You will be able to see the information of people who use the services of Grill On King (Restaurant) in the area close to Niagara-on-the-Lake (Canada).
At the moment the firm has a rating of 3.9 stars over 5 and the rating is based on 127 reviews.
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This Restaurant belongs to the category of Bar & grill.
Right from the greeting to the service was not impressed with the service. We've been there several times and the main course was disappointing. $17 for a glass of sangria ... outrageous!!
Had a wonderful experence and delicious meal! The service was perfect and I must recommend the Lamb Shank!! Would totally eat there again!
My burger didn't taste like meat and my French fries were burned and soggy. I wish I could give a 0 stars.
Good food but fairly basic.
Great risotto
(Translated) When you are French and you are abroad, it is always a pleasure to find a place where there is a good table. I who am from Burgundy, I was really amazed by the snails, they are very well prepared. Nice atmosphere …
Food is only okay.
very disappointed! I actually want to write the restaurant a letter describing my experience which was awful. My food came up wrong and the waiter said and I quote " there is nothing I can do about that". NEVER has a server said that to me. And even when I left most of the food on the plate and he took it away he didn't say anything or offer to bring me something else or REMOVE the charge from the bill. And I can't believe my husband gave him a tip but he felt intimidated because he hovered over him while using the charge machine. AWFUL. I don't understand why it's gotten good reviews. I am so happy to read that others have received the same rude, crummy service. I should have demanded my food be redone but honestly the waiter was such a rude snob. It has to be because we are American tourists who they won't see again. Don't go there
Not great. Service started off good. The alcohol choices are good. However the food was not great. I had steamed muscles and the sauce was very bland and the muscles tasted old. My mother's back bacon sandwich was undercooked and the soup was tasteless. Worse were the bathrooms. The ladies washroom was filthy. I told a manager that someone should take a mop in there and a half hour later it was still a mess (a puddle of urine in front of a toilet, paper everywhere.) The prices for the bland tasting meal were also not worth it. The pluses were there was available seating and the wine choices were okay.
The chef is a mean man who treats his staff and costumers very poorly. He was yelling at us in the middle of the restaurant and told us off, as well as threatening to call the police all over a $4 charge because we shared a meal. Will never return here again. Unless you like being treated with disrespect.
Outstanding service, great decor.
Good food, nice people
Great food
Overall i had a good time here. Service was very good, and so was my burger. Big portions for what you get, and i highly recommend getting the salmon for the appetizer, its delicious. Good place to stop for a date night.
Good food, but so expensive
My wife and I stopped by last weekend for our Anniversary but didn't stay. I was extremely disappointed with the service from the moment we arrived. The hostess took us to our table on the patio, physically dropped the menus on the table and while walking away told us to enjoy our meal. I wasn't too phased by that, but it could have been executed better. As we sat and waited for our server to come take a drink order I looked around the restaurant and my eyes were drawn to the numerous tables that hadn't been bused. We waited for 10 minutes without even having our drink order taken. The server managing our section walked by twice without even acknowledging us. I got fed up with waiting so we just left. I wouldn't return, I don't even care what the food tastes like, meals priced at an average of 30-40 per plate should come with a high level of service.
Good service and delicious food
Love the French onion soup!
Travelled over 3 hours to get to Niagara-on-the-Lake. My choice of meal looked like it was in a 100 meter sprint with my plate as the finish line. When the part of the french fry closest to your finger reaches your mouth before the rest of the fry, I think it is fair to say there is a problem with the meal. Felt physical pain applying ketchup as I felt the fries had already suffered enough. The raspberry salad dressing was splashed over the greens, not sure whether it was to add flavour or just revive the greens that obviously spent too much time in the sun waiting for the starter pistol to go off. Not a good eating experience unfortunately.
Waitress was fun and we enjoyed a quick glass of wine...ok two.
Excellent food and service!
Delicious. Friendly. "Best roast beef sandwich I've ever had" the Blond. The Reuben was fantastic.
Great restaurant with really good food. We always enjoy several visits here for a casual lunch. Definitely try the French Onion Soup.
Portion size was good, but.... We got slim flaccid fries. Soggy burger Salty cheese pancake Escargot on toast soaked in not good sauce. Would we eat there again? When Hell freezes over
Expensive but truly delicious. We had the striploin and the seafood linguini(lots of seafood including mussels and shrimp - very nice presentation). Steak was ordered medium rare but came more medium. Expect around 30-40 dollars per entre. The beer selection isint too extensive but there are lots of wine to choose from. After all, you are in wine country! Great little place with nice ambiance.
Michelle, thank you for a great service! Im a vegetarian who often struggles to find something good to eat. I'm fed up with the veggie burgers -often the only option for me on omnivorous places-, and she was super patient and gave me options. My iron-charged spinach salad was dreamy! Mind that I am a very good eater (let my love handlers tell you). The appetizers were great, and the lically brewed apple cider beer ???????????? Nevertheless, this is not the cider talking. My picking-eating husband says the burger was really good (and he's ANNOYING when getting a red-meat burger). If you pass by Niagara on the Lake...check out this joint.
(Translated) Unfortunately we didn't like the cooking. The poato looks good and the service is friendly and quick. But the quality of the food was not up to par for us …
Updated 6/19 I need to open with we are regular visitors to NOTL and see every Shaw production at least once every season. Service very bad! We arrived for early dinner between theatre performances and events. We were offered seats on pleasant patio my wife drew hostess’s attention to wet seats. My wife was corrected “not wet plastic” however they were damp from possible watering of adjacent planters. The hostess relented and wiped seats. Our server arrived to take drink and app orders. My wife nicely suggested it might be prudent to have someone check and attend to other seats, she was told not to worry and things will be looked after. Shortly afterwards a couple arrived and were seated and they too pointed out seats were damp. Next came an older couple who were seated nearby to our other side, the older lady with cane and mobility issues ended up removing tissues from her purse to wipe her seat. Nobody would experience this if the previous guests dried their seats. Out mains were fine all be it a bit over salted. Plenty of other places in town with better service and more reasonable prices. 6/18 Service better than past memories. Our first visit in a few seasons. Stopped for a lunch before Friday matinee. Servers friendly and excellent, unfortunately a new server had to shadow experienced, felt sorry for her being muzzled. The menu selection appears more middle of the road from what we remembered. A pleasant $50 lunch without libations.
