Rosewater - Toronto, Ontario

The Rosewater Room was lovely before, but its recent renovations (within the past year) have transformed it into a gorgeous gem right in the heart of Toronto's financial district. The staff are extremely courteous and helpful, and the food that is available for events is delicious and spans a wide ... array of options. For those of you looking for wedding venues, the Rosewater is a fine choice, and even has its own unique little patio and bridal room. Read more

Wedding review: Everyone continues to comment on how beautiful this venue was and we also had a ton of compliments on the food. You could not beat the venue for the price, especially with it being NYE (no joke, $105 pp) and the seamless flip between ceremony and reception was ... amazing. Location is the best too: right smack downtown. We had about 3 coordinators over 1 year (turnover) and Sam did do a good job in the end. She really tried to be accommodating. However, the service, unfortunately, knocks them down a point for the following: - Not sure what happened during cocktail hour on the 1st floor, but it seemed as though the heat wasn’t on because guests were wearing winter coats and coming upstairs to where the fire was. One guest said the thermostat downstairs read around 60F. - It was quite clear that one waiter was really not happy to be there and was quite rude to several guests (snapped at me at one point). - Discovered no shot policy when we got there but that wasn't in our contract or disclosed to us - There were also some communication issues between the coordinator and servers, which included some guests being refused bar service (not because of a smart serve issue but a mixup of who was on the “not drinking list” – my 39 year old friend got ID’d!) and in such a way that their whole tables could hear because they were shouting instead of pulling them aside (or us!) to clarify. - To end on a positive, I would definitely recommend Rosewater and, to iron out kinks, maybe suggest that future couples get a wedding planner with this venue. Read more

We had our wedding in Rosewater Room and to summarize the whole experience in one word, I'd say it was FANTASTIC!!! Graylin and all the staff at RWR made sure we had the most incredible day of our lives. Prior to the wedding Graylin went through all the details ... (we had no wedding planner), answering all our questions (plenty of them) and making sure the day ran smoothly. The room decoration was lovely, we had a private room with drinks and appetizers (delicious!); guests loved, loved the food and the wine selection was great. The bar had all drinks you could think off and the waiters and waitresses were very kind and professional. Thank you! Read more

Working on a TV show yesterday and this location was used as s holding area for cast and crew. It is a special building with solid wood wainscotting on the stairwell, beautifully appointed bathrooms and crystal chandeliers in the spacious hall for rent. The beautiful architecture has been well preserved ... on that little Toronto Street that offers " the city's most elegant streetscape" Read more

Came during happy hour. The atmosphere was electric and the place was packed. There was a long wait at the bar for drinks, I wish they had more staff to serve the large crowd at the bar. You couldn't order drinks at the table so you had to wait you ... turn at the bar. The food was delicious and the server in the dining room was very attentive and responsive. I'm glad we had a private dining room, every time the doors opened the noise from the crowd outside was deafening. Would highly recommend their risotto and their dessert. The steak was delicious but a bit more cooked than I would have liked. Read more