Alize Restaurant, Toronto: Reviews

1	Reviewed by Ka (Age 26 - 39) on 2010-08-06 Lunch with a party of 3; waited 0 minute(s). 1 Food 1 Service 1 Atmosphere

By far the worst experience I have ever had a restaurant. Besides the fact that the food is nothing special at all and the service is so slow, the manager was possibly the rudest person I have ever met. She spoke to me in a horrible manner, overcharged my credit card excessively and did not even apologize. She blamed me! I will never go back and can't discourage someone enough from going here!

5	Reviewed by unknown (Age 26 - 39) on 2010-07-27 Dinner with a party of 1; waited 10 minute(s). 5 Food 1 Service 1 Atmosphere

I worked at this restaurant very breifly. Very unorganized, dirty, sanitation practices not followed at all. (back of House) Food is nothing special. Kitchen doors left open all day. Owner is extremly rude. I dont want to knock the place because I worked there, I just want to notify the public. There are much better places for your dollar.

7	Reviewed by Jim (Age Over 60) on 2010-07-12 Lunch with a party of 3; waited 10 minute(s). 6 Food 9 Service 6 Atmosphere

Made reservations for Summerlicious lunch 2 dys in advance but they didn't enter my name, resulting in confusion about where to put us. Portions very very small. Food was tasty but portion size was laughable. Quite disappointing.

6	Reviewed by Foodie (Age 26 - 39) on 2010-05-29 Lunch with a party of 2; waited 15 minute(s). 5 Food 8 Service 7 Atmosphere

Disappointing food. The menu looked nice, decent select, etc., but none of our party was satisfied with our respective meals.

4	Reviewed by TopChef (Age 26 - 39) on 2010-05-29 Dinner with a party of 2; waited 15 minute(s). 6 Food 3 Service 3 Atmosphere

The food is OK but why is the staff so surly? Does the owner, renowned for her rudeness, coach them?. This was our last try.

1	Reviewed by Lili (Age 26 - 39) on 2010-02-10 Dinner with a party of 7; waited 20 minute(s). 1 Food 1 Service 2 Atmosphere

We went there last week, the food was HORRIBLE ,BLAND, DISGUSTING, PVER PRICED. I ORDERD THE FRENCH ONION SOUP.. i COOK MYSELF SO i KNOW FOOD. THE SOUP WAS CANED SOUP , THE CHEESE ON IT WAS PROCECCED CHEDDER. i HAD STEAK FOR MY ENTREE IT HAD NO LAFOUR AT ALL. MY DESSET WAS TERAMISU THERE WAS NO CHEESE IN IT THEY WENT CHEEP AND USED CREAM INSTEAD I WOULD NOT ADVISE ANYONE TO GO HERE

1	Reviewed by very unsatisfied customer (Age Under 18) on 2010-02-08 Lunch with a party of 6; waited 50 minute(s). 5 Food 1 Service 5 Atmosphere

Didn't even get to sit at the table that we reserved. Sure we were 10 minutes late (which we informed them about and apologized) but they didn't have the table ready for us until 7:40pm (our reservation was 7:00pm). Actually even by the time we left, they still didn't have any vacancy. Why make a reservation if we have to wait for almost an hour anyway? I can't believe they would do business like that. They didn't even have the courtesy to apologize for the inconvenience. We were out in the cold for a long time and then we just decided to leave. I'll give the food rating and atmosphere rating 5 each because we didnt actually get to sit and eat so we don't know. They just lost 6+ potential customers on the weekend.

10	Reviewed by Binkky (Age 40 - 59) on 2010-01-18 Lunch with a party of 1; waited 20 minute(s). 3 Food 10 Service 10 Atmosphere

this place has a nice atmosphere compared to most of the places in the Yonge/Eglinton corridor. I ordered delivery from there from a very rude woman, who I believe is the owner, and got sent food that was undercooked and not at all what I expected. I also ordered a Cesaer salad, but it was not a classic Cesaer it with a horrible creamy dressing - aioli mayonnaise to be exact - and one strip of friend bacon with it.

