Byblos Uptown
Safety precautions
- Surfaces sanitized between seatings
- Common areas deep cleaned daily
- Digital, disposable or sanitized menu provided
- Sanitizer or wipes provided for customers
- Limited number of seated diners
- Distancing maintained in common areas
- Extra space between tables
- Waitstaff wear masks
- Sick staff prohibited in the workplace
- Staff temperature check required
- Contact tracing information collected
Popular dishes
Lamb Ribs
dukkah + buttermilk + date molasses + red chili zhug
28 reviews
Turkish Manti Dumplings
eggplant + yogurt sauce + date molasses
12 reviews
Cauliflower
tahini sauce + za'atar + persian feta
9 reviews
Menu
Food here is fantastic. They don't miss a beat. EVERYTHING we got, we loved!
Great vibe, interesting dishes and decent portions. Lamb ribs were fantastic!
Impeccable food and ambiance. Did not feel other patrons were on top of us in this cosy and spacious atmosphere. Food is flavourful and delicious; my only complaint is that price of the cod for what you actually get is overpriced (very small fillet).
Our go to favourite restaurant (both downtown and uptown), the food here is off the charts. A great anniversary dinner.
Great food and ambience. Every step of the way from making a reservation to paying our bill went by smoothly and without any issues. Everyone was pleasant and attentive. We tried the hummus royale, fig salad, short ribs and mushroom rice plus both the desserts and a couple drinks. Everything was absolutely delicious and full of flavour. Can’t wait to go back!
Servers were great! Food was delicious! Decor and ambience are relaxed and beautiful! Will definitely visit again!
We had a great time the service food all fantastic we thank you all
our server (i couldn’t get her name) she was lovely. the best server i’ve had! she was so nice and knowledgeable. the entire service staff were super helpful as well. very decently priced for the food you get. our favourite was the short ribs and cucumber salad! always worth it.
Head to head comparison with the DT location, this place was not as enjoyable. The uptown location is not intimate, the food was not as tasty and the drinks were decent at best. Ordered an old fashioned which turned out more to be a tumbler full of what tasted like mediocre whiskey and very little other ingredients. Their lamb was delicious though and the ambiance of the location was bright. I’m sure if I didn’t have the DT location to compare to, I would’ve enjoyed this place more.
Dear Guest, Thank you so much for taking your valuable time to write about your experience. We appreciate your honest review and I sincerely apologize for the pitfalls you encountered on behalf of the team behind Byblos Uptown. We take this feedback very seriously and I have already informed the team of your experience. We are taking proactive action to correct these issues and will follow-up to ensure that no guest will have a comparable experience to yours. We believe in perpetual growth and your valuable feedback is what is going to allow us to continue moving forward. We are currently reworking the menu and I do hope that it will be a major improvement. I hope that we can welcome you back again when we have settled on the menu. Once again, I apologize for your experience and thank you so much for your valuable feedback. Eric Pan Assistant General Manager Byblos Uptown
Tasty food. Friendly staff. Very nice decoration. Pretty small portions for a pricy menu.
Dear Rodrigues, Thank you so much for taking your valuable time to write about your experience. I am very happy to read that you found our food, service, and ambiance great but I am sad to read that you did not find value in your experience. Many aspects are considered when pricing the menu which includes service levels, food quality, as well as overall ambiance. I do hope that we can welcome you back in the near future. Eric Pan Assistant General Manager Byblos Uptown
AMAZING food, service and ambiance. We were talking about how we will be coming back FOR SURE in the next coming weeks!
Dear Guest, Thank you so much for your complements. I am very happy to read that you found your experience to be spectacular. I have let our team know of your kind words. We take great pride in what we do and are very happy to read about your experience. Thank you and we hope to welcome you back very soon. Eric Pan Assistant General Manager Byblos Uptown
Great for a special occasion. It's a little too noisy but the service is very good and the staff is very very polite and attentive. I felt the portions are very small for the price you are paying.
