review complained about noise levels, so perhaps they turned it down?) and the food is tasty and FUN. I LOVE fun food, and I love FUSION. Anything Asian fusion is up my alley. The fried chicken is to die for (clearly these chickens were massaged daily and played harp music) and the tempura fried green beans with miso sauce was my favourite. I hope it becomes a menu staple, and not only a special. The beef and broccoli special is impressive and theatrical and the chicken chow mein with mushroom was spicy and awesome! I can't wait to go back and try the Jamaican patties and kimchi pierogis!!!!! read more

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Poor service. Food was definitely not worth the price. We finished our food quickly which wasn't hard to do and left. Went nearby to get some street stall food that was 1/3 the price and much more satisfying. Smh I don't mind paying extra for tasty food, but this was just pretending to be posh or something. read more

This is my 2nd time here for brunch this summer. It's rare I circle back but this is Dave's fave place for fried chicken and waffles and I'm pretty crazy about the eggs Benny. My first time there was phenomenal. The hostess was super nice and because we got a seat by the bar, we chatted with her most of the time. The patrons and bartenders were also pretty friendly, and it was honestly the best time I've had at a restaurant in a long time. I tried the eggs Benny with beef patties. It was delicious. Hollandaise was creamy. The eggs were poached perfectly and the parties were hands down, the best I've ever had. Why? The filling was all beef. Super delicious! Dave got the chicken and waffles. He loves the white sauce that comes with it. The chicken is lightly breaded and cooked crisp on the outside, moist on the inside. Packed with flavor. The waffles are broken into bite sized peices, ideal for dunking, ideal for eating the entire meal with your hands, as he did. I tried the Cesar made with jerk seasoning. Dave got the coconut jelly with a shot of Appleton. Everything was yummy. The second time around was on the anniversary brunch event. They had steel drums and a few complimentary items like a toasted corn with coconut creme and a rum soaked watermelon. Both were good. I will probably try to replicate at home. We had the same entrees as before but for dessert we tried the cookie butter french toast. Not too sweet and not dense like some places. Even Dave enjoyed it and he never goes for french toast. Drinks I tried the mimosa made guava juice- yum! Dave had the trade wine which tasted like liquid candy. I definitely will be trying the dinner menu soon. Great location, quiet on a Sunday morning... Plenty of places to walk to after especially after such a delicious meal! read more

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My friends and I wanted to fall in love with this new restaurant, but I'm not sure we left even In Like :( We feel like we paid a premium for little better than cafeteria-grade food. All fillers, no killers. We were 4 Chinese-y Jamaican-y people and ordered almost everything off the menu to try except for the pasta and fried cauliflower. First things first, the most egregious oversight was the watery rum cocktail (!) How can a Jamaica-related place get something that important that wrong? When we asked the server what kind of rum was available, she only knew to say, "Bacardi?" When we let the staff know, there was talk of "concern", but our next cocktail was also watery. For $9 -$10 a drink, if anyone has ever had the Who-Shot-Ya elsewhere, you will leave El Sober. The fusion names of the food were often more interesting than the food itself. Didn't live up to its swag. It was more dry than it was tasty (the little patties that looked like sliders); fried chicken with watermelon pickles sounded exotic until it was conventional and watery. Things were too small to be satisfied with for one person let alone to be shared (even with multiple orders). Tiny portion of ackee and the skimpiest salad, ever. The charcoal grilled burger on the pineapple bun with Taro root home fries, albeit small, was the one yummy thang. At one point the chef (owner?) came out to deliver the food and asked what stood out --after finding out that we had ordered everything. Not one of us, could think of what to say :/ (gulp!) We wish we could have. Toronto has some amazing restaurants that have cropped up in these last years. If Patois hopes to get our night-out dollabills, they really need to step it up. Did they even do market research on how amazing the food is around Toronto?? Groovin' music, tho. Needs more knowledgeable staff and stiffer drinks. Things could have / should have been stellar. We might be back under a different food and drink menu. But probably not. read more