Ordered the steak. Was really really salty. Told the waiter, but he didn't seem to care. Didn't come back to check on us again until it was time for the bill
Grill on King had average food and service, but very high prices - not a good combination. Food was bland, a surprise compared to neighboring high-end places we have tried on this trip. Outdoor seating in patio is nice. Nothing major was wrong with meal, just overpriced for mediocre food. Would not recommend.
Excellent service and food.
Awesome service and food was great
Pasta was delicious
Probably the worse experience I have ever had in a restaurant. The server named Joel D was friendly at first but i feel like he wasn’t happy with the fact that we are ordering drinks only. So we decided to order two burgers anyways. Then right when i finished my burger the server was standing right beside me with the bill and the credit card machine staring at us. He didn’t even let us look at the bill. He was standing there waiting for us to pay and leave. Can’t help but to think he wanted us to leave as soon as possible. Maybe the order wasn’t big enough for him and the restaurant to respect us as customers. Very disappointed with the service and the way we were treated at this restaurant.
The food was awful! I had a chicken sandwich with pesto. Some was hot, some was cold and mushy, like it was microwaved. The staff wasn't friendly and now I know why the place was empty.
Love it here, great place to eat if you're near the Prince of Wales.
Steak was medium when i ordered medium rare! This crime should be punishable!
Great place to hold a dinner meeting! Great food and service!
Oh wow, really really good
Excellent service, friendly and very attentive. Lovely patio, good spacing of tables.
Food was pretty good but a bit expensive. Service was poor. Waiter was down right crusty.
Calamari were overdue - at least a year old. Service was just ok but not to the level of the menu prices. I do not recommend.
The Restaurant was amazing because the locals were upbeat and the food is great. I took a bike trail and decided to stop here and did not regret it. Overall great service for a place near the lake.
Very good food. Love it
Rude service and unwilling to make any changes to the menu for any reasons including potentially fatal food allergies.
Awesome place. Michelle was polite and very helpful.
Amazing food and friendly staff. The perfect location just off the main road with lots of space outside for a great summer patio lunch and dining experience and cozy inside that feels like an exquisite wine cellar to enjoy drinks by the bar or sit inside if preferred.
Tries too hard to be something they're Not. Food extremely mediocre and slow service. Wouldn't recommend. Overpriced for something so bland.
Thanks to COVID-19 and "OpenTable" glitch we had restaurant to ourselves. Our waiter Michelle was very accommodating. The food didn't take long to be served and was absolutely scrumptious! Cooked to perfection. All very nicely paired with local wines selection. We thoroughly enjoyed every bite and sip!
Good food, great service.
Such a lovely spot! Great food and wonderful service!
Highly recommend ask for Shaun or Michele Tell them i sent you
Nice place, the food was ok and the service excellent and kind!
Great people and food
Best food on NOTL
Great time, Michele took care of us well. Would love to come back again after the pandemic to get the while experience.
The name is deceiving. You'd expect a casual Roadhouse type place, but the Grill on King was the perfect place to celebrate an anniversary with the classy but comfortable decor, attentive wait staff and good menu choices. We thoroughly enjoyed our dining experience.
Great food at reasonable prices. My mom had steak her words were: "best steak I've had in Canada." Really well served. Will go again for sure.
Planned on visiting this restaurant because Google had it rated as a $$ restaurant. When we arrived and looked at the menu, we didn't think that was the correct rating. It should be classified as $$$. Went down the street and had a way better meal for a great price.
My wife found a moth in her salad, called a waiter over and he said oh you don’t want the extra protein?We are pretty sure they took her meal to the kitchen and moved it to a different plate. Her sandwich was very soggy when she finally got it back after I sat and had to eat without her. Then I sat while she ate hers. When the bill came, I asked if anything was taken off because of the moth, the waiter said “no, we brought you a new plate didn’t we?” WOW!! TERRIBLE CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE AND SERVICE. If I could give LESS than one star I would. #grilleonking
Great food!
The service is slow and the staff are a little dense, but some of the food is good. You'll need to go to the bar if you want a refill on beverages, including water. Be prepared to spend at least 2 hours for dinner.
Great food and service. A little pricey but great service and quality of food
Grill On King's carbonara is FANTASTIC along with their steak. The staff were very friendly and personal when me and my family ordered a meal. The food is very fresh, and the place has a nice, warm, ambient environment and is good for families. The only thing i would suggest is pricing was a bit much and the food was really big. EDIT: I've heard the chef has problems however.. so i'm taking a star off. He did seem a bit off.
Nice restaurant
Disgusting and overpriced. Has a façade of being a good restaurant, but they bring greasy, cold, precooked food 3 minutes after you order. $70 for a simple lunch for 3 (including a child). Flies of all descriptions land on your food constantly during the meal. Couldn't take eating much of it.
Nice restaurant, close walk from the hotel, really good burgers.
One of our first post-pandemic meals we wanted something we wouldn’t make at home - we came for the escargot! And it delightfully delivered! Also the mussels were just huge and succulent. I had a lunch steak and the waiter was bragging about their fries and told me it comes with a salad and it a healthy portion - look this is a tourist area and I’ve eaten at many spots here. He was on point! The fries are abnormally good AND the portion was solid. And the prices are not high for this area. Good for couples and groups too with the covered patio. Service was great too.
Service was attentive and food ordered was delivered to the table quickly.
Very nice and elegant place with decent food and decent prices. Staff are friendly and helpful and the food is tasty. Recommended.
I love this place! Food is consistently great throughout the years, however, I do have to agree with some other reviewers service can be excellent or disappointing, but, food is always delicious and service is mostly good.
