Mhel

One of my favourite restaurants I've tried in the past year. Every dish was amazing and the service was great as well. This is a 10/10 and I will definitely be back!

The food is fantastic at Mhel- every single dish we ordered, I wanted to order again for seconds. Service was very attentive. The bar is the best seat in the house to watch the BOH work their magic, but the seats do get a little tight. Plenty of table space for food though. We came here on a budget of $60/pp and got 4 plates to share between 2. While they are 10000% worth the price-point, if you’re hungry, I’d recommend more.

We celebrated a special occasion at the restaurant. This restaurant definitely has the Wow factor. We ordered almost everything on the menu and every dish was delicious. The way they cooked the dishes were different from the other Japanese restaurants. Prices are reasonable given the food quality. Highly recommended to all. The waiter was very anxious to get the table back by 7:45pm and had reminded us a few times. In fact, one hour and 45 mins were more than enough for our dinner. I suggest he should be relaxed a bit.

We ended up ordering almost the entire menu. Each dish was unique in flavour and texture combinations. Ingredients were fresh and left to speak for themselves . The atmosphere from the staff and interior design was natural warmth. Our waiter gave genuine recommendations and discussed the qualities of different sakes. The cooks were working hard and happily in view of the clients... I even saw the head chef help with the dishes at the end of service too - that gets big bonus points from me! I would highly recommend heading here with good company to enjoy a beautiful dinner.

You can taste the care and intention in each dish served here. The flavours are delicate, fresh, and unique. The portions are small and the prices are high, I would say this is a spot for a special occasion. For two people our server recommended choosing 6 dishes, but I think we could have gone for 7 or even 8.

For me, Mhel hit every mark. The owners are SO gracious. The staff and service were outstanding. I always gage food by its uniqueness...have I ever tasted anything like this before, are the ingredient combinations interesting...and the quality. In this case, really spectacular. They source their ingredients from some pretty great Ontario farms, and Japan, and from anywhere else they need to go to get the best. Each dish we tried was a taste experience, with many layers of flavours and textures. The menu changes daily, with some crossover, based on what is delivered in the way of ingredients. That alone is hugely impressive. I took the time to read some of the negative reviews on here, and I feel like they resulted from a complete misunderstanding of what Mhel is. It is Japanese bar snacks, so to make a full meal, you need to order quite a few dishes. If you want to get full on the cheap, this is not your place. Yes, it's expensive, but there is a reason it's expensive. The labour and costs of making your meal here are not insignificant. I bet Mhel will end up with a Michelin star. Not something I can afford often, but now on my list of special places in Toronto. Love you, Mhel!

Had a lovely dinner at Mhel, food was tasty, fresh and well prepared. Service was great! The dishes are small for the price point, so I would recommend this place for a special occasion or if you’re looking for something unique. The dessert (caramel pudding) is a must!

Well executed cooking and high quality ingredients but the dishes are SMALL - even by Japanese and tapas/small dishes fine dining standards. We had already tried every dish on the menu + 2 of one (for a party of 4) and most of us were not that full. If you are larger than a group of 4 you’d definitely need double of many items. Most dishes are similar size - it would be nice if there were some larger plates, or if they were more generous with some portions like the veggie dishes. Otherwise the cooking quality was high for Toronto standards and we were impressed! Flavours and components of each dish were clearly very well thought out. The meats were also cooked just right. Very polite and attentive service as well.