Patois (@patoistoronto) is serving what they describe as "Caribbean meets Asian Soul Food" which is definitely better than the very scary word "fusion". The décor is hard to describe with colorful chairs, the fun inflatable buoys, the big Mom sign at the back and black & white old photographs hanging on one wall... somehow everything just goes together and it's fun. Love the idea of their version of the round Chinese restaurant "lazy-Susan" table with skateboards wheels. Daily special on the board and love the bright red Juicy Jerk sign. Not only do they have daily cocktail specials, they also served them in Chinese teapots that can serve 3-4ppl at $40. Will have to get that next time. Jamaican Patty Double Down $7 ~ Two cocktail patties, bacon, Swiss cheese fondu, sriracha ~ The patties were nice and flaky and filled with yummy beef. ~ Never would have imagine Jamaican patty would be so much better with cheese, bacon and sriracha. Juicy Jerk Chicken $17 Full Order (or $11 Half Order) ~ Churrasco, rotisserie roasted ~ Heard so many good thing about this that we came here mainly to try this and as the name suggest, it was indeed very juicy. ~ Done Portuguese style, it was very moist and love all the spices here although wished there was a bit of heat to it like most Jerk. ~ And caution to the orange habanero sauce on the side, it's extremely spicy. ~ At first I was thinking that they gave us too little of the sauce but it was plenty since a tiny dot already gives you quite a bit of heat. O.G.Fried Chicken & Watermelon Pickle $12 Half Order (or $18 Full Order) ~ Thai Basil and sweet sriracha ~ This was amazing, I wouldn't say there's much Caribbean or Chinese flavors/influence to it but it's a solid lightly batter crispy moist Deep Fried Chicken. ~ And did I mention how delicious the watermelon and radish pickled on the side was, just wish there was more of that Dirty Fried Rice $11 ~ Red Sausage, sweet soya sauce, Cajun trinity, peas and farm egg ~ Heard so many great things about this dish, so I was expecting quite a mind blowing experience but I was disappointed. ~ I thought it was just a overly greasy fried rice with nothing special to it and at $11 for that tiny plate, but Ben seems to really liked it. Pineapple Cheesecake stuffed French Toast ~ This item was so popular from their Brunch menu that they now also features it on their dessert menu. ~ This was probably my favorite dish of the night and I am definitely switching to Pineapple bun for my French toast at home form now on ~ For those of you who have never had a Pineapple bun from a Chinese Bakery before, it's originated from Hong Kong and actually do not contain any pineapple but only because the sweet topping/crust resemble a pineapple. ~ But here they added pieces of pineapple, just love the texture and combination of all the flavors here especially the cream cheese. ~ And nothing to beat a warm dessert during winter. Will definitely have to come back to try their Chinese Pineapple Bun Burger! Verdict: - Definitely a fun place and something that will please any crowd. - Hopefully will be back for the "Whole Shebang" at $99 where you get to try the whole menu and feeds 3-4ppl. - The Pineapple Cheesecake French Toast was so amazing that I'll come back in a heart beat just for that. - Will have to come back to try the rest of the menu. read more

Ate at Patois this weekend and was really impressed by the food but seriously disappointed by the service, and in particular the manager. After being asked to change our reservation to 30minutes earlier we arrived on time and were seated at a large communal table positioned near one of the speakers. The music was loud for us, so we asked our server if we could be moved to a nearby table which was empty. This seemed to turn into some kind of big deal and our server needed to consult with the host and the manager before telling us that the table was reserved...which seemed to make no sense as we were also a reservation of the same number of people?! The manager ended up coming over and explaining that the table we hoped to move to was actually going to be split up to accommodate two smaller parties. Instead, they kindly offered to turn down the music and did. Not more than 10minutes later the reservation we had been told about arrived and sat at the table we had inquired about moving to. Unlike the two smaller parties the manager said would be seated there, instead they seated a party of the exact same size as ours. We were annoyed and asked to speak to the manager again, not to insist we be moved but to express our frustration that we had been told one thing and then observed something else. To our dismay, the manager couldn't have been less interested in our frustration and made no attempts to apologize for not moving us to a table which was clearly available. Rather, he made some lame excuses about how the seating situation "was very complicated" as some people cancel reservations at the last minute and the restaurant must adjust. He also tried to explain that he had "nothing against us" (which we didn't actually care about). He was dismissive and patronizing; and we were in disbelief that he had been so unaccommodating and disinterested in trying to improve the experience for customers. That being said, the food was great (if not a bit slow to come out) and the server very kind (if not a bit clueless). read more

