First Date Veggie Restos (GTA)

[dudebrah]

Hey guys..
My first post to this board .. what an awesome resource!

Anyway, I'm going on a first date with a girl who's a vegetarian (which I am not). So - I was wondering if anyone knows of a nice restaurant (e.g. first date nice - i.e. not a dive) with great veggie offerings. Any suggestions serving unconventional or fun fare would be welcome!

Great thanks!

[dudebrah]

wow thanks for all of your posts! i think fressen may get my pick .. but has anyone heard of Cafe 668 (number one pick from http://www.nowtoronto.com/issues/2006...)? does it live up to the hype?

[galambo]

best veg rest in toronto. Small though you may have to wait awhile for a table.

but even you will like it <S>

Warning there are two veg restuirnats next to each other and third just a block away.

668 is the best, but the other two aren't bad (buit not first date material)

[dudebrah]

ive decided on fressen .. seems like a bit of a nicer/hipper place than 668 - but that'll be the second date i think no doubt .. i also really liked the various ethnic suggestions (jewish [which we are]. moroccan and ethiopian). while i'm not a veggie, i really dont need to eat meat - i just like tasty food!

again, thanks everyone .. this has to be one of the best communities on the web

[ryth]

You'll love Fressen, but Fresh is an excellent choice for your second date. Try the one on Queen just west of Bellwoods park, it's great and the staff are excellent.

[orangewasabi]

I second the Fresh on Queen West near Bellwoods -- good stuff!

[hoagy294]

Boujadi is a Moroccan restaurant with great veggie options plus meat for the non-vegetarians.
I second Ethiopia House as a good choice.
Most of the Greek restaurants on the Danforth have vegetarian options.

[Googs]

If she is vegetarian and you are not, why not take her to a nice Italian restaurant? Plenty of veggie choices for her plus land & sea creatures for you. What neighbourhood will you be dining in?

[caddie]

What about Fresh (by Juice for Life) @ Spadina + Queen? Yummy veg food and lots of places in the area to go afterwards. I think it's nice enough for a first date - personally, too nice for a first date creeps me out. But maybe that's just me!

[thought_for_food]

The food at Fresh is delicious, but if the location at Bloor and Spadina is anything to go by it may not be the best choice for a first date only because it is quite noisy and tables are very close together, leading to little or no privacy for first date conversations.

[orangewasabi]

you could eat well as a veggie or not at Tabuleh or Jerusalem
it's easy and fun to eat all veggie at Ethiopian House, they even have a veggie tasting platter with 8-10 different dishes.

[estufarian]

Live, on Dupont just east of Spadina.
Not only vegetarian, but also all food is raw - and surprisingly tasty.
Great ambiance - and chance of some stargazing.

[Edith S]

Live has a few cooked macrobiotic dishes.

[Super Nintendo Chalmers]

Fressen on Queen has a nice vibe and the food is quite good -- plus it's a sharing menu, good for first dates :)

[Rabbit]

I second Fressen... like Super says, good food and suitably date-y atmosphere.

[rbc]

graceful vegetarian (up near Pacific mall) is a cool choice (if you have wheels to get there). It's all vegetarian dim-sum, and there are plenty of little bakeries and other shops around too.

[galambo]

while graceful is good (so is gourmet veg restaurant and sam's wok) both are not 'classy'

i would go with Fressej