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Name: Martini's
Address: 2980 King St. East, Kitchener, ON, Canada, N2A 1A9
Telephone: (519) 893-6570
Price range: CAN$30 and under
Rating: 4.3

Martini's

4.3

563 Reviews

CAN$30 and under

Gastro Pub

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Martini's is a great local choice for a quick and delicious lunch, after work cocktails, a casual dinner or late night dining...in an atmosphere of cosmopolitan style. Enjoy the new 70 seat patio and sports action on the TVs while partaking in a beverage list that boasts crafted cocktails, extensive wine list and 20 craft beers on tap. Martinis is not all about the cocktails though, the kitchen team has prepared an inspired menu featuring an extensive selection of appetizers for sharing, burger, beef dip, steaks and more. Cheers!

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Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Cuisines
Gastro Pub, Steakhouse, Comfort Food
Hours of operation
Monday to Thursday 11:30 am - 12:00 am Friday 11:30 am-1:00 am Saturday 11:30 am- 1:00 am Sunday 11:30 am- 10pm
Phone number
(519) 893-6570
Website
http://www.martinisbar.ca/
Payment options
AMEX, MasterCard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress
Executive chef
Terry Salmond
Private party facilities
Whether celebrating a special occasion with family and friends or hosting a corporate event, Martini's can accommodate all your private event needs.
Private party contact
Meredith: (519) 894-7335

Location
2980 King St. East, Kitchener, ON N2A 1A9
Neighborhood
Kitchener
Cross street
Fairway Road North
Parking details
Parking is free all the time!
Public transit
Both the #8 and #7B stop right outside our door!
Entertainment
Live music on the patio, Every Thursday from 8pm to 11pm, and every Saturday from 3pm-5pm until Spetember 30th.
Additional
Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Entertainment, Full Bar, Indoor Fireplace, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Wheelchair Access, Wine