Had high hopes for this place but it didn't quite deliver. Firstly the "Whole Shebang", which is $100 for the whole menu (not including specials) isn't really worth it, you don't save much (we added it up and you save like $5) and potentially end up with dishes you don't really care to try. We decided to choose on our own. We had: - Jamaican Patty Double Down - Kimchi Potstickers - Juicy Jerk Chicken - OG fried chicken - yummy, reminded me of the crispy chicken KFC used to have - OG fried Cauliflower - Juicy jerk chicken - good, but I've had better - dirty fried rice - least favourite, bland and not much flavour - jerk chicken chow mein - yummy, I liked the texture of the crispy noodles, but it wasn't really jerk chicken - shrimp wonton nachos - mango cheesecake stuffed French toast - favourite but not sure it's either Jamaican or Chinese? Vibe was pretty hipster and mellow. No complaints about the service. Glad I tried it but probably wouldn't go back. read more

Great spot. Incredibly friendly staff (Canadians, man) in a really cool neighborhood. Get there early- we arrived about a half hour after it opened for the day and it was already crowded. That burger... was transcendent. It has all the perfect elements: smashed and crispy but not over cooked, salty hickory sticks, creamy sauce, and the pineapple bun puts it over the top. The fried chicken was perfectly crispy, but go easy on the Sriracha honey because it will clear your sinuses. The cocktails were excellent and I loved looking at the booze selection. And the decor was great. Recommend. read more

This is an amazing place for dates or a girls dinner. The decor is very chic fun and the workers are amazing s. Must order is their chicken wings, kale salad and patties. Their cocktails are fun and they don't cheap out on the alcohol. read more

Really cool vibe and ambiance at this place. Loved the decor and the flamingo that my rum punch was served in! The Brussels sprouts are out of this world. The burger had the most delicious sauce on it, drool worthy. I shared it and I wish I hadn't! The jerk chicken chow mein was massive! I didn't love the sauce (it was a bit over sauced for my liking) but the chicken was soft and tender. Service was excellent. The waitress took her time explaining and recommending items. This place is great for sharing different items among friends, or a cool vibe for a date. Will be back. read more

Came here tonight with my partner for a date, and we were totally unsure what to expect ... but we were pleasantly surprised with our experience! First, the service was phenomenal. The staff here take something of a "team" approach to their service - multiple people will come and check on you, if you're water is empty whoever is nearby will fill it ... etc. It felt like a well oiled machine, and good thing too ... after we arrived the guests came flooding in (most with reservations, which is highly recommended if you decide to check this place out). Before arriving we were decided on the fried chicken, but the knowledgeable server informed us that since everything was served family style, we were better off trying a few different things and sharing between us. We ended up getting the full order of the OG fried chicken, the dirty fried rice, and the pan-fried gai lan. The gai lan came first and was delicious. Essentially Asian broccoli, it was coated with breadcrumbs and parmesan and was drizzled with a spicy sauce. Next came the fried chicken which has a beautiful crispy coating AND, we were informed, it was gluten free to boot (so my stomach was very happy). The chicken was serviced with three condiments - pickled watermelon with thai basil, sliced daikon with jalapeno and a honey sriracha which I wanted to smuggle home in my purse. Finally the fried rice .... some of the best fried rice I've ever had. Incredibly flavorful, and the lap cheong inside of it makes it virtually addictive. Topped off with good conversation, and a delectable rum punch, it was certainly a 5 star evening read more

What An exquisite dinner!!! These is for food lovers willing to try an unexpected fusion of Chinese and Jamaican flavors. We order the "whole shebang" which is all the menu samples, enough for 4. It was impossible for the four of us to reach a consensus on whAt was best: the patties are a really nice twist to the conventional ones, I loved the dumplings and the rice, my husband love the jerk chicken. Eating here was one of a kind experience!!! read more