It's expensive. But, so is everything else in NOTL. Now that this is out the way, let's talk food. The soup was good. The octopus, if on the menu, is a must have. When it comes to octopus, many places try, but few succeed. The rest of the food is up to standard; exquisite. The ribs were perfect, the MaheMahe well done, the vegetables Carmelites to perfection and the seafood linguini delightful. The atmosphere matches, so If you are in the nieghberhood, there is no reason what so ever not to come here.
Food and service was good but a little pricey.
Awesome food and service, perfectly cooked meat, fresh vegetables, and great Canadian beer. There is also an impressive carte of Niagara wines, but I did not give à try.
We discovered this place by luck. Excellent food! We loved calamari, mussels and escargots. Totally worth a visit!
Typical traditional "grill style" restaurant. Service was better than expected. Ambiance and decor are nothing to write home about.
This restaurant still excepts open table reservations but was closed on a Saturday night there is no sheriffs notice on the door or indication of a family emergency just locked up and lights turned off .
We've been to Grill on King several times and always enjoyed the atmosphere and the service. We particularly liked the muscles and the Greek salad. Last time we visited we found the dishes got smaller and the salad was a little soggy. Hoping that was a one off experience.
Exceptional food! Kyler is very helpful and responsive!
Great food and service!
Great food! Try thr grilled calamari!
The service is amazing and very attentive. The food is good and I really enjoyed the ambiance. I would highly recommend
They are the rudest owners and waiters I have ever met. First off, the food was mediocre. There were 4 of us that went and we ordered the French Onion soup, Ceasar Salad, their special of the day which was a lamb, Chicken skewer and a burger. The burger was probably the only decent thing worth talkkng about. The 2 of us decided to share a bottle of red. I knew that I wanted the Cote De Rhone, which was the 2nd last bottle on the list at $52. I told my waiter the bottle I wanted and he made me repeat it twice. I could tell he had no idea what I wanted so my friend showed it to him on the menu and clearly pointed at the bottle we want. He said ok and went to get it. Now, I habe had wines from this region before but I have not had this particular bottle. When he brought it out, he quickly held it up and said I should taste it and moved the bottle out of sight. At the time I tasted it- it was ok- not what I expected from a Rhone but I had ordered it so whatever. The waiter said he would pour it in a decanter, did so, and left. At no point did he allow us to actually see the bottle properly or hold it or even put it down on our table. The reason for this was because he brought us the $105 bottle and had the nerve to say we ordered this. It was a Bordeaux- not even a Cote De Rhone! When we politely said no, we didn't- rather then talking to us or apologizing, he disappeared and comes back with the chef/manager who said 'i called the cops and you can talk to them since you won't pay your bill'! Nobody attempted to talk to us, to apologize or even say ok we made an error but will go halfway - nothing! Because it became a matter of principle, we waited for the cops. While we were waiting, we attempted to go inside and talk to the manager- but the minute he saw us- he rudely yelled at us to sit down and wait. He then said they had cameras do don't come any closer!!! Long story short, the cops were friends with this guy and they went into the kitchen for 5 minutes and then came and said- we understand but you drank it and its only $10 per person more- so pay it. We were basically told pay it or have a report written up and get charged. We wanted to get out so we paid but I will be pursuing this matter. In the interim- don't go there. Horrible food, terrible service and they are thiefs and liars.
We come here every chance we get. Always great food.
Food was wonderful. The presentation of the food was amazing. The service was great. We will be back.
The atmosphere is nice here and the waiters are very polite. I enjoyed by burger and fries, but my wife had the chicken skewers and it was very dry. In addition she became very sick shortly after the dinner we had together. I would watch out for the chicken since it was not cooked thoroughly, but my burger was great. Parking is available here at the back but it is limited and small.
Good food and good service but it is a bit expensive. They were very nice and could quickly seat a table of 10.
Food is good but a bit pricey.
The restaurant is lovely, hostess staff was lovely. However, we arrived at 4pm to have drinks before walking around the quaint little town. When he came back and asked for our order, we let him know we were only planning on having drinks and our waiter said, and I quote “You can’t come to this restaurant in Niagara on the Lake and just order drinks. The owner is going to lose his melon” At this point there was availability for 34 more people in the restaurant and it became incredibly awkward for us, therefore we felt forced to get the bill and leave. We’ve actually never felt so uncomfortable at a restaurant before. Unfortunate service. This was just our experience with our waiter, I cannot speak for the entire restaurant.
Beautiful night to eat on the patio. Service and food are very good.
Very good
I liked their NY steak and fries on the brunch menu and their waiters were also very funny and nice went last summer. The steak was well-cooked and the fries were very nice and crispy and it came with a nice little house salad and dressing. Waiter also recommended a nice Shiraz for my husband. I would suggest to their management to discontinue the clock in system for the waiters. It's a small restaurant so I don't see the point of doing that. Happy waiters equals happier customers :-) we'll visit this summer.
Amazing coffee! Fast friendly service. Line moves quickly.
It was amazing service, friendly staff, and truly amazing food! Prices are good to, you get what you pay for, it was amazing so well worth it!!
Awesome service and food!
I’ve been coming to The Grill on King consistently over the past 4 years, it is definitely our date night spot. The food is always perfect, the mushroom risotto and the chicken supreme are fantastic each and every time. I have never been disappointed with the food or the service. Absolutely fabulous restaurant all around! Always great homemade soups that are to die for, especially the vegetable and the potato leek! It will always be one of my favourite places to eat in NOTL!
We asked for a fast service and we got it. Food was great and waiter a charm
(Translated) Halfway through the meal, I found flies inside the salad. The waiter quibbleed that you were sitting outside and we couldn’t help it... The attitude was terrible! ! ! Things are terrible! Sanitary conditions are average (Original) 吃到一半发现苍蝇在salad里面 服务员狡辩说你们坐在外面 我们没办法… 态度极差!!! 东西难吃!卫生条件很一般
Nothing special. Service was slow and not overly welcoming. Took more than 15 minutes to have someone even acknowledge we were there, even though our waiter walked by our table a dozen times. Very unlikely that I'd go back.
