Mati

Unexpectedly ended up dining at this restaurant tonight and went in not knowing what was even on the menu, but once we sat down we realized everything looked great. We tried multiple dishes and shared everything amongst the four of us and everything was delicious. Top notch food. Service was initially very attentive although the kitchen was a bit slow for receiving the food. Then we ordered a second round and ended up waiting nearly an hour before we had to get up and flag someone down to inquire about our order. Aside from that extra long wait, overall service was also wonderful. We got to sit in the newer speak easy section and quite enjoyed the ambiance as well. I'll definitely have to plan a return trip to this place!

Two stars — one for the steak, and the other for the server who was doing her best. We came here for Valentines dinner. They were serving a set menu and the dishes were pretty basic (steak, chicken, creme brûlée). Service was a mess. The spacing between dishes was very long, it took 2 hours for 2 dishes to come, and we saw people beside us being served before us even though we ordered first. We had: Seafood Platter: This was pretty skimpy. The only element I liked were the tacos, and we found it odd that they served 5 pieces of sushi to share between 2 people. Ravioli: This was nothing special. Too much garlic. Steak: The steak was cooked perfectly, very tender and served at the right temperature. The fries were horrible. Inconsistent texture, some chewy and others crisp like a chip. Creme Brûlée: Tasted good but would have preferred a more shallow dish as there was too much cream compared to sugar. We expected more from the service and food given the price. Wouldn’t return.

I visited Mati this past weekend, the food was phenomenal (we had the seafood tower). The owner and staff as a whole went above and beyond to ensure our experience was great.

Very loud music, waited for our pasta and chicken for almost 2 hours

I've been to Mati a few times now and every time it is as if I am a regular. The service is great, atmosphere is amazing for intimate dining or for a group party. The food has to be in the top 3 restaurants in the city. Highly recommend and cannot wait to go back.

Average food for above average price. We has the tuna crudo and the scallops for starters, the scallops were done well but the tuna cubes weren't properly cut and I was chewing on a lot of gristle, but flavour was good. The main was somewhat disappointing though, we had the seafood pasta, which had far too much cream and the pasta itself was overcooked. I was also a bit confused by all the cheese covering the pasta, traditionally a seafood pasta wouldn't come with cheese. Overall it just felt like a pasta you'd get at Olive Garden but the restaurant is trying to pass off as fine dining. It wasn't "bad", it just wasn't fine dining. Dessert was good.

Rude. Unhelpful. Condescending.