10 Best Steakhouses in Toronto for a Blowout Birthday Dinner

Hy’s Steakhouse

Blowout birthday dinners at the Financial District’s Hy’s Steakhouse are defined by their traditional elegance, classic cocktails and a mouth-watering selection of superbly prepared beef. 

Rich, dark mahogany interiors and intimate lighting set the mood for nightly musical performances that amplify the venue’s upscale feel.

Menu highlights: thick-cut 24 oz. dry-aged bone-in rib steak or savoury 22 oz. porterhouse served with your choice of fresh-cut fries, creamy mashed potatoes or herb-infused baked potato.
 

Harbour 60

The steaks at Harbour 60 are famously indulgent. As one of the best steakhouses in Toronto, the South Core restaurant boasts an eclectic menu of flawlessly seasoned prime-grade steaks and a classic interior with two private dining rooms that serve as the perfect backdrop to your birthday celebrations.

Menu highlights: set to re-open after extensive renovations, stay tuned for the restaurant’s post-reno menu reveal.

Prime Seafood Palace

This trendy Queen Street West restaurant from Canadian chef/restaurateur Matty Matheson pairs Ontario beef with Atlantic seafood in a carefully curated menu that balances the best of land and sea. 

Set within a cool contemporary space inspired by Japanese and Scandinavian architecture, Prime Seafood Palace is as much of an aesthetic experience as it is a culinary affair. 

Menu highlights: black pepper crust filet mignon or prime rib with Yorkshire pudding and carrots in sea urchin butter.
 

Black + Blue

This Financial District mainstay proudly displays its marbled slabs of big-money beef in an exquisite glass showcase at the centre of its dining room.

All of the restaurant’s beef is dry-aged to perfection and infused with the rich flavour of Himalayan salt. 

Black + Blue dinner guests are invited to join the in-house butcher for an interactive experience that acquaints them with the restaurant’s unique aging process.

Menu highlights: 30 oz. Canadian prime cowboy rib-eye steak and exceptionally marbled Japanese A5 Wagyu beef.

Also see: Cinq à Sept in the Financial District

Blueblood

If you’re looking for a restaurant that juxtaposes classic heritage architecture with contemporary cool, dinner at Blueblood is an unforgettable atmospheric dining experience. 

Found within the gothic revival-style castle walls of Casa Loma, which feature artworks by Andy Warhol and Salvador Dali, Blueblood serves stellar beef and seafood alongside an extensive list of international wines and spirits.

Menu highlights: tender 16 oz. castle dry-aged centre-cut striploin with