Introducing: Hunters Landing, a new post-game hangout in Concord CityPlace
Name: Hunters Landing
Neighbourhood: Concord CityPlace
Contact Info: 82 Fort York Blvd., 647-352-6082, hunterslanding.ca
Owners: Steve Pelton and Jesse Topliffe from Joy Management Group, the company behind Williams Landing and South of Temperance, and Dennis Palma-Cedeño
Chef: Dennis Palma-Cedeño, the former executive chef of South of Temperance
The Food: Pub food with a Latin American bent, like mojo-glazed chicken wings and a burger topped with pulled pork and cotija cheese. On weekends, eggs Bennys come topped with lobster and braised beef.
The Drinks: Beer, sangria and house cocktails, including a monstrous Caesar garnished with a lobster tail, a brisket slider, smoked bacon, smoked mozzarella and house pickles.
The Place : Tucked away on the first two floors of a CityPlace condo tower, the restaurant draws an equal share of Bay Street brokers and post-game Jays’ fans looking to celebrate (or commiserate) with a beer. It caters to both groups with a massive freestanding bar, 10 flat-screen televisions and a 2,000-square-foot deck surrounded by potted trees and designer shrubs. Concrete floors and exposed ducts give the space an industrial feel.
The Numbers:
• $10,000 to rent out the Bird’s Nest, a second floor area with floor-to-ceiling windows
• 2000-square-feet of patio space
• 1834, a signature gin cocktail named after the year Toronto officially became Toronto (before then the city was called York)
• 160 staff members
• $32 for the most expensive dish on the menu, a rib eye steak with marscarpone mashed potatoes and bacon-Chianti sauce
• 14 hours to slow-braise the lamb for the lamb tagliatelle with caramelized onions
• 10 flat screen televisions
• 4 different burgers: a cheeseburger, a barbecued pork burger, a turkey burger and a tofu burger (called The Cheater)
236848 Hunters Landing takes up two floors of a CityPlace condo tower at 82 Fort York Boulevard, near Spadina and Lakeshore (Image: Caroline Aksich) Introducing: Hunters Landing Introducing: Hunters Landing https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/hunters-landing-toronto-restaurant-11-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/hunters-landing-toronto-restaurant-11.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/hunters-landing-toronto-restaurant-11.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/food/hunters-landing-toronto-restaurants/slide/hunters-landing-toronto-restaurant-11/ hunters-landing-toronto-restaurant-11 0 0
(Image: Caroline Aksich)
236855 Concrete floors and exposed ducts give the space a vintage-industrial feel (Image: Caroline Aksich) Introducing: Hunters Landing Introducing: Hunters Landing https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/hunters-landing-toronto-restaurant-18-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/hunters-landing-toronto-restaurant-18.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/hunters-landing-toronto-restaurant-18.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/food/hunters-landing-toronto-restaurants/slide/hunters-landing-toronto-restaurant-18/ hunters-landing-toronto-restaurant-18 0 0
(Image: Caroline Aksich)
236854 (Image: Caroline Aksich) Introducing: Hunters Landing Introducing: Hunters Landing https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/hunters-landing-toronto-restaurant-17-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/hunters-landing-toronto-restaurant-17.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/hunters-landing-toronto-restaurant-17.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/food/hunters-landing-toronto-restaurants/slide/hunters-landing-toronto-restaurant-17/ hunters-landing-toronto-restaurant-17 0 0
(Image: Caroline Aksich)
236851 One of the space’s 10 flat screen televisions (Image: Caroline Aksich) Introducing: Hunters Landing Introducing: Hunters Landing https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/hunters-landing-toronto-restaurant-14-e1380030390296-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/hunters-landing-toronto-restaurant-14.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/hunters-landing-toronto-restaurant-14.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/food/hunters-landing-toronto-restaurants/slide/hunters-landing-toronto-restaurant-14/ hunters-landing-toronto-restaurant-14 0 0
(Image: Caroline Aksich)
236857 (Image: Caroline Aksich) Introducing: Hunters Landing Introducing: Hunters Landing https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/hunters-landing-toronto-restaurant-20-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/hunters-landing-toronto-restaurant-20.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/hunters-landing-toronto-restaurant-20.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/food/hunters-landing-toronto-restaurants/slide/hunters-landing-toronto-restaurant-20/ hunters-landing-toronto-restaurant-20 0 0
(Image: Caroline Aksich)
236856 (Image: Caroline Aksich) Introducing: Hunters Landing Introducing: Hunters Landing https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/hunters-landing-toronto-restaurant-19-e1380030421318-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/hunters-landing-toronto-restaurant-19.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/hunters-landing-toronto-restaurant-19.jpg 667 1000 [] https://torontolife.com/food/hunters-landing-toronto-restaurants/slide/hunters-landing-toronto-restaurant-19/ hunters-landing-toronto-restaurant-19 0 0
(Image: Caroline Aksich)
236853 (Image: Caroline Aksich) Introducing: Hunters Landing Introducing: Hunters Landing https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/hunters-landing-toronto-restaurant-16-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/hunters-landing-toronto-restaurant-16.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/hunters-landing-toronto-restaurant-16.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/food/hunters-landing-toronto-restaurants/slide/hunters-landing-toronto-restaurant-16/ hunters-landing-toronto-restaurant-16 0 0
(Image: Caroline Aksich)
236849 The 2,000-square-foot patio (Image: Caroline Aksich) Introducing: Hunters Landing Introducing: Hunters Landing https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/hunters-landing-toronto-restaurant-12-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/hunters-landing-toronto-restaurant-12.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/hunters-landing-toronto-restaurant-12.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/food/hunters-landing-toronto-restaurants/slide/hunters-landing-toronto-restaurant-12/ hunters-landing-toronto-restaurant-12 0 0
