My boyfriend and I visited Toronto last week and we decided to treat ourselves to one "pricey" dinner for our vacation. A more accurate representation of how I feel about my experience at the Drake Hotel would be 3.5 stars but since they don't allow 1/2 stars I'm going to go with 3. So here goes...
Food: My bf wanted to try the duck. They were out of the duck =/. So we got the mussels to start and I found it underwhelming (we are from Maryland, we love seafood!!) We received 6 mussels. Seems like they could be a bit more generous on this. I actually can't remember the dish name that I had for dinner, but it had noodles & shrimp - that's all I can recall. My boyfriend had the pork chop which he thought was delicious but for just one pork chop it should be delicious!! Overall, the food wasn't memorable and that's what we were looking for.
Service: LOVED our service. We were first time visitors to Toronto & the staff at the Drake Hotel was beyond amazing. They wrote down a lot of recommendations for bars and local hangouts to go to after our meal and we took their advice and had a nice time. Everyone was really helpful.
Atmosphere: Cute and romantic for a date night but I was expecting a bit more "view" from the rooftop patio. I chose the Drake Hotel specifically after searching for places in Toronto with nice rooftops. However, it was cold so, maybe in the summer they have a different set up to show more of downtown Toronto? Not sure.
On my next trip to Toronto, I probably won't return to the Drake Hotel but we enjoyed our evening and the hospitality. Thank you!