Patois Toronto - Chinese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Cute fusion restaurant, good but greasy food; wish they served drip coffee. Food - I had their quinoa fried rice $12. Portion was equivalent to a typical Chinese restaurant (big for a western restaurant). Crispy, tasty, could have gone a bit easy on the salt and oil. My friends had: Half. Portion chicken and waffle, if it had any more chicken she wouldn't have been able to consume it all. Light fluffy waffles. Another friend had their crepes topped with rum raisins and toasted marshmallows (no Nutella d/t nut allergy). Portion definitely could have been more sizeable but it was a pretty tasty mix. Service - Average, friendly and courteous. Wait time to receive our food was average but they didn't bring all our meals out together. read more

Delicious!!!! Ordered The Whole Shebang with the extra chicken. More than enough food for 4. Amazing flavours in everything we ate. Service was casual but great. Fun cocktail list. Overall a Super lively place with lots of communal seating. The rest of the night after we ate I couldn't help put jealously watch the people beside us order even more tasty food. Far too often lately I've been to restaurants with bad service, overpriced food, boring cocktail lists. This is most definitely not one of them! Go Now! read more

I have been to Patois on two occasions and on both the food has not failed my high expectations! Patois' menu is delicious and so flavorful - everything I have tried is absolutely excellent. A few favorites: - SLIDERS: these things are to DIE FOR. The buns are kind of sugary sweet and they are so amazing. Paired with a juicy burger, can't go wrong! - FRIED CHICKEN: it's what they're known for, and for a reason. SO GOOD - 4/20 BROCCOLI BUDS: YUM! The hummus at the bottom is perfection, and the broccoli so crispy and good! The cocktail list is extensive, and there are a few hits and misses. The main "miss" for me is their sangria (Dirty Wine) which was pretty much undrinkable. So with such delicious food, why the three stars? Well, Patois advertises their ability to do large-party dinners. I recently booked them for my birthday for 15 guests. I arrived slightly late (about 15 minutes late for my 9:00 p.m. reservations) but there were about 7 people holding the table... when the rest of the group arrived there weren't enough seats, and we didn't get our food until after 10:30 p.m. It kind of put a damper on the evening, because even though I was a bite late (we had called to let them know), I wouldn't expect it to take over an hour for food, when you advertise your ability to do large groups. While the food is great, it was kind of a MEH experience! read more

Sooo this place was on my wish list for quite some time. When I got there, I would have to say from the outside, you would almost ever notice it. Its quite small and unassuming. Inside the decor was minimal and somewhat rustic. Lets talk about the food. Every.single.bite was DELICIOUS, Seriously, from our first dish to the last everything was explosive in flavour and it felt an an honest food experience. The kimchi pot stickers were soooo delicious, 6 pieces was not enough for two people. I could have easily eaten a dozen. Next up the asian crunchy salad. It was also quite good, very refreshing with a sweet and sour flavour profile. Now the Oxtail Ramen and the Jerk Pork Belly. drooooool Both dishes were insanely good. I mean I simply can not pick a favourite. We definitely devoured both dishes. I had the mango cheesecake french toast for dessert and I was worried it would be too greasy or overwhelming but I can honestly say it was the best dessert I have had in years. What can I say this place was everything I could ever want when I dine out. I want every dish t be not just goof but something to rave about. Patois has this IT factor. Easily one of the best, if not the best restaurant I have ever eaten in, not just in Toronto but anywhere. read more

100% recommend!! absolutely amazing service and food. Each bite was surprisingly good. ordered the feast for 4 and it was a LOT of food. read more

Overall experience: 8/10 Food: 7.5/10 Atmosphere: 7.5/10 Service: 8.5/10 I was pleasantly surprised that I was able to enjoy Patois as I find any type of "Asian fusion" restaurant is really code for watered-down Asian dishes in hipster settings. The food at Patois is good - some are definitely better than others. I'd skip the dirty fried rice (it's drenched in soya sauce) and opt for another order of the Jamaican patty double down. The dessert on the menu that day was cookie butter french toast...need I say more?! It was like a slice of heaven: gooey, sweet, carb. Service is great. I can see why it would be fun to come with a larger group of friends to grab a quick bite and some drinks. THE BOTTOM LINE: some food is better than others, and Patois does manage to stay afloat in this Asian fusion trend that's going around Toronto. read more