Delicious prime rib sandwich!
Food was amazing. I had the lamb with Mint Fug sauce.
Great food but service was bad. Our waiter gave us water after 15min of being seated at our table. He didn't clear the appetizer plates after our main dish was served and they stayed on our small table for the course of the meal. Other table being served by the waiter seemed to be experiencing the same. They got their water and bread at the same time as main course after we arrived. Again the food was amazing, but wish the service was better then it would have been perfect experience.
Great french onion soup, a little pricey but overall good. Niagara-on-the-Lake is absolutely a beautiful place to visit.
Had a lovely anniversary dinner at the beginning of October. It was a quieter Sunday night so a good night to go. Our waitress Michelle, was attentive and interested. Full wine list and the food was exceptional. I think the name "Grill" does not do the restaurant justice for all that they make. We shared the crab cakes appetizer which were very good, but then we shared the escargot and it was exceptional. None like I've tasted and would highly recommend. For our main meal we shared a shrimp pasta and it was also excellent. To top off we again shared a lemon creme brule that was, again, fabulous. 4 for 4. That is rare to find. All taxes in our bill with 2 glass of wine was about $110. Worth it. Would highly recommend.
Great food! You have to try the steak, melt in your mouth!
Food good, service slow
Great experience! Tasty food, cute city.
Excellent food, great service, seafood Neptune and seafood fettuccine were exquiste. Friends had salmon croquets and calves liver, both excellent. Strongly recommend. Reservations suggested. we Will return.
Good service and quick, decent food. Soggy fries, however.
Visited for dinner. Seating (outside) ,service, food and price were all good. Our server was particularly attentive, overall a very good experience.
Excellent Fine Dining in a great location. Ribs are amazing and Sean the waiter is the best!
Really good and tender chicken. Will go back again.
Food was good, but a bit pricy and a bit more fancy than it had to be. Service could have been faster as well.
(Translated) Very good, but don't clear Madame's plate before Monsieur is finished. (Original) Très bon.Mais ne pas débarasser l'assiette de Madame avant que Monsieur n'est fini.
Super nice and relaxing place for family, great escape from big cities.
Food was just Ok..pricey.. meals come with relatively nothing..must even order a salad ala carte.. tourist trap..
I became regular here...
The food was scrumptious! The service, however sucked. Despite the fact that our waiter appeared to be the worst, it didn't seem to be the staff's fault, but the fact there was no one managing them and they were running in circles.
Good food and helpful staff. You could probably split a lunch meal, or do what I did and take half home for later.
Ok
So glad you're back. So glad summer is back. So glad to be able to spend the first summer evening in a great restaurant with great friends. And the ribs were fantastic!
Friendly staff,good service,great food,open when other restaurants have closed
Excellent food and service.
We limed the quality and their hospitality. We ordered their classic burgers and its great.
We enjoyed the great service and risotto was exceptionally good and the portion was generous. The decor is very nice and patio seating is available. Definitely will visit this restaurant again.
I seafood pasta was amazing I will definetly eat there again!
Grabbed late lunch. The menu seemed similar to the rest of the other restaurants in the area. The food was pretty good, service was friendly and attentive. Wish they were a little more accommodating to the different side I had prefered.
Delicious food, good wine menu, a bit upscale but still casual. Everyone in our 10 person party ordered something different and we all loved everything. Don't miss it!
Absolutely worst restaurant that has ever existed in planet earth . I’ve had better service at a Tim Horton’s and that’s saying a lot
I've gone there every year since I was two and the food just get's better and better!
The food was really good and really well priced, the waitress was very knowledgeable about everything on the menus (both main courses as well as wines) you can't go wrong with going here for dinner !
Food portions are generous and prices are good. Friendly staff clean restaurant.
Very nice place to eat and drink wine, friendly and courteous staff.
Excellent food and top notch service
Fantastic. Delicious food and excellent service.
First time at this establishment. Service was prompt and efficient. Food was very good and reasonably priced given the location. Would deffinatly return and recomend.
I was at the restaurant with my wife and kids celebrating our first outing to a restaurant, meanwhile we witnessed a very disturbing scene as the chef was swearing at his waitress and got into a confrontation with a customer who was trying to defend her. This was a terrible display of customer service and respect for all the others who were present.
Amazing food! Vegetarian friendly.
My partner and I went to Grill on King to celebrate our anniversary. It was a stellar experience from the first to last moment. Our server was attentive and pleasant and the food was delicious. We enjoyed a memorable evening and highly recommend this fine establishment!
We have never been disappointed. Our favorite restaurant in town.
Had high hopes for this place. My wife’s meal was so salty it was not edible. They made another but to wait 20 minutes while the rest of the food was getting cold was unacceptable. I had the pasta and the shrimps were over cooked. Kicker is the owner John did not do a thing to make it right. Would not even come out to talk to me. Just go elsewhere. Plenty of better restaurants.
Nicely decorated, relaxing restaurant with great tasting food and friendly service. We enjoyed the lamb and steak, but the assortment of carrots, green beans, and beets were absoluyely delicious and we appreciated the colorful assortment.
Delicious food, top level service.
(Translated) Good restaurant, very good service, nice atmosphere (Original) Bon restaurant, très bon service, belle ambiance
Food was fresh and fast. Servers were friendly but looked a bit too busy to be personalable with us. Maybe more staff?
The service was excellent. However....the food was meh, to be honest the Rose' Sauce tasted like it came out a jar at the grocery store & the mushroom risotto wasn't creamy. Kinda lumpy. Really, really over priced. $160.00. Not worth it.
Service was great. Michelle was so sweet and very attentive. Good selection. Food good value. I'd come again.
Great place, amazing food and incredible service!!
Food is amazing! Loved the shrimp linguini and the French onion soup.
Looking forward to our visit this weekend. Never go to Niagara without stopping here first ! Service has been terrific..Food even better !
