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Symposium Cafe Restaurant Alliston

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Breakfast standards & gourmet comfort food served in a stylish space with a Renaissance theme. People often mention service, server, restaurant, delicious, great, amazing, experience, good, Donna, dinner,


Address

117 Young St, Alliston, ON L9R 0E9, Canada

Website

symposiumcafe.com

Contact

+1 705-435-2488

Price rating

$$ $$

Rating on Google Maps

4.30 (768 reviews)

Open on Google Maps

Working Hours

  • Monday: 8am to 11pm
  • Tuesday: 8am to 11pm
  • Wednesday: 8am to 11pm
  • Thursday: 8am to 11pm
  • Friday: 8am to 11pm
  • Saturday: 8am to 11pm
  • Sunday: 8am to 11pm

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: service (17) server (13) restaurant (13) delicious (12) great (12) amazing (12) experience (10) good (10) Donna (9) dinner (8)
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  • 5/5 Sandra P. 5 months ago on Google
    Amazing delicious food Rob our server was Amazing. Will definitely come back Thursdays are date night $65.00 dinner for 2 Amazing 👏
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Brennan 2 years ago on Google
    Had lunch here today and the food was great. Fish and chips were delicious. Great patio setup. Will be returning in the future.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Rick S. 1 year ago on Google
    WOW this was my first experience and I totally enjoyed it. The staff were fantastic and friendly, especially our server Donna. The food was delicious and price was perfect for the portion size of the dishes. Will definitely be back again and soon! Thank You Symposium Cafe and Donna for an amazing lunch experience.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Tarun K. 7 months ago on Google
    My wife, son and I were returning from a visit to Earl Rowe Provincial Park. It was close to 9 pm and we didn’t know where else to go and found this place in Alliston. It was the best decision ever. Food, ambience and drinks were really good and will not dwell on that. But the stars for the visit were Donna who was waiting our table and the owner Sid. Donna was so warm and caring that she won our toddler over so much so he called her the best girl ever. She instantly understood our food preferences but more importantly us as people. We were returning home and had a 45 min drive down south and for the entire duration my son and wife kept talking about the fabulous experience. Sid turned out to be someone who had a similar history but his gesture at the end of dinner won us over. I don’t say this easily but this place won our hearts. We will be back again just to meet these two wonderful human beings. Donna, Sid - thank you! You are real stars and precious!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Robert U. 1 year ago on Google
    Amazing food and amazing service. Rob and Joel were excellent and my 11 year old boy complemented them by telling them “the service was 5 star” This is our go to restaurant for all family birthdays and special occasions. The breakfast is also the best in town
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 David F. 7 months ago on Google
    Was here for dinner with my family and can’t say enough good things about it. The menu is large, with options for even the pickiest eater (I have 2). The food was very good, and portions were ample. We actually had to take two to-go boxes. The restaurant decor is beautiful without being over the top. There are decorative trees and a glass display case for the dessert options. (Try the carrot cake) Donna was our server and she was absolutely fantastic. She took our call asking if we needed reservations, to which she said “no” but took down our name just in case. She then recognized us, I guess by my voice, when we came in and was attentive, engaging and humorous while serving us that night. She definitely was a big part of the overall experience. It was the perfect place to go prior to our movie at Imagine cinema across the street.

  • 5/5 Sarah E. 3 months ago on Google New
    We went on a Thursday, and they have a great date night special. Food was delicious with very generous portions. Service was lovely, we were there till closing and never felt rushed at all. We will definitely go again, highly recommend.

  • 5/5 HRBOKCHOY W. 6 months ago on Google
    Service was impeccable. Sim - our server, was professional, polite, alerted us of the specials, and extra tid bits not on the menu. He checked our table, offered to fill our drinks when they were empty, and just generally took great care of us. My girlfriend and I ordered apps, drinks, mains and dessert, so our price point of $40-$50 per person was because we ordered the whole shebang. This is our favorite restaurant in Alliston! We come here all the time and we’re always extremely pleased with the food, atmosphere and service.

  • 5/5 FAMLEE L. 8 months ago on Google
    The service, the atmosphere, the menu all very impressive. Very long time since I have experienced a meal worthy of 5 stars combined with the service from Diane made this dining experience one worth sharing

  • 5/5 Sonny L. 6 months ago on Google
    Had breakfast at Symposium in Alliston with my wife and her 2 sisters with their husbands. Very nice restaurant with a great atmosphere. Ali was helping us with our breakfast orders, and she was very good and attentive. I warned her that when the 3 sisters get together, they tend to stay and talk for a few hours. Ali said to stay as long as we wanted to. That's great customer service. I ended up having the neapolitan cheesecake for dessert, which was just fantastic. It's definitely a place to go to when in the area.

