#1,998 in Toronto. 11 Redditors across 21 mentions, Jul 2024 to May 2026.
What Reddit says
A long-time Queen West venue that Redditors remember fondly for date nights, drinks and its pad thai in the 90s. Commenters say prices have stayed reasonable. Some speak about it in the past tense, but nothing confirms a closure.
Paraphrased from the comments below.
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In their words
Short excerpts, each linked to the full comment on Reddit.
“I used to sit and have a pint and read a book in the window seat at Rivoli.”
Liked itr/FoodToronto, Feb 2026Read on Reddit (opens in a new tab) “Rivoli had the best Pad Thai in the 90s.”
Loved itr/FoodToronto, Dec 2025Read on Reddit (opens in a new tab) “Rivoli. Queen Mother Cafe. Both been around for 50yrs.”
Liked itr/FoodToronto, Mar 2026Read on Reddit (opens in a new tab) “I'd say the Riv has kept their prices reasonable.”
Liked itr/FoodToronto, Dec 2025Read on Reddit (opens in a new tab) “Assuming the drinks were happy hour prices it comes to around $85.”
Mixedr/FoodToronto, Dec 2025Read on Reddit (opens in a new tab) “I had so many fun dates at the Rivoli in my time”
Liked itr/FoodToronto, Dec 2025Read on Reddit (opens in a new tab) “Their burger was 9.95 but minimum wage was 7.45 so it still wasn’t that cheap.”
Mixedr/FoodToronto, Dec 2025Read on Reddit (opens in a new tab) “I know these two guys in a band who were trying to get a show at The Rivoli”
Mentionedr/FoodToronto, Dec 2025Read on Reddit (opens in a new tab) “The Rivoli burger is now $20.99 (just checked their menu)”
Mentionedr/FoodToronto, Dec 2025Read on Reddit (opens in a new tab) “I miss going to the Rivoli”
Liked itr/FoodToronto, Dec 2025Read on Reddit (opens in a new tab) “Nacho platter for 31.99? Lmfao you have to be kidding me.”
Mentionedr/FoodToronto, Dec 2025Read on Reddit (opens in a new tab) “Loved the Riv”
Liked itr/FoodToronto, Dec 2025Read on Reddit (opens in a new tab)
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