Lunch recommendation Queen & University

[Marniee]

A few friends are meeting mid-week for lunch. I'm not familiar with the restaurants in the area - we don't mind walking a bit. Any recommendations would be appreciated.

[JToronto]

Hi Marniee, I guess we may need to know more about what your friends like/expect. For example... I love the Queen Mother too but I'd meet up there with some casual university friends, on a day when we're all in our jeans; whereas I'd go to Nota Bene or Osgoode Hall with business contacts I'm trying to impress. Or my mother, on her birthday. All good options but entirely different style.

[Marniee]

It's more of a casual get together.

[LTL]

Trimurti has good Indian.

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Trimurti
265 Queen St W, Toronto, ON M5V1Z4, CA

[canadianbeaver]

Yes, Trimurti is great. DELICIOUS buffet...always hot, great options for vegetarians, people who don't even like indian (like pasta salad, etc). I have never had a bad meal there. And it's cheap!

[phoenikia]

Nota Bene or the Dining Room at Osgoode Hall would be my picks.

[escoffier]

Second Osgoode Hall. Make a reso, don't tell them where you're going and wow'em when they walk in. There's also Cooks on 8 in the Bay at Queen and Bay. I haven't been there in a while though - anyone have any current knowledge?

[Sarah Cat]

I like the Queen Mother Café. I used to go there all the time for lunch when I worked in the neighbourhood. Their lunches are really delicious and reasonably priced, and the atmosphere is elegant but casual. The menu is eclectic — it include provençal dishes, dim sum, pad thai, veggie and grain burgers — they used to have the BEST turkey burger!

Ho Su japanese restaurant a bit further west on Queen is wonderful. Some of the cheapest sushi in the city, and the avocado rolls are to die for! Huge, perfectly ripe chunks of avocado.

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Queen Mother
206 Queen St W, Toronto, ON M5V1Z2, CA

Ho Su Bistro
254 Queen St W, Toronto, ON M5V1Z8, CA