Since May is the month of growth, new life and rejuvenation, it’s the perfect month to celebrate those who have helped us grow into the people we are. Mothers have superpowers: they take away pain, they guide us in the right direction, and they make anything and everything seem possible, no matter how much the world fights back.
This Mother’s Day, we want to help you celebrate those special maternal figures in your lives in the best way possible—by spoiling them with delicious food! We’ve curated a list of some restaurants that are offering special treats that will have her feeling extra loved all day long.
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Celebrate mom this Mother’s Day at Spanish restaurant Chica. This downtown restaurant knows the best way to show appreciation and to celebrate someone is to shower them with an unlimited tapas brunch and bottomless sangria! Prices at $75 per person, you can really spoil her by buying her a fresh bouquets of flowers which is available as an add-on.
Show the mothers in your life the appreciation and pampering they deserve with a delicious meal that will satisfy their tastebuds. The meal includes a Piña Colada smoothie bowl topped with oat crumble, coconut whipped cream, and raspberries as well as a full breakfast featuring scrambled tofu, chorizo, and Puerco beans served with crispy potato and tortillas.
Figo’s Sunday brunch gives you an affordable way to smother your mother in appreciation. For just $55 per person, guests get a choice of starter, entrée, and dessert. With starters ranging from truffle ricotta to broccoli and kale salads and mains including tiramisu French toast and ricotta pancakes, there’s no shortage of options on this menu. As a bonus, guests can add a bouquet to the reservation to give Figo’s stylish dining room a bit of a personal touch just for mom.
Toronto’s amazing breakfast hub is doing something extra special not just for Mother’s Day but for the entire month of May. Their monthly special is the Mom’osa cocktail, made with coconut rum, sparkling wine, and pineapple juice. To make it an extra Instagrammable day celebrating mom, the beach-inspired rim is decorated with a shaved coconut and a slice of fresh pineapple.
Both the uptown and downtown locations of this Eastern Mediterranean restaurant are offering a Mother’s Day brunch for $65 per person. Included in the price is the choice of one appetizer, like halloumi or tuna crudo, an entrée ranging from breakfast to dinner favourites such as Challah French toast or Middle Eastern smoked chicken, and a dessert-like rolled baklava or opera cake. Byblos is also offering the option of adding a bouquet to your reservation.
Located inside the Windsor Arms Hotel, this seasonally-inspired restaurant offers a brunch buffet to celebrate mom. Scheduled in two-hour seating windows, the brunch experience costs $135 per person and offers stations for bread and soup as well as hot and cold appetizers like smoked salmon and capers and half-shell oysters on ice. Egg and hot stations stations, as well as a carving station, offer heartier offerings, and vegetarian options are also available.
Not sure what kind of brunch your mother wants most? Look no further! TOCA, inside the Ritz-Carlton, is offering a special mother’s day brunch buffet that has something for everyone. The buffet will include a seafood bar, dessert cave and live action stages. Priced at $175 per person (and $70 for kids 12 and under), whether the woman of the hour wants charcuterie, prime rib, or a full breakfast like French toast or eggs Florentine, TOCA’s got it and is ready to impress.
