Utopia Café & Grill

This place is different than most pubs, in fact I’d hesitate to call it a pub at all, but it had average service, great food, and an agreeable atmosphere.
I’d advise sitting in the back of the restaurant, during either season, and ordering whatever you see on the menu that sounds appealing to you. All of it looks, smells, and tastes great. I particularly recommend the bison burger.

Ordered the Fried Chicken dinner. The Chicken was ok. It wasn’t at all what I expected when you think of Fried Chicken.
The «slaw» was very unappealing and not very flavorful at all.
The fries were ok and our food took forever to arrive. But they apologized for the wait so… oh well.

Decent food. Awful service. We arrived on a weekday around 8:30 PM, and were seriously looking for good eats after a long day at work.
We ordered right away: a) steak nachos (an extra $ 4 for steak), and b) the Utopia chicken club. Although the restaurant wasn’t too busy (it was a weekday evening, after all), it took about 45 – 50 minutes for our food to arrive, without any explanation. Without giving ourselves time to think, we dove in and ate right away (a hungry stomach is a hungry stomach, after all). The food was decent, and the steak was nice and perfectly cooked. Portion sizes were also very generous! No complaints there. However, while the wait time for food was long, the wait time for the bill was another story. After our food came, we didn’t see our server at all. No sign of her. No inkling of her. Until, about 35 minutes later, she casually walked by, and didn’t bother stopping when we waved and signalled for the bill (honestly, we could have dined and dashed, I don’t think anyone would have noticed!) After waiting 45 – 55 minutes for our bill (I know, we waited that long, not very smart of us), we gave up, walked into the tiny corridor leading into the kitchen, and signalled one of the cooks that we needed our bill.
With tax and (a small) tip, our total came to around $ 40.00 — we won’t be back. Don’t think I can spare another extra hour of waiting to hand over money, just to physically walk into the restaurant’s kitchen asking for my bill. No thank you!

Generous portions at a reasonable price, count me in! Everything on the menu looks so good, and the giant burritos were tempting but I ended up getting the chicken karage. The chicken and fries were crisp and went great with the wasabi mayo. My friend got the poutine and it was good too but the gravy wasn’t hot enough for the cheese to melt.
Will definitely be back to try the burritos!

I’ve been here a total of 3 times now and I gotta up their score to a 4. Their panini’s/sandwiches are really tasty. I think I was just thrown off on my first visit wen all I got was a simple Greek salad. I ordered their mushroom, pesto and goat cheese sandwich with a side of poutine, and couldn’t complain about any of it. Again, there was enough to take home leftovers. Its a great spot :)

Just had a recent visit and still giving it 4 stars although there is definitely some room for improvement. I’m not a regular customer but I’ve been a few times before.
The place used to have food and drink specials — they seem to be gone, which is a shame. It’s a good thing it’s still very reasonably priced otherwise I would probably cross it off the list. It’d be nice to see some of their favorite deals return.
Service this time that we went was super slow and she only had two tables. Painfully slow — we could barely get our bill out of the server. No idea where she kept going or what she was doing, all we know is she wasn’t anywhere near the front room most the night.
Food quality is still superb — arguably the best nachos in Toronto (although the chicken was a little fake tasting this time.) The starters that we ordered were still excellent as well.
I’ll still to continue to be an infrequent customer here and stop by while in the area.

This place rocks! It’s one of the few places that I always recommend. Always lots of food, super tasty, and reasonably priced. The only negative is that place is the tiny places and barely any elbow room. But it’s about the food. And this place never disappoints.

I’ve always been skeptical when walking by this place. It wasn’t until I came here for brunch with a friend that I was pleasantly surprised. The front part of the restaurant is tiny but there is a covered back patio space which is huge. Plus the drinks selection and menu intrigued me.
Brunch was pretty good and affordable. I’m excited to come back here again to try more of the menu and to get my drink on.
I’m a fan!

Second time here, same slow service. Waited over half hour before food served.
We ordered poutine, soup of the day and a burger. And all of them came in cold because the server forget to serve it. He only start serving them when I asked. Obviously forgotten us.
The food quality is so-​so. The tomato soup, is dense and taste like tomato sauce. The poutine is drown with gravy (especially the bottom of it), and being cold doesn’t help. And the burger is alright, nothing spectacular.

Ahh Utopia! This has always been my go-​to spot for meeting up with old friends. I love the vibe it has. There are two main eating areas, one in the front that is smaller and then they have a bigger area in the back which is a covered heated patio. If you’re looking for burritos or burgers this place had a plethora of really tasty ones. Also if you have any veggie friends there are a good amount of options for them too! My all time favourites to get are the chicken and goat cheese burrito and the baked chicken pesto panini, Yum!
If I was to write this review even a year ago I’d say for sure 4 or 5 stars but sadly after my last experience I’d have to give it a good ol’ A-​OK. Recently the service has gone down a lot, I remember holding long convos with the servers and joking around with them, but the last time I went everyone was pretty sassy (not in a fun way) and cold. Also I remember the rice being wayyyyyy better, I feel like something has changed and that scares me!
I will for sure be back though because I do really like this place, ’till then my friends!