We had an excellent meal at the Grill on King. The food was pleasingly prepared and extremely tasty. The service was excellent, prompt and attentive. Sean and Michelle were amazing and this restaurant was nothing like any of the poor reviews we read. We will definitely be repeat customers. Thank you for an excellent meal and exceedingly friendly service. See you soon!
Food was poor — I've had better food in cafeterias and could get a better meal at McDonald's for much less. The portions were not as generous as the server claimed, and took 45 minutes to arrive at our table. Server was pleasant, but came around infrequently. Avoid!
Everything was perfect good food and good service. DEF COMING BACK AGAIN
(Translated) THIEVES! ROBBER! ???? The waitress is not under what and we have order (4 burgers), and we did not pay for it. …
The best burger in the Country.
Start with roast beef panini at lunch. Was so good came back for lamb and tuna at dinner.
Had fish and chips mediocre quality for $24 each. 2 beers for $ 18. I don't intend to return. The service was mediocre at best. Had to wait till the waiter sorted his tips and another dragged his feet to clean the table. I am not going to support the local restaurant businesses!
Good food, great service. Make sure to try local beer
We had soup (French Onion and Bean) plus the Crab Cake appetizer. Really nice late lunch on a lazy, rainy October day. Servers were attentive and the food was delivered fast.
We had good experience there. They have friendly staff, the food is fair but not extra ordinary. If you are are looking for somewhere to have a quick bite and some fun it's a good option.
This place is highly recommended... Great customer service and the meal always at its highest QUALITY!, great team work within the staff (Thank you Chris for the superior respectful customer service).. The meal definately worth every penny spent!!!... for summer time visit, I would recommends a reservation either via phone or their website, also check on their menu (they attached their pricing to on their menu, so no suprises there....), and always ask your server for their daily special.
Upper class dining with a European twist.
Great service, fabulous food!!! Bathrooms could use some attention.
High prices with low quality service and decent quality food. We had a reservation and still waited 40 mins to be seated. When I asked, they told me reservations don’t mean anything in COVID - well, why take them? No one stopped to even apologize. Side dishes looked like they haven’t been washed. We returned multiple wine glasses because they had hairs in them. Fruit flies everywhere. Asked for extra parmesan and they looked at us strange and said, there is Parmesan on it already...Yeah, we know, we just want more if you don’t mind... Most staff is rude and condescending, especially the guy behind the bar. I had anxiety the whole dinner. Avoid this place. So many other better options in the area.
Service was fantastic! The food was so good with large portions!! The best escargot I have ever had. A new favourite in NOTL!!
Booked reservations June 18, for dining June 26 at 7pm. Advised it was a special outing with 5 of us for a bridal shower. Was told no issues, they’ll do split tables. No issues there. Arrived at 655pm. Was told that it would be 15 mins to clear and clean tables. Fine. Waited a few steps away. Waited until 715pm, no one flagged us or looked our direction or checked in. Found a staff and asked if tables were ready. Was told again, another 15 mins as they seated someone at the table!!! I said why do we have reservations if we do not have guaranteed seatings? Was told by female they overbooked and nothing they can do but to wait. Came back at 730pm (again with no manager or staff checking in on us) and tables weren’t ready!!! I asked if they would be giving us apps or desserts for waiting? Was told no this is not what they do and we just have to wait … AGAIN …. 745pm rolls around no manager, no staff again looking at us or checking in. By 8pm, went up and asked how they can treat us like this and was told that it’s out of their control. Ive never felt treated like a 2nd class citizen everz every staff encountered (3) showed lack of remorse, annoyance AT US, as if we’re inconveniencing them, and flatly didn’t give a f*ck. Will never recommend this place or tell anyone to give this place a try. I understand we just reopened and we did apply the most gracious and courteous manners and it was NOT RECIPROCATED!!!
Good food, but not great. Service was just ok. I thought that we would get more/ better/ greater for the cash that we spent.
Overpriced food, poor selection. These guys only exist because of the huge flow of tourists to the area.
(Translated) Good restaurant, the kitchen was delicious. The staff attentive. Recommended. (Original) Gute Restaurant, die Küche war sehr lecker. Das Personal aufmerksam. Empfehlenswert.
Nice decor. Slow service and nothing special about the food.
Food is delicious, service is excellent and restaurant is pretty
George invited us in to try the food. Darlene was our server and did her job above and beyond. The food was very good and the portion sizes were generous!
All ways excelent
Cute place with decent food. I would return.
Place was amazing.. Great service... Great food...and the price was not bad compared to other places around
Made a reservation for 4 weeks ago to sit on the patio. When we got there the hostess said we were overbooked and had to sit inside. Terrible excuse I will not be going back. Ever. The food is very ordinary stay away.
Great meal and excellent service!
I was a little taken a back by the calimari. Food was delicious.
We just returned from king on grill. We are big foodies and love high quality food, atmosphere and service. This restaurant offered neither. As for atmosphere, there were nats flying around, 3 to be exact. I understand the restaurant has no control of this, but when im batting away nats with the waitress standing by, i feel like she should at least question it. The spinach salad was not fresh at all and the pears were cold and minimal....four thin slices, drenched in heavy dressing, advertised as a vinagarette. Very unimpressive, boring and tasteless! My husbands meal was the yellow fin tuna...nothing to rave about, vegs bland.service was ok, average as i would get at a cracker barrell...not a moderately priced restaurant!
If I could give a 0, I would. My lovely group of friends and I went to the Grill for dinner (sat sept 5). I am a vegetarian and asked for a pasta and marinara sauce and was served and started eating a pasta with marinara and sausage!!! Disgusting! I spoke to “management “ (not really) who didn’t care. I explained what a terrible experience this was for me and my friends (so awkward) and how it ruined our dinner experience. He did not care and had no empathy, compassion or even a glass of wine for my friends. If you are expecting a unique or special dining experience you won’t get it at the Grill on King. Save your money and have a picnic by the lake.
Poor service and grumpy chef, will not return
Amazing place. Waitresses and waiters spanking each other, delicious food, courteous staff. And wonderful music. Only complaint is to management and their clock in system. Don't do that please, that doesn't result in happy employees.
