Flora Lounge — Local services in Toronto

Nov 2024 Stylish interiors and sustainable menus at the 1 Hotel bar and lounge.

We've made two visits during the Taylor Swift Eras Tour to try out their extensive inspired cocktail list. Compared to other establishments they did not hold back with a limited single drink, which shows the time and effort they put into their offers. Their current bites particularly desserts had the same attention to detail and sustainability. The carrot cake needs special mention with its balanced sweetness and construction.

Service staff was very helpful, charming, and knowledgeable. Bar requests were made for special request, I ordered a Toddy for the weather and it was satistaforily made. Recommendations were spot on.

The lounge has a spacious study room feel with garden accents with a temporary remodelling using Taylor Swift Folklore Album feel. The installation of a piano with pre concert music sets were a nice touch. Plenty of comfortable private small group seating arrangements. Counter bar set up also beautiful and inviting.

The layout during evenings encourage intimacy.

Although the lghting during the evenings are very muted and dark which may lessen the visual impact of the drinks.

Piped in music and room acoustics can be a bit loud and dissonant making conversations for groups a bit tricky.

Ideal for couples and...

Hotel bars can easily be all show and no substance, but luckily Flora provides some decent cocktails too.

Honestly, I came here to experience the rustic jungle décor, as silly as that may be. I was in the area and had always thought it looked beautiful, so why not? The space is just as gorgeous in person as their social media photos, and I was lucky as it was very sparsely attended around 5pm. Plenty of seating everywhere.

Server was friendly, helpful, and eager to please. She was a pleasure. She suggested their espresso martini and I needed a hit of caffeine after a long day hiking around the city so I took her up on it. It wasn't mind-blowing, but it was tasty. Perhaps a little light on the booze? And it was made with fresh espresso, something a lot of bars don't actually do, despite the name.

I'd very much like to pop by again and try something different and a little more unique to...

Service - 1 Star Service was great. They were attentive, proactive, and answered any questions we had about items on the menu.

Taste: Flavour - 0 Stars We ordered 3 cocktails and the croquettes. The cocktails were good and flavourful. The croquettes were frozen.

Taste: Execution - 0 Stars The croquettes were frozen in the middle. Our server had the kitchen cook us another batch.

Presentation - 1 Star The cocktails and dish was served clean and attractive

Ambience & Value - 0.5 Star This place has an amazing upscale, modern boho vibe - very stylish. No value for 3 pieces of frozen croquettes, that we still had to pay for.

Total - 2.5/5 Stars

Excellent service and atmosphere, but serving frozen croquettes killed the experience. Very disappointing, especially since we still...