Utopia is my very own make-​shift paradise in which herbivores and carnivores can come together and break bread. My guarantee is that there’s something here to please everyone. Head to the back because their patio is lovely. Although it’s not as airy on a humid day — it’s still more spacious and brighter than the front.
If you’re a meat-​lover, try their juicy burgers with their fresh ingredients. I love the Kissing Cousins burger. If you’re a vegetarian, feel free to sub any burgers for a veggie patty free of charge. Also a must-​try is their veggie poutine which is heavenly with its cheese curds and gravy. It’s one of my favourite items! I’m also a fan of their Classic Rueben sandwich, grilled cheese (so cheesy!), and curried sweet potato soup. They are so generous with all their portions it’s unbelievable! Friends have tried their burritos, salads, and nachos and have said good things.
The servers are friendly, but depending on how busy it gets you may have to wait a while for your food. It’s understandable why there’s a crowd because they offer some pretty sweet deals. They have $ 8 lunch specials (soup, sandwich, and side) on Mon-​Thurs from 11 – 3 pm. They also have plenty of dinner specials each day of the week so be sure to check them out before ordering.

This place might entice you if you are looking reasonably priced drinks and passable food.
The place is spartan to say the least and unfortunately on a scorcher of day I visited the seating area was unbearable. One can try and make it manageable by having some cold drinks but as one can imagine it will carry one only so far.
The beer selection is mainly mainstream and I ended up having a corona.
Now for the food I had a steak sandwich (my first choice was unavailable). The portions are big but the quality of the food left a lot to be desired.
I don’t think I will venture here again.
2 Stars.

I thought that was okay. Wasn’t that impressed. Their own made chips were good but the dip was okay. They were smart to put the tiny already made chicken that’s also used for appetizer for the burger too. I didn’t like it though. The taste was good but the chicken were into too many pieces that it was hard to eat. Overall it was alright. Nothing really special here

Always a pretty solid plate at Utopia for a reasonable price. Don’t expect to be blown away though. I find the service friendly enough. I haven’t had a burrito here yet but the burgers and sandwiches are tasty (Though the steak sandwich was a letdown the one time I ordered it) Good fries and the free poutine upgrade on Tuesdays is pretty tasty but afterwards I’m always thinking… why? Why did I do that to my body!!! WHY???
The only complaint I have is why did they put that big stupid tv in the back? Is it not bad enough that hipsters can’t have a fucking meal with another person without glancing at their phone every minute? Do we now really need to watch CP24 (bah!) constantly? Conversation can be a wonderful thing, lose that damn tv!

Staff does fluctuate from time to time but I always order my lamb burger with onion fries. Love it and I always use their tangy sauce and I mix it with ketchup to make a good kicker sauce for my burger and fries. Everyone that I brought tried the mixture and they thought it was good.
Price for food is reasonable, service is good if it’s not busy or under staffed. Only complaint is during peak times when they are extremely busy, service does slow down.

Good food at good prices.
This places is nice if you want to have s conversation and still have a bar atmosphere.

Fail-​proof nachos, good poutine and good burritos. Laid back atmosphere and friendly service.

Celebration dinner with family
Visited Utopia in early May to celebrate a birthday. The parking is a bit of hassle but not a biggie. The restaurant was packed, but they took about 5 – 10 minutes to set up a table for 5. The restaurant is not set up for groups larger than 4. The sitting was a bit uncomfortable. Once in the we were attended right way.
All 5 of were vegetarians to begin with and they have tons of veggie options that was one of the reasons why we visited this establishment based on the reviews. Had veggie nachos to begin with. Not the best we have had but still made it to top 5.
We had three burgers on the table — Utopia, Swiss & Mushroom and Southwestern all with Poutine — an extra charge of $ 3 for each. There is just way too much food on plate for one to finish. So order poutine only if you think you can finish it. All the burgers were devoured. There was also a Vegetarian Souvlaki with fries and a Crispy Veggie Chicken burrito with Salad. I would say the Souvlaki and Veggie Chicken Burrito were the best with the Souvlaki a slightly better edge. Good balance of Veggie Chicken and veggies.
We also shared a crème brule. Had a nice crunch on top and a creamy custard which was not very sweet. Nice way to end the meal.
The service and wait staff were prompt and courteous. It does get cool in the back yard covered patio. They closed one of the «windows» after a while. They need better chairs as well. All in all a good trip from western suburb and worth the drive. Would definitely go back and recommend to my friends and families. A good place for vegetarians for sure.

The burrito I ordered has no flavour and was extremely salty. The rice it came with was pretty good however. Nice atmosphere too.

Massive portions. Full of flavour and real well priced. Doesn’t feel too fresh but we enjoyed the atmosphere.
Service was a bit slow. It took about 30min to get our food.
Overall a good spot.

Love the back Patio area. Great spot for a hearty lunch. Come hungry. The crispy chicken burrito is always my go-​to. Didn’t realize until recently that you can substitute the mixed greens for other options. Bonus!
The staff is always friendly and on point. Consistently what it is.

Ein großartiges kleines Burger Restaurant mitten auf der College Street.
U-​Bahn Station Bloor Street, dann noch né ganze Ecke zu laufen, einfach die College Street runter, lohnt sich aber wirklich.
Sehr leckere Burger, Pommes, Fajitas etc. und die Dips sind einmalig und außergewöhnlich (Garlic-​Lemongras, wo gibt’s denn sowas?:))
Vorher unbedingt reservieren, ist wirklich sehr klein dort, kaum 30 Plätze meiner Einschätzung nach, mit großen Gruppen also eher ungeeignet.
Ansonsten: Uneingeschränkt empfehlenswert, wenn der große Burger-​Hunger kommt!