Introducing: Olé Olé, a new King East resto-lounge with an impressive social conscience
Introducing: Olé Olé, a new King East resto-lounge with an impressive social conscience
Name: Olé Olé
Contact Info: 169 King St. E., 416-363-9000, oleoletoronto.com
Neighbourhood: King East
Chef: Rodrigo Aguilar
The Place: A three-storey Spanish-Mexican restaurant and event space that gives 10 percent of every bill to children’s charities like the Terry Fox Foundation and Right to Play. The sleek space (formerly home to Hanif Harji’s Kultura) has been given a festive makeover with chunky black chandeliers, an Aztec-style mural and leather banquettes draped with colourful woven blankets.
The Food: A diverse menu of Mexican tacos and tostadas and traditional Spanish tapas, like patatas bravas with olive mayo and white beans with chorizo. Mains include chicken mole and seafood paella.
The Drinks: Spanish wines and tequila cocktails. Pitchers of horchata are spiced with cinnamon and sweetened with dulce de leche.
The Numbers:
• 3 storeys
• 10 per cent of every bill donated to children’s charities
• 172 years since the building was constructed (in 1841)
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- Olé Olé’s main dining room and lounge
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- One of Olé Olé’s second floor dining rooms
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- Woven blankets and this Aztec-style mural add some Mexican flair to the former Kultura space
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- Guacamole ($11)
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- An order of guacamole comes with pico de gallo and corn tortilla chips
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- Beef-stuffed poblano peppers in walnut cream sauce with pomegranate seeds ($17)
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- The Cielo Rojo (i.e. “Red Sky”): tequila, watermelon and cranberry juice ($9)
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- Shrimp tacos with pickled coleslaw, serrano chili and garlic-lemon mayo ($6 each)
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- La Luz Del Sol (i.e. “Light of the Sun”): tequila, crème de banana, triple sec, muddled bananas and white chocolate ($12)
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- Chicken mole ($18)
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- Shrimp ceviche ($17)
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- Churros with Mexican chocolate and rompope-saffron sauce ($11)
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- Tres leches cake ($11)
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I just ate there yesterday with a couple friends and the food was great. Over a third of the menu is Spanish. We had the Paella and Tapa de Granada and they were was excellent. We also had the Angus Steak(Del Fogon), Lobser Taco, Avocado Guacamole and Cactus Salad. All were very tasty. The Stake taco with the chorizo was ok and same with the dessert. They could be improved. But, they said they were coming out with new ones next week. So all good. The salsa and nachos were amazing also and they gave them free. Very nice venue and polite staff. Can’t wait to go back.
Delicious food and great customer service. My server was very friendly and accommodating throughout the entire meal, and the general vibe I got from the restaurant was a sophisticated one. I agree that some of the charges seem a bit extraneous, but I don’t mind paying a bit extra if it comes with this level of dining experience.
Was here on Saturday and the ambience and customer service was AMAZING! They accommodated my requests on the spot. The food is tasty and presentation was palatable. …(wish was 3 tacos instead of 2) BUT the treatment and staff made my birthday celebration amazing…..Now imagine 10 women ( house wives of Tdot) loud, cackling and talking over great music…and an engaged manager….Reid, Connor…amazing guys but SO was ALL the staff…5*****