1	Reviewed by Andrea (Age 40 - 59) on 2010-01-15 Dinner with a party of 2; waited 0 minute(s). 1 Food 2 Service 1 Atmosphere

My husband and I USED TO BE frequents there. But the last time we went my meal was HORRIBLE. When i sent it back the owner refused to replace it, and made us pay for it regardless. She's extremely RUDE, and has absolutly no idea how to run a business. AVOID AT ALL COST!

7	Reviewed by MATHEW PERRY (Age 26 - 39) on 2008-11-03 Dinner with a party of 2; waited 12 minute(s). 7 Food 8 Service 7 Atmosphere

WENT TO HAVE DINNER WITH MY GIRL FRIEND,BIT COZY PLACE BUT WITH THE DIM LIGHT N THE CANDLE ON THE TABLE,GIVES YU A ROMANTIC ATMOS..SERVICE WAS GOOD,THE MANAGER SEEMS TO BE BIT RUDE..I HAVE BEEN TO THIS PLACE SEVERAL TIMES LAST YEAR AND THE SERVICE WAS MUCH BETTER WITH NICE HOST(HE WAS SO NICE N CHARMING) AND GOOD SERVERS...MAY BE I GO BACK TO THIS PLACE AGAIN ..

1	Reviewed by Lynn (Age 40 - 59) on 2008-07-08 Dinner with a party of 5; waited 0 minute(s). 1 Food 1 Service 1 Atmosphere

One of the WORST dining experiences ever – poor service, smelly fish, tables too close together and a very rude owner. Stay away!!

1	Reviewed by Kyle (Age 26 - 39) on 2008-02-04 Dinner with a party of 4; waited 120 minute(s). 1 Food 1 Service 1 Atmosphere

The minute you walk into the restaurant you will find yourself is a cramped, not cozy, vanilla rectangle. The tables are close together with a small isle between them. Bumping shoulders with your neighbor is just the way it is. The staff is friendly in a conniving way as they try to deceive you. After arriving for 7pm reservations and waiting in the small entrance way for 20 minutes we were constantly being reassured it would be a few more minutes. The staff members even told people to wait outside in the cold so the door would not remain open a crack. This kept the elderly people out in the sub zero temperature. Noticing that the restaurant patrons were only receiving their main courses we got a little suspicious of their timing. We then talked to others waiting, only to find out that they were waiting for a 6pm reservation. They were told to come back when they arrived at 6pm. The reason they were behind is because they allowed people without reservations to take tables that were reserved. Of course no one showed up late for their reservations, this was just the rudeness of the restaurant. A few minutes wait, try a few hours. After hearing of the 6pm reservation we left in disgust. No food is worth this rudeness.

7	Reviewed by Jason L (Age 19 - 25) on 2007-02-05 Lunch with a party of 4; waited 1 minute(s). 7 Food 8 Service 7 Atmosphere

I was there with Lauren. The food was nothing special, I had the beef bourguigon. It was a little packed/loud in there which was a little annoying.

7	Reviewed by Lauren (Age 19 - 25) on 2007-01-29 Lunch with a party of 4; waited 3 minute(s). 7 Food 8 Service 7 Atmosphere

A bunch of friends and I went here on a Sunday for lunch hoping to hit up Winterlicious. Unfortunately, they don't offer the Winterlicious menu during Sunday afternoons, so we had the brunch menu instead. One of our group members had made reservations and when we got there the place was packed. The servers were running around and didn't notice us at the door for a while. When we were seated, we were practically sitting right on top of the other tables beside us. While the restaurant is cute and has a great bistro feel, it is a bit cramped and if it is full, it is VERY loud. We definately had to raise our voices to talk to each other. I ordered the lasagne, which came with a very tasty, creamy ceasar salad. The lasagne itself was ok. But if I ever go again I would seriously consider ordering the ceasar salad on its own. The waitresses were a little slow, but very flexible and gave us everything we needed/wanted. My coffee was continuously getting topped off. One of the girls asked if she could add chicken to her pasta and they accomodated her. I'm sure the dinner atmosphere is a bit different, perhaps more appealing since people may be talking quieter (I imagine it would be romantic in the dark). However, this place is a bit too far out of my way so that is a reason why I selected "maybe" as would I return.