seasonal, contemporary, canadian
TASTING MENU
185. per person
+110. with wine pairings
Available Monday to Friday from 5–9:30pm
With advance notice, our chefs can prepare a vegetarian, pescatarian, or vegan tasting menu. Our chefs can also accommodate halal requests with one weeks’ notice. Please call 416-364-0054 to arrange.
taste canoe
Please note, ingredients are subject to change based on seasonal availability.
east coast oyster
cucumber, fennel
+
beef tartare
barbequed lettuce, brioche, rosemary custard
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asparagus
coddled egg, verbena, chicken skin crumb
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stuffed morels
Madeira, pickled ramp, hen velouté
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roasted scallop
smoked potato, mussel, chowder
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ontario lamb
roast saddle, pea, goat’s curd, presse taco
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wild blueberry
gin + tonic, lemon granité
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rhubarb
black pepper, thyme ice cream, olive oil cake
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petit fours
Please inform us of any allergies. We will do our utmost to accommodate, though we are unable to guarantee an allergen-free kitchen.
Lunch
Starters
wild mushroom soup
shaved mushrooms, chives, puffed wild rice 17.
snow crab salad
buttermilk, preserved lemon, quinoa, sourdough 28.
kolapore springs trout
citrus-cured rainbow trout, new potato, pickled mustard 26.
beef tartare
barbequed lettuce vinaigrette, Ontario seeded rye 25.
waldorf salad
Granny Smith apple, Bleu Bénédictin, birch walnuts, celery, pickled Madeira 21.
caesar
pancetta, butter lettuce, cured duck yolk, sumac Caesar dressing, sourdough crumb 19.
Sides
bread + butter 6.
pommes frites
chicken salt, truffle mayo 12.
roots revival
salad greens, Minus 8 Concord vinaigrette 12.
Mains
veal schnitzel
braised red cabbage, cabbage purée, frisée salad 49.
cornish half-hen
stuffed morels, sweet peas, spring onion, hen velouté 44.
steak frites
caramelized onion soubise, whipped Kozlik’s mustard, pommes frites 45. (7oz flat iron) / 65. (6oz fillet)
lamb sirloin
braised shoulder, charred rapini, broccoli purée, white port jus 47.
steelhead trout
cauliflower, fennel, white wine sauce 45.
albacore tuna
clams, ‘nduja, white beans, vermouth 49.
rigatoni amatriciana
guanciale, pecorino, olive oil 38.
Please inform us of any allergies. We will do our utmost to accommodate, though we are unable to guarantee an allergen-free kitchen.
Dinner
Starters
onion soup
Parmesan custard, caramelized onion, laurel oil 21.
atlantic salmon
Niagara tea cured salmon, cucumber soup, fennel 26.
add wild Acadian caviar 25.
scallop en croûte
nori persillade, pickled shimeji, vermouth, shiitakes 32.
canoe waldorf
Granny Smith apple, Bleu Bénédictin, birch walnuts, celery, foie torchon, pickled Madeira 24.
asparagus
coddled egg, verbena, chicken skin crumb 23.
lamb tartare
sunflower, summer truffle, Madeira, sourdough 27.
coastal half-dozen oysters
54 smoker + Ontario XO mignonette 32.
raw bar
chef’s daily selection of seafood 115.
Mains
haida gwaii albacore tuna
Champagne + caviar sauce, peas, fèves, smoked sablefish 66.
stuffed lamb saddle
aubergine, pine nuts, feta, couscous, morel, lamb jus gras 68.
duo of pork
roasted tenderloin, crispy belly, white asparagus, kohlrabi, baby turnip, cider jus 64.
wild b.c. halibut
sugar snap peas, feves, ramp risotto, puffed grains 75.
brome lake duck
pine-glazed breast, leg confit, parsley cavatelli, cauliflower fondant, poached pear 72.
low + slow short rib
braised cheek, Savoy cabbage taco, crispy flank, bone marrow, sunchoke 82.
wild mushroom risoni
summer truffle, peas, ricotta salata, sherry butter 54.
additions
seasonal truffle MP.
wild acadian caviar 25.
Sides
bread + butter 6.
pommes frites
chicken salt, truffle mayo 12.
roots revival
salad greens, shallot vinaigrette 12.
Please inform us of any allergies. We will do our utmost to accommodate, though we are unable to guarantee an allergen-free kitchen.
Dessert
canoe cheese
local artisanal selections
choose one, two or three
11. / 17. / 23.
bonnechere
semi-firm raw ewe’s milk cheese, toasted over an open flame before aging
Back Forty Artisan Cheese – Mississippi Station, Ontario
buffalo bliss
six week old soft-ripened brie, made with creamy buffalo milk
Gunn’s Hill – Aylmer, Ontario
celtic blue
firm blue cheese, earthy blue veining + natural rind
Glengarry Fine Cheese – Lancaster, Ontario
desserts
white chocolate cheesecake
sauvagine, salted pistachios, cranberry, sablé Breton 16.
rhubarb
black pepper, thyme ice cream, olive oil cake 16.
black forest gâteau
preserved Ontario cherries, vanilla parfait, Chantilly, 70% dark chocolate 17.
screeched tarte au sucre
wintergreen Chantilly + brown butter milk sauce 18.
blackberry meringue
wild ginger, honey sponge, buttermilk 17.
Please inform us of any allergies. We will do our utmost to accommodate, though we are unable to guarantee an allergen-free kitchen.
Wine
Our extensive wine list highlights Canadian winemakers alongside a curated selection of international vineyards.
wines by the glass
sparkling
5oz
Henry of Pelham ‘Cuvée Catharine’ Brut, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario NV 20.
Cellar Jan Vidal ‘Honor’ Rosé Brut Cava, Penedès, Spain NV 22.
