Peters Fine Dining — Restaurant in Markham

I chose this place for my birthday meal with my husband based on it rating very highly in the Markham and GTA area and in the top few for fine dining. I knew what to expect from the menu, but my expectations were exceeded! From the moment you walk into the place (although, in retrospect, the beautifully maintained exterior hints at this), you are entering a genteel, well mannered restaurant, where your needs are very attentively anticipated and met. The ambience is quiet and relaxed, with piano music playing in the background. The staff are all Silver Service trained and appropriately dressed. The smiles are genuine and friendly. We were seated and a buzz of communication between the servers/waiters ensued in the background. Water was immediately served, along with garlic bread (a whole bowlful, which was too much for us, but a nice addition) and olives/dill pickles. We were asked if we wanted a drink while we decided what we would eat, and I ordered a Planter's Punch cocktail and my husband a Coors. The cocktail was delicious, however, there were no prices listed on this drinks menu - and my cocktail was $16, so slightly expensive, and my husband's beer was $9.50. We ordered two main courses, for myself the filet steak Diane, prepared at the table (medium) and for my husband the 12 oz strip loin (medium-rare). We only had about 15 minutes to wait and our waiter/server then came over to make the Diane. I'm a very keen cook so was interested to see his technique and ingredients. He flambeed not one but TWO generous pieces of filet mignon with cognac, red wine, green onions and a reduced, homemade, rich, deep beef stock. The smell was amazing and I couldn't wait to tuck in! Both dishes were timed to perfection, my husband's arriving at exactly the same time the Diane was ready, obviously a well ordered kitchen behind the front house :) Mine was served, on personalised P for Peter's crockery, with hand cut (delicious) fries and my husband with a baked potato and a choice of toppings. Whilst I initially thought that the restaurant should really have offered fresh vegetables with the dish, I found I would have been unable to do them justice anyway, and the quantity of steak and fries was very generous. I must admit that one of the filet pieces was more rare than medium, but, as they weren't rested before being served, after a few minutes it became more medium. Very very tasty, although the added stock was a tiny bit bland overall. My husband's striploin was HUGE and he just about managed to consume his meal, declaring himself very satisfied! The restaurant had asked my husband whether we were celebrating a special occasion and, being told it was my birthday, organised a gratis piece of chocolate torte, which was beautifully presented with a candle. I was very impressed and the torte was delicious! We initially ordered a half bottle of 'champagne' (Martini Rossi, not really champagne, but a nice, light, sparkling asti anyway), but as they didn't have one, we had the whole bottle, which was topped up on regular occasions by the vigilant staff. The waiters also checked on us a few times, discreetly and not intrusively. As can be seen from other reviews, every lady gets a rose before the bill is paid - very nice. All of these civilized little additions to the service is what makes us award Peter's with a 5*. We couldn't have felt more welcome and less rushed - and believe me, we have been in a LOT of GTA restaurants. Our meal turned out at just over $200, a lot less than places like the Octagon and those downtown in which the food can sometimes be over-rated and over-expensive. Peter's is indeed a true Fine Dining establishment and we would both recommend it for special occasions and will be back there ourselves when another one occurs for us. Thank...

Had my bday dinner here once again and would you happen to know it ... IT'S STILL ONE OF MY FAVE RESTOS IN THE GTA. I came with my family, my bro's wife and my gf.

Yes the price is mighty hefty, but for special occasions this is one of my personal recommendations.

I made the rookie mistake of downing like 10 slices of that delicious, complimentary garlic bread. It's so buttery and so garlicky. OMG.

I've narrowed down the scallops and oysters rockefeller as the best appetizers in my opinion (having tried most of them at some point). We also ordered a french onion soup to try for the first time. If I'm being honest, the soup was a lil too rich for us. In fact, it didn't really have enough onion taste (although the onions were cooked well and soft). It was so rich to the point that we thought it tasted more like beef gravy rather than soup. Halfway through the soup, my bro and I decided to use it as au jus dipping sauce for our beef LOL.

The REAL showstopper is the ceasar salad though. Done tableside with all the works (egg yolk, anchovies, some tabasco, the good stuff). The server spends like 10-15 mins making it from scratch. I would say the salad is a MUST ORDER for anyone coming to Peter's (you might be surprised at the price but TRUST ME it's THAT delicious).

I still opted for my usual, 24 oz ribeye cooked medium rare. Aged for at least 45 days. Perfect edge to edge doneness. Super tender meat. Bone-in. OUUUUUH YEEEE BABY. I have yet to find a better steak in the GTA. I also love that they have an additional server who comes around and asks you how much sour cream and butter you want on your potato.

This time, my gf opted to try the 6 oz center cut beef tenderloin. I thought the blue cheese would be too salty on top but the fig sauce was sweet and tangy so it actually balanced out the saltiness of the blue cheese really well!

I got myself a Planter's Punch cocktail and it was ok. I think I much prefer the whisky sour they made for me on my last visit. It was much more flavourful.

For dessert, on top of my free birthday slice, we decide to try the crepes suzette instead of our usual bananas foster. I must admit, while it was made very well and the tableside show was awesome, it was not my cup of tea. I think we will stick to the bananas foster from now on haha.

I would be remiss if I didn't shoutout the amazing service from Elias throughout the night. Nice gentleman and really funny guy. Had jokes for days. The rest of the staff also attended to us throughout the night. Topped off our water frequently.

It may have increased its prices slightly because of inflation, but my god am I SO GLAD that they haven't dropped their legendary standards. Great food combined with great service. I'm pretty sure they recognize me now whenever January rolls around for...

Food is great, I loved all the table side cooking dishes as well since you get some entertainment with the food. All the steaks I’ve tried (tried almost every option on the menu) is superb. Only food item I did not like was the Caesar salad. The sauce is made table side and used to be amazing, but lately it’s been tasting bitter. Atmosphere also amazing inside no doubt about it. The tables that are backed up against a wall is kind of tight for the seats against the wall. Service unfortunately has been poor. I must say it used to be really good, everything you would expect at a high end steakhouse for spending $100+ per person. But for our last 2 visits, the server looked very judgmental when we ordered our food. We asked to split 2 salads amongst 4 people (we do this every time we come here because we get other appetizers too so we can’t finish a portion ourselves). They never had a problem with this before but last 2 time we visited the server looked disgusted that we were sharing, and made comments to other severs which we clearly can hear. This server isn’t even new and I recognized him from other visits so I’m not sure what’s changed. Or if he has an opinion maybe he should say it to our face? Then my parents (in their 60s) proceeds to share an entree. My mom normally does not eat dinner so ordering appetizers for her is enough. So she did not order an entree herself and just had a few bites of my dad’s steak sides (not even steak, this is how little she eats now). Again, we do this every time we come here and for some reason, the last time the server decided to charge her a fee for sharing entree? I understand this fee if a group of 4 comes in and just order 1 or 2 things. But we ordered MANY appetizers and drinks, plus other entrees and desserts. Our bill comes out to well over $100 per person every single visit. The server also did not mention this when we ordered and it came to us as a shock since we never got charged this before. Lastly, when we asked for the bill, the server came back and practically threw the bill folder at us on the table. It was super rude and ruined the dinner. And I definitely was very unhappy to spend so much and get this kind of experience. In my mind, when you’re spending at this rate for dinner, not only are you there for delicious food (which is still priority for a restaurant), you’re also paying for the above standard atmosphere and service. That’s why I can only give it 3 stars and unfortunately would not go back again. I’d rather spend my money somewhere else where I know they will...