Dear ElaineH, Warm greetings on behalf of Byblos Uptown. Thank you so much for taking the time to write about your experience. I am very happy to see that you enjoyed the food and service. I do hope we can welcome you back very soon. Eric Pan Assistant General Manager Byblos Uptown
Great as usual
Dear Guest, Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. I am glad that you had a great time. We hope to see you soon. Eric Pan Assistant General Manager Byblos Uptown
Such a beautiful restaurant with amazing dishes! Every single thing we ordered was so tasty and unique. Definitely a nice place to try when you’re tired of having Italian food every time you go out. A bit loud so hard to have conversations and the server was nice but not super friendly.
Dear VicE, Thank you so much for your kind words. I have passed along your compliments to the team. I am very sorry to read about the service pitfalls you encountered during your experience. I do hope we will be able to welcome you back again in the near future. Eric Pan Assistant General Manager Byblos Uptown
Other reviews are pretty accurate. Great ambiance, personable service, and amazing food. Portions are small though, but what else do you expect from a fancy restaurant? ;P Overall, still a great experience :)
Dear NeilM, Thank you so much for taking the time to write about your experience. I appreciate your honesty and I am very happy to read that you found everything amazing. I do hope that we can welcome you back again in the near future. Eric Pan Assistant General Manager Byblos Uptown
The food was brought out separately and took way too long to eventually come out.
Dear Guest, Thank you so much for taking your valuable time to write about your experience. I sincerely apologize for the service pitfalls you encountered during your visit. It is this type of honest feedback that we thrive on. We believe in perpetual growth and your feedback is what is going to let us continue moving forward. Since your visit, we have already made adjustments to assist in mitigating this specific issue. Once again, I apologize on behalf of Byblos Uptown and I do hope we have another chance at welcoming you back in the near future. Eric Pan Assistant General Manager Byblos Uptown
Truffle rice did not have any truffle taste, not even a hint of truffle.
Dear Guest, Thank you for taking the time to write about your experience. I am happy to see that you enjoyed the service and ambiance but I am very sad to read that the truffle rice did not meet your expectation. In my personal experience, I have found the truffle rice to be quite truffle heavy in terms of aroma. I would love to offer you another truffle rice on the house on your next visit. I will be sending you a private message to indicate this on your OpenTable profile. Once again, thank you for your honesty and review and I do hope to welcome you back again very soon. Eric Pan Assistant General Manager Byblos Uptown
Great knowledgeable staff, great service and delicious flavours!
Dear TinuM, Thank you for the kind words. I have passed your compliments along to the team. I am very happy to read that your experience was great. We hope to welcome you back again very soon. Eric Pan Assistant General Manager Byblos Uptown
Anniversary
Dear Moskie11, Happy anniversary from the team here at Byblos Uptown! Thank you for taking the time to leave a review about your experience. I am very happy to see that you found service extraordinary and food and ambiance great. We hope to see you again very soon. Eric Pan Assistant General Manager Byblos Uptown
The decor is very nice and the service was great but portions are really small! The lamb shoulder that is supposedly for 2 can barely feed 1 person imo
Dear Lily, Thank you so much for taking your valuable time to write about your experience. I am very happy to read that service and ambiance was great. I am sorry to hear that you found the lamb shoulder small. I do hope that you ordered additional dishes to compliment the proteins such as rices and sides. Once again, thank you for your honest review and we do hope to welcome you back again in the near future. Eric Pan Assistant General Manager Byblos Uptown
3rd time here: in addition to the recent 5 star review: the hummus with wagyu beef is outstanding. Service and atmosphere top notch. Especially upstairs is one of the nicest places to have dinner in Toronto. The whole branzino was a little too salty to our taste and not warm enough. They fixed it and then gave us a free desert to make up for it. Some sort of pudding with pomegranate seeds. Holy g-mole delicious!To paraphrase Mark Twain: y’all can go to heaven - I’d rather stay here and have some more of this. We will definitely return!