Food was me and our server was a dick. A lot of the dishes were good, but overall I found the food too rich/heavy. And I like heavy, gluttoness food! In quantity! We got the dinner for 4 ("the whole shbang"). Some things were delicious (juicy jerk chicken, dirty fried rice, cauliflower), but it was all heavy and rich. A guy just needed some acid or a vegetable or something. Worth going, but not all that I hoped for. Maybe the asshole server dampened my experience to be fair. read more

Loved this place! The jerk chicken is the best in the city. We ordered the whole Shebang ($99) which feeds 4 or completely stuffs 3 people. You can upgrade the jerk chicken ($12 I think) and stuff the 4th person. Everything was on point, including Chef Craig who came out a few times to chat and get to know us :) Don't leave any of the side dishes behind. I've never tasted watermelon like this; It's quick pickled with just the right amount of spice. If you need gluten free, don't worry! All of the breading on the fried chicken and onion rings are! They play a great selection of music. The downside to all of this? They play it way too loud. My ears are still ringing... read more

This restaurant does a great job at fusing Chinese and Jamaican culture. Their oxtail, jerk chicken and fried chicken are a must-try. If you feel the need to add greens to the mix, definitely try the Brussels sprouts. If you can, try to book a table ahead of time because it's busy most nights of the week. read more

Now that I've gone a brunch binge of late (when did it become my favourite meal?), I can say with certainty that Patois is pretty solid. They open at 11 on Sunday and we got there about 1120 and there were only 2 tables left, that was fast! The three of us got a table at the back. The place itself is pretty dark and I would describe the atmosphere as a dark party bar. The staff was friendly and helpful bringing my little one a special glass to drink water without asking. I ordered the butter french toast and I gotta say SO AWESOME!!!! It's a french toast sandwich with butter in the middle and deep fried. I asked for the syrup on the side as I've seen picture of this drenched in syrup. When we got to the final bits of the french toast I thought I should try some with syrup and MIND BLOWING. They must mix the syrup with something as it tasted awesome. Definitely better than the standard pure maple syrup. Also had a americano which was pretty standard. Definitely go back, but don't eat any carbs for the rest of the day after! read more

This restaurant has the most horrible front of house service....dont be surprised to wait 45 minutes past your reservation time, and they dont even care...rude puts this mildly! Not cool! read more

Super cute restaurant with wonderful cocktails and food. I had some sort of earl grey cocktail and another with a freshly cracked coconut and a shot of rum - so fun! Their fried chicken, fried rice and pot stickers are so good. Would come back. read more

This place is super cool! Food and ambiance on point. My favs are the cauliflower dish, pineapple burger, fried chicken, and ofc the French toast for desert! I wish I could fit more in my belly to eat everything in one visit because it's so hard to choose! read more

The ambiance, music, service and general vibe of Patois is great, and that's why it gets 3 stars. Unfortunately, I had higher expectations coming here based on the hype and was a little disappointed. The food was very average. It's a "family style" restaurant where they encourage sharing. The jerk and fried chicken plates stuck out to me because well, who doesn't like either. Fried chicken was excellent, but not enough for me to say "wow, this is so much better than popeyes/kfc". The jerk had a great spice to it - definitely the highlight along with the patty appetizer. We tried their spin on chinese-jamaican fusion in the jerk chicken chow mein. It's essentially guang-dong chow mein with jerk chicken substituted for the meat. This was insanely salty and I do not recommend it however appetizing it may sound unless you adore salt. I've eaten my fare share of chinese-jamaican meals and it's typically either chinese food or jamaican food. I can't say they go well together mixed. read more

