Spoon & Fork

I really enjoyed it here, the food was good, it was very nice architecture, but it was busy, and the service was not the best but anyway, I enjoyed it, and I would recommend eating here, I hope you found this review handy, and thanks for reading, bye!

Alright, so I try to be mostly vegan 6 days a week, but there is one day where I need to eat with family so while I try to limit my meat intake, I have to eat it to be respectful.
Pros:
–Much roomier than the Spoon and Fork located on Trafalgar.
–One of the few places that offer sashimi during lunch ($ 17.99 on weekdays and $ 19.99 on weekends).
–All the food ranged from good to very good. The best things were the salmon, butterfish and squid sashimi.
–They have a huge selection of food with Japanese, Thai, Italian and a few Indian dishes as well. The butter chicken was very Canadianized but a few people at our table enjoyed it. I wasn’t a huge fan of it.
–Service was really good, yet formal. I’m guessing that the owner/​manager of this restaurant read some of the Unilocal reviews and management changed recently or they’ve put a lot of dedication into better service. We were in and out within 1.5 hours and we placed 3 – 4 orders and the service was great. What was great was that they allowed us to order ‘individually’ and even plated them as such.
Cons:
–It is pricey for an AYCE lunch, but that is probably because of the sashimi cost. You’re basically paying $ 3 to $ 5 more for including sashimi.
–No dessert.
Verdict: I’d definitely come back here.

Everything I tried on their menu was fantastic. The food came very quickly and the service was very good. My favourite was the Thai dumpling and the Pad Thai, best I’ve had.
You need to go hungry, there really is a lot to try.

I liked this place. They definitely have a lot of options for the buffet. I like that the items on the buffet are cooked to order and brought to you. The calamari and dynamite sushi rolls, pad Thai were my favorite options. My least favorite was the crab fried rice (not much crab). Very nice atmosphere. Service was good once it started.

Went here with my friend the other day, food was decent (sushi was nothing special), almost $ 80 later we both had stomach flu that night.
Never coming back! There are many places with better food and lower prices

I really liked this place! Fast service, tasty food, clean bathrooms, good ambiance! Waitstaff were very attentive and capable. The interesting thing about this restaurant is the selection of all you can eat food. They have Thai, Japanese and Italian. The green curry was actually spicy enough for me, but very very green. The black pepper beef with veggies was pretty standard. Escargot was standard. Sushi had too much rice. Sashimi was pretty good. Hot and sour soup was very very good.
You know what made me sad? No dessert included in the all you can eat weekend dinner price of 28.99 per person. Regardless, I was pleasantly surprised how good the food was.

I’ve been to the Spoon and Fork on Trafalgar many times and while it’s excellent there, this Spoon and Fork Plus is even better. We went on a Saturday night, had a reservation and were seated right away. Our server Erika was great. We thought a vegetarian dish had meat in it and she handled it very well. She assured us that it wasn’t meat and was super cool about the whole situation. The vegetarian at our table was really happy. Outside of that, we loved every single thing we got, the service was great, very efficient and we didn’t feel rushed at all. Will definitely go back!

Things I love about the place:
— Massive variety, which is very impressive for an AYCE place. I usually go for lunch and there’s plenty of options on the menu. As you’ve likely heard, you can get Japanese, Thai, and Italian food here. Every time I visit I try new things, so my list of favourite dishes at this place is constantly expanding.
— Food quality. The quality and presentation of food here is one or two notches higher than what you’d expect at an average AYCE place. Each dish looks like it was prepared with some degree of care and effort. For example, the escargots come with garlic bread and the vegetable tempura come in a basket with sauce on the side. Most of the stuff here is really tasty, don’t be afraid to try random stuff.
Things that are inconsistent:
— Wait staff. The first time I visited the waitress who served us was very polite and prompt. I returned a several months later and while the service was decent, it was never as good as the first time. Many other reviewers mention the declining quality, and unfortunately this is something I have to agree with. The service is the only reason I’m not giving this 5 stars.
Other random tips:
— I went to the other location in Oakville once, would not recommend. The service was atrocious and the menu was smaller.
— Don’t get the vegetables, even if you’re trying to be healthy or whatever, since they are soaked in a thick brown sauce thing that makes them taste horrible and unhealthy. I’m not talking about the salads, those are good, but there’s a section on the menu labelled «vegetables» and that’s what you should avoid.
— The appetizers are SO GOOD! And the sashimi, and the flatbreads…
— The value is quite good if you think about it, although this place costs $ 20 a person (for lunch) it’s super worth it since you get a massive amount of a wide variety of foods. The price seems much more reasonable once you compare it to how much you would pay for a finite amount of food at another restaurant.

