Open weekdays for lunch, and Tuesday through Saturday for dinner

Awards

Zagat "World's Top Restaurants 2008" Food Category "Extraordinary"

Zagat Toronto Guide, “Best Canadian Restaurant 2006”
The Economist, “Best Restaurant 2006 Toronto”
Toronto Life Magazine, “Top 20 Toronto Restaurants 2006”
En Route, “Top 10 Canadian Restaurants 2005”
Joanne Kates, “Best New Chef 2005”
Toronto Life Magazine, “Best New Restaurant 2004”
Toronto.com, “Best New Restaurant 2004”

Critical Acclaim

James Chatto, Toronto Life
“The best places for lunch in Toronto? George is a particularly useful member of the list because people haven’t really discovered it yet (wait until summer when the courtyard is open)” 2007

Steven Davy, Now
“Lorenzo Loseto often surpasses his mentor with a thoughtful and original menu. A riotously romantic room and approachable servers add to the magic” 2007

James Chatto, Toronto Life
“Lorenzo Loseto proposes a grazing menu of many small dishes, each one a virtuoso performance” 2006

Joanne Kates, Globe and Mail
“Chef Loseto is a master of big entertaining flavours.”
2004
“The food is complex and layered and bursting with flavours. Loseto’s technical skill underlies and permits those flights of artistic fancy” 2005

Alan A. Vernon, Toronto.com
“Rarely does a restaurant marry sophisticated presentation with conceptual brilliance, George does. Credit for this rare culinary cachet goes to Chef Lorenzo Loseto. His masterful technique, eye-popping plates and attention to detail catapults Loseto to the ranks of top T.O. chefs.” 2004

Seasonal ingredients

Executive Chef Lorenzo Loseto is one of Canada’s premier chefs. Loseto’s innovative “Toronto Cuisine” is devoted to making everything from scratch with the freshest seasonal ingredients obtained locally when possible.

His modern approach to cooking, combined with his classic training, has allowed him to create a delightful and inspiring food experience building on Canadian products and Toronto’s broad émigré traditions.

Loseto places an emphasis on seasonal, natural and sustainable food. He has created an a la carte tasting menu where guests are encouraged to order many courses to fully explore the bold flavours and textures of his cooking.

George is setting a new standard for Toronto’s top restaurants. As Chef Loseto puts it “My food is a direct reflection of my personality. It’s the way I prefer to communicate. I get inspired by the environment around me and I use the best seasonal ingredients available. If something is out of season, I like to wait for it to return and focus on what is coming into season”.

Click on Menus to see our latest menus. Or choose special offerings or a tasting menu created by the Chef each day from the most interesting ingredients he has on hand.

Glass in hand

Our two restaurant managers together with our waiters have formed a committee to hand pick wines. We call it the Wine Commune at George and it has already received favourable reviews by the critics. Offering a wide selection of wines from around the world, George focuses on an eclectic mix of wines that complement Chef Lorenzo's dishes. Wines available by the glass vary with the menu, allowing us to pair wines with every dish and with every occasion.
Our cocktail list also changes with the season, with no compromise - using only the best ingredients.

A party for the eyes

George is housed in an old 1850’s chocolate factory that has been impeccably transformed. Savour the dramatic juxtaposition of extraordinary modern chandeliers with rich wood floors, a polished bar, antique French doors, and George’s hallmark of intricate wrought iron window treatments and screens.
For magical summer evenings, George flows out into an enchanting, secluded inner courtyard. Al fresco romantic dining at its most beautiful!

 

The George Gardens

This year George is producing its own vegetables from three Toronto locations including the balcony in the George Courtyard.
This is an experiment in urban organic gardening. Some of the vegetables are already being harvested now. They are served in George on the day they are picked.
Quantities this year are small but we intend to expand production based on what we are learning.

Very Verity

George’s kitchen also serves the much acclaimed women’s club, Verity. www.verity.ca Verity offers virtually everything a woman could want, from gorgeous lounges , meeting rooms, computer rooms and yoga and pilates rooms to a fitness centre, swimming pool, spa, library and an enticing programme of stimulating intellectual events.

George Restaurant is located at 111c Queen St. East in the Queen Richmond Centre just east of Church.
George Restaurant and the Georgian Rooms can also be booked for private functions on Saturday during the daytime, Sundays and Monday evenings.
For reservations, please call 416-863-6006. Or book online here.