Was very much looking forward to eating here once a friend told me about the restaurants connection to the fabulous Jackpot Chicken. However I have to say we were very disappointed. Where to begin?!? In no random order of frustration. Like others mentioned on here making a reservation doesn't mean much as you will likely still have to wait 30 minutes to be seated. Guess it's better than no reservation but defeats the purpose. The venue despite having a good eclectic vibe is way too loud for a restaurant. A romantic dinner is ruined by having to yell at each other to be heard. The service is poor. Though generally friendly they get to you when they get around to getting to you seems to be the prevailing attitude here. The food also comes out randomly with 20+ minute gaps between dishes even if ordered at the same time. The final dish came out so late that we were over the whole thing and put it straight in a to go box as we just wanted out of there. Now on to the food. We ordered the jerk chicken which though juicy had almost no flavour aside from "hot". Made me long for the $4.99 jerk dish at Ritz. The fried rice was OK. No more no less. Lastly the Jerk Chicken Chow Mein needs to be seen to believed. Weird sauce with three or four pieces of chicken on top of rock hard Raman noodles all this for $22. Can't imagine a scenario where we would ever go back. Might visit Ritz today to itch The Caribbean scratch I was hoping for yesterday and for 1/5th the price. read more

The food was good...we ordered the whole shebang (the whole menu) between 4 of us, and it was plenty. What pissed me off was the service. We had reservations at 7pm and we arrived on time. The second we came in, the host said we needed to be out of there by 8:30. When we finished our meal, the server just gave us the cheque, presumably to get us out ASAP. Just 2 minutes earlier, he clearly offered dessert to the table next to us. Why would you schedule settings so close together? read more

Returned for the dinner menu as promised! If you're going with a party of 4 or more just order the Shebang. For around $100 you get to taste their entire menu. The pineapple bun burger is a must have. difficult to split between 4 people but that shouldn't stop you or just order more. Bun is sweet, lots of sauce and decked out in 2 beef patties, lettuce and tomatoes. Get the fresh coconut drink that comes with a shot of rum on the side. Refreshing stuff. I tried too many dishes tonight to describe it all. You just need to go try it and you won't be disappointed! read more

Patois Toronto - First large dish of the Shebang tasting menu - Chinese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Patois has this atmosphere of kind of hipster-y, kind of old school-y, kind of new age-y all at the same time. For lack of a better description, the atmosphere reminded me of the restaurant Khao San Road even though they're completely different cuisines. There is an emphasis on making good food, while at the same time charging not so cheap prices, and serving not so big portions. The portions are where they lost a star for me. My partner and I ordered half of the Jerk Chicken ($12), Dirty Fried Rice ($11), and one of the specials of that night the Typhoon Shelter Pork Belly ($18). For drinks, we ordered a pitcher of the Jamaican Gimlet ($40). The food was pretty amazing; chicken was moist and accompanied with a addictive and mouth burning hot sauce, dirty fried rice was appropriately greasy, pork belly brought me back to the times I ate typhoon shelter crabs in Hong Kong in dai pai dongs. HOWEVER, for the price, the portions were pretty small. Chicken came with 4 pieces, pork belly came with about 10 small pieces, and for $11 I really was expecting a bigger plate of fried rice. Same with the drinks, tasty, tangy and refreshing, the pitcher came in a cutesy trad chinese tea-pot, it just wasn't quuiite enough. We walked away satisfied but not completely full. Next time we come here, we're definitely bringing others with us so we can order the whole shebang! read more

Holy SALTY!! Its like the chef went wild with the salt shaker and dumped a whole load of salt on every dish tonight. Literally could not finish the Pineapple bun burger because the patties were that salty. Being someone who eats out quite a bit and understanding what a usual amount of salt is, this was super unusual. Should have probably mentioned it at the time to our server but didn't want to ruin the fun we were having. Could not finish the Napa cabbage salad either - the dressing was once again overly salty. This is odd considering I've been to Patois before (a few years ago) and remember the food being really good! Gotta say I was pretty disappointed by my visit today, and will be hesitant to come back. I did really enjoy the Filet O shrimp bao they had on their feature menu- delicious!!!! read more

Loved it! Relaxed vibe. Tasty food. Creative menu! The staff were friendly and attentive. The food was yummy - perfectly paired with cocktails. Had the fried chicken, the jerk chicken on fried noodles and coleslaw. The coleslaw on its own lacked seasoning but paired nicely with the jerk. Definitely will return! read more

