What’s on the menu at the Rooftop at the Broadview Hotel, the summer’s top east-end hangout
The Broadview Hotel is a looker, inside and out, and the revitalized Streetcar Developments property at Queen and Broadview also offers a stunning panorama of the Toronto skyline from its top-floor bar and restaurant, the Rooftop.
The food
While the hotel’s street-level Civic restaurant is still in the works, the Rooftop has its own kitchen run by chef Ryan Michailoff (Cadillac Jenkins, Table 17), with a menu created by east-end restaurateurs Erik Joyal and executive chef John Sinopoli (Gare de L’Est, Ascari Enoteca, Hi-Lo Bar, Table 17).
The space
Designed by DesignAgency, the Rooftop has seating for 140 people. One of the building’s towers has been converted into a private dining space with an additional 20 seats.
106 Broadview Ave., 416-362-8439, thebroadviewhotel.ca, @BroadviewHotel
, with a menu created by east-end restaurateurs Erik Joyal and executive chef John Sinopoli (Gare de L’Est, Ascari Enoteca, Hi-Lo Bar, Table 17).
[caption id="attachment_431217" align="aligncenter" width="1593"] Fried smelts with harissa mayo. $12.[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_431218" align="aligncenter" width="1593"] Jerk pork ribs served with an almost custard-like roasted-corn-and-jalapeño cake, and grilled scallion mayo. $16.[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_431219" align="aligncenter" width="1593"] Minced lamb and beef kefta, served with za'atar yogurt, pickled turnips, pomegranate molasses and house-made pita. $17. (Substitute the meat for crispy cauliflower, $15.)[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_431216" align="aligncenter" width="1593"] Foie gras parfait served with date-and-sherry butter and simit, a long, bagel-like sesame bread. $19.[/caption]
The space
Designed by DesignAgency, the Rooftop has seating for 140 people. One of the building's towers has been converted into a private dining space with an additional 20 seats.
[caption id="attachment_431220" align="aligncenter" width="1593"] A view of downtown Toronto from Broadview Hotel’s seventh floor rooftop.[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_431222" align="aligncenter" width="1593"] The 360-degree skylight view of Riverside from the Rooftop’s enclosed lounge.[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_431224" align="aligncenter" width="1593"] The south-facing patio offers a spanning view of the construction of cranes dominating Toronto’s downtown skyline.[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_431225" align="aligncenter" width="708"] The Rooftop kitchen caters the Tower’s private space.[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_431244" align="aligncenter" width="1593"] The bar sits on what used to be the Broadview Hotel's empty roof. There’s a broad selection of wines and cocktails.[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_431227" align="aligncenter" width="1593"] A glass wall behind the bar opens to the L-shaped patio, giving guests access to the bar without needing to reenter the glass-enclosed space.[/caption]
106 Broadview Ave., 416-362-8439, thebroadviewhotel.ca, @BroadviewHotel){kind=link}