Le Phenix - Toronto

I stumbled across Le Phenix as I was searching for good restaurants on a Thursday night with an outdoor patio and I'm so glad I found this place! Everything from the food, to the staff, to the health safety standards are of the highest standard and implemented in a respectful and mindful manner for both patrons and staff. I made a reservation online to secure a table and showed up just on time to get seated. When you walk in, you are greeted by friendly staff wearing masks who happily bring you to the patio in the back, but first asking that you sanitize your hands first with their hand sanitizers at the front. When you reach the patio, you are greeted with a cute outdoor patio that manages to be both spacious and cozy at the same time. The picnic style tables have tall acrylic dividers installed in the middle to maintain a safe distance between patrons. We were sat down and given paper plates and wooden utensils wrapped in a napkin. This is a rather particular detail, but I loved that they use special paper plates that weren't your typical Dixie plates. They have menus taped to the wall behind the tables so it's easier for each table to see what to order without touching a physical menu in their hands. A fellow patron suggested we get the Tuna Crudo (as it is a fave amongst customers) but we decided to get the Shrimp Dip instead as an appetizer. Little did we know, both these apps were sold out as they are both popular options! We finally picked Steak Tartare for our app. For mains, we ordered a Steak Frites and Roast Lamb Loin. We also ordered cocktails but the names slip my mind; though the one with tequila tasted a lot better than the one with dark rum. Steak Tartare Absolutely loved it! I've had a fair share of tartares and this may be by far one of my faves. Even my friend who never had tartare before found himself enjoying it. Steak Frites The steak is cooked medium rare and was quite tender, once you spread the butter over the meat, it was so m

Wow. Even for takeout, this place was amazing hands down the best takeout I?ve had in the last year. I don?t know what sauce that was with the steak and fries but it was fantastic. That would be the one dish I recommend everyone try. Everything else was great too though, amazing flavours, and even being delivered in a container, the fries were still crispy. Definitely ordering again to try the mac!

Great restaurant! Really friendly service from everyone that helped our table. Highly recommend the duck and tartare!

Loved the restaurant, had so much fun! Can’t wait to go back!

Great spot! Looking forward to when their new location opens. Long live Chantecler!