Man, this place is doing it right! Great food, wicked cocktails. Staff is a blast and ambience puts you in a good mood as soon as you cross the threshold. The Jamaican Patty Double Down may be one of the best things I have ever tasted, no, wait... the Chinese Pineapple Bun Burger is, nope...the Prosperity Lobster. Ahhh jeez, I don't know?!? Just do yourself a favour and get 'The Whole Shebang' and you tell me! read more

Patois Toronto - Chinese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

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Bummed giving a two star review because I really wanted to like this place.. Went for brunch on Sunday and while the food was decent, the service was just painful especially given that is wasn't even a full house. Got there about 15-20 minutes after my friend and apparently he had to reorder his beer three times before it finally came. Not a great start. He ordered the patois eggs benny and while he said it was good, the portion was laughable for $13. My other friend and I ordered the fried chicken and hong kong waffle. Better portion, really tasty. Juicy chicken, fluffy waffle and a blonde butter syrup that made me not miss maple syrup at all. The problem is that the chicken and waffles came out about 15 minutes after the eggs benny so we had the pleasure of watching our friend finish his meal and he got to wait and watch us. Also ordered the scallion potato hash and sausage as sides to share and they finally came out when we were basically already finished the rest of our food. As for the drinks, they were just alright. Had the Trade Winds which was a Dark and Stormy with Chinese 5 spice.. Didn't detect any 5 spice though. Also had the coconut and rum which was basically a coconut cracked open that you pour a shot of rum into. Really cute presentation but a little overpriced for some coconut water and 1oz of booze. My bill (chicken and waffles, two cocktails and one side) came to about $60 with tax and tip. Unfortunate since we left still hungry and ended up at Bellwoods Brewery for more food. read more

I probably won't visit second time. I thought the number one rule to open a restaurant is not to serve raw chicken to your customers. Even though the manager was kind enough to send a fresh order which make me moved from one star to two, it's still lightly undercooked in the centre. And the juicy jerk chicken was their most famous one. God knows what else is raw too. The kimchi potsticker, the dough was raw as well at the thick side. I think if you prefer raw food, probably this is a good place. If not, don't come here. read more

Patois Toronto - Raw chicken! Salmonella everywhere. - Chinese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

TL;DR Food: SO AWESOME!!! Service: Really good, quirky in a cute way. Tuesday night, the place is packed. Many of the tables are long communal ones, we were seated at one such table. We had been sitting for about 10 minutes next to a family whose matriarch was surprisingly loud. I didn't know this but the person who made our reservations asked for a quieter table, if possible. The hostess actually realised that she had mixed our reso up with another, came back to us and seated our party at a detached 4-top without being prompted. Though the experience would still have undoubtedly been excellent, this was a big bonus. Overall the service was very relaxed but also surprisingly attentive without being overbearing in the least. The servers all seem to run each other's food and each one was knowledgeable and delightful to interact with. The food was incredible. I approach fusion cuisine with caution but Patois nailed it. My favourites were the shrimp/scallop balls which were delectable, juicy and SO FULL OF SEAFOOD!! and the jerk cauliflower which was basically the best vegan popcorn chicken you'll ever have. I could have eaten an order of the cauliflower to myself, but we were sharing.... Otherwise the corn with miso butter and coconut emulsion was tasty and surprising; the crunchy salad had a really nice contrast in textures and was dressed perfectly and subtlilty to accent the flavours of the vegetables without overshadowing them. And finally the jerk chicken was tender and juicy and delicious... Aptly executed. For the 3 of us, it was a perfect amount of food, brought gradually in a timely manner, good pacing. We let the waitress explain the desserts nonetheless. What an adorable moment it was... I think she really, really likes the desserts. She went from sporting a huge grin to laughing outright, having to pause before she could continue explaining. Needless to say I'll definitely be coming back, but will leave room for dessert, next time. read more

I would give this place a 3.5 if I could. I really wanted to love this place because well, Jamaican-Asian fusion sounded totally amazing. I had high expectation before coming here since I've seen many recommendations of this place on Instagram. The food is indeed creative and the presentation is excellent, but the food didn't impress me at all. The jerk chicken's not even as tasty as Ritz'( the carribean fast food restaurant, not ritz-carlton). I'm still glad that I tried this place, but the food is not good enough for me to come back (partly because of the location too). read more