I’ve eaten here several times (about a dozen over the last 2 years). The service has decreased steadily and significantly. The food is inconsistent. The location on Trafalgar is better than the location on dundas/​neyagawa.
The sushi is good and the most consistent. However be prepared to wait forever for items and good luck finding a server. Perhaps they’re chronically understaffed?
Take out experience (for sushi) was a nightmare. I tried once and they messed up my order so bad. It seemed as though they tried to substitute less costly sushi orders and had hoped to charge me for full price. You are best off ordering it a la carte and paying extra (which is what I did), but double check your order in case they add a bunch of California rolls instead of sashimi or golden dragons.
In summary, the food is good and the ambience is nice, I’ve stopped going because of poor customer service and inconsistency in their food.

As a child, I was constantly told by my veteran father to never trust the Japanese, or eat their food. But since he now has phase 3 Alzheimer’s, I decided it would be good if I ate at a Japanese restaurant. It was great! And even my two kids enjoy it! If only my father would remember who I am so I could tell him! Haha

For AYCE, I’m satisfied. Our server reeked of cigarette smoke, and he wasn’t very pleasant. I don’t think I saw him smile once. There was another female server that came to our table occasionally to check up who was very nice and always asked how things were.

This Thai place is very weak and not very authentic. All the dishes taste the same and the spring rolls even weren’t particularly tasty :(

Selection is very unique compared to other AYCE. Very gourmet, very fresh, A+ for quality, presentation and service!
Your can switch from Japanese to Thai to Italian and back as many times as your tummy desires.
All you can eat escargot drenched in garlic butter, beef satays to die for, grilled steak and lamb chops, excellent quality sashimi — just some of the highlights!
Not your average AYCE!

service is OK, but the environment is good.
Lots of options for foods. For buffet, the food is above average.

I’ve tried this place only once about 2 years ago, and i loved it! I wasn’t sure why i never came back. I decided to come back for Fathers Day! bad idea… the service was far from great! In comparison to other AYCE places, this was by far the worst experience ever!
The food was tasty and some very disappointing. i expected the scallop rokafeller to be guy and cheesy but my scallop underneath all that mash potatoes was cold, the cheese wasn’t cheesy yet stale. the crispy beef was great but when i ordered it the second time it wasn’t the same! Theres a bit of inconsistency there. The best ones i would recommend to order would be the thai red curry fish, fried wontons, sashimi, the pasta dishes, and the steak. i wanted to try other things but it never came and i did not want to wait another million years for it to arrive. We inquired about our first order and we basically had to reorder it again.
I would probably suggest not to come here on days that you know everyone will be celebrating the same event.