  • 5/5 Dana r. 10 months ago on Google
    My mom and dad went to this restaurant for my father's birthday, and the food was delicious and the serves from : Diane K. Was absolutely amazing, she went out of her way to make my dad's birthday night special, just wanted want to give her the shout out she deserves.

  • 5/5 Sandra I. 6 months ago on Google
    This was by far the best restaurant in Alliston we have been to! Not only was the food delicious, our server Donna was amazing! Would love to have her as our server every time. For our first time coming to this restaurant, we will definitely make this our regular date night hangout!

  • 5/5 Julie B. 5 months ago on Google
    Our sweet server, Donna, was fabulous! Moved us to a quieter location as a hockey team arrived next to our booth. Very attentive & fabulous food as always! Butter chicken & fish & chips are delicious. Will return for certain!

  • 5/5 Angie 5 months ago on Google
    Great experience at Symposium! Thank you to Sim for being so welcoming, accommodating, and professional!!

  • 5/5 The Captain A. 3 months ago on Google New
    Exceptional service and the food was very good. I was in with my Wife and kids to meet some good friends for dinner. There was something on the menu for everyone, we had no complaints about any of the meals and our server was a delightful lady who made us feel right at home even when our son dumped ketchup all over the floor! The prices where reasonable and the value was excellent. We would definitely come back!

  • 5/5 Stacey W. 2 months ago on Google New
    My husband and I went for dinner on New Year’s Eve. What an amazing atmosphere, Sophisticated and yet very relaxed and comfortable. Our waitress Olena, was amazing. Very attentive, always smiling, and overall very pleasant. Thank you Olena for starting our New Year’s Eve on such a positive experience! My husband had steak and I had the vegetarian pad. Thai. Both were very delicious and large servings. We will definitely be back and highly recommend!

  • 5/5 Melinda M. 4 months ago on Google
    We held our baby’s baptism here back in September and had such a wonderful experience! The food, atmosphere and service were amazing. The staff was super friendly and on top of everything without missing a beat, they set up the restaurant with our own personal decorations just as we asked and created a menu specifically catered to our guests. Our servers Donna and Dianne were fantastic, extremely professional and went the extra mile to make our little ones day special!

  • 5/5 Rick l. 1 year ago on Google
    I’m a Rib guy. This place has the most tender, fall off the bone delicious baby back ribs you will find in Alliston. The menu has lots to choose from and the portions are huge. If you order a Thai bowl, good luck finishing it as it is at least two full meals worth in size. The service is excellent and attentive. Comfortable seating, booths or tables. Warm atmosphere. I have been here several times with my wife and have never been disappointed. Note the competition in town can’t hold a candle the the Ribs served here.

  • 1/5 Dorothy K. 1 year ago on Google
    This was my first time at Symposium Cafe, service was pretty good, I wasn’t told about any specials until I asked about them but the server was friendly. Eating area was clean, washrooms needed cleaning and food was mediocre. Very bland and tasteless. We had the butter chicken and the chicken fettuccine Alfredo. Neither of these dishes were even close to what they were meant to be. They were Large portions of food I’ll give them that but they really need to get their taste buds out and start making dishes for what they’re supposed to be because these were tasteless.

  • 1/5 linda S. 1 year ago on Google
    Not impressed and ridiculously over priced. I stopped in for a well deserved beverage and an appetizer. I was seated right away it was about 3:45pm, they weren’t busy. A young man asked me what I wanted to drink but I think he was a zombie. He didn’t have any facial expression at all. Did not get my order right. I tried the dusted shrimp. It was very greasy. They added a rotten lemon wedge on the side of the shrimp. Overall, disappointed I will not return or recommend to anyone.

  • 3/5 Miguel R. 1 year ago on Google
    Service was friendly and accomodating. However, the quality of food for the the price is a little lacking. But that's not to say that the food isn't good. Improvements on the plating and overall heating of the food would go a long way. In comparison, the drinks are quite satisfying. It was overall, an ok experience.

  • 5/5 Enzo C. 1 year ago on Google
    Been to many places for dinner but the service and food here was absolutely amazing. Can’t believe I have never seen or heard of this place. Food was amazing and service was spot on. Kitchen was very quick. Keep up the great work 😋

  • 5/5 Angela B. 1 year ago on Google
    The service was super fast and the food was amazing! Rob was super on top of things and made sure that all our questions were answered and had amazing recommendations. 10/10 for sure would come back.

