Always a great spot! This is a great spot in Bolton for coffee, dinner or dessert. Or when you're with a group that might want a bit of it all. They serve great breakfast options too. The prices are average for this type of restaurant. They do have some specials for appetizers for late night, as well as daily specials too. Service is always great as well. Note, that in the summer they also have a beautiful patio you can enjoy too. It can get quite busy at peak times like for dinner, but they always try and get you at a table as soon as possible read more

Symposium Cafe Restaurant Bolton - Chicken Fingers and French Fries* - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Bolton, Ontario

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Nice place, open till late on weekend nights! We had Korean Marinated Salmon and Haddock with Fries. The Salmon was good, tho the fishy flavour was present quite strong, could be the Korean style preparation. Haddock was deep fried with hard crispy crust. Overall I would give 3 star for food quality and taste. The server was nice, good service with smile always. The read more

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Do not waste your time or money at this dump. Food they serve had gone bad a while ago, the service seemed very fake and like they didn't care at all, the ambiance felt just weird like the managers/owners had some sort of power complex or something, I also heard the manager yelling racist things at one of the chefs/cooks. Worst dining experience of my life. read more

Great desserts- but somehow our drinking glasses and coffee mugs repeatedly had lipstick or stains on outside. Does symposium in Bolton wash their utensils and drinking cups?? Makes you wonder about the rest of the kitchen. read more

I went back for symposiums' fish and chip Friday special, 2 pcs for $11.95 (3 for $15.95). I had the two piece haddock with chips, coleslaw and tartar sauce. The cole slaw and tartar sauce were served in solo single serve plastic cups. The F&C's where beer battered. The batter was thick but not very crispy, slightly soggy. The chips were cooked but not browned. I also forgot about the Malt vinegar and so did my server. Overall, symposion has many good choices and varieties of food and desserts, the choices are safe and will satisfy most, but, so for nothing memorable. read more

My lunch companions enjoyed their soup and Ceasar salad and breaded chicken sandwich with sweet potato fries. My Cobb salad with bbq chicken, however, was very disappointing. There was too much bbq sauce on the chicken, and it tasted like something from a bottle from the grocery store. The lettuce was okay, but the other veggies were not fresh. There was an overall lack of other ingredients one would expect in a Cobb salad, which is usually a favorite of mine. I was very hungry, but I could only stand to eat half of it. It was probably the worst salad I've had in a restaurant. I can't believe we paid $20 for it. We were from out of province visiting friends who recommended this restaurant. Maybe the other food is good, but if you go there, don't order the BBQ chicken Cobb salad. read more

This place is usually not busy with never a wait to be seated. The staff is super friendly and attentive. So far I've tried the Chicken strips, poutine and a dessert, which were all good. Will be going back to try more on the menu. read more

Symposium Cafe Restaurant Bolton - Chicken Strips and Poutine - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Bolton, Ontario

Delicious food and very friendly staff, went here for my birthday with my family and we have a great time. A little pricey but worth it

I attended here as part of an Irish Wake for a friend. Our meal started off with spinach dip and pita wedges with two sides of sweet potato fries. The dip was a disappointment. It seems this dip included shredded carrots. This made serving up the dip to share in awkward chunks. Plus I found the parts without carrot to be a bit runny. I prefer a dip that is firmer especially if you are eating it with nacho chips and or toasted pita wedges. The sweet potato fries were great. Crispy and done to perfection. They also come with a dipping sauce but the thimble sized sauce containers meant you didn't have a lot of dip to share. My main was the butter chicken rice bowl. The person beside me ordered the burger. My rice bowl was a generous portion however, I would have preferred an Indian bread as opposed to more pita wedges. The chicken was also generous within the bowl. However, the food lacked flavour. Really, really bland. Even with liberal doses of salt and pepper the food tasted, Meh! The burger looked great and was cooked to order. I did try the side: onion rings. The were hot and tasty. I was going to order a steak but opted for a cheaper meal as the tab was being picked up by the family. A family member did order the Jack Daniels steak. But the meal was tough and chewy. My burger buddy tried the steak and said the sauce was overwhelming. He suggested it was better as a side and used to marinate the steak. The place does have an excellent selection of wines and beers. The Pino Grigio I had was very good. I guess if you like bland or wish to add salt to taste then you might find this place agreeable. I left feeling Meh. read more

My favourite place to dine in Bolton!! The servers and managers are attentive and very friendly. They have a great regular, gluten free, and vegetarian menu and are always able to accommodate my dietary issues. I really appreciated this as many restaurants do not. The food is great! The atmosphere inside and on the patio is great! The music is great and the desserts are delicious! I can see why this place is busy! Everyone looks happy enjoying themselves! Very happy it's open again!! read more

Decided to give this chain another try (I've been to the one on Woodbridge) for brunch this morning. The decor is nice...comfortable booths...ambient lighting....service friendly. I ordered the French Toast....it was cooked correctly and flavourful. The accompanying bacon (3 strips) were cooked the way I like them...a bit crispy. The only real complaint is that you get table syrup (Log Cabin) which, considering the price of breakfast ($10.95), completely cheapens the meal. Huge disappointment. My brunch companion ordered the Eggs Benedict. They were cooked the way he asked (well done) and he cleaned his plate (usually a good sign)). The home fries were those store bought kind...another disappointment considering the price of the meal. The above breakfasts with 1 coffee and 1 tea, taxes, came to $30.84. Would I go back...if the neighbourhood I might....but I won't do the drive from Woodbridge just to come here again. There are better places out there. read more

Food was good. Chicken parmesian was delicious. Was able to share between two people. Ordered the chocolate devine. was supee sweet but still good. wish I got more icecream scoops but was yummy. read more

