Name: The Gatsby Contact: 18 Saint Thomas St., 416-971-9666, windsorarmshotel.com, @windsorarms Neighbourhood: University Previously: Lounge 22 Owner: George Friedmann
The food
Upscale comfort food in the form of bar snacks, à la carte lunch and dinner menus, and a prix-fixe dinner menu. Although the lounge is “resonant with the Gatsby era,” Friedmann says, the food is given all the culinary expectations of 2018: there are dairy-free options, gluten-free ones and a dedicated kosher menu.
These savoury doughnuts are served with a shallot and roasted pear butter. $8.
An avocado kale caesar with smoked bacon, shaved parmesan and herbed croutons, tossed in a roasted garlic dressing. $16.
Salmon tartare with shallots, bell pepper, lemon juice and olive oil. Served with lotus and taro chips. $22.
These vegan sliders are made with tofu and red lentils, topped with pea shoots and tomato, and served on a toasted bun. $19 for three.
The seafood board for two includes grilled calamari, three oysters, smoked salmon on crostini and fish tempura. $38.
The St. Thomas Burger, available at lunch and on the bar menu, is topped with gouda, fig preserves, Boston lettuce, caramelized onion and tomato, and served on a milk bun. $19.
Hen Two Ways features a thyme- and apricot-stuffed thigh, buttermilk fried breast, seasonal vegetables, roasted fingerling potatoes, pomme purée and thyme jus. $32.
A whole spread.
The drinks
Beer, signature and classic cocktails, a sizeable collection of hard-to-find aged Scotch and a wine list that’s over 700 labels deep (the cellar’s oldest bottle is from 1918). A unique half-bottle program includes dessert wines and a few larger-investment pours.
Classic Daiquiri: Mount Gay rum, fresh lime and cane juice. $15.
The space
The long room in the hotel’s lobby has been transformed to provide two different experiences: there’s an opulent dining room decked out in white linen and original Charles Pachter paintings, and a polished lounge filled with comfy chairs and couches.
The throne seat found in the dining room lets guests who sit there lord over their peers seated at less-fancy tables.
Check out all that wine.
The grand piano (which doubles as a bar table) has been used in impromptu performances by Sir Elton John, Robin Williams, Richard Gere and Andrea Bocelli.
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Name: The Gatsby
Contact: 18 Saint Thomas St., 416-971-9666, windsorarmshotel.com, @windsorarms
Neighbourhood: University
Previously: Lounge 22
Owner: George Friedmann
The food
Upscale comfort food in the form of bar snacks, à la carte lunch and dinner menus, and a prix-fixe dinner menu. Although the lounge is "resonant with the Gatsby era," Friedmann says, the food is given all the culinary expectations of 2018: there are dairy-free options, gluten-free ones and a dedicated kosher menu.
[caption id="attachment_457374" align="aligncenter" width="1593"] These savoury doughnuts are served with a shallot and roasted pear butter. $8.[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_457369" align="aligncenter" width="1593"] An avocado kale caesar with smoked bacon, shaved parmesan and herbed croutons, tossed in a roasted garlic dressing. $16.[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_457387" align="aligncenter" width="1593"] Salmon tartare with shallots, bell pepper, lemon juice and olive oil. Served with lotus and taro chips. $22.[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_457385" align="aligncenter" width="1593"] These vegan sliders are made with tofu and red lentils, topped with pea shoots and tomato, and served on a toasted bun. $19 for three.[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_457384" align="aligncenter" width="1593"] The seafood board for two includes grilled calamari, three oysters, smoked salmon on crostini and fish tempura. $38.[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_457368" align="aligncenter" width="1593"] The St. Thomas Burger, available at lunch and on the bar menu, is topped with gouda, fig preserves, Boston lettuce, caramelized onion and tomato, and served on a milk bun. $19.[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_457376" align="aligncenter" width="1593"] Hen Two Ways features a thyme- and apricot-stuffed thigh, buttermilk fried breast, seasonal vegetables, roasted fingerling potatoes, pomme purée and thyme jus. $32.[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_457386" align="aligncenter" width="1593"] A whole spread.[/caption]
The drinks
Beer, signature and classic cocktails, a sizeable collection of hard-to-find aged Scotch and a wine list that’s over 700 labels deep (the cellar's oldest bottle is from 1918). A unique half-bottle program includes dessert wines and a few larger-investment pours.
[caption id="attachment_457377" align="aligncenter" width="1593"] The Berry Mule: muddled wild berries, Tito’s vodka, ginger beer. $16.[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_457372" align="aligncenter" width="1593"] Classic Daiquiri: Mount Gay rum, fresh lime and cane juice. $15.[/caption]
The space
The long room in the hotel's lobby has been transformed to provide two different experiences: there’s an opulent dining room decked out in white linen and original Charles Pachter paintings, and a polished lounge filled with comfy chairs and couches.
[caption id="attachment_457373" align="aligncenter" width="1593"] The throne seat found in the dining room lets guests who sit there lord over their peers seated at less-fancy tables.[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_457370" align="aligncenter" width="1593"] Check out all that wine.[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_457379" align="aligncenter" width="1593"] The grand piano (which doubles as a bar table) has been used in impromptu performances by Sir Elton John, Robin Williams, Richard Gere and Andrea Bocelli.[/caption]
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