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| - Extremely expensive but as the saying goes, you do get what you pay for. There's not a great selection of appetizers or even sides for your main course. In fact, if you're looking for anything BUT steak, I'd just go someplace else, especially considering their prices. But...you go to a steakhouse FOR steak... and this, is the King of Toronto steakhouses -- it's regal setting and sterling reputation are only outdone by its prices, which seem tailor made for the type of inclusive group you'd expect the royal family to be a part of. But again, you get what you pay for. The cuts of meat and selection are as good as it gets and every steak I've had there was cooked to perfection. Now, by "every" I do mean the ONE steak I had that ONE time I went there, but it was soooo good and perfectly done, it deserves the embellishment. And if we're being totally honest, by "ONE" I actually mean "TWO" as I have been there twice, but "one" worked better for the joke I'm already regretting having made. Anways...my Rib-eye came with the bone in and expertly trimmed around -- it honestly looked like a photo shoot for an advertisement. So 10/10 on appearance without a doubt. And it tasted just as good. So doing the math, that's a full 20/20!
Despite anyone's individual experience there, I'd say you're basically guaranteed raw ingredients (i.e. beef) of the highest quality that would meat (ha!) the highest and most scrupulous of standards, that are then treated with the respect they deserve, a respect that is finally complimented with a precision and skill you would expect from a specialty restaurant with these prices. In other words, they cook a mean-ass steak... and in still more 'other words', they understand what 'medium rare ' actually means -- a term that should go without saying in a steakhouse, but unfortunately, based on my experience, does not and is worth the mention.
The decor is also very elegant and formal, which, although typical in fine dining, is not always the case in a steakhouse -- for better or worse.
They also have an incredibly deep and impressive wine selection. Every steakhouse should, especially for Reds. But Harbor 60 goes well beyond this expectation, even to the point where it COULD upstage the steak if you let it and were that type of wine aficionado.
So if you love steak and got quite a lot of cash burning a hole in your pocket, this is the steakhouse for you. It also can make one hell of an impression on a date/guest, if you're into that sort of thing. It's also a great one stop shop if you're not only hungry but have also done something terrible and your 'redemption' requires a punishment directly correlated to your wallet... if you seem to find yourself in that very specific circumstance (i.e. visit #2).
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