This has been bookmarked for me to try for a long time. And I can finally write a review! My fiance and I dropped in Saturday night without a reservation around 7:30pm and got a bar table in problem! We actually sat in front of a mirror instead of the actual bar but it worked out since we wouldn't be close to the door and the cold draft. Things looking up! I forgot the name of our server but he was very friendly, helpful and attentive! I was really impressed with his attentiveness despite him husslin' all the tables around us. We ordered the patois shandy and Hawaiian Pale Ale. Highly recommend the shandy. To eat, we ordered the jerk chicken chow mein and half portion of the OG fried chicken. Drinks came quickly and food followed soon after I could get a second sip of shandy down. The chow mein is really good. A bit too crispy to what I'm used to (or maybe I get thing way too saucy) but it was delicious. As for the chicken, it wasn't as "jerky" as I would have liked it to be, but it was a nice change to an old noodle favourite. The chicken was okay. It was a simple breaded thing with flour or cornstarch and fried like the chicken wings at Mandarin or something. Not horrible, but I still think Kanpai or Stockyards has the baddest fried chicken out there. The pickled watermelon was a nice, refreshing palette cleanser. Good music and really good service here. Nice place for a double date night since everything is family style. I may come back to try their large party menu. read more

Patois brings about a niche of Jamaican-Chinese food to Toronto - and it does it quite well. When we were walking in on a Friday without reservations at 7pm, we were greeted by the host who said it will be a 30 minute wait. Thankfully our party of 3 were not too hungry - and Dundas West was vibrant enough to let us stroll around to kill some time. After just over 30 minutes, we were called and told the table was ready. We were sat down on the island in the middle. The atmosphere was of a typical hip Dundas West eatery. Loud music was played so this is not for people who would like to have a peaceful meal. The service was quite attentive and they were keen to offer drinks/food recommendations to our party. We ended up deciding on: 1) Jamaican Patty Double Down: this was a essentially two small Jamaican patties with some pork belly in the middle topped with a creamy sauce, mixed with sriracha. A little small for what I expected and it was pretty good - tasty and mildly spicy. Not my favourite dish at the restaurant though. 3/5 2) Pork Belly Bao (special with their BBQ fest): this is essentially a deep fried Chinese bun (man tou) with pork belly in the middle with some coleslaw inside and on the side. Small portion (just one - and it was $15 for beer and this Bao). However the pork belly is very well BBQed and very flavourful - I enjoyed this more than the double down. 4/5 (for food - lower score for value) 3) Jerk Chicken: My favourite dish - well seasoned tender. Good portion size - a half size chicken. This was a standout for me and the sauce on the side (almost like a chipotle mayo mixed with a garlic aioli) was incredible. 5/5 4) Fried Chicken: This one had a flavourful but not-too-heavy batter that was topped with sweet sriracha sauce on the side (tasted almost like a sweet chilli sauce). Their chicken dishes are definitely my favourite. 4.5/5 5) Pineapple Bun Burger: This is their most popular dish according to Yelp reviews but I was underwhelmed by the hype. Perhaps we waited a little too long to dig in but the bottom of my bun become a little soggier than I'd like. The taste is pretty good - a nice mix of savoury and sweet. I wished the pineapple bun flavours were stronger to compliment the strong flavours of the beef better. This might be unfair but I've had the Krispy Kreme donut burger at CNE and I expected the flavours to be as complimentary. The pineapple bun is too mild compared to that experience. 3.5/5 Overall, I think Patois deserves their 4/5. Good food - a little expensive for sure. Good atmosphere to come to with friends and catch up. Great attentive service checking up on how the food is. read more

Very disappointing. I was eager to try Patois after reading about it. I had heard mixed reviews but still wanted to give it a shot. Do not bother. The drinks are okay, the food- blah and greasy. We ordered almost the entire menu and several specials. Not one dish was "delicious". I would neverrrr return or recommend this place. It's not awful, it's just so mediocre. read more