Conejo Negro

This is a very busy restaurant but the staff are all amazing. The food was really good, I do wish they had more on their cocktail menu but it’s still really good. THE TRES LECHES!!! **Chefs kiss** I want that cake at my wedding. Best cake I’ve had in my life. The music and atmosphere was a vibe, love it. Would definitely recommend this place to eat.

This is quite the hot spot with a great ambience and great service! 🙏🏽 With that said you might have different opinions on the dishes - depending on your experience and expectations with Caribbean and Latin food. Either way I really enjoyed myself and liked that you can share everything! ✅ The beet and pineapple salad was awesome with so many different flavours. The corn was pretty good with pickled onions and jalapenos. And the jerk chicken and the blackened fish were both decent as well. 🤗 Overall you get a lovely vibe here with soild food and great hosts! Enjoy!

Can’t rave enough of how amazing this place is! No wonder they won a Michelin Bib Gourmand in less than a year of opening! Visited for the first time in the summer for my girlfriend’s birthday and had to return with my husband so he could try it. He loved it so much that we decided to host my husband’s staff X-mas dinner this past week. We were a group of 9 people and had a set menu at $80 pp. The menu was 3 courses with a total of 9 dishes to share (chosen ahead of time) Food came out fast & more than enough food to go around. All the dishes were so delicious. Some faves were the firecracker shrimp, cheese puffs, creole Caesar & braised beef. Owners are incredibly hospitable & attentive. A must try if you love a fusion of Caribbean, Latin American & Creole food!

It’s a tight squeeze here and nothing spectacular from an atmosphere perspective. Overall great food with some unique mix of cuisines. I wouldn’t jump to a Michelin Star here, but still highly recommended. Brazilian Cheese Puffs - Rich in Cheesy flavour, great texture soft and fluffy while chewy at the same time. Pork Belly Tacos - the tortilla is the best ingredient here. Clearly made in house with crunchy and chewy texture along with additional pork skin crunch. Tuna & Shrimp Ceviche - least favourite of the four, but still a decent dish. Just your average fresh ceviche but not balanced in flavour well. Caribbean Style Braised Beef - star of the show. So tender, wonderfully spiced and balanced perfectly with the very cheesy grits

Sat at the bar and vibe was amazing. Bartender is very skilled and entertaining to watch. All other staff members were very attentive and full of great energy. It was my birthday and they all came a few times with shots to take together, had the whole restaurant sing, and even talked with us for a while (this was a packed Saturday night). More surprisingly the customers that were eating at the restaurant were all in good spirits and it didn’t feel like I was at a restaurant by the end of it. Top it all off, the food was 5/5! Curried lamb was my favourite and they do have an in-house hot sauce which was great. Very comfortable atmosphere, good energy, great service, and great food! A must visit for anyone!

One of the best value + quality places on the entire Michelin guide. I can see why they earned a place on the list after less than a year of opening. The entire menu is so well priced. I.e. $20 for a fantastic fried chicken main. You will leave feeling satisfied, full and feeling like you got a great bang for your buck.

Me and my friends dined in on Friday for my birthday. It was such a great experience 1. Atmosphere - great ambience and music selection was very neo-soul and right up my alley. The restaurant was warm and lively with I love 2. Service - service was phenomenal- Lamine was our server and he was so friendly and had great recommendations. When they brought out the desserts he encouraged the whole restaurant to sing happy birthday to me which was so cute. We ordered a bunch of food to share and it all came out pretty quickly. And of course 3. THE FOOD!! We ordered: the Brazil bread, the cornbread, the firecracker shrimp (the tables FAVOURITE), the Mac n cheese pie, elote ribs, creole cesar, pineapple and beet salad, squash dumplings, braised beef, jerk chicken, banana rum pudding and tres leches. Everything was amazing. Flavors were exceptional. My personal favorite was the firecracker shrimp, the braised beef and the tres leches. I also ordered the lychee drink which was so good!! Highly highly recommend!! Thank you for making my birthday dinner so special and yummy

