Delightful! I have now dined at Coquine five times for lunch and dinner. Each time the food has been fantastic. It's freshly prepared, no frozen reheat!I The service is exemplary.
The decor in the small back room is charming; the drawings on the walls and the old 1940/50's black and white movies make it special. (NOTE: the tv is muted.) You would never believe that you were in a Toronto restaurant off busy Yonge Street!
The washrooms are downstairs and the steps are steep but there is a hand rail. The pictures and memorabilia on the walls are cool. The barber's chair is unique! They are proud to display their French Onion Soup Awards (#1 in Toronto Life for the past 4 years). I would love to know if there are "French postcards" in the men's room...
I spoke with the owner who is charming. I suggested that his staff request customers to write online reviews (I'm a marketer and have blogged about this topic)... he showed me a bookmark... his marketing does need a little help!
RE: children... unless your children are very well behaved, and have excellent table manners... this is not a place to bring them. I saw two young girls (about 6 & 8) they sat like little princesses and were as good as gold (to quote my mom!)
I hidden gem!!! Tell only your best of friends.... we don't want it to get too crowded, now do we:)