Smith Brothers Steakhouse Tavern

Smith Brothers is a fairly new restaurant that opened in the Scarborough area of Toronto that boasts having some of the steaks and prime ribs in town.  We were very interested as finding an amazing steakhouse in town can be pretty tough.  We have a pretty big crowd that evening so we decided to make reservations just in case it was busy and sure enough it was pretty busy.  Even with reservations we were made to wait for 20 minutes at the front.

Once we finally got our seats, we were led to a separate room where there were were two tables of 20 people each surrounding us.  We could see that one side had already their prime ribs while the other side was still getting comfortable into their seats.  When the waiter came by, we were told that the prime ribs were all sold out.  As disappointed as that sounded, we were a little stunned by the announcement since this was a steakhouse after all.  After our table completed our orders, thirty minutes later, we could see that the table beside us who ordered after us, had prime ribs rolling out left, right and centre. 

Prime Rib Sliders

We didn't know exactly what happened as to why they got prime ribs after we were told that they were sold out.  We all ended up ordering something for the evening however.  Since we could order any Prime Ribs themselves we went with the Prime Rib Sliders ($12.00).  With  horseradish on the side, the prime rib sliders were decent however it was certainly no Prime Rib platter meal.  The meat was sliced thinly and each slider contained about 5-6 pieces of meat.  It was almost the equivalent of eating a meat sandwich from Montreal minus the mustard. 

Mushroom Soup

My Mushroom Soup actually arrived after the sliders were already all eaten.  The mushroom soup although as tasty as it was, was pretty salty the further down one went.  One could definitely taste the mushrooms finely pureed into the soup but by the time one got to the bottom of the bowl, one was reaching for the water.  We were not sure if we were suppose to mix the whole soup prior to eating but it was quite a difference of tastes from start to finish. 

Double Chocolate Orange Mousse

I finished the meal with a Double Chocolate Orange Mousse.  It was decent but really didn't captivate me through with any wow factor to it.  If anything, it was probably a tad too sweet for me.  For the real chocolate lovers, this could be your cup of tea but for me it was probably fitting going from a real salty soup to a really sweet dessert.

Overall, it was a pretty disappointing evening. We asked the waitress afterwards as to why there was no Prime Rib Platters offered to us and were told that these items had to be ordered ahead of time.  It was too bad no one really made mention of that when we were making our reservations.  The problem with it was like a fellow retail store that went under, when a customer is there and they don't carry the stuff that one wants, then it's highly probable that the customer will never return to that place.  It certainly didn't leave a good taste in our mouths.  Like the saying goes, not too sure if we will ever make a return visit. One can't give high points if the food isn't there.  Overall I give it a 2.5 out of 5. 


Smith Brothers Steakhouse Tavern
880 Warden Avenue
Toronto Ontario

416-751-3100