R&D Restaurant - Toronto

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1. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   Toronto3 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 3 days ago

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

   Every experience is an exceptional one! Thank you to the FOH & BOH teams for creating such a memorable evening, each and every time. The food is INCREDIBLE and the service really stands out. The whole team really works together to create such a lovely evening. Thank you to Kyle & all the other FOH staff. We will definitely be back! (Highly recommend the squid & foie gras)
   

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   Adel VIP

   Toronto15 reviews

   2.0

   Dined 5 days ago

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

   We visited this place after we heard some good things about some items on the menu. Granted I’m not sure if we went on a bad day but we did not have a good experience at all. Some notes, we never received some of the items we ordered, we were served lukewarm water I assume had been sitting around for awhile, we ordered some drinks and were never asked if we wanted something else despite the empty drinks sitting at the edge of the table. Also had empty plates sitting there for over 10 minutes as well. It also took quite a long time for any item to be served. It’s a shame, I’m not sure if maybe they were performing so poorly because it seemed like there was no manager present. I would never return based on this experience and would not recommend it either. You can advertise owned by masterchef all you want but if there’s no one supervising the staff that is responsible on a regular day then this restaurant is just for namesake. We also had a special request which seemed to get ignored as well.
   

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   Jacky

   Unspecified2 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 7 days ago

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

   The service and food were amazing! The R&D fried rice was our group favorite!
   

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   Nancy

   Toronto3 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on March 8, 2025

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

   This Peking Duck is absolutely fabulous. WOW. Was very impressed. My husband is a “connoisseur”of Peking Duck, having eaten this over a 1000 times. We found this duck meat succulent, seasoned very nicely, delicately in contrast with the duck skin which had its own hints of favour with a crispiness that avoided being soggy or heavy tasting. This duck paired well with the crunchy flavourful fried rice. The broccolini and crispy slightly spicy fried chicken were very flavourful with interesting elements not typical in these dishes. My only critique would be the dumpling which I found was too small a bite. The truffle was too delicate for me. The toffee dessert was large size portion and a nice end to our birthday celebration.
   

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   Nick

   Toronto1 review

   5.0

   Dined on February 23, 2025

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

   Absolutely amazing, came here for my anniversary and can say 100% we were not disappointed. Staff was super friendly, food was soo flavourful! I recommend sitting at the chefs table, they make the experience more lively.
   

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   Marco

   Toronto1 review

   4.0

   Dined on February 22, 2025

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

   Great duck and friendly service. Good ambience but music could be better.
   

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   Kent VIP

   Toronto71 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on February 22, 2025

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

   No doubt this is a GREAT place for Peking Duck. We had it with the truffle fried rice, also excellent.
   

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8. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   Toronto2 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on February 22, 2025

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

   What I liked about it was different. No weird emulsions, or tiny plates after which you drop $2000 and eat pizza on way home. Good portion size, taste and flavour is there. My favourites which felt an explosion of flavour were Foie Gras and short rib. WOW. Honestly you got the flavour just right especially on the Short rib, that rib is a star. Fried Riz was spectacular. The Pork steak. Great flavour, marinated, but I thought if we are living on the skin, make it more crispy. Texture. Dessert of Pana Cota require a refining of flavours. It was over gelatinanted, I was expecting something along a flan texture smooth and soft, overpowering sour, ice cream was a nice balance. Maybe a pineapple and coconut would work or dragon fruit. This is more creative than I could imagine and far beyond my skills. If you're reading Chef, much respect. It's a great stop.
   

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   Gabriel

   St. Louis8 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on February 16, 2025

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

   The food was absolutely amazing. I would return just to try different things. The service was lacking from our waiter. Definitely not what you expect from a restaurant of this quality. But fortunately the cocktails and plates saved the night and we left happy with our selection.
   

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    Sophie

    Toronto1 review

    5.0

    Dined on February 14, 2025

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

    Peking duck is something special here must try! Very crispy and tender meat !!
    

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