Benchmark

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   Dave

   Toronto

   9 reviews

   3.0

   9 reviews

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   Love coming here. Have always experienced exceptional service and food....until today. The service was slow, and to be completely fair, we were advised of this before we sat down. Still, it was slow. My wife had no issue with any of her food. Unfortunately the pork collar entree I got was not very hot and the beans were actually sort of cold (maybe room temperature). With the delays going on I wasn't going to send it back and we enjoyed it as best possible. The flavour of the pork collar was excellent, and was cooked beautifully, until I hit the olives and then the flavour went zooming sideways. I picked them out and totally enjoyed it from that point on. Seriously, there are places for olives, but that dish was not one of them. Maybe if they had been braised along with the pork, but they were hard and seemed to have been dropped in at the end. Not sure beyond knowing they were unwelcome due to being so strong. The Sticky Toffee pudding was tasty, but it was served in a small deep dish and there was NO toffee sauce to be found. It perhaps was layered into the dish and thus on the bottom, but no evidence of moisture until you dug down to the bottom, which was quite hard to do because of the large gelato blocking the ability to get down into the dish. Sorry, I know I'm being harsh, but I've had finely presented pudding and this just wasn't it. Ok...I've been rough, but as a teaching restaurant feedback is good, right? We WILL return. It still is a very enjoyable experience and decent value.
   

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   jacquie

   Toronto

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   This was our first booking at the Benchmark Restaurant. The restaurant is modern, well organized and all tables looked well placed. Our waitress was pleasant, efficient and made us feel valued. The food was very good and the plates were well presented. There was lots of good food and we will return in the future with some friends to make a foursome. We are pleased to be supportive of the Niagara College programs.
   

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   Anna

   Toronto

   7 reviews

   5.0

   7 reviews

   Dined 5 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Another great lunch at Benchmark!! I had lobster bisque, salmon and chocolate cake . It was all delicious, and lovely presentation!
   

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   Doig

   Toronto

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on 7 February 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Our waitress was very nice. The food was delicious and the wine was very good. All made at the college
   

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   Veronica

   Toronto

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on 7 February 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Enthusiastic service and fine dining for an affordable price!
   

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   Tina

   Toronto

   3 reviews

   4.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on 7 February 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   The food presentation was awesome. The service was efficient. The food tasted great. The placemats were not clean. My friends and I really enjoyed ourselves.
   

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   Peter

   Toronto

   4 reviews

   5.0

   4 reviews

   Dined on 31 January 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   This was my second visit and it was as great as the first. Our server Guri was very friendly and attentive.
   

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   Peter

   Toronto

   4 reviews

   5.0

   4 reviews

   Dined on 23 January 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Servers were friendly and took time to explain the process and the food. Chairs were comfortable, tables set properly with proper cloth napkins. The noise level was very low and we could actually have a conversation almost at a whisper. The food was prepared expertly with hood flavours. Overall excellent value. Even the bathrooms were immaculate. Definitely will be a repeat visit in the future.
   

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   Linda

   Toronto

   9 reviews

   5.0

   9 reviews

   Dined on 23 January 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   It was a fantastic meal. The service was outstanding. the food was well prepared and very tasty. the lobster bisque was amazing!!! i feel it was great value for the money. I would highly recommend going to Benchmark and I will definitely be back!!!
   

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    Bob

    VIP

    Toronto

    33 reviews

    4.0

    33 reviews

    Dined on 22 January 2025

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4

    We decided to try out Benchmark restaurant at Niagara College today and we were not disappointed. The $50 fixed price menu gives lots of wonderful choices and is well worth the cost. We have eaten at many 'fine dining' places over the years paying much more. The quality of the food at Benchmark matched any of the other higher price places. My wife had a Lobster Bisque, Pork Collar entree, and the Dark Chocolate Opera cake. I had an Heirloom beet and whipped ricotta salad, the Duck Confit entree, and Olive Oil cake. The accompaniments on the entrees were wonderful and paired really well. We were told the menu changes up almost every four months. We will certainly be back and have already recommended Benchmark to other of our 'foodie' friends.
    

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