What 563 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

4.3

4.3 based on all time ratings

4.2Food
4.3Service
4.2Ambience
3.9Value

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TraceyP
Toronto
1 review
4.0
1 review
Reviewed on December 19, 2019
overall4foodserviceambience
Great new patio. Really like interview as well, great to meet up with friends for drink and apps
S
Sharon
Toronto
7 reviews
vip
4.0
7 reviews
Reviewed on December 1, 2019
overall4foodserviceambience
Wonderful outdoor dining and great service. Good parking as well.
PA
PAMG
Toronto
1 review
5.0
1 review
Reviewed on November 9, 2019
overall5foodserviceambience
A classic place and always consistent with everything! Great food and service
s
shaneb
Toronto
1 review
5.0
1 review
Reviewed on November 5, 2019
overall5foodserviceambience
Fantastic food. Appetizers are delicious . Lots of great drinks available and outdoor patio is very enjoyable with friends. Inside lots of TV's to catch sports as well
BK
BarbaraK
Toronto
3 reviews
4.0
3 reviews
Reviewed on September 8, 2019
overall4foodserviceambience
Keep on going back. It's our go to restaurant. Always great.
LY
LYLE
Toronto
3 reviews
4.0
3 reviews
Reviewed on July 31, 2019
overall4foodserviceambience
Excellent food and great service! The patio was quite nice and made for an excellent dining experience
SD
ScottD
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on February 18, 2019
overall5food5service5ambience5
We do dine here quite frequently and thoroughly enjoy it every time.
TB
TinaB
Toronto
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on February 17, 2019
overall5food5service4ambience5
Food was fantastic! Compliments to the chef! The restaurant had a fun vibe and the service was friendly.
KS
KathiS
Toronto
5 reviews
vip
5.0
5 reviews
Dined on February 14, 2019
overall5food5service5ambience5
Wonderful lunch. Ambiance excellent. Love the renovations. Sydney was an excellent server. Thanks for a great experience
P
Parisgirl
Toronto
17 reviews
3.0
17 reviews
Dined on February 1, 2019
overall3food3service5ambience4
We had a dinner, nothing fancy about the experience. A little disappointed with the restaurant: it is becoming quite casual... there isn’t an upscale feeling about the restaurant anymore. Please bring back a 5 star experience!!
OT
OpenTable Diner
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on January 30, 2019
overall5food5service5ambience5
Amazing as usual! We go to the Charchoal very often and have never had a bad experience or less than perfect food and service. My favourite restaurant for almost 30 years!! Love the new reno too.
CW
ChadW
Toronto
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on January 27, 2019
overall4food4service4ambience4
My food was a bit cold but still tasty. The service and atmosphere was good overall. I would definitely recommend Martini's.
DR
DonnaR
Toronto
24 reviews
vip
3.0
24 reviews
Dined on January 25, 2019
overall3food3service5ambience4
We couldn’t wait to see the renovations, although the new bar area was really great, we were stuck in the same old worse table in the place. Same table as last time. That way too small half circle booth. I told the hostess I hated that table and she just smiled and walked away. Our waitress Carling was great! Very personable! I ordered the ribs which I had many times before. Mashed potatoes are amazing as always. I was disappointed in the ribs this time. There were a 3 bone piece that was so fatty I couldn’t eat it. My husband had the strip loin steak, he said he had better other places. To pay $120 before tip for a meal without apps or dessert we thought it was a big disappointment. Plus paying that much for a meal and don’t even get complimentary bread or chips...... we’ll be taking a break from here.
G
Gray
Toronto
66 reviews
vip
5.0
66 reviews
Dined on December 31, 2018
overall5food5service5ambience5
We have done Martini’s two years in a row for new year ‘s eve. At the risk of making it impossible to get a reservation next year I have to say they do a very good job. The menu is superb with good choices. The portions are great. The food is well prepared and comes in a timely manner. As always the staff is great! Adequate parking and they even had an escort with an umbrella to get passengers to and from the door in the rain. All I all a great place for a new year celebration!
NL
NicoleL
Minneapolis
5 reviews
2.0
5 reviews
Dined on December 28, 2018
overall2food1service3ambience4
I grew up in Kitchener and remember the days when it was Charcoal steakhouse and the Lower Deck seafood. When Del Dente first opened I was part of the batch of hires and loved eating at the bar after my shifts. Since I moved away in 1997 the Charcoal restaurants have always been my go to. No one could beat the fresh made Caesar salad dressing and the food at any of the three restaurants was always superb. Sadly my last three visits (one to Charcoal and two to Martinis) have been extremely disappointing. The steak with Caesar salad gave me a cheap thin medium steak when I requested blue and a watery flavourless salad. The tuna salad on prior visit was equally disappointing as was the appetizers I had last Martinis visit. You went from THE place I had to visit to a place I will never eat again and I’ve been coming here my entire life. I have to wonder what Del would say of his son running the place to such sub par standards? The ambiance which is still supreme can not make up for the less than diner quality food you now serve.
RC
RoyC
Toronto
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on December 28, 2018
overall5food5service5ambience5
Food is excellent and service was fantastic They have an excellent expanded window area We stayed closer to the bar. All very nice
LP
LindaP
Toronto
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on December 27, 2018
overall5food5service5ambience5
Always a pleasant dining experience - good food, good service and comfortable setting.
JM
JanM
Toronto
4 reviews
4.0
4 reviews
Dined on December 23, 2018
overall4food5service5ambience3
Everything was great but the music level was so loud it made conversation difficult. Being it is a restaurant and not a bar we found it annoying and asked for it to be turned down a notch. They thankfully did. Great place!
TC
TraceyC
Seattle
5 reviews
4.0
5 reviews
Dined on December 23, 2018
