The dinner date is one of the most natural ways to spend time with a companion, and Yorkville is one of the best places in Toronto to have one. The neighbourhood has everything a good evening needs within a few minutes’ walk: a hotel or a residence, a restaurant where conversation is easy, and somewhere quiet for a last drink. This guide is for anyone planning one for the first time.
Choose the format first
A dinner date with Toronto VIP is a four-hour booking. That is long enough for a drink, a proper dinner and time afterwards without anyone watching the clock. If the evening is the main event of your trip, an overnight gives you the dinner and the rest of the night. Both are published on our rates page, and our dinner date page covers the details.
Pick a restaurant where you can talk
The best dinner-date restaurants in Yorkville have three things in common: tables far enough apart to talk freely, a pace that does not rush you, and a room you are comfortable being seen in. Hotel dining rooms are a safe choice: quiet, well-staffed and a short elevator ride from the rest of the evening. Book the table for the start of your booking, and give yourself a little time before it for a drink at the bar.
Tell us what kind of evening it is
When you text, mention the restaurant style and the dress code. Our ladies dress for the room, whether that is a dark suit kind of dinner or something more relaxed. If there is anything you would like her to know (a business dinner you are coming from, a celebration, a first visit to the city), say so. It helps her make the evening yours.
A few things that make it go well
- Book a little earlier in the day for Friday and Saturday evenings, when Yorkville is at its busiest.
- Keep the plan simple. One restaurant and one place afterwards is better than a list.
- Leave the bill to the end and the rest to the evening. Her time is booked and arranged in advance, so there is nothing to discuss at the table.
- Read our etiquette guide if this is your first booking with an agency.