The meal was great but the service was very poor , but the meal was excellent. Didn't seem to be very organized when it
Went to eat there with friends accompanying two kids. They had kid’s options but didn’t offer menu. They had a pasta on kid’s option using penne, so I asked if they could make it with spaghetti or other long pasta because one of my kid doesn’t eat short pastas. I thought that it’s not a big deal for they had a linguini menu on the regular menu. The server first refused to ask, but after I said that I would not order for kids but just share the linguini with them, I was told if I didn’t order the same number of dish for every single person, they would charge 5 bucks per people who didn’t order, even though they’re six year old kids. I asked then why he’s not even asking if they could make the dish kids could eat. He said that he could ask but not guarantee and kept urging me to order more menu from adults menu. This restaurant was the only one that I could dine without a reservation that crowded Saturday evening in the Niagara-on-the-lake. However, I just left so disappointed with the super rude lazy server and their weird policy.
What a pretentious place, walked out in disgust, staff need to learn the customer is always right, we should be able to choose where to sit and you need your menus updated. I do recommend the Irish bar a couple of feet away with a great atmospheric and huge selection that you can in halves!
DO NOT EAT HERE! Having eaten here a couple of times in the past, we purposefully looked for this place upon returning to Niagara-on-the-Lake. Two of the three entrees our party ordered were poorly done. On two plates, the french fries were so soggy they were inedible. Literally, they were a sopping, gloppy mess. When we complained to the very nice waitress (she was wonderful), we were given a long story about "water in the potatoes" and that they were fine. We asked for a substitution and were told that the kitchen would not oblige. We pressed the issue saying they are inedible--clearly mortified the waitress asked if she could bring us a free dish of ice cream. She obviously had no authority. I asked if I could just get a little more salad as this had to hold me until dinner. She said that's not possible. The chicken sandwich was small and not enough to hold a grown man. The remaining salad we ordered was uninspired. Overall, we could not wait to get out of there. The waitress was clearly embarrassed by the whole experience. We paid our bill in full -- $70 ish for three mediocre/inedible lunches and one glass of wine. We will never be back...clearly something is broken in this restaurant.
Amazing food and service
Great staff and food
Just opening up again on the patio after Covid-19 shutdown. My companion and I came by for coffee and dessert. They were very accommodating, I had the home made Crème brûlée - lemon, very smooth and tasty. The waitress made a fresh pot of coffee for us. Nice.
Service was fantastic. Food was subpar even for normal prices. Unfortunately, grill on king charges premium prices for not very good food. Our apps were served before our drinks (kind of a red flag). We bailed on mains and went next door to the pub, the food was an upgrade. Cheers Irish Harp!
Great food and professional service.
Always one of favourite spots in NOTL. Anytime we arrive we are welcomed like family and the service is Uber without question. No matter the occasion we would highly recommend coming here and enjoying the taste of proprietor John, who makes it perfect each and every time.
Awesome food and excellent service. We showed up at 6:20 with no reservation, got seated right away and the food was delicious. Our food can out quickly. We even had time to have dessert and coffee and stop to it play for 8. Tammy our waitress was excellent!
Amazing staff and great food. Love being in Old NOTL !
My wife and I chose the grill on king for dinner only to be extremely disappointed. I ordered a steak and the steak came over done and salty. I asked for a new one and they argued the cook on it and then washed the steak off and reserved the steak to me. THE WORST RESTAURANT IN HISTORY.
An expensive place to eat but they made sure that we were in and out in enough time to catch a play.
10 out of 10. Had lunch on our first day in town. The lunch and service was so good we came back for dinner
Excellent meal & good service.
Friendly and fast service! The restaurant was quiet when we walked up to look at the menu, and a waitress came by to greet us and tell us about the daily specials. We decided to sit outside, which was a nicely lit patio area. Beer was great, and the wine selection was amazing. Food was presented well and cooked to order. Would recommend!
Fantastic food ! This is the place to go for a steak and fries. The calves liver is amazing and prepared perfectly! Nice selection of local wine and beer on tap.
I witnessed the owner/chef being outrageously unethical to a potential patron with a disability that was assisted with a Service working animal. He rudely shouted at the person to GET OUT!!, in front of patrons whom were dining. Under Bill 70, it is a legal right to be accepted in any business establishment with a Service dog for medical reasons. We were shocked of his extreme discriminatory cruel behavior to another human being. We will never dine at this restaurant again. This type of rude and unprofessional treatment should not be tolerated. We felt so bad for the family. I hope Grill on King shuts down soon with a heavy lawsuit.
Very good quality food ! Presentation awesome, was very busy, so our waitress was swamped, service was good, but slow , but overall, very nice experience !
My family and i were walking around the area and found this nice restaurant with a nice patio and thought we would try it out, the service was good the waitress was very nice ! But the food we got was soooo tasteless and bland.. we got crab cakes and they were probally the best thing we got they were very good. The sandwich we got were back bacon on a bun and roast beef on a bun and they both were very bland the salad and fries had more flavour to them. My boyfriends daughter got a regular burger and it tasted like it was just a frozen store bought patty.The bill was 88, $100 with tip and we would have got more flavour out of that $100 at mcdonald’s... very disappointed in the food here.
Excellent experience. Visiting Niagara-on-the-Lake for a long weekend with our Corvette Club. Setting up the dinner was seamless with the help of Gina and John. Just as they were detailed and professional in the preparations for our large group, the service and food was superb. Lamb Shank and Salmon along with other items were awesome. Members of this club dinner were very pleased and complimentary. Thank you Grill in King team. Well done.
