Ten Restaurant

We had a fantastic time at ten! Incredibly delicious veggie-forward menu. A very unique experience being in such an intimate environment and so close to the chef. Great cocktails, friendly service and very talented and knowledgeable chefs. We didn't look at any photos of the food or menu and it made for a great surprise! Highly highly recommend it! What are you waiting for!

One of the best dining experience for my wife and I. 10 seats in the restaurant only. Similar to omakase style where the chef, Julian Bentivegna, prepares and explains the food to you. Service is impeccable. Ingredients are seasonal and changes with what's in season. I appreciate how innovative they are with food, tasty while not being pretentious. Great intimate experience. I suspect that 10 and Julian is going to be famous one day and it'll be hard to book a meal with him, once the Michelin guide comes out.

Ever since I realized that the Grammy’s was a popularity contest with little correlation to true talent, I have had a distrust of those awarding accolades. As a certain guide swept through Toronto awarding stars, there were some questionable choices made, and more importantly some damn fine restaurants that were snubbed—like Actinolite. As Otaku, we revel in glories of the unsung hero. Ten is one such unsung hero.Ten is the brainchild of a creative, 29 year old chef, Julian Bentivegna, opened just months before the COVID shutdown, in the Brockton Village neighborhood of Toronto.Chef Bentivegna introduced himself almost immediately upon sitting at the counter, eager to share his restaurant’s ethos: veg centric, seasonal cuisine presented in ten courses. This, of course is exactly why we chose to dine at Ten, so he was covering well-trodden ground.What was not so well-trod was his treatment of the vegetal divas. In our experience, most fine dining restaurants that are (or have turned) veg-centric treat their ingredients in either the traditional Japanese manner—minimalism highlighting natural flavors, or in the other extreme the traditional Indian manner—an exciting masala of flavors creating a synergistic whole, losing the individual parts. I do not mean actual Japanese/Indian flavors, just styles of preparation.If I had to catergorize Chef Bentivegna’s style it would be right in the middle of these two styles— the traditional French manner. Here, the flavor of the vegetable was paramount, but paired with some strong flavors which highlighted as opposed to upstaging the star. A perfect example would be his first course of winter radishes sliced into a fine julienne served over a pine nut sauce, and spiked with bay leaf oil. The pairing of flavors was sublime, and required in the chef a deft palate to balance.For Sadako, it was the little details. As a preliminary desert course, porcini ice cream was served textured with toasted rice, and salted with caviar (another sublime pairing of flavors) served in a chilled, wooden, sakura-shaped bowl, and crafted to resemble a buckeye. It is the details like chilling the plates for cold dishes, and warming the plates for hot dishes that is so often overlooked.While portions were small the flavors were large, and we left sated. Maitake were treated in the Cajun manner where a mushroom stock was reduced and deglazed several times over to create a sweet, intensely flavored mushroom paired with simply flavored cashews and red kale. One of the rare fish dishes, featuring a hamachi crudo with red cabbage was flavored with chewy, umami salty bits which I later found out to be chef’s own delicious hamachi XO sauce. There was intention and effort clearly present in every dish.Over the course of ten courses, chef Bentivegna presented us ten diners with an inspired cuisine on par with the finest dishes the City of Toronto has to offer; an experience highly recommended by the Otaku, of course.Follow us on IG and FB: Buffalo Food Otaku.

If you're looking for a culinary adventure where no two visits are the same, then Ten is the perfect restaurant for you. The ever-changing seafood and vegetable forward menus mean that you'll always be trying something new, and the expert chef Julian ensures that each dish is absolutely perfection.The atmosphere at Ten is also top-notch, with sleek and minimalist decor that creates a perfect backdrop for a night of fine dining. The service is attentive and professional, making sure that your evening is nothing short of extraordinary.But the real star of the show at Ten is the food. The seafood is always fresh and expertly cooked, and the vegetables are always perfectly seasoned. Coming here you're sure to have an incredible meal.So if you're looking for a restaurant that will tantalize your taste buds and leave you wanting more, Ten is the place for you.

I feel the 5 star rating is not sufficient enough to describe this restaurant - it was truly hands down the best meal experience we've had in our lives.We opted for the 10 course meal with the wine pairings.The level of thought and care placed into each dish was incredible - between the flavours and texture they really highlighted vegetables in a whole new way. - as vegetarians I've always been apprehensive of going to fine dining because veggies are an afterthought, but Ten made every dish delicious, unique and complex in flavour - we loved and enjoyed every dish.The menu changes regularly to reflect whatever is in season.The wine sommelier was well versed and paired with wines across different regions and enhanced every dish we had - this extends out into the finer details such as the cutlery and dishes used for each round.You get to connect with the chefs and see them put together each meal, and this brings an elevated appreciation to the creativity and effort places into each meal.You have the option in advance to advise on dietary restrictions (vegetarian) or there are some fish/meat based components within the regular menu.We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves and will be back undoubtedly.Thank you for making us fall back in love with the restaurant experience.

Such a very unique dining experience! Friendly casual atmosphere. The food and presentation is absolutely perfect. Honestly could not say what my favourite of the ten servings was, I loved them all. I was very impressed with this restaurant’s wheelchair accessible ramp, counter, and wonderful accessible bathroom. Highly recommend anyone with mobility issues go.

I had the best birthday dinner here last night! Every dish was so unique but my favourite was the white chocolate peas! I’m not vegetarian but I do enjoy a veg forward meal and Ten executes this concept extremely well. The ambience is so cozy and the staff were wonderful. I have already recommended it to my friends!

We absolutely loved dinner here. We had the 10 course tasting menu with the wine pairings. Each course was delicious and the wines complemented the food perfectly. The peas with white chocolate foam was the favourite until the mushrooms blew it out of the water. Chef Julian truly outdid himself, and we enjoyed hearing about his cooking philosophy and how the restaurant allows him to realize this. A spectacular evening.

My partner surprised me for my birthday with reservations for Ten - it was such a unique, refreshing and chilled atmosphere! The food was sublime and the presentation of it all is wondrous. Words don’t do justice to just how amazing this establishment is and I would highly recommend you to visit!

Such a culinary experience, I was a bit weary (being an omnivore) with the vegetable forward menu. However the dishes were exquisite and innovative, it was such a pleasure experiencing all the flavors. The service was impeccable. I would return again with no doubt.