Wanted to see what the hype was about this Latin American/ Caribbean restaurant. We arrived 10 minutes before our reservations for the inside area and there was a line up of people waiting. The door area was pretty congested. They need a better system. The people seated right by the door must have hated the coldness and that people were standing right next to their table. After waiting 20 min beyond our reservation time, we were seated. We were given the option to go to the heated patio or wait longer for the inside table reservation. We opted to go outside to the patio. Getting there, you walk through a corridor that does drip some water (it was raining). The patio area is covered. We ordered the ceviche, shrimp, macaroni, and pork tacos. Everything was tasty except maybe the macaroni; it was nothing special. We ordered two cocktails as well which were pretty pricey for the size. Dishes we got were quite small and we shared among two people. Tres leches cake was not moist along the bottom. Not sure if this had been frozen. The restaurant was full. Overall was good to try something new, but it's a bit too crowded when getting in. There was one lady on the patio sitting nearby to us who was vaping. I'm pretty sure that's not allowed and no staff said anything.

Part of a longer review... "At Conejo Negro, which translates to "black rabbit" in English, the interplay of flickering candlelight against wood-paneled walls creates an ambiance that is both intimate and transportive. It strikes that elusive balance--sophisticated but never pretentious, welcoming yet undeniably refined. You are here to eat delicious food, yes, but also to linger, to melt into the atmosphere where warmth radiates not just from the kitchen, but from the people who run it...."

I really wanted to love this place because the food was delicious but the service was very slow..... we had to wait so long for the bill. If you're in a hurry this isn't the place to go to before other plans. We went on a Thursday and it was packed. I think hiring more staff would be beneficial. For the apps we ordered the Brazilian cheese puffs, macaroni pie and cornbread. I really liked the cheese puffs, very unique and tasty. The mac and cheese was also very delicious- it's a good Mac. For the mains we got- fried chicken, and the Caribbean style braised beef. The fried chicken was amazing topped with the smoked hot honey- perfectly deep fried, juicy and flavourful. The pickled veggies were a bit too sour and I was not a fan of the veggies they picked for it. The braised beef had a bit of a spicy kick to it, melted in your mouth and all around delicious on top of the grits. Hopefully the service gets better and able to accommodate all the tables. Because I would like to be back to try different dishes.

Conejo Negro is a great little hole in the wall serving up a variety of Latin and Caribbean inspired foods. Overall the food and service were solid, but it was the vibe here that I really liked - the music was so great! As for the food, I really liked the cornbread, okra, jerk chicken, and braised beef. We also tried the ceviche, macaroni pie, firecracker shrimp, pineapple & beet salad, and fried chicken which were all solid. The sticky banana rum cake was nice too, but it was a bit heavy on the rum for me. Definitely worth checking out!

Booking a table was easy online for four on a weekday, and we could cancel on the day of. When we arrived, the front of the restaurant had several trailing plans and a nice bar area. It's a great vibe, although the music was sometimes loud as we sat below the speaker. Throughout our experience, several servers checked in on us, and they were attentive and fast. Although the menu was a single page, it offered several options for small plates, salads, large plates, sides, or sweets. For the four of us, we ordered cheese puffs (comes in three and added one more), beet and pineapple salad, firecracker shrimp, jerk chicken, braised beef, macaroni pie, and pork on collards. Regarding drinks, there was a selection of red, white, rose, bubbles, draught, cans/bottles, and cocktails. There were no advertised mocktails, but they said they can typically make 2 to 3 versions of their cocktails as mocktails. I got the Wray N Ting mocktail, and it tasted delicious. The food at Conejo Negro is a fusion of Creole, Caribean, and Latin inspired. I enjoyed all the dishes, my favourite being the braised beef, macaroni pie, and firecracker shrimp; my least favourite was the pork hock and collard greens. Conejo Negro opened up last November, and they will change their menu every few months. Overall, we had a fantastic experience here and will definitely return soon. Accessibility: The ground floor restaurant has no automatic door opener, and the restaurant is tight in some areas. The two washrooms are individual and are downstairs through a door and down a narrow staircase. Street parking available, as well as public transportation options.

Amazing food, vibes/decor and service. Our server, Lamel, was amazing. 85%. The okra was sensational