Santorini Grill has been transcending the everyday Greek cuisine by serving an authentic and traditional experience in the heart of Thornhill at Bayview and John. Opened by Dennis Triantafillos as an ode to his heritage, Santorini has become a staple for great food and inviting atmosphere. With a newly designed aesthetic, courtesy of top Toronto designer, Marc Kyriacou of MarcKyr Inc., the feeling of Greece comes to your table, in true Mediterranean style. Starting with only the finest Greek imported ingredients – from oregano and olive oil to feta cheese and fresh fish – Dennis has brought his techniques learned in the kitchens of Greece to dishes prepared this side of the Atlantic. Using high-quality products such as Black Angus Beef, fresh seafood, local produce, and fresh bread, Santorini's kitchen provides only the best in Mediterranean cuisine.more...See more text
Please note, my price estimate does not include booze.
I was looking for a restaurant for my girlfriend and I in a particular area so it was hard to be choosy. We both love Greek, so this seemed and obvious choice (since it was a celebration). However, the service reviews made me wary. Fortunately, we had no such issues.
The decor is beautiful. Despite having a fairly open dining room and a few hard surfaces, it wasn't loud; the fountain in the middle drowned out most ambient chatter from neighbors.
The food was awesome. We were dropped some of the house bread with a delicious red-pepper feta dip. The house bread, however, was the only bread and it was *crusty*. The saganaki could've used a little more lemon and given that the aforementioned bread was not strictly appropriate, a little hard to spread.
I ended up having the 3-course menu special which was the crab cakes, beef and cheesecake for thirty dollars. For the quality of food, this was a great deal. The crab cakes were delicious, the beef and cheese sauce melting and tender. Even the vegetables were bright tasty. My only complaint about the main course was that both my friend and I got long, semi-thick diagonal slices of carrot which weren't quite cooked and hard to cut.
The cheesecake was frankly the major downfall of the meal. It was over-sweet and I don't know what was supposed to be raspberry about it; perhaps some were waved at it in the kitchen.
The waiter was prompt but almost-absent. That's frankly the kind of waiter I prefer. His timing was dead on; we never had to ask where a course was nor for the cheque.
I would definitely make an excuse to do Santorini again.
We were seated promptly, but that was the only thing prompt about the service. Wait times for everything were long. The salads were average. The main courses were uninspired and lukewarm. Not even close to being worth the price.
