Six extravagant TIFF dining experiences pushing past $200 to $8,888 per plate
From whisky pairings at Deauville Club to a truffle-laden goose at Lai Wah Heen, Toronto's festival season brings ultra-premium food-and-drink moments available only while the red carpets roll.
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TIFF brings out the celebratory splurge—and Toronto's highest-end dining venues are capitalizing on the moment with limited-time experiences that blur the line between meal and spectacle.
Deauville Club, the second-floor lounge at the Revery hotel, is hosting the Macallan Whisky Journey for $200. The three-course dinner pairs each course with a single malt—a 12-year-old, a 15-year-old, and a sherry oak 12-year-old—and frames the menu like a film: "Opening Scene" appetizer, "Feature Presentation" main, and "Final Frame" dessert.
Tono, Chef Akira Back's restaurant inside the W Hotel, serves the Opening Scene cocktail for $500. Made with 25th-anniversary Clase Azul tequila, calvados, jasmine oolong, vanilla, and orange, it arrives in a treasure chest and comes with a serving of black caviar.
At dBar, the Four Seasons' main-floor lounge, the most exclusive drink costs $1,000 and is made tableside with Rémy Martin XO cognac, 16-year-old Lagavulin single malt, absinthe, bitters, and lemon oil. The experience includes a chauffeured ride in the Four Seasons' house Rolls-Royce to your next downtown destination within two kilometres of the Yorkville hotel.
Louix Louis, perched on the 31st floor of the St. Regis, serves the Velvet Curtain for $2,000—a cocktail built around Damblat Armagnac, Madagascar vanilla, cherry bark bitters, and the Macallan M Black, an exceptionally rare single malt whisky. A bottle of the stuff runs $14,000, so the cocktail price starts to make sense.
The Shangri-La offers a $6,000 private theatre screening for up to 40 guests, complete with truffled popcorn, Canada Prime sliders, freshly baked soft pretzels, cocktails, and a dedicated butler. You skip the Rush Line entirely.
At Lai Wah Heen, the downtown dim sum spot, the crown jewel is the Treasure of Fortune at $8,888—a multi-course feast built around a goose stuffed with Alba white truffles, Japanese abalone, and Tibetan cordyceps, accompanied by fresh truffle shavings and a tin of caviar.
Good to know
What's the most expensive dining experience listed?
Lai Wah Heen's Treasure of Fortune costs $8,888 per plate and features a multi-course feast built around a goose stuffed with Alba white truffles, Japanese abalone, and Tibetan cordyceps, accompanied by fresh truffle shavings and a tin of caviar.
Where can I get a $1,000 cocktail with a Rolls-Royce ride included?
dBar, the Four Seasons' main-floor lounge in Yorkville, serves an exclusive drink for $1,000 made tableside with Rémy Martin XO cognac, 16-year-old Lagavulin single malt, absinthe, bitters, and lemon oil, plus a chauffeured ride in the hotel's house Rolls-Royce to any downtown destination within two kilometres.
What does the Macallan Whisky Journey at Deauville Club include?
Deauville Club's three-course dinner for $200 pairs each course with a single malt whisky—a 12-year-old, a 15-year-old, and a sherry oak 12-year-old—and frames the menu as an opening scene appetizer, feature presentation main course, and final frame dessert.
Where is Tono restaurant located and what's its signature $500 cocktail?
Tono, Chef Akira Back's restaurant inside the W Hotel, serves the Opening Scene cocktail for $500, made with 25th-anniversary Clase Azul tequila, calvados, jasmine oolong, vanilla, and orange, arriving in a treasure chest with a serving of black caviar.