(Image: Caroline Aksich)
236839 Peppercorn and cumin–crusted steak salad with roast peppers, asparagus, chèvre and a Rioja glaze ($18) (Image: Caroline Aksich) Introducing: Hunters Landing Introducing: Hunters Landing https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/hunters-landing-toronto-restaurant-02-e1380030267903-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/hunters-landing-toronto-restaurant-02.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/hunters-landing-toronto-restaurant-02.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/food/hunters-landing-toronto-restaurants/slide/hunters-landing-toronto-restaurant-02/ hunters-landing-toronto-restaurant-02 0 0
(Image: Caroline Aksich)
236846 Mussels in white wine–tomato broth with house-cured bacon, baby kale and focaccia ($12) (Image: Caroline Aksich) Introducing: Hunters Landing Introducing: Hunters Landing https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/hunters-landing-toronto-restaurant-09-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/hunters-landing-toronto-restaurant-09.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/hunters-landing-toronto-restaurant-09.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/food/hunters-landing-toronto-restaurants/slide/hunters-landing-toronto-restaurant-09/ hunters-landing-toronto-restaurant-09 0 0
(Image: Caroline Aksich)
236845 The Absolut Cure: a Caesar garnished with an east-coast lobster tail, a brisket slider, smoked bacon, house-smoked mozzarella and house pickles ($16) (Image: Caroline Aksich) Introducing: Hunters Landing Introducing: Hunters Landing https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/hunters-landing-toronto-restaurant-08-e1380030347471-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/hunters-landing-toronto-restaurant-08.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/hunters-landing-toronto-restaurant-08.jpg 667 1000 [] https://torontolife.com/food/hunters-landing-toronto-restaurants/slide/hunters-landing-toronto-restaurant-08/ hunters-landing-toronto-restaurant-08 0 0
(Image: Caroline Aksich)
236840 Slow-braised lamb tagliatelle with caramelized onions, roasted mushrooms and za’atar mascarpone ($20) (Image: Caroline Aksich) Introducing: Hunters Landing Introducing: Hunters Landing https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/hunters-landing-toronto-restaurant-03-e1380030281928-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/hunters-landing-toronto-restaurant-03.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/hunters-landing-toronto-restaurant-03.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/food/hunters-landing-toronto-restaurants/slide/hunters-landing-toronto-restaurant-03/ hunters-landing-toronto-restaurant-03 0 0
(Image: Caroline Aksich)
236844 Panko-crusted queso with hot pepper spread, roasted grapes, bacon jam and black lava salt ($14) (Image: Caroline Aksich) Introducing: Hunters Landing Introducing: Hunters Landing https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/hunters-landing-toronto-restaurant-07-e1380030330855-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/hunters-landing-toronto-restaurant-07.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/hunters-landing-toronto-restaurant-07.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/food/hunters-landing-toronto-restaurants/slide/hunters-landing-toronto-restaurant-07/ hunters-landing-toronto-restaurant-07 0 0
(Image: Caroline Aksich)
236843 Huevos rancheros ($10) (Image: Caroline Aksich) Introducing: Hunters Landing Introducing: Hunters Landing https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/hunters-landing-toronto-restaurant-06-e1380030315681-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/hunters-landing-toronto-restaurant-06.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/hunters-landing-toronto-restaurant-06.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/food/hunters-landing-toronto-restaurants/slide/hunters-landing-toronto-restaurant-06/ hunters-landing-toronto-restaurant-06 0 0
(Image: Caroline Aksich)
236842 Seafood paella with ribs and house-made chorizo ($25) (Image: Caroline Aksich) Introducing: Hunters Landing Introducing: Hunters Landing https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/hunters-landing-toronto-restaurant-05-e1380030298379-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/hunters-landing-toronto-restaurant-05.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/hunters-landing-toronto-restaurant-05.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/food/hunters-landing-toronto-restaurants/slide/hunters-landing-toronto-restaurant-05/ hunters-landing-toronto-restaurant-05 0 0
(Image: Caroline Aksich)
236841 Chimichurri chicken pizza with basil, sweet peppers and whipped chèvre ($16) (Image: Caroline Aksich) Introducing: Hunters Landing Introducing: Hunters Landing https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/hunters-landing-toronto-restaurant-04-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/hunters-landing-toronto-restaurant-04.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/hunters-landing-toronto-restaurant-04.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/food/hunters-landing-toronto-restaurants/slide/hunters-landing-toronto-restaurant-04/ hunters-landing-toronto-restaurant-04 0 0
(Image: Caroline Aksich)
236838 Fresh-ground burger topped with barbequed pork and tomato salsa ($17) (Image: Caroline Aksich) Introducing: Hunters Landing Introducing: Hunters Landing https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/hunters-landing-toronto-restaurant-01-e1380030251115-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/hunters-landing-toronto-restaurant-01.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/hunters-landing-toronto-restaurant-01.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/food/hunters-landing-toronto-restaurants/slide/hunters-landing-toronto-restaurant-01/ hunters-landing-toronto-restaurant-01 0 0
(Image: Caroline Aksich)
236847 The Hunters Landing team (Image: Caroline Aksich) Introducing: Hunters Landing Introducing: Hunters Landing https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/hunters-landing-toronto-restaurant-10-e1380030366891-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/hunters-landing-toronto-restaurant-10.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/hunters-landing-toronto-restaurant-10.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/food/hunters-landing-toronto-restaurants/slide/hunters-landing-toronto-restaurant-10/ hunters-landing-toronto-restaurant-10 0 0
(Image: Caroline Aksich)