Pearl Diver - Toronto, Ontario

Note: 18% gratuity is automatically included on bill. Overall rating is closer to a 4.5. Food was good/OK, some dishes were better than others. Oysters were great, super fresh! Calamari was a bit tough and not as salty as I’d like, as examples. Service was fantastic! Staff was very attentive, food served ... promptly, and all the tools you’d need to tackle any crab leg shells, oyster meat etc is provided. Decent seating space, not too tight. Read more

Drove down from Whitby to enjoy some seafood and this place did not disappoint! We ordered appetizers, no mains as we found ourselves preferring the variety of apps more than the mains and we were okay with that! Scallops were divine, Paired well with the pork belly and the delicious sauces. ... I've never had edamame so yummy. The garlic and chili salt made it amazing. Can't beat the deal on the shrimp cocktail. Where else are you going to get 8pcs for $20??! The kimchi fried rice was unexpectedly great. Good portion to share or to eat as a main and very flavorful. I had the Caesar cocktail and it came with an oyster. It all tasted good but $18 for a cocktail def hurts! Finally, you MUST get the sticky toffee pudding, the absolute best! Tanisha took care of us and she was awesome, very attentive, pleasant and honestly one of the reasons we'd come back! Overall, highly recommend! give Pearl Diver a try! Read more

It's been a really long time since I've been able to post my review, however, every time my best friend from the United States comes in this is the place we meet up (because it's her favourite restaurant in Toronto). We came in for dinner had the kimchi rice and we ... had the two dozen oysters. We had the owner talked to us directly and made sure that we were taking care of, and I truly appreciated that. We made reservations in advance and happy that we got a booth and were comfortably seated. It's a very lively place and we've never had bad service! PS – fun fact if you check in on yelp, you get 10% off your bill! Read more

Seafood was fresh, food was very delicious overall. Great deal for oysters during happy hour, $24/dozen, and they were really fresh. Lobster sliders and calamari were delicious. The steamed mussels was the only dish that was lacklustre, I expected a flavourful broth but it was just very salty. Mussels were fresh ... though! Overall great experience and the service was great. They do have an automatic 18% tip, but I did not see an issue with it as they were very attentive, so we decided to tip more on top of the 18%. I do not like Caesars, but pearl diver’s Caesar was so delicious and the oyster that came with it was the cherry on top. Read more

Amazing seafood restaurant with great daily deals. My friends and I came for the $100 for 100 oysters deal, which is definitely a DEAL! Nowadays in Toronto, a lot of buck a shuck places have become $2 a shuck places, so it's rare to find such a high quality oyster ... deal. The oysters are fresh, a good size, and beautifully plated. The 100 came out staggered in 3 plates, which were delivered over the span of an hour or so. It did seem like they could bring them out at the pace that you requested, we asked for a staggered delivery because one of our friends was running late. We had three people sharing the oysters and it was a bit much - four people would have been ideal. We also tried the PD Fries and Icelandic Cod, both of which were good. Next time we'll probably bring more people to split the 100 oysters and try a few more of the apps. Definitely make a reservation if you're coming on a Thursday, since that's the day of the deal. Read more