Best Restaurants for Christmas Parties in Toronto

Are you the one-person party-planning-committee at your office or for your family holiday get-together and are trying to decide which are the best restaurants for Christmas parties in Toronto in 2018? You can always opt for Toronto restaurants serving holiday buffets. Or check out the following restaurants that have prix fixe party menus and private rooms that will help you organize the best holiday party ever!

JOEY Eaton Centre

You can rent the new lower level private dining space at JOEY Eaton Centre for your holiday party. The modern room features warm wood accents, raw black brick and a private bar and can accommodate 10 to 125 guests. Enjoy handcrafted cocktails, globally inspired dishes and award-winning wines. The private kitchen allows you to set a menu tailored to your event. Joey Eaton Centre is also one of the best restaurants for Christmas parties in Toronto because it’s a minute walk from the Yonge subway line.

Zitto Zitto Taverna

Zitto Zitto Taverna is a new restaurant in Little Italy opened by the owners of neighbouring Sotto Voce. The Italian menu places a heavy influence on grilled seafood, although beef, chicken and pork also appear. The elegant centre room, a traditional room with a gorgeous oak table and floors, chandelier and a wine fridge spanning the width of the room, is perfect to rent for a small, private Christmas party as it is completely enclosed and has its own sound system. Zitto Zitto Taverna is at 593 College Street.

The Storys Building

Owned by ICON Legacy Hospitality, The Storys Building at 11 Duncan Street, which opened in early 2014, features Eastern Mediterranean restaurant, Byblos, on the main and second floors and event space on the third and fourth floors. The third and fourth floors can accommodate 225 in a reception style and 150 people banquet style. Other amenities include valet parking, coat check, DJ equipment and sound system. Contact David Berlad, Director of Sales, at 416-367-9000 x229.

Victor Restaurant at Le Germain Hotel

This gorgeous recently renovated restaurant at Le Germain Hotel is a great restaurant for Christmas parties in Toronto since it not only looks spectacular, but boasts a varied menu to boot. The interior features teal leather banquettes, conversation-piece light fixtures and high ceilings. The menu includes seafood favourites such as crab cakes, branzino and sea bass, chicken and meat options, pasta and a vegan option. Victor Restaurant is located at Le Germain Hotel at 30 Mercer Street, 416-883-3431 and can be booked for private events.

Luma Restaurant

The new culinary addition to the TIFF Bell Lightbox by Oliver & Bonacini, Luma, offers a private dining space for a maximum of 12 people with prix fixe dinner menus for $57, $70 and $87 per person. The $57 menu includes organic green salad or soup of the day, yellow fin tuna or striploin steak and lemon tart or opera cake. The $70 menu includes Caesar salad or scallop sashimi, free range chicken or arctic char or lamb sirloin and lime and buttermilk pana cotta. The $87 menu includes organic green salad or burrata or tuna tartare, ricotta gnudi or sea scallops or beef tenderloin and lime and buttermilk pana cotta or chocolate delice. Lunch prix fixe menus are offered for $44, $57 or $63 per person plus tax and 15% gratuities.

The Keg Mansion

The Keg Mansion at 515 Jarvis St., 416-964-6609, has been hosting holiday and Christmas parties for years and there’s a reason why. The Keg Mansion becomes beautifully decked out for the season with garlands, wreaths, lights and a lit Christmas tree, which make it one of the best restaurants for Christmas parties in Toronto. Choose from the large party menu that includes salad and top sirloin or grilled salmon or Teriyaki chicken or prime rib and cheesecake or mocha ice cream pie or Kahlua and Grand Marnier with whipped cream for $33.95 per person. The special party menu for $41.95 per person includes 1) mixed greens or Caesar salad and 2) prime rib or filet mignon or New York striploin or grilled top sirloin and 3) lobster tail or King crab or Tiger shrimp or shrimp and scallops and 4) cheesecake or mocha ice cream pie for dessert. Private rooms are available for 20-40 people while the restaurant can accommodate groups of up to 100 on the main floor. The Keg Mansion is open at 11:30 a.m. (as are many other Keg locations) from Dec. 1-23 for holiday lunches.

One

The Mark McEwan restaurant at the swanky Hazelton Hotel, One can accommodate up to 16 people in its Canadian icon, Neil Young Room and up to 70 guests in the Yorkville Room. One recommends choosing a customized menu for parties of eight or more. One Restaurant is located at 116 Yorkville Ave., 416-961-9600.

LEE Restaurant

When it comes to haute cuisine, you can’t go wrong by taking the office Christmas party to LEE, the inspiration of renowned chef Susur Lee. LEE’s main dining room can accommodate up to 20 people. Alternatively, you can rent the private room, which seats up to 24, for $200. One or both sides of the restaurant can be rented for private parties of 45 to 130 people. Group sharing style menus start at $65 person and offer selections such as Asian salmon ceviche, Singaporean slaw, chickpea fritter, garlic shrimp, asparagus, haricots and fennel salad, carmelized black cod, Szechwan pork ribs and jerk chicken. Lee is located at 601 King St. W., 416-504-7867.