Enhance your Toronto trip with a meal at one of Toronto’s best restaurants. The Cactus Club Café Toronto creates exquisite dishes with farm-to-table foods located in Toronto’s Financial District.
Whether you’re a foodie or a connoisseur of vibrant and exciting spaces, dining at the Cactus Club Café Toronto is something you need to experience. Iron Chef Rob Feenie has incorporated classic dishes from his career into an ever-changing menu that uses only the best ingredients. His designed menu sources food in an environmentally conscious manner with farm-to-table freshness. And the Cactus Club Café in Toronto provides diners with a cutting-edge environment, surrounded by artwork and vintage decor.
About Cactus Club Café
The first Cactus Club Café opened in 1988 in North Vancouver. Richard Jaffray was only 23 years old when he sold his first restaurant to start this fresh culinary experience. By 2013, Cactus Club Café had grown to 25 locations with 2,000 employees. Beyond the goal of providing excellent service and top-quality cuisine, the restaurant is also involved in the community, giving more than $1 million to charities in the past five years. An integral part of the local food scene, it adds another great reason to book a flight to Toronto.
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Cactus Club Café in Toronto
Since its grand opening in Toronto at the end of 2015, the Cactus Club Café Toronto has made a name for itself as the trendy go-to eatery in Toronto if you’re looking to treat yourself. There are often lines at peak meal times, despite the huge, 15,000-square-foot space at First Canadian Place.
You can walk from the restaurant to the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, and it’s just a few blocks from the Harbourfront Center as well.
Where should you sit at the Cactus Club Café Toronto?
Chef Rob Feenie is the first Canadian to be crowned Iron Chef, and he owned two top-rated restaurants of his own before joining the Cactus Club Café. For the full experience, try dining on the second floor in the Rob Feenie Dining Room, surrounded by original Andy Warhol paintings.
The restaurant stays open until 1 a.m. every day. There’s seating for 500, including the third floor, which has a retractable roof.
What to Order at the Cactus Club Café
Menus are not identical between each location, but there are certain mainstays that are available at all of the restaurants in the chain, including Cactus Club Café Toronto.
One of the most succulent and delicious selections is the butternut squash ravioli. This is one of the signature dishes brought onboard with Chef Feenie, which features mascarpone-filled ravioli, sautéed prawns, and pine nuts, and topped with a leaf of pan-fried sage. The recipe has been part of Feenie’s repertoire for years.
The Tuna Stack with citrus tamari vinaigrette, sesame seeds, and avocado is another Cactus Club favourite. End your meal with the caramel chocolate mousse. This dessert comes with a layer of rich, creamy chocolate mousse topped with toffee and warm caramel foam.
How is the food sourced at the Cactus Club Café?
As a founding member of the Green Table Network, Cactus Club Café buys fresh produce from local farmers and sources ingredients from local suppliers whenever possible. This not only brings fresh, healthy food to the Cactus Club Café Toronto patrons, but it also lowers the carbon footprint when supplies aren’t shipped long distances.
Another way Cactus Club Café Toronto reduces its environmental footprint is by following the Ocean Wise fish conservation program that was started by the Vancouver Aquarium. Seafood is purchased from sustainable sources that cause less impact on the environment, helping to prevent over-fishing of the oceans.
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More Restaurants in Toronto’s Financial District
Looking for somewhere else to dine in Toronto’s Financial District? Here are some other great restaurants nearby that are perfect for a lunch meeting or spots to eat that are nearby the main Toronto tourist attractions.
- Rosalinda: a feel-good vegan Mexican restaurant with modern decor
- Drake One Fifty: serves elevated Canadian-fare made from scratch
- VOLOS: upscale Greek food specializing in seafood
- The Gabardine: best known for great service and comfort food in a cozy atmosphere
Private dining rooms in Toronto’s Financial District
- Bosk: upscale Asian restaurant in Toronto’s Shangri-La Hotel
- Richmond Station: serving a mix of individual and family-style meals
- The Fifth & Terrace: French-inspired seafood and steak restaurant
- Bymark: best known for their large patio space under the direction of The McEwan Group
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