Taittinger Brut Réserve, Champagne, France NV 45.
white
5oz
Cave Spring ‘Canoe’ Dry Estate Grown Riesling, Beamsville Bench, Ontario 2021 17.
Mission Hill ‘Reserve’ Pinot Gris, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia 2022 18.
Antonutti Traminer Aromatico, Friuli Grave, Italy 2021 19.
MW Cellars Sauvignon Blanc, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario 2023 20.
Westcott Vineyards ‘Estate’ Chardonnay, Niagara Escarpment, Ontario 2022 21.
Feudi di San Gregorio, Greco di Tufo, Campania, Italy 2022 22.
Domaine Hamelin Chablis, Burgundy, France 2022 30.
Domaine Thibert ‘Héritage’, Pouilly-Fuissé, Burgundy, France 2019 45.
rosé
5oz
Tawse ‘Estate’, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario 2023 19.
Miraval, Côte de Provence, France 2024 23.
red
5oz
Cave Spring ‘Biff’s’ Estate Grown Cabernet Franc, Beamsville Bench, Ontario 2021 17.
Stratus Gamay, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario 2023 19.
Mazzei ‘Ser Lapo’ Chianti Classico Riserva, Tuscany, Italy 2022 20.
Château Les Maurinières, Castillon-Côtes de Bordeaux, France 2022 21.
The Foreign Affair Cabernet Sauvignon, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario 2020 22.
Antologia Nebbiolo, Langhe, Piedmont, Italy 2022 23.
Closson Chase ‘Vineyard’ Pinot Noir, Prince Edward County, Ontario 2021 24.
Mazzei ‘Philip’ Cabernet Sauvignon, Tuscany, Italy 2020 35.
top floor cocktails
54th amaretto sour
Rémy Martin X.O., Michter’s bourbon, amaretto, lemon, egg white 46.
brown butter apple old fashioned
brown butter infused Boulard Calvados, maple, Angostura 42.
group of seven
Highland Park 12 year whisky, Ron Zacapa 23 year rum, Laphroaig quarter cask, Licor 43, amaretto, Cocchi di Torino, Leyenda oloroso, salted caramel, lemon (contains dairy) 44.
canoe shaken cocktails
beaches
Ketel One vodka, St-Germain, lychee, basil, lime, coconut, palo santo (contains dairy) 24.
good news
Tromba reposado tequila, Aperol, Cynar, Leyenda oloroso sherry, grapefruit, lime 24.
hummingbird
Tanqueray No. Ten gin, Canoe passion fruit liqueur, vanilla, lemon, apple, lemongrass 24.
loyalist
El Dorado 12 year rum, Canoe pawpaw liqueur, Pierre Ferrand dry curaçao, lime, raspberry 24.
risky business
Grey Goose Le Citron vodka, crème de pêche, Aperol, Amaro Nonino, lemon, orange, cranberry 24.
west coast weather
Los Siete Misterios mezcal, Ungava gin, St-Germain, pineapple, lemon, marigold, Angostura bitters 24.
wildberry pisco sour
Caravedo Quebranta pisco, raspberry, haskap, lemon, lime, egg white 24.
yellow dogwood
chili pepper + sage infused Tromba blanco tequila, cinnamon, lime 24.
canoe stirred cocktails
blackcurrant old fashioned
blackcurrant infused Lot No.40 Dark Oak rye, honeycomb infused Courvoisier VS, lemon gomme, Angostura + chocolate bitters 24.
canoe old fashioned
Dillon’s Canoe rye, demerara, Angostura bitters, orange peel + zest 24.
northern cardinal spritz
cranberry + tangerine infused Grey Goose vodka, mulled Dubonnet, Cave Spring O&B brut, tonic 24.
jasper leaves
Reifel Rye, Boulard Calvados, Cocchi di Torino, Canoe tonka liqueur, cinnamon 24.
toronto
Lot No.40 rye, Fernet-Branca, pecan + coffee infused maple syrup, orange (contains nuts) 24.
two-axe martini
tomato leaf + stem infused Dillon’s unfiltered gin, cherry tomato Bank vodka, Lillet, basil 24.
whitehorse negroni
strawberry, blackberry purée + grapeseed infused oil Roku gin, Dillon’s Gentian liqueur, house vermouth blend 24.
wilderness tips
1800 reposado tequila, Leyenda organic mezcal, spicebush berry dram, crème de cacao, Angostura bitters 24.
spirit free
ambrosia
apple, lychee, Earl Grey, maple, cardamom, lime (contains dairy) 13.
empire
peach, raspberry, oolong, vanilla, fennel, lemon (contains soy) 13.
gala
blueberry, watermelon, white pine, honey, alder catkins, lemon, soda (contains soy) 13.
spiced citrus espresso martini
grapefruit, cold brew, lemon, spiced cordial 13.
lemon ginger
ginger beer, maple lemonade 11.
Please inform us of any allergies. We will do our utmost to accommodate, though we are unable to guarantee an allergen-free kitchen.
bar bites
beef sliders
Martin’s potato roll, truffle cream, onion rings 21.
calamari
clay pepper rouille, black lime pepper 19.
duck confit croquette
pine nuts, Béchamel sauce, whipped Kozlick’s mustard 24.
beef tartare on toast
charred spring onion, foraged flavours, crispy baguette, egg yolk 21.
pommes frites
chicken salt, truffle mayo 12.
to share
charcuterie
Chef’s daily selection of cured meats + preserves 34.
east coast half dozen oysters
54 smoker + seaweed xo mignonette 32.
raw bar
Chef’s daily selection of seafood 115.
Please inform us of any allergies. We will do our utmost to accommodate, though we are unable to guarantee an allergen-free kitchen.