Symposium Cafe Restaurant Bolton - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Bolton, Ontario

Sunday night, the place had a scattering of people around. our waitress was very polite, nice, friendly and patient with us, as we kept having her come back to get our order since my guest and I were too busy chit chatting to look at the menu. Shared the chicken thai tenders for an appetizer and ate the chicken stir fry for dinner. Both were pretty tasty. Cost me about $30 with no drink. I would definitely go back. lots of good choices on the menu. read more

We arrived at 10pm on Sunday. Very cozy atmosphere, friendly and personable staff (but not pushy or pretentious). Food is super tasty - even their side vegetables (savoury buttery flavour). Their appetizers were 33% off at that time. We had sweet potato fries and sweet chilli Thai chicken bites (delicious). We also received 2 for one for a slices (huge) of cake (banana coconut pineapple). It was moist, not too sweet - but still a guilty treat. I will definitely be going back to try more of their menu. read more

Very bad service. Server did get our order for long and it was not busy at all! They gave my son potato fries instead of sweet potato fries. When told it was supposed to be sweet potato fries, she never brought them. No apologies either! Server came to pick up plates while we were still eating read more

Just so people are aware, I contacted their head office twice and still haven't heard back about this pathetic level of service. I've been to stratengers over a dozen times now and they never cease to be amazing. read more

Nice place for Sunday breakfast or week day meetings... great staff and service along with nice atmosphere and food.

So good be be able to get a hot & delicious meal delivered since we can't go to the restaurant since COVID. Symposium never disappoints, in person or through UberEats. Fast, hot & delicious. Will look forward to heading into the restaurant again soon. read more

Very nice atmosphere and really good food Plus service with a smile. Can't ask for more. Would recommend their Thai pineapple pork gourmet breakfast anytime read more

Symposium Cafe Restaurant Bolton - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Bolton, Ontario

Good breakfast and atmosphere. Dinner menu leaves a bit to be desired. Not amazing and would stick to breakfast or lunch.

The quality and service seem to have gone down. The food this visit seem mediocre and service very long even before the place got busy.

Terrible service, went out 2 days before Christmas on a Friday morning for breakfast with some friends, but got rudely rushed and kicked out by not even the waitress but the manager due to the fact that there was a party and decided it was more important to deal with them than having to deal with more tables, personally I didn't need much service anyway, but the fact that we were rushed and kicked out shows the utmost disrespsect that the manager has for her customers. read more

Not impressed.... Had salad and flatbread. Salad had chicken on it. It was undercooked.. Not a good idea with chicken. Flathead was cold and soggy. It's been awhile since I came to this location.. Now I remember why. I'll come back maybe in another year to see if they figured it out that the food needs to be prepared by a chef that gives a shit and not some trainee from McDonald's. read more

Definitely our favorite place to eat in Bolton. We have dinner here regularly and it's the only decent breakfast in town. We love the spicy white wine mussels on Wednesdays! And the crepes and waffles! Mmm! read more

It's very nice inside and comfy. But one time we went and they were playing music so loud that we couldn't even talk:( the foods okay but there dessert menus is good and same with their coffee. I don't personally like there food. read more

The worst customer service I ever experienced in my life. I can't really judge the customer service because I wasn't even served. Sat there for 15-20 minutes without anyone coming to take my order while customers who came after me were served right away. Ridiculous. read more

We love this place for breakfast and brunch. Try any of the Eggs benedict dishes. The potatoes they serve are one of my favs. The service is great as well. read more

You have to try the Mussels Florentine and make sure to order extra garlic toast that comes with it..you're going to need it for all of the deliciousness that makes up the sauce they're bathed in! Tried the burgers as well and they're nice and juicy. They have daily specials which is perfect if you want to try everything on the menu :) read more

Clean friendly atmosphere. The staff was really friendly. Food comes in generous proportions and the price point makes this an overall good bang for your buck. read more

Great food and great personal service. We go for brunch most weekends and cannot say enough good things about the service thanks Caldy

Not expecting the best, and I wasn't disappointed. Appetizer was good, steak was bad, and drinks were sub par. Desert was huge, but overall this place is less than it tries t read more

I really wanted to like this place and gave it a few chances. I like the whole restaurant setup and patio very cozy. The service was very rushed and The food I found it to be very bad, I'm sorry but Kelsey has much better quality and presentation. My boyfriend order a steak medium came well done they did discount 50% off the plate after. I wouldn't recommend this place for a full dining experience. read more

nice place , been there for breakfast, good food, not the cheapest for breakfast but friendly service , fast good coffee 3.5 -4 star

I have been going here for about 3 years now and have always been pleased with the quality of food and service. After not eating here for a while, I went this past Sunday with my dad for dinner. We ordered off the early bird menu since it was just after 5pm & both ordered the chicken souvlaki dinner. When our dinner arrived we were shocked. We thought the price was 'early bird', not the portions. It was maybe enough for a bird. A little bit of salad (maybe a 1/2 cup) and 4 little tiny pieces of chicken for $15! We did get a little tiny apple crumble for dessert, but since we were still hungry, we decided to order the 2 for 1 cake slice special that they have on Sundays. The cake slices were MUCH SMALLER than they used to be (like 1/2 the size) and they charged me $9 for a slice!!! That's not 2 for 1 cake, I paid for them both. So after spending $50 we left there hungry. We won't be back and are telling all our friends and family that the place has gone downhill. The food tasted ok, there was just very little of it. Service is slow. Why bother having an early bird price menu when you are just going to give sample portions? Also, customers notice when you slash portion size and up the price. Not cool :( read more