  • 5/5 Ashley B. 1 year ago on Google
    We went Tuesday July 19th for dinner. We sat on the patio and had a lovely server who was just wonderful (I wish I could remember her name!). Anyhow, she was very attentive, friendly and provided us with great service. The food was all delicious! Fish and chips were aaamazing! Huge portions, so bring your comfy pants ;) In my opinion, one of the best places to eat in Alliston.

  • 5/5 Debbie H. 1 year ago on Google
    I took my father for dessert for his birthday ,we really enjoyed the waffle and crepe . Rob was our server he was really friendly and courteous. We really enjoyed it we will definitely be back🙂 great atmosphere too.

  • 5/5 Lynn R. 1 year ago on Google
    Diane is an excellent Server and will be coming back also the service is excellent we always get great food and great service would recommend you take the time to eat there

  • 1/5 Laura D. 1 year ago on Google
    I ordered DoorDash, 2 Eggs Benedict’s, 1 with poach medium eggs, the other with over easy, I asked for all the sauce on the side and extra. (i added 2 gravy’s because there was no option of putting extra hollandaise) i even put in the “special instruction” part for both benny’s stating the gravy is not gravy and is suppose to be hollandaise. When i got my order i got 2 large gravies, 2 benny’s 1 poach soft 1 poach hard .. i go back to the restaurant because i just paid over 50 dollars for 2 egg bennys. The lady who helped me first was super nice, the gentleman who came to talk to me about my order was absolutely unprofessional and rude. He told me how i have to eat my eggs benedict. telling me over easy is wrong and you can only have eggs benedict with poached eggs. he ended up going back to fix it in a huff after i stated everywhere else does it and no one ever had a problem doing it before. i go back home with my order and now their both over easy & over medium. i can say after the unprofessional conversation i had with the owner/ manager i’ll never be going to this restaurant again

  • 5/5 Maria T. 2 years ago on Google
    Always a wonderful time, love the fabulous desserts! Excellent staff and delicious meals. Alliston's place to go for dinner, a drink at the bar, a hearlthy breakfast or, a girls night out! This is the spot, if you want great food in a clean bright and fun setting...always great Symposium Cafe

  • 5/5 Svetlana K. 2 years ago on Google
    This is our family's most favorite restaurant. We come here almost every weekend to enjoy either their delicious breakfast menu, their pad Thai or any other dish. Always friendly and personable service. The waitresses treat you like family. Shariff always mass sure we are treated well. Thanks so much

  • 1/5 L L. 2 years ago on Google
    I went there like a month ago and ordered a chicken teriyaki. The server is nice as expected. However, my chicken teriyaki has a long hair in it(def not mine cause I am short hair). The owner of the restaurant and the server apologized and said it never happened before. Overall the restaurant is a bit overpriced and the experience has bring me bad memories.

  • 5/5 Trevor P. 3 years ago on Google
    This place was amazing, in its interesting design and decor... and had pretty unique food too! We went during the breakfast menu, and had the Cuban breakfast sandwich and the avacado toast with poached eggs! We were both thrilled with our choices! Whenever we're in that area, we're definitely going again!

  • 3/5 Michael B. 2 years ago on Google
    Ordered ahead with DoorDash. Order got messed up somehow and the food wasn’t ready and maybe got taken or missed. Dealt with what seemed the owner who was fairly pleasant. He eventually got me my food but unfortunately there was no compensation for their error and my wasted time. Chicken strips were well overpriced. Chicken strips and fries came to 22$ before tax. At best it’s worth maybe 8-9$. Fries had no flavour and lacked salt which was not in the bag. Chicken tenders were very tough and also lacked any flavour and were tiny. Dairy Queen tenders beat these tenders by a long shot. Overall pricing seems very high for what you could. Would not recommend. We were also going to order a milkshake until we saw it was 12$? Crazy high prices for nothing good.


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Amenities


  • Parking
    • ✓️ Free parking lot
    • ✓️ Plenty of parking
  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Wine
    • ✓️ Coffee
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Spirits
    • ✓️ Cocktails
    • ✓️ Small plates
    • ✓️ Vegan options
    • ✓️ Happy-hour food
    • ✓️ Healthy options
    • ✓️ Late-night food
    • ✓️ Vegetarian options
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible toilet
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible seating
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible car park
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible entrance
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Brunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Dessert
    • ✓️ Seating
    • ✓️ Catering
    • ✓️ Breakfast
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✓️ Delivery
    • ✓️ Takeaway
    • ✓️ Kerbside pickup
    • ✓️ Outdoor seating
    • ✓️ No-contact delivery

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