Symposium Cafe Restaurant Ajax

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1. K

   Kanv

   Toronto

   1 review

   4.0

   1 review

   Dined on February 15, 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   The food was amazing, and the service and drinks were great too. Just bit expensive according to the served portions.
   

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   Nadia

   Toronto

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on February 15, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great food and amazing service. We had a reservation, the table was ready for us.
   

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   Rick

   Toronto

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on February 14, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great food at a reasonable price. Staff and service was on point. I’d recommend it to anyone looking for a night out or just for dessert and coffee, they have a great selection!
   

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   Rael

   Toronto

   3 reviews

   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on February 7, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Made reservations for a family outing on a Friday night, seated promptly. We had Jahneice as our server and she made us feel so welcomed. She is such a GEM!!! Our table was checked on often, drinks never empty and table cleared so nothing lingered for long periods of time. Would highly recommend this restaurant, it has wonderful staff and good portion sizes.
   

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   Paul

   Toronto

   3 reviews

   4.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on February 1, 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   We have been to this restaurant several times but only for lunch and breakfast. We booked our dad’s birthday dinner for 10 ppl a few days in advance and were thankful they had space. The seemed a bit understaffed given the # of tables set up for group dinners but our server was attentive and our food came out in a reasonable amount of time. Portions of food were good and mostly enjoyed. Just a few small points from the group: - the bacon on the sandwiches was really undercooked and my wife just removed it. - the ribs were very tender but lacking in flavour. Some additional bbq sauce during cooking would be great (my wings however were very good) - the chicken souvlaki was tender but lacked any colouring (not browned at all).did not look appetizing but my father seemed to enjoy it.
   

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   James

   Toronto

   1 review

   4.0

   1 review

   Dined on January 19, 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 4

   Symposium is always a reliable place to have lunch or brunch. Restaurant was quite crowded and reservations for sunday brunch are a must. Menu was oriented toward breakfast items at the time we were there (noon Sunday) and a few more lunch items would have been nice. Not too noisy even considering the restaurant was full with many large groups. Food was a bit slow getting to the table.
   

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   Brian

   Toronto

   3 reviews

   3.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on January 5, 2025

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 3

   Had a booking confirmed but the restaurant had no reservation on there books , I had the email and text
   

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   Theresa

   Toronto

   1 review

   2.0

   1 review

   Dined on January 1, 2025

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 3

   Almost all tables were dirty when we walked in. Food brought out with no utensils and one dish came out on a dirty plate! Very different experience from what I remember the last time I dined there.
   

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   Sam

   Toronto

   13 reviews

   2.0

   13 reviews

   Dined on December 18, 2024

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 4

   We have been several times to this restaurant and always had a wonderful experience. Unfortunately, this time we encountered a problem. It was our friends birthday and when I made the reservation online I mentioned about having a cake to celebrate the birthday. The day of I called ahead and was told it was looked after. Upon arriving I checked again and was told again that it was looked after. Only after my wife going to the restroom and asking if they were going to the cake she was that they did not know about it. Sorry not good. We also had to signal to get service more than once. Not great for wanting us to come back.
   

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    kathryn

    VIP

    Toronto

    41 reviews

    5.0

    41 reviews

    Dined on November 22, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4

    Had a super fun time. Our server, Thomas was awesome, good natured, funny and efficient. Highly recommend the mussels and the spicy shrimp. The handhelds and salads are also delicious
    

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