If you have a service animal you are not welcome at this and other establishments at Niagara on the lake. My wife, service dog and I asked to be seated on the patio and we were told that all dogs are not welcome. We tried to explain that by law they have to serve us. The owner refused us and to be honest I really did not want to eat there after a disagreement with him. We showed him the service vest and tag with no luck. This a hole has no clue of the laws in canada. He is a Malaka and pusti. I hope he get reported and fined for this injustice.
i was visiting Niagra on the Lake with my husband for the day. We stopped in to have a light bite at what seemed to be a very busy restaurant. We ordered an appetizer and Entree. The appetizer was good but the entree tasted off. I asked the waitor if i could have something else and was delivered a very rude look. We felt so uncomfortable we immediately paid the bill and left.
i have been coming here for the past few years when my mom visits but after today I will never visit again. The lady, if you can call her that, who was going to be serving us was very very rude. there was no table for 4 so we sat 2 and 2. When my son (6) asked her what was on the children's menu she sighed and told him. Then when he asked her what drinks they had she was curt with her answer. my son decided he wanted to share a burger with me, she told me there would be a $4 charge to share a plate. A table for 4 had opened up and we asked to move and got the reply 'the table is dirty'. We have had very good meals and service here before but i will never step foot in there again.
Good food and service
Service and food is always exceptional.
Excellent!?
Food and service was excellent. We will definitely be back!
I had the beef and barley soup, made at the restaurant. It was perfectly seasoned and so filling with the toast they served with it, I cancelled the spinach salad I had ordered. My boyfriend had the grilled vegetable panini and it was excellent, served with fresh cut fries and a salad. We were there just 5 days after province opened up and the restaurant was running smoothly. Server was friendly and proficient. The veranda dining with lots of greenery all around made for a lovely atmosphere..
The food was delicious. If you are 5 people, you must order at least 3 people.
My family and I had an absolutely fantastic meal here last week. The food was cooked perfectly and was very tasty. Couldnt recommend it highly enough.
Nice italian flare,clean pleasant ,excellent staff,food very good
Great pastas. Lunch menus are reasonable a s well.
Amazing food, amazing service, amazing atmosphere really enjoyed our New Years Eve Dinner!
We were there for our memorial weekend vacation and it was delicious. Their hospitality was amazing and the food very well cook and savory.
Love it. Small menu, well executed. Sean, our server, is a gem.
Great food and service. Try the grilled Salmon
Had an awesome baby back ribs and everyone in my table was very satisfied with their dishes. We all decided to give 5 stars as we dont think 3.8 makes the place justice.
We went to NOTL on July 1 Canada Day. We went to dine at Grill on King and Shawn gave us reservations within half hour on the patio during this pandemic. Shawn was very gracious and personal. I ordered the burger with egg plant topping and my wife had the lamb shank. Shawn recommend the local Cabernet Sauvigon to go with the meal. Location was great, the food was great along with the patio seating. We will be back soon. Frank
(Translated) Superb service and we laughed a lot but very expensive for the plate and the fish was only passable. I do not recommend. …
Delicious food and great service
Nothing special. Service didn't seem too welcoming.
Food was great as well as the service. Would recommend to friends
Horrible Service. I visited this place for the first time with my family and it was terrible, there is an aged waiter who is unbelievably rude with disrespect attitude to foreigner tourists and here I noticed many people have the same experience with this guy. The food came wrong and when we wanted to question it he completely ignored us till a nicer lady came and took care of the table. But at the end God bless him and I hope that waiter to get better soon.
Not good. Food is bland and tasteless. Had the French onion soup and it was made with white wonder bread! The server spilled half of it on his way to our table and didn’t bother to bring a new one. We also ordered paninis which came with ice cold chicken and super greasy fries that were limp. Avoid.
Really nice seafood linguine
So let me start off by saying that there was 7 of us having dinner. None of us asked for anything special. Some of us even took the special that was offered that day. I made one request that they put no cheese on my pasta dish. We were there before 6:30 pm and didn't get our food until almost 8. My plate came out first and there was cheese. The waiter saw it and took it away and brought another one out. Everyone else was almost done with dinner. My bill came out to 49.72 and I pulled out a 50. The waiter stoid there and waited behind me. Everyone else was waiting to pay while he stood over me and pointed to the bill and said you have to leave 15 percent tip. I was apalled!! Not only did I get a wrong meal, I also had to eat with fruit flies buzzing around, a sticky floor, my shoes were glued, and now a rude waiter. I told him to tend to everyone else and not to worry about his tip. When we left, one of our 7 spoke to him and told him that he was a little rude about the tip considering we had some minor issues. He told us that if we didn't like it we could go to anorher restaurant. Based on that alone I would love to give this restaurant less than one star. Their is another restaurant around the corner from them. Orzo. Now that was fine dining.
Great location, pleasantly decorated. Attentive customer service and great tasting burger and onion soup. However slightly over priced.
Shrimp risotto was incredible! One of the best risottos I've ever tried!
Food was outstanding. The lamb was excellently prepared and good portion size. Waitress was a bit blazay but may have had a bad day. It was near the end of day.
Owners screaming in the kitchen kind of put a damper on our dining experience and from what friends of ours told us, they do not limit their yelling to the kitchen. These owners are brutal...staff was fantastic, but you could see the embarrassment, humiliation and disgust on their faces. Food is average.....cannot believe they can keep any staff there. They will not be in business much longer if they treat their staff so badly....they should focus on their average food.....owners are the chefs..
Excellent service and food was delicious! Definitely worth a visit!
