Bar Le Germain

It’s a small, elegant bar located in a hotel lobby. Most people come here for drinks. You can’t make a reservation — it’s strictly first-come, first-served — although we had no problem getting a table on a Saturday evening. Service is friendly, but not particularly quick and not very professional. Bison tartare with roasted bone marrow The dish is served in a large bone, but the amount of chopped bison meat is noticeably smaller than in a standard beef tartare. That said, the roasted bone marrow creates an interesting texture contrast with the meat, and when combined with grilled baguette, the result is genuinely excellent. The dish is quite spicy (horseradish), but very enjoyable. Garden Sonata salad with grilled salmon The salad had an excellent combination of fresh greens, cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, and crispy pieces of candied walnuts. The salmon was grilled perfectly. Steak frites classique The steak was cooked to a proper medium-rare, but it wasn’t tender enough, likely due to a far-from-ideal cut of beef. In addition, the steak had a slightly bitter taste, which further detracted from the dish. Petite pâtisserie selection A chef’s selection of small complimentary desserts — I’m not sure if the assortment changes daily. The mango mousse was very good, the Opera-style cake was quite good, while the Turkish-inspired pistachio cake was mediocre. The Americano was weak. Conclusion: I cannot recommend the place overall, although the bison tartare and the salad with grilled salmon were genuinely interesting and enjoyable dishes.

11/10. Alicia was the best. Best bartender I had in a while. The Candy Ameretto Sour was amazing!!! She made my boyfriend and I feel very welcomed as if she was our friend. She was very kind and hospitable. I would come back for specifically Alicia. Thank you so much, you were the highlight of our night.

I live up north and few times a year I have to drive my son to Scotia arena’s different events, and every time I’m waiting for him in this bar for few hours. It’s a pure pleasure. It’s one of my favorite spots for relaxing in downtown. Ambience, music and service, food and specifically drinks, cocktails are top notch. I simply love being there, it’s so welcoming and I repeat that ambience is exquisite. Bartender Bary is Simply The Best

Service was excellent, and the food was insanely good. The massive fried chicken sandwich (any of them) is a must have. 🤤 But the octupus was definitely some of the best I’ve had in this city. The horse tartar… I have mixed feelings. 🙈 Kudos to chef Johnson Wu on the new asian inspired menu. I can’t wait to be back!

Great choice of non alcoholic drinks as Cinnamon Peach, Shirley Temple, Apple Beer Fizz, Berry Sweetheart. Very friendly people.

Small bar within the lobby area, but once you're in it feels separated from hotel. Service is great and quality of food and drinks is great too. Nice option if you wanna have guaranteed fun downtown T.O., $$$. Recommended.

We had Barry as a server he was absolutely fantastic!!! We definitely recommend this place the drinks are great and service even better! The burger is out of this world and cooked to perfection

truffle fries are yummy, it’s a nice place to unwind and have a drink!