Nestled in the white picket town of Oakville, Spoon & Fork fits in perfectly to this suburbia.
Named for the traditional utensils for eating Thai food, Spoon & Fork offers a selection of Thai, some wok-​fried Chinese dishes, and Japanese cuisine.
Considering the absolute trainwrecks of most multi-​typed cuisine restaurants, Spoon is actually decent in its execution despite its wide range of variety.
Ika/​raw squid sashimi is bottomlessly available, a rare commodity at buffets. Keep in mind that it’s not exactly the highest quality of ika out there, but you get what you pay for.
Gone are the el-​cheapo plastic plates you’d find across the city, replaced by white porcelain or ceramic plates with your food items draped across dots or artful squiggles of sauce accordingly. Beef tataki is served on a rectangular dish with roughly ten thinly sliced, rare-​centered beef on tiny red onion slivers and doused in a ponzu soy. Green curry (with your choice of beef, chicken, or shrimp) while alarmingly reminiscent of the slime-​green Heinz ketchup product available back in 90’s, surprisngly has more curry flavour than many random no-​name Thai places downtown or in GTA’s burbs. Ditto for the satay skewers with peanut sauce — which, by the way, come in their regular old brownish colours for beef and chicken.
Other mentions go to the mildly spicy Tom Yum soup, the sweet and tangy mango salad, and the smoked duck salad.
There’s one single, semi-​private room seating up to something like 18 people in the middle of the restaurant. Separated from the rest of the room with glass-​panelled windows, it muffles out some ambient sound but isn’t exactly sound-​proof. Also, with the glass being glass, it’s a bit like being in a fish bowl — for example, don’t pick your nose and expect to be invisible to the diners outside of the room. For the record, I said «example»! Not «In my experience… «, kapeesh? Either way, this place has a pretty nice, dimly lit interior for the feeling that you’re maybe in an a la carte place inside of a relatively hip bar or restaurant in the city.
The catches:
— Sashimi and sushi can only be ordered with a maximum of 8 pieces per person at a time. These 8 pieces are a collective amount, so don’t bother trying to order 8 pieces of salmon + 8 pieces of butterfish + 8 pieces of shrimp at the same time for one person. It’s strictly 8 pieces per person. Otherwise, NO SOUP FOR YOU!
— All desserts come at an extra charge, which you may be jonesin’ for after the buckets of savoury food you’ve just downed (FYI for a cheap fix, there’s a dairy head of royalty right across the street…)
— Beverages are not included in the price

Excellent food, nice atmosphere. I was apprehensive of dining here at first but glad I did. Tried the all you can taste menu. Each item that was brought was nicely plated and garnished. Stand outs for me were the tamarind chicken and spicy eggplant dishes. Maki rolls were huge and very fresh. Reservations are recommended but we were able to walk in and get a table. Staff are super friendly and very helpful in recommending dishes.

Went here for a birthday. The food was fantastic, but the service was mediocre. By the time I received my order, the other half of our table was having dessert. The waiter kept claiming that «it’s coming», but it never came. I had to remind the waiter at least four times regarding my order. At one point he said oh we already dropped off your tempura, to the other side of the table. It was very very absolutely disappointing to watch everyone else eat, settle down and you’re just beginning to eat. The waiter finally acknowledged he forgot to bring the seafood casserole. So annoying. Went to spoon and fork and the service there was outstanding! This is ridiculous service. The food was good though. Note, desserts are not included in the all you can taste menu.
Rundown: Bangkok style pad thai was too sweet, shrimp paste fried rice was also sweet. Crab fried rice was tasty, the sashimi except for salmon are all tataki, stuffed mushroom is a winner.

Love all the Spoon and Fork Restaurants and this is no exception! Service was excellent — fast, efficient and attentive. Even on a busy Friday night!
We tried the AYCE menu because we wanted to try a lot of dishes and the portions were perfect for that.
Sashimi and maki rolls, seafood salad, Singapore noodles, Thai spicy eggplant, Thai basil tilapia, grilled calamari, escargot, BBQ beef short ribs. All very good.
Also tried the scallops neptune, seafood casserole and curry chicken. Good but not really notable.
Overall, great meal. Very tasteful décor. Excellent service.

What a great idea, Asian, Italian, and American food all on one menu! Satisfies the most picky of couples who can’t agree on a specific cuisine for dinner.
Nice décor. Not too busy on a Tuesday night. Tablecloths with white paper on top and linen napkins. How civilized!
You order apps first and then place the next order. We ordered wonton soup, crispy beef, spring rolls, and grilled calamari for starters. Salmon sashimi, spicy tuna roll and hand roll for next round. Shrimp pad Thai, mixed veggies, and sweet and sour pork were next. Finished with deep fried Brie (not on menu but was recommended to us), pineapple fried rice (had raisins for some weird reason), and Thai basil fish that was quite good. Yes we are stuffed!
Portions were small but a good size to allow you to try different dishes. Service was really attentive and prompt. I wish all restaurants had this kind of service!
Be warned that the desserts cost extra!
Definitely worth a return trip!