I was out of the country for some time and my memory of Jack Astors was a quasi-Mexican place with paper table clothes that you could colour on. I was very surprised to learn that someone took my friend to a Jack Astor's, and that's when I found that Jack Astor's is actually quite a nice place.
This place is particularly nice, actually. The food is pretty delicious (for a place like Jack Astor's) and the service is fantastic.The service has always been friendly and the waiters are actually very useful. Often times I ask people's recommendations and they don't really seem to care about the food or the restaurant. At this Jack Astor's the waiters have really tried the food and seem to like it, so their opinion is pretty detailed.
I was quite pleasantly surprised by this place and I think it's a great place to grab casual food before heading out in Toronto.