overall4food3service5ambience5
I found the food selection okay. The chicken was dry in my pad Thai. My girlfriend mentioned that her salmon was not very tasty.
CW
CameronW
Toronto
9 reviews
5.0
9 reviews
Dined on December 18, 2018
overall5food5service4ambience4
The meal was excellent! The chicken medeira was piping hit, the service was great as always
DD
DianeD
Toronto
2 reviews
3.0
2 reviews
Dined on December 15, 2018
overall3food3service5ambience2
My entire family are long-standing customers of the Charcoal group. 40+ years. It’s just not the same anymore. We had two large screen televisions at our table in martinis. The brightness on the one was terrible. We go out to get away from screens so it was rather disappointing. We had to move tables because it was so noisy at the first table we were seated at. The service was outstanding! Our waitress was amazing! The food was ok. My daughter and i both had the rib dinner and felt a little sick afterwards. My son loved the burger. Overall, it was ok.
AA
AAKK
Toronto
5 reviews
vip
3.0
5 reviews
Dined on December 11, 2018
overall3food2service5ambience4
Our service was awesome. Parts of the food came out cold and missing items on the menu but the manager and server recovered well, however, the replacement items were still not cooked properly. We were compensated with dessert.
MB
MickeyB
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on December 9, 2018
overall5food5service5ambience4
Always good food, always great service, always a fun evening at Martinis.
MB
MarleneB
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on December 7, 2018
overall4food5service4ambience4
The new chicken dinner on the menu was outstanding.
GS
GaryS
Toronto
3 reviews
4.0
3 reviews
Dined on December 4, 2018
overall4food4service4ambience4
Great spot for dinner. always quality food and great service
SR
SusanR
Toronto
2 reviews
4.0
2 reviews
Dined on November 23, 2018
overall4food5service4ambience4
The food was quite nice, a bit loud but a good atmosphere. I had a beet salad and added a steak and would highly recommend it to anyone.
OT
OpenTable Diner
Toronto
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on November 19, 2018
overall5food5service5ambience5
Awesome. Great time!
DJ
DianeJ
Toronto
63 reviews
4.0
63 reviews
Dined on November 19, 2018
overall4food4service4ambience4
Lunch with the Ladies... 2 of my friends joined me for a leisurely lunch - great food, service and ambiance. We had various options from the menu - all of which were wonderful. Would recommend it highly especially for lunch with friends !
WM
WaterlooMike
Toronto
35 reviews
vip
4.0
35 reviews
Dined on November 11, 2018
overall4food3service4ambience4
All four of us ordered the NY Strip. Riddled with sinew/gristle. Keg beef consistently better at comparable price. Service was the high point. Venue is solid. Beef supplier (Norwich local sourced?) should be dropped. Steaks have been like this for some time now.
CR
ChristineR
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on November 3, 2018
overall4food5service4ambience4
Food was delicious and drinks were very tasty as well! Great spot for a ladies night out.
J
Jodi13
Toronto
1 review
2.0
1 review
Dined on November 3, 2018
overall2food2service4ambience3
We decided on Martini's for our 19th wedding anniversary dinner. Everything was entirely palatable, but nothing was great. The crab cakes were overcooked and bland. The ceasar salad was boring. We both had steak frites and were entirely underwhelmed. The manager came by and offered assistance, but another underwhelming menu option did not seem worth interrupting our dinner for.
TC
TrishC
Toronto
7 reviews
5.0
7 reviews
Dined on November 2, 2018
overall5food5service5ambience5
Music could have been a little quieter. Hard for people with hearing problems to carry on cconversation. Also a true Caesar salad does NOT have radicchio in it!
D
Debs
Toronto
5 reviews
5.0
5 reviews
Dined on October 24, 2018
overall5food4service5ambience4
Went for a girls night. Always a good number of delicious options on the menu. Our server was attentive and friendly.
MI
MIKEY
Toronto
7 reviews
3.0
7 reviews
Dined on October 19, 2018
overall3food3service3ambience4
We have visited the charcoal group hundreds of times and we can honestly say they are loosing their mojo. Average food and average service, too bad
KS
KellyS
Toronto
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on October 19, 2018
overall5food5service5ambience5
Great food and service. We felt so special! Amazing! We’ll be back.
TP
TedP
Toronto
3 reviews
4.0
3 reviews
Dined on October 11, 2018
overall4food4service4ambience4
We've gone to the Charcoal for special occasions for years. And in the past year we've settle on Martini's because they created an excellent patio area at the back. The food is always excellent and there is a good selection of meat, fish and veggie options. It is trendy but well done. I love the tuna dish and the oysters are great when paired with a draft beer.
PM
PamM
Toronto
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on October 7, 2018
overall5food4service5ambience5
Went with our family for Thanksgiving dinner. The food was really good but a little cold
OT
OpenTable Diner
Toronto
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on October 2, 2018
overall5food5service5ambience3
Server Reba is truly phenomenal. Food was outstanding. The music was pretty loud which I haven’t noticed before in Martinis - but that may have been to offset the volume of the rowdy table next to us. It was still a great meal and experience! Cant wait to go back!!
DJ
DianeJ
Toronto
63 reviews
4.0
63 reviews
Dined on September 22, 2018
overall4food4service4ambience4
Always great food and good service. Our group had a variety of dishes - slight issue with condiments for the Charcoal burger - otherwise enjoyed by all.
CB
CathyB
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on September 18, 2018
overall4food4service5ambience4
Waitress was extremely attentive. Food and drinks arrived in a timely manner. All the food ordered was great; and enjoyed the leftovers the next day as we had filled up on our appetizers. My friend really appreciated the special complimentary birthday treat too. Will be back soon for another friend's 50th!

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Martini's is rated 4.3 stars by 563 OpenTable diners.