Dear Joe3, Thank you so much for your kind words and I have passed your compliments along to our team. Firstly, I do want to apologize for the service pitfall that you encountered but I am very happy to see that our team took the necessary steps to ensure that you and your guests had an extraordinary experience. The Milk Malabi is most definitely my favourite dessert on the menu! Once again, thank you and we look forward to welcoming you back! Eric Pan Assistant General Manager Byblos Uptown
ORDER THIS: Turkish manti dumplings, lamb ribs, wagyu lahmeh, short rib kebab, fogo island cod, sweet jeweled rice, and organic milk malabi
Dear HelenF, Warm greetings on behalf of Byblos Uptown. I am very happy to see that you loved everything from start to finish! Thank you so much for taking your valuable time to let others know some of our greatest dishes. One of my favourite dishes as well is the Lamb Ribs, they are phenomenal. Once again, thank you and we hope to welcome you back very soon. Eric Pan Assistant General Manager Byblos Uptown
Everything was excellent. Service from manager was amazing.
Dear IsabelS, Thank you so much for taking the time to write about your experience. I am very happy to read that you and your guests found your experience to be excellent. Thank you and we hope to welcome you back in the near future. Eric Pan Assistant General Manager Byblos Uptown
I booked a birthday dinner for my husband after trying to get in after 2 long years. So worth it!!! I loved everything about it. Food was amazing!
Dear Guest, Warm greetings and Happy Birthday from the team here at Byblos Uptown! Thank you so much for your comments and I pass along your compliments to the team behind Byblos Uptown. I am overjoyed to read that the wait was more than worth it and you had a wonderful experience. Once again, thank you and we hope to see you again very soon. Eric Pan Assistant General Manager Byblos Uptown
Really good food, a unique experience, definitely would recommend
Dear senthujans, Thank you for your kind words and I have passed your compliments along to Chef Chewy, General Manager Peter, as well as the rest of the team. I am very glad to read that overall, you had a great experience. We hope to see you soon and provide an experience that exceeds your expectations. Eric Pan Assistant General Manager Byblos Uptown
Delicious food and drinks. For food we had the black truffle pide, cod, short rib kebab, and jewelled rice. For drinks we had the birds of paradise and Byblos old fashioned, with Turkish coffee to finish off. Overall 9.5/10, only taking 0.5 off for dish sizes which I wished for was a bit bigger.
Dear NancyN, Thank you so much for taking your valued time to write a review about your experience. I am very glad to read that you found everything delicious. Birds of paradise is one of my favourites on our cocktail list, you made an excellent choice! Once again, thank you and I hope to welcome you back very soon. Eric Pan Assistant General Manager Byblos Uptown
Small portions but very tasty food. Service and ambiance was great
Dear AR001, Thank you for taking your valuable time to write a review. I am ecstatic to read that you enjoyed your experience with us and I will pass along your comments to our team here at Byblos Uptown. Once again, thank you so much and we hope to welcome you back very soon. Eric Pan Assistant General Manager Byblos Uptown
Love everything about Byblos
Dear Sams, Warm greetings on behalf of Byblos Uptown. I am very happy to read that you loved everything about Byblos Uptown. Comments like this gives us the motivation to continually strive to create memorable experiences and exceed expectations. Once again, thank you and we hope to see you soon again. Eric Pan Assistant General Manager Byblos Uptown
Great service, great food. Flavors are unique and made us very happy.
Dear Foodster, Thank you so much for your kind words and I have passed along your compliments to the team. Reading your review is what gives us the drive to continue what we are doing and continually improve to exceed expectations. Once again, thank you and we hope to see you again very soon. Eric Pan Assistant General Manager Byblos Uptown
Gréât food, service and ambience !
Dear Guest, Thank you for taking your valuable time to write about your experience. I am very happy to read that you found everything phenomenal. We will continue to strive to create memorable experiences and exceed expectations. Once again thank you, and we hope to see you soon. Eric Pan Assistant General Manager Byblos Uptown
Such a beautiful restaurant, comfortable seating, amazing food and service. One of the best in Toronto!
