Michael's Back Door Restaurant

Michael's Back Door Restaurant reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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   Eric

   Toronto9 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 12 April 2025

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

   Food and service was excellent, by the end of the evening all the tables had filled as we got there at 6 PM, but by 8 PM the noise level was higher than you would like for such a nice ambiance of a restaurant.
   

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   Brian

   Toronto27 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on 8 April 2025

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

   Excellent Service. Host was very accommadating to find us the best area in the resturant for intimate dinning. The ambiance was very nice and the service was excellent.
   

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   Sabrina VIP

   Toronto21 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 5 April 2025

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

   We’ve been coming to this restaurant for years, and it never disappoints. The food is always fresh, flavourful, and consistently well-prepared—there’s a comforting reliability in knowing you’re going to have a great meal every time. The prices are excellent, and there’s always a nice variety of specials to choose from. On our most recent visit, we started with the salmon and the burrata appetizers—both were outstanding. For mains, we had the chicken pollo and the cod from the daily special. Both dishes were generously portioned and absolutely delicious. The only minor hiccup of the night was a mix-up with one of our cocktails, but the restaurant was very busy, and the servers—who are always friendly and attentive—handled everything with grace. The highlight of the night was definitely the tiramisu. It was the best thing we ate all evening. The fresh fruit was a lovely touch, and the Grand Marnier along with the chocolate pearls elevated it to something really special. All in all, another great experience at a place we truly enjoy. We’re already looking forward to our next visit.
   

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   Denis

   Central Coast15 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 5 April 2025

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

   We go to Michael’s for dinner on a regular basis with our friends. Antony and Kevin offer us a friendly greeting seating us at our favourite table. Dinner is relaxed, not rushed featuring cocktails, special dishes and good wine. We particularly enjoy their grilled fish specials. Our waiter Kevin is excellent , knowing how to pace our drinks and meals to maximize our enjoyment of our friends and meals. We will be returning soon.
   

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   Katarzyna

   Toronto3 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 1 April 2025

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

   Fabulous and knowledgeable service, and food was incredible. All food was presented with style, and spiced just perfectly. Will Definitely return.
   

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   Debbie

   Unspecified1 review

   5.0

   Dined on 25 March 2025

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

   Great spot Excellent food and service Good value
   

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   Lorraine

   Toronto5 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on 21 March 2025

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

   It was our first time dining at this restaurant and we appreciated the food that was quite tasty and the service provided was excellent. However, we were offered a very tiny table for two near a corner window which was not to our standard since we could barely move our glass of water and glass of wine without being afraid to drop them on the floor. Therefore, we will not return at this so called fine dining restaurant.
   

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   Peter VIP

   Palm Springs23 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 14 March 2025

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

   The food was outstanding. The tiramisu is to die for. A very good experience all around.
   

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   Betty

   Toronto5 reviews

   2.0

   Dined on 1 March 2025

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

   The restaurant was exceptionally busy, so service was very slow. We were not offered an opportunity to order more drinks, the water glasses were only filled on request, and an apology for the service was only given after we enquired why it was taking so long. We were told a large party upstairs was the reason. We were there over 2 hours before getting our appetizer. We were given 4 complementary and excellent desserts to share among the 4 of us as an apology. The food was mostly excellent although one diner's Linguini frutti di mare had a thin bland tomato sauce and the seafood pieces were skimpy. They also ran out of bread. Knowing they were expecting a large party as well as having every table filled on a Saturday night, more staff should have been planned for. The restaurant is a charming setting for a lunch or dinner and we have been there previously but many years ago. I would consider going back but perhaps on a week night or at lunch time as the food was enjoyable.
   

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    Peter

    Tampa2 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on 23 February 2025

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

    It was a great evening out with our family. The food and appetizers were very tasty, with portions just the right size. The service was attentive and not intrusive. One of our favourite places to go for special occasions.
    

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