Diners' Choice: Best Overall restaurants in Halton

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Updated July 05, 2025

Looking for the best overall restaurants in Halton? You’re in the right place. Each month, OpenTable analyzes nearly 2 million global diner reviews from the past four months. We sort the results by location and category to help you discover new favorite restaurants. It's a great partnership: you reserve, eat, and review. We listen...and deliver the results for all to benefit. Enjoy!

The Lord Nelson

4.9

4.9 (623)

CAN$30 and under

Steakhouse

Burlington

About the restaurant

Established in 1974 The Lord Nelson is serving southern Ontario with the best food, service, and ambiance.
EAT WELL LAUGH OFTEN LIVE LONG

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Dana

Dined on Jul 13, 2025

We love going to Lord Nelson — the food is always amazing, the atmosphere is elegant, and the staff are warm and welcoming. The owners greet you personally, which makes it feel extra special every time. A true Burlington gem!

Oliver's Steakhouse

4.8

4.8 (525)

CAN$51 and over

Steak

Oakville

About the restaurant

Oliver's Steakhouse offers fine dining for locals and visitors in Ontario. This four-star, family-run, modern steakhouse restaurant has won New York's Wine Spectator's Award for Excellence each year for over a decade. The decor is contemporary and stylish, and the food is prepared with a keen eye for detail and taste.

Featuring the best of premier steaks including A5 Kobe, American Wagyu, in house dry aged USDA Prime and PEI naturally raised grass fed beef along with an assortment of home-made pastas and fresh fish.

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John

Dined 3 days ago

Excellent experience. Food was great, ambience was superb. Wait staff were very diligent, polite, friendly and unobtrusive. Fantastic experience.

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5 Course Tasting Menu

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7 Course Tasting Menu

DiMario's Trattoria

4.9

4.9 (719)

CAN$51 and over

Italian

Burlington

About the restaurant

Di Mario’s is a landmark Italian restaurant nestled in the core of Burlington for over 25 years that serves up classic and unique dishes renowned for years for their traditional and flavourful authenticity.

The menu provides classic favourites and daily features by our chef from the heart of Italy that can be paired with one of the distinguished wines now available from an extensive, curated wine list.

You will be charmed by the warm and modern décor and attentive service in this contemporary version of your favourite Italian restaurant.

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Lisa

Dined 3 days ago

Excellent! Malcom took great care of us on the patio. The food was delicious, the service was excellent - a perfect night.

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Cherry House Restaurant

4.7

4.7 (618)

CAN$51 and over

Steakhouse

Burlington

About the restaurant

Cherry House reflects comfort and elegance in a contemporary setting while merging the finest quality ingredients and a standard of cooking second to none. Our menu offers the best of North American cuisine with French culinary influence ensuring a true epicurean delight. Beginning with locally sourced, ‘in-house’ freshly prepared dishes, from our mouth-watering bread to our decadent desserts, to an esteemed 200+ list of the world’s finest wines, Cherry House prides itself on delivering an unforgettable dining experience.

Michael Cherry, Founder and Owner and Executive Chef Anthony Trenton share in a philosophy that “Moments matter… Creating a memorable experience and earning your patronage is what inspires us to do what we do - with excellence – always”.

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Sarah

Dined 5 days ago

My wife and I celebrated our 10th anniversary together at Cherry House and were very pleased with our experience. The food was spectacular, and the service was very good. It was a quiet summer night (Tuesday) so it was very intimate and service was quite quick. It was a first time here, and we were cautious about price going in, but the experience was well worth it. Would certainly recommend for a special occssion.

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Filet Mignon

Downtown Bistro & Grill

4.8

4.8 (874)

CAN$31 to CAN$50

Global, International

Burlington

About the restaurant

Relax in a casual elegance and linger over great food and fine wines; all in the centre of downtown Burlington. Private parties, small weddings are also available to make your next affair one to remember.

Chef Mike’s Downtown Bistro & Grill offers a fine selection of dishes, such as delicious pastas, fresh seafood. Enjoy our sunny patio from spring to fall and watch a beautiful sunset. Downtown Bistro & Grill is your destination for casual fine dining in downtown Burlington.

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Rob

Dined 4 days ago

Great and quaint little restaurant with excellent and fresh food

Tin Cup Sports Grill - Oakville

4.8

4.8 (174)

CAN$30 and under

American

Oakville

About the restaurant

Sleek sports bar offers pub fare & eclectic entrees

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Phil

Dined on Jun 23, 2025

A very nice lunch with delightful service from Karen.

CHOP Steakhouse & Bar - Burlington/Oakville

4.8

4.8 (1908)

CAN$30 and under

Steakhouse

Oakville

About the restaurant

CHOP was created for people who love sharing, connecting and everything steak. We are proud to offer a menu that shares our commitment to sustainable beef sourcing, serving high-quality cuts of 100% Canadian beef. It isn’t just the meat that’s special – it’s also how we cook it. Our Montague broiler cooks at up to 1800 °F, giving a beautiful crust and flavour to every steak! We slow roast our prime rib in a humidity-controlled oven, keeping it mouth-watering and tender. And we put this level of care into each of our hand-crafted drinks, and from-scratch dishes, including plant-based and seafood options, with something for everyone to enjoy. All of this quality comes with friendly hospitality in warm and energetic rooms. Open for lunch, happy hour, dinner and late-night!

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CurrieVIP

Dined 4 days ago

We had a Great meal, celebrating two Birthdays. The Service was Excellent and accommodating. The Steak Bites are Very Yummy => Highly Recommended! 😊 They even brought us a complementary dessert for the Birthdays. Will return again!

Cucci Ristorante

4.8

4.8 (3472)

CAN$31 to CAN$50

Italian

Oakville

About the restaurant

Cucci can be described as warm and discreet, a dining room for those that haven't forgotten the pleasures of dining with friends.

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Brad

Dined 4 days ago

Great service, great food. Perfect venue for business lunch.

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4.8

4.8 (182)

CAN$51 and over

Italian

Burlington

About the restaurant

We are an upscale Italian Bistro that values fresh, high quality ingredients paired with knowledgeable and friendly service.

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Kevin

Dined 3 days ago

Outstanding meal. Diners at our table ordered the truffle pasta, the chicken marsala and one of the specials which was trout with fettuccine. The pasta in both dishes was made fresh and cooked al dente perfectly. Attentive and knowledgeable server. This was our first time dining at Kamoosh as we are relatively new to the area. We will certainly be back.

The Carriage House Restaurant & Wine Bar

4.8

4.8 (773)

CAN$51 and over

European

Burlington

About the restaurant

The Carriage House Restaurant in Burlington has been a favourite with locals and visitors for the past 15 years.

Whether a business dinner, a group function in one of our private rooms, a special occasion or a night out with your favourite person the ambiance, food and service are sure to impress.

The menu focuses on fresh seafood and steak. Start with grilled octopus, tuna sashimi, avocado and crab salad, lberico ham, seared diver scallopsand follow with one of our USDA Prime cuts of steak, rack of lamb, duck, pasta or choose from our freshly available seafood of the day. Our comprehensive wine list and friendly staff complete your experience at the Carriage House Restaurant.

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SpencerVIP

Dined 4 days ago

Always fantastic food and service. Will be dining here again.

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