Worst treatment ever by an employee of a restaurant was echoed over the next two days by everyone in our 12 person party. We had just settled in and had ordered a round of drinks and were reviewing the menu when from another table, a "Happy Birthday" started up. Our entire table, 12 strong, started to sing along as well as the rest of the restaurants customers. Sounds familiar right? This happens all the time. At the end of the song, a man stood at the edge of our table, dressed in traditional chefs garb and shouted, "Don't disrespect the restaurant!" He then headed back to the kitchen area only to stand in the doorway and stair at us with an angry look. Our festive mood suddenly sank to a puzzled mood. What just happened, we all wondered. I flagged down the waiter, who did witness this, and asked him who that man was and why did he say that to us and why did he stare at us. It was very rude and it made a lot of us feel uncomfortable. The waiter said he was the Chef and he would check with him, but encouraged us to just forget about it and start over. What.?.? That doesn't make sense, so I asked him to please find out what we did and report back. I also asked to speak to a Manager of which the waiter said there isn't a Manager onsite and the Owner isn't here either. We contemplated leaving, but as we were a party of 12, finding another place wasn't much of an option, so we decided to stay. The event became a topic of most of our conversations which was unfortunate. The waiter seemed to just ignore the situation. Dinner came and we ate. The bill came with no adjustments or apologies. Between the 6 couples, we spent over $700. As we started to exit, the Chef was standing near the door staring at us. My Wife attempted to ask him what the problem was and he proceeded to shout at her that she need to stop talking and leave. I then interjected and asked the same question. He said it was very loud. I asked if it were just our table that was loud and he said no, the whole restaurant was loud, but we were the biggest table. I asked if he told other customers to the same thing and he said no, we were the biggest table. Another member of our party told him that he had never been treated like this and that the man was rude for addressing us in the manner in which he did and that it was inappropriate to treat a customer like that. The Chef told him to leave or he would call the police. I went to the front desk and asked the host for the Owners information. He handed me a business card. I asked what the Chef's name was and he said John. I asked for John's last name and he said it was on the card. The host then took a step back and looked down. And there we had it, the Chef was married to the Owner. It became clear that the staff was afraid of the Chef which is why we were encouraged to start over. Sorry for the long post and sorry that I had to give a single star to initiate a post. If you go to this place, be warned to not sing "Happy Birthday"
Fabulous food, great wine choices, excellent service
I love it
Great service & good food.
Amazing food! Came here for my cousins birthday with a few girls... the service and food was top notch! 5/5
Horrible service. Our waitress had no class, she was rude and condescending. My husband and I asked about a wine and her response was “yeah, yeah it’s good” and she went on to bash our favourite winery Chateau des Charmes. The wine she recommended was terrible but she didn’t even try to rectify the situation even though we were noticeably upset. We will not be returning or recommending.
Came to niagara on the lake with friends in a limo for the evening. 4 new tables got served after us. No limes in the Caesars or coronas ????
Great restaurant. Food was great and service was amazing. Staff was friendly and attentive. We really enjoyed the food and we be back again
One of my favorite restaurants in Niagara on the Lake
Terrible experience. If I could give this place zero stars I would. Appalled by the behaviour of the owner. Went here for lunch during the break on our wine tour. Called in advance and were told we would get a private room as we had a group of 15. When we arrived there was no mention of the party room, instead we were sat inside the dinning area. However, no one else was in the restaurant so I did not think twice. Our group was sat at differently tables but we were enjoying our lunch when suddenly the owner came out and yelled at us to be quiet and stop making so much noise. Considering we were paying customers I found this behaviour to be shocking. Additionally, I ordered the crab cakes and it tasted awful. C- for the food, and F for the service. Never will I ever eat at the Grill on King again and I advise that you shouldn't either.
Our waiter could not be more rude. After a busy day walking the main street and doing the wine tour in the fall chill, we did not get a chance to eat a late lunch and held off until dinner. When he proceeded to order our waiter made a big issue about how much food we ordered. This went on for several minutes and throughout the meal We are not overweight people; however, we were starved. I think the only item we ordered extra was a salad that we shared (because he made such a fuss) compared to the couple next to us. We have never been insulted by a waiter/waitress as we were at this restaurant. So if you don't mind being insulted....
Absolutely beautiful place with very fresh food ideas and fair prices. The staff are awesome too!
They wanted to charge a $4 "sitting fee" because my husband and I wanted to share an appetizer even though we ordered a glass of wine and a beer. We will never be back!!!
Terrible first experience at this restaurant! Went for lunch the other day my boyfriend ordered steak cooked medium with sauce on side. They brought it out cooked well done with the sauce on it. He kindly asked for a new steak as he just couldn't enjoy it cooked that much and didn't like the sauce. The waitress took it back and said that the owner who is the chef says it's medium and he cut into the wrong part. She asks if he wants anything else so he decides on a burger instead. She then comes out with a piece of steak that's completely cooked through with 1 small dot of pink to tell us that it is medium (clearly not) and then she says that the owner is refusing to serve us anymore and will not be making his burger because now he is flustered. It wasn't even busy so this should've been an easy fix. Will not be returning and will definitely advise others to steer clear. Not sure how this guy is in this business.
Absolutely the worst treatment of customers ever! I have never experienced such rude behaviour as we did. The chef clearly has issues. Word of advice, if you don't want people to sing happy birthday, don't send wait staff to the tables to sing! Most of the restaurant joined in singing happy birthday, our large party included. The chef came out of the kitchen and told us we were rude and singing too loud. We should have left at that point but, against our better judgement, we stayed. A couple members of our party tried to talk to him to understand the issue only to get into a shouting match. Completely uncalled for! We were a party of 12, spent over $800 and totally regretted the decision to stay. It is clear that the wait staff are afraid and intimidated by this man. Judging by some of the other reviews, there is definitely some truth to this.
I love it here ! I come every time I’m in Niagara. The food is delicious (the mussels are my favourite). Great ambiance and the staff has always been very friendly.
Went for dinner with my girlfriend on October 2nd 2019. Place is nicely decorated, service was good. The first thing that rubbed me the wrong way was ,they brought out a bread basket with three miniscule pieces of bread, when I say miniscule I mean I have never seen pieces of bread this small before at a restaurant and two tiny pats of butter.I thought the prices were a bit high food was just so-so and the portions were small. I won't be going back.
Service is always relaxed but attentive, Good value.
We had a great Saturday night dinner here with a large group (3 families). Great menu selection — both for food and for wine. Super friendly staff. Convenient location.
(Translated) We sat in four, We just drank beer. The service is great. The waiter always followed us, if there was time, kept a conversation with us. Recommend (Original) Посидели в четвером, Просто выпили пива. Обслуживание великолепное. Официант всегда следил за нами, Если было время, поддерживал с нами беседу. Рекомендую