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Batifole 774 Gerrard St. East (north side, west of Logan) Toronto, ON tel: 416.462.9965 Mon: 6 pm - 10 pm Tues: closed Wed - Fri: 6 pm - 10.30 pm Sat: 6 pm - 11.30 pm Sun: 5.30 pm - 10 pm Click here for Batifole's Restaurant Profile Click here to see Batifole's Featured Prix Fixe Menu Offerings for 'east end eats out' Click here for Google Map

Restaurant Profile - Batifole

The best French Food in Chinatown! Jean-Jacques Texier, past executive chef and general manager of Yorkville's Sassafrazz, brings fine French cuisine to Leslieville at very attractive prices.

Batifole is an intimate small French restaurant that serves simple, comfortable cooking without pretence to the residents of Riverdale for more than two years. The dinner menu is straigt-forward with eight appetizers, and eight mains courses, evenly priced at $8.00 and $16.00. Service is professional and friendly with no attitude. With over 200 French labels, the list features only carefully selected wines, many of which are inexpensive. Our goal is to make you feel at home, help you unwind, relax and have a great time among friends.

Oddly located in the other Chinatown “east-end that is”, it has caught the attention of Toronto’s food critics and received rave reviews:

Eye Weekly November 06 Rating; “Flawless” …Perfect food, Perfect presentation and perfect vibe of what is one of Toronto best restaurant. Food Critic Kathryn Borel

Zagat Survey Toronto 06/07 This “Hidden Jewell” has respondents raving “la Vraie de Vraie “; Francophiles laud “excellent” “authentic” Gallic cuisine, a teroir-specific wine list and “Knowledgeable staffers” all of which keep the place true to its roots and the casual yet classic room has pleasantly unpretentious vibe. Rating: food: 27, décor: 18, service: 22

Now Magazine “Best of Toronto” October 06 Best French restaurant.

Toronto Life “Eating & Drinking Guide 06/07” Best mid-priced restaurant in Toronto.

Now Magazine. Rated Fifth of the Top Ten Best Restaurants in 2004

Top 100 restaurants in Canada. Selected in the 05/06 Anne Hardy’s guide “Where to eat in Canada”.

Where Magazine. Most Memorable Meal Award Nominee 04/05/06/07

Toronto Star. Rating 4 STARS September 04 . “The food here is superb… Batifole is like a pot au feu simmering in late afternoon… each time you taste it, it gets better.” Food critic Andy Murdoch

Now Magazine. Rating NNNN June 04 “Batifole put the spotlight where it belongs an excellent chef .”
Food critic Steven Davey.

National Post. September 04 Food Critic Jacob Richler said “Batifole features a bistro menu of authenticity seldom seen in Toronto… The food is accomplished and highly enjoyable, the service professional and unobtrusive… Food this Delicious at prices so low is a blessing indeed.”

Globe and Mail. Food Critic Joanne Kates October 04 . “The Crab and rockfish soup is a triumph…Batifole is sweet and warm like the caramel sauce with Jack-Daniels.”

Toronto sun. Food writer Elizabeth Bair June 04 “A romping good eat… Chef Texier cuisine is personal… Batifole is charming and intimate.”

Toronto .com Food critic Alan A Vernon June 04 “To Dine for” Food 3 ½ STARS service 4 ½ STARS
Ambience Three ½ STARS

Recommended by Patron’s Pick And The French side of Toronto.

North Toronto Town Crier. Rating Food 8/10 service 9/10.

Toronto Life. Rating THREE ½ STARS. December 05 “It may take is name from the French verb ‘to frolic,’ but there’s nothing frivolous about the food at this trad bistro. Chef Jean-Jacques Texier menu of French classics doesn’t disappoint.”

Don’t take their words for it! Try it for yourself.