Lighthouse 971 — Restaurant in Toronto

The food overall was good, not exceptional, but definitely enjoyable.

While our main server, a fellow South Asian woman, was absolutely wonderful and made us feel very welcomed, we unfortunately had a disappointing interaction with another server.

We were waiting to place our mains and politely asked a nearby server (who wasn’t ours) if she could take our order or assist us. Her response was unexpectedly abrupt and dismissive, simply stating that she wasn’t our server.

It wasn’t about whether she could take our order, it was more about the tone and the lack of courtesy in how it was communicated. A more thoughtful or helpful approach, like offering to notify our server, would have made a big difference.

As patrons, especially in a city as diverse as Toronto, we expect to be treated with equal respect, regardless of background. That interaction felt alienating and left a sour note on an otherwise pleasant experience.

That said, other members of the team (including our server) were professional, warm, and attentive, which we truly appreciated.

I hope this feedback helps the restaurant continue to offer a welcoming and inclusive experience...

Somewhat disappointed.

Opened napkin containing cutlery and both the fork and knife quite obviously did not get clean out of the dishwasher. Whoever wrapped the cutlery should have seen this as the staining was quite obvious.

Ordered a lime margarita and arrived with a lot of ice in the mason jar. My wife and I could not taste any hint of alcohol/tequila or lime. Just tasted like water. Maybe the drink took too long to come to our table and the ice severely watered down the drink? I asked for and paid for another shot of tequila to be added. I asked for lime also but only an extra shot of tequila came.

My salmon linguine tasted great but the salmon was not cooked through. It was darker coloured, shiny, smooth, slightly slimy and cold in the center. Not flaky as it should be. I finished it and didn’t say anything to the server as both who served us were so kind. And I already mentioned the dirty cutlery and lack of tequila taste in the drink and didn’t want to complain any further.

My wife had one of the burgers and it was great as were...

The food and drinks were tasty, and service was friendly. However there was only one chef when we went and they were unable to adequately meet dietary accommodations since they were so busy. My mom has a life threatening allergy to peppers and tomatoes, and so made sure to check with the staff that all of the dishes she was ordering were free of those ingredients (which they were) however a few chilli flakes made their way into her meal (unintentionally) and she had a severe allergic reaction. Luckily she had her epipen and benedryl. The response from the staff was, "Yeah those chilli flakes end up everywhere." And they kind of laughed it off. They gave us more water, and one waitress asked once if she was ok. A side note, I asked for no bacon on my salad as a vegetarian, and it came with bacon anyway. It should have been our first warning. We were still asked to pay full price for everything. Overall it was fine, but be warned of you have any dietary requirements...