Tasting Menu
The way to eat here. Seasonal, French-rooted, precisely paced.
French · York Mills
Auberge du Pommier
Two nineteenth-century woodcutters’ cottages, and the most formal French room north of Bloor
FrenchYork Mills, Toronto$$$$Details being confirmed
The review
Auberge du Pommier occupies two woodcutters' cottages from the 1860s, marooned now behind the office towers of York Mills, and the incongruity is a large part of the pleasure. In summer the courtyard is the single prettiest place to eat in Toronto.
The cooking is French with contemporary edges and the tasting menu is the way to take it. Duck, in whatever form the season dictates, is reliably the strongest thing on the à la carte. The cheese trolley is a real trolley with a real selection, and rushing it is a mistake.
Honest notes: it is very expensive and it is formal, both of which are declared upfront. It is closed Sunday and Monday. Book the courtyard in July and it justifies every part of the bill.
What to order
Duck
Whatever form it takes that season. It is always the strongest thing on the à la carte.
Cheese Trolley
Actual trolley, actual selection. Take the time.
What works
- The courtyard in summer is unmatched
- Wine cellar is one of the deepest in Toronto
- Service is formal without being stiff
What doesn’t
- Very expensive
- Formality will not suit everyone
- Closed Sunday and Monday
Verdict
The tasting menu, the cheese trolley, the courtyard in July.