Toronto Beach Club is an alluring restaurant from Scale Hospitality, the group behind venues such as Shook, Lapinou and Byblos.
Set on Woodbine Beach with sweeping views of Lake Ontario, the restaurant aims to evoke the vibe of a European coastal getaway with its airy decor and Mediterranean-influenced menu.
“The inspiration was to take people and transport them somewhere else. Give them great food, exceptional service and entertain them for the evening,” says Scale Hospitality owner Hanif Harji.
Scale tapped the Drake’sformer corporate executive chef Ted Corrado to create a menu that blends local, seasonal ingredients with coastal European culinary influences spanning from France to Turkey.
“We wanted to be true to that European simple food sensibility and honour the beautiful ingredients we’re bringing in,” says Corrado.“We’re really priding ourselves in what we’re sourcing and paying homage to it and just keeping it really simple.”
The menu is fresh and citrus-forward, with many shareable dishes cooked over a charcoal grill. There’s an extensive selection of mezze and seafood, along with salads, a raw bar, and grilled meats.
A daily catch is also a staple under the selection of main dishes.
A wide range of champagne available by the glass and bottle is among the highlights of Toronto Beach Club’s drinks
menu.
The wider wine menu offers a mix of Old and New World bottles, and the cocktail menu features refreshing spritzes, riffs on the classic martini and many vermouth-based drinks.
In the fall, Toronto Beach Club will also launch a take-out Marketplace Café, plus a fresh fish counter, as well as a selection of European wine and beer.
Harji says there are also plans in the works to extend patio season by creating a cosy, cool-weather setup with firepits.
1681 Lake Shore Blvd.E.