Dear Guest, Thank you so much for all the compliments. We will continue to strive to exceed expectations and we do hope that your next visit will be comparable, if not better! Thank you so much and we welcome you anytime! Eric Pan Assistant General Manager Byblos Uptown
This was my first time visiting Byblos with a friend. The interiors and ambience is really beautiful and inviting. The food is delicious. Our server was gracious to give us good ideas for ordering and quantity of food. I would definitely return to this restaurant.
Dear Sanju, Thank you for taking your valuable time to write a review. We are very happy that your first experience with us was a great one. We do hope to welcome you back very soon. Eric Pan Assistant General Manager Byblos Uptown
Service was a bit slow but food and drinks were amazing!
Dear LoveGoodFood, Warm greetings on behalf of Byblos Uptown. Thank you for taking your valuable time to write about your experience. I am very happy to read that you found the food and beverages amazing! Yet, I am also deeply saddened to read about the service pitfalls you encountered. It is honest feedback like yours that will assist us in moving forward. I apologies on behalf of the team for your experience and thank you so much for bringing it up to our attention. I do hope that we will be able to welcome you back in the near future. Eric Pan Assistant General Manager Byblos Uptown
Birthday celebration, it was nice however the food portions are small
Dear Guest, Happy birthday on behalf of Byblos Uptown! Thank you so much for taking your valuable time to write about your experience with us. I am very happy to read that overall, you and your guests enjoyed everything. I am very sorry that you did not find value in terms of portion size. We will let our service team know to suggest an appropriate amount of food. Once again, thank you and we hope to welcome you back very soon. Eric Pan Assistant General Manager Byblos Uptown
Wedding Anniversary
Dear Guest, Congratulations on behalf of Byblos Uptown. I am glad to see that you and your guests had an excellent experience. Thank you so much and we do hope to welcome you back very soon. Eric Pan Assistant General Manager Byblos Uptown
Amazing drinks!
Dear Guest, Thank you for your compliment! I have let the bar team know that they are killing the cocktail game! Eric Pan Assistant General Manager Byblos Uptown
Byblos is my fav rest in Toronto! The food is AMAZING! It's on the pricy side but it's worthy!
Dear Cris, Thank you so much for your compliments. I have personally passed along your comments to our team here and we are very humbled by your kind words. Thank you so much and we hope to see you soon. Eric Pan Assistant General Manager Byblos Uptown
First time here and really enjoyed the ambience ñ, flavours, and service
Dear PabloR, I am very happy to read that your first time was a great time! Thank you taking your valuable time to leave a review about your experience. We hope to welcome you back very soon. Eric Pan Assistant General Manager Byblos Uptown
Always great customer service with Byblos! It was quite busy so a couple of times we had to wave down the waiters but it wasn't too long of a wait. I appreciate all of the great recommendations made and the custom cocktail that was conjured up on a whim and it was all delicious!
Dear Vlovestoeat, Warm greetings on behalf of the team at Byblos Uptown. Thank you so much for your kind words and I have passed along your compliments to the bar team, service team, as well as everyone else. I do want to apologize for the small service pitfall you encountered during your experience but I am very happy to hear that overall, you and your guests had a wonderful experience. We will be launching a new cocktail list very soon and I do hope to welcome you back very soon to experience what our bar team has created next! Once again, thank you very much for your comments, and see you soon. Eric Pan Assistant General Manager Byblos Uptown
Wonderful! The Turkish dumplings are excellent, as was the grilled branzino. Pita bread with honey also a delight. Service is friendly, efficient, all with zero attitude. Home made ice cream a great finish to an enjoyable dinner. Will definitely return (this was the 2nd visit).
Dear Joe3, Thank you so much for your kind words and I have passed along your compliments to Chef Chewy, General Manager Peter, as well as the rest of the team here at Byblos Uptown. Once again, thank you and we hope to see you again soon. Eric Pan Assistant General Manager Byblos Uptown
FAQs
Byblos Uptown is rated 4.6 stars by 545 OpenTable diners.
Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable. Due to local restrictions, this restaurant may not be accepting reservations at the moment.