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T.O. Dickens Restaurant

4.5 (17 reviews)
Open Open 24 hours

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Outdoor seating
Good for groups
Dogs allowed
Happy hour specials

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Veggie burger with side salad
Gigi G.

I was pleasantly surprised by T.O. Dickens. I had a late flight coming to Toronto and found this little 24-hour restaurant and decided to give it a try. Everything was so delicious, I still think about this meal. We were seated right away and the server helped us with a smile. The indoors is very cute and it reminds me of an underground bar / speakeasy for some reason. The food did take a little long, but it was 100% worth the wait. My colleagues ordered the poutine and said it was the best they ever had. I will be coming back!

Disappointing Caesar.
Cody B.

Not sure if the positive reviews on here are legit or not, but our experience left a ton to be desired. We came on a very slow Monday. Only two other tables were in the restaurant. We were not met with a greeting upon entry, and it took a while to get menus once we told the staff we were on the back patio. We ordered calamari, a grilled cheese with bacon, a Caesar, and a Guinness. We were informed that they were out of calamari, but decided to go ahead with the rest. The drinks arrived, and the Guinness was nice and cold in a can. Hard to mess that one up. The Caesar was far from the cocktail description. Barely any rim, obviously made with Mott's, a pathetic strip of celery on the skewer (promptly removed) canned olives, and no extreme bean (listed in cocktail description on menu). When asked, the server told us they were out of this as well. The sandwich arrived, and although passable, could have been easily made at home. Bagged bread, decently cheesy, but they forgot the bacon. When asked about the order, the server said "I didn't hear bacon" despite reading it back to us. With how many good restaurants are in the area, this is an EASY skip. I don't understand the positive reviews here.

Paul M.

Really happy with our food and service. Price point is good for us too. Had pesto chicken and a chicken club. All good!

Early Bird Eggs and Sausage
Robby F.

Just got kicked out of the sleep study clinic at 6 AM and was famished! So I found the only 24 hour breakfast joint around and it was in Kensington. Thought it might be a scruffy back alley joint. Which is cool also because they often have great red vinyl stool Diner bacon, and eggs! What a pleasant surprise to come into this warmly lighted, but with a splash of aqua blue waves Making for a warm vibrant atmosphere. The server Donna was fabulous, polite, cheerful, and truly service with a smile! Eggs were perfectly done over-easy, draped over a huge pile of fries to soak up any of the precious spilled yolk as the ultimate early-morning gravy! I opted for the sausage in case it was something special because you can get side bacon anywhere. Great decision! Not your standard mini sizzlers for sure. Coffee was good and served in a nice cup with little spoon. I noticed little touches like the water jug Was polished. Not just out of the dishwasher! Small touches like that give me confidence in their food safety as well. Oh yeah, the. Challah toast Was surprisingly delicious! It's so nice to see small indy restaurants coming back to our city. And Kensington may be reversing the turn towards crass Starbucking up such a cool part of our history that makes Toronto such a unique city!

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Martin S.

Great new spot in Kensington for 2023! Their claim to fame is that they are open 24 hours. It should be interesting to see if they can keep up the momentum in an area that has large swings in popularity from super congested and lively crowds, and very quiet with most of the city largely ignoring and avoiding the place. If you only visit occasionally you could be excused in thinking it's always a busy spot. We first sat on the huge back patio and took in the ambiance. It's a really great spot back there and quite private. The staff didn't ignore us, but if it was busier I could imagine you might need to poke them by going inside. We moved inside to eat after having a drink on the patio. The interior is smaller than the back patio, and more cozy. We had our dinners which were well presented and tasty! The presentation was more elevated than I expected for a 24-hour joint, so keep that in mind as it could be a good date-night spot setting a nice mood for the evening, and without the constraints of any time limits. At the front window there is a spot where live music or a DJ could be at some point. And the front patio was quite busy in the summer with drink specials advertised, although it seemed like all-day happy hour didn't have quite the usual ring to it. Nice to see a spot without overpriced cocktails like much of Toronto has moved to though. This is a decent spot to keep in mind when you want to dine-in when visiting the area.

Chicken Tacos

We went in for a bite to eat after being in the bars and it was great. Excellent food, really good and quick service too

Jiawei G.

Food is great, Tuna is always my favorite. My son loves the chess. Also the back patio feels so comfortable.

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Please never stop doing 2 for ones, keeping students alive! Liked the bolognese and other comfort foods they had.

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Food and service were great. Caesar salad was perfect and the lasagna was excellent. Would definitely recommend and would visit again!

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Nice people. Perfect comfort food. We got the grilled cheese, BLT and wine. The bacon is delicious with BLT.

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My colleagues ordered the poutine and said it was the best they ever had.

$14 Poutine

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T.O. Dickens Restaurant - breakfast_brunch - Updated July 2026

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