Introducing: The One Eighty, serving chicken and waffles with cocktails 51 storeys above Bay and Bloor
(Image: Gabby Frank)
Name: The One Eighty
Neighbourhood: Yorkville
Contact: 55 Bloor St. W. , 51st floor, 416-967-0000, the51stfloor.com , @the51stfloor
Previously: Panorama Lounge
Owner: Sebastien Centner, President and CEO of Eatertainment
Chefs: Christopher Matthews and Zach Jacobs
The Food: Approachable and fun (“but not whimsical,” says owner Sebasten Centner) plates, made using food from local suppliers: halibut tacos, flatbread pizza, buttermilk chicken and waffles and a ramen noodle slaw all find a place on the menu. “We wanted dishes that people could look at and recognize, but that may have a twist,” explains Centner. As a play on dim sum, servers come around with food carts in between courses so diners can make impulse two-bite purchases (quail eggs on homemade chips, for example). “The point is not to overstuff diners,” says Centner, but to create some continuity to the meal and provide “bursts of flavour during the lulls.”
The Drinks: A short list of easy-drinking beer, on tap and in bottles; a wine menu featuring both VQA and international selections, some available by the glass; and the bar’s “Shaken and Stirred” collection, six signature cocktails that are made-to-order in twee glass bottles and then poured table-side.
The Place: Taking up the top floor of the Manulife Centre, the sleek, 2,500-square-foot space with 21-foot barrel-vaulted ceilings can seat 90 (or let 250 cocktail-drinking folks mingle comfortably). Oh, and there’s the view: 51 storeys above Bay and Bloor, The One Eighty gives guests a chance to see the city from really (really, really) high up, and not just from behind windows—both north and south patios will open at the end of April.
311382 The Rosemary Bramble: Dillon's gin, rosemary, ginger, blackberries, lemon, sugar, cassis and soda ($15). (Image: Gabby Frank) https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/180-toronto-restaurants-01-150x150.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/180-toronto-restaurants-01.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/180-toronto-restaurants-01.jpg 1200 795 [] https://torontolife.com/food/introducing-one-eighty-serving-chicken-waffles-cocktails-51-storeys-bay-bloor/slide/180-toronto-restaurants-01/ 180-toronto-restaurants-01 0 0
(Image: Gabby Frank)
311383 The Draper: Jim Beam, aperol, amaro montenegro, soda ($15). https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/180-toronto-restaurants-02-150x150.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/180-toronto-restaurants-02.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/180-toronto-restaurants-02.jpg 1200 795 [] https://torontolife.com/food/introducing-one-eighty-serving-chicken-waffles-cocktails-51-storeys-bay-bloor/slide/180-toronto-restaurants-02/ 180-toronto-restaurants-02 0 0
311385 The food cart, stocked with impulse snack purchases, shows up between courses. https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/180-toronto-restaurants-04-150x150.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/180-toronto-restaurants-04.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/180-toronto-restaurants-04.jpg 800 1208 [] https://torontolife.com/food/introducing-one-eighty-serving-chicken-waffles-cocktails-51-storeys-bay-bloor/slide/180-toronto-restaurants-04/ 180-toronto-restaurants-04 0 0
311388 Crunchy ramen noodle slaw with avocado, mango, and sriracha shrimp ($22). https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/180-toronto-restaurants-07-150x150.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/180-toronto-restaurants-07.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/180-toronto-restaurants-07.jpg 800 1159 [] https://torontolife.com/food/introducing-one-eighty-serving-chicken-waffles-cocktails-51-storeys-bay-bloor/slide/180-toronto-restaurants-07/ 180-toronto-restaurants-07 0 0
311389 Halibut tacos with red slaw, sriracha sour cream, pico de gallo, coriander and lime ($16). https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/180-toronto-restaurants-08-150x150.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/180-toronto-restaurants-08.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/180-toronto-restaurants-08.jpg 800 1169 [] https://torontolife.com/food/introducing-one-eighty-serving-chicken-waffles-cocktails-51-storeys-bay-bloor/slide/180-toronto-restaurants-08/ 180-toronto-restaurants-08 0 0
311390 Beef carpaccio with French green beans, frisée, chive oil and pecorino ($16). https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/180-toronto-restaurants-09-150x150.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/180-toronto-restaurants-09.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/180-toronto-restaurants-09.jpg 1200 795 [] https://torontolife.com/food/introducing-one-eighty-serving-chicken-waffles-cocktails-51-storeys-bay-bloor/slide/180-toronto-restaurants-09/ 180-toronto-restaurants-09 0 0
311391 Cornish hen with rosemary jus and zucchini tagliatelle ($28). https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/180-toronto-restaurants-10-150x150.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/180-toronto-restaurants-10.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/180-toronto-restaurants-10.jpg 800 1087 [] https://torontolife.com/food/introducing-one-eighty-serving-chicken-waffles-cocktails-51-storeys-bay-bloor/slide/180-toronto-restaurants-10/ 180-toronto-restaurants-10 0 0
311392 Buttermilk fried chicken and waffles with crispy jalapeños and cherry chutney ($27). https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/180-toronto-restaurants-11-150x150.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/180-toronto-restaurants-11.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/180-toronto-restaurants-11.jpg 1200 773 [] https://torontolife.com/food/introducing-one-eighty-serving-chicken-waffles-cocktails-51-storeys-bay-bloor/slide/180-toronto-restaurants-11/ 180-toronto-restaurants-11 0 0
311393 The One Eighty: prosciutto, smoked provolone, pesto and arugula ($22). https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/180-toronto-restaurants-12-150x150.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/180-toronto-restaurants-12.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/180-toronto-restaurants-12.jpg 1200 759 [] https://torontolife.com/food/introducing-one-eighty-serving-chicken-waffles-cocktails-51-storeys-bay-bloor/slide/180-toronto-restaurants-12/ 180-toronto-restaurants-12 0 0
311394 Clockwise from top right: lemon meringue verrine with buttery graham streusel ($11), chocolate peanut butter tart with candied peanut bark and dark chocolate ganache ($12) and raspberry mousse cake with fruit compote and chocolate tuile ($12). https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/180-toronto-restaurants-13-150x150.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/180-toronto-restaurants-13.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/180-toronto-restaurants-13.jpg 1200 800 [] https://torontolife.com/food/introducing-one-eighty-serving-chicken-waffles-cocktails-51-storeys-bay-bloor/slide/180-toronto-restaurants-13/ 180-toronto-restaurants-13 0 0
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311384 Here's the view during the day, facing south. https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/180-toronto-restaurants-03-150x150.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/180-toronto-restaurants-03.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/180-toronto-restaurants-03.jpg 1200 795 [] https://torontolife.com/food/introducing-one-eighty-serving-chicken-waffles-cocktails-51-storeys-bay-bloor/slide/180-toronto-restaurants-03/ 180-toronto-restaurants-03 0 0
311395 And at night. https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/180-toronto-restaurants-14-150x150.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/180-toronto-restaurants-14.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/180-toronto-restaurants-14.jpg 1200 749 [] https://torontolife.com/food/introducing-one-eighty-serving-chicken-waffles-cocktails-51-storeys-bay-bloor/slide/180-toronto-restaurants-14/ 180-toronto-restaurants-14 0 0
West: 74
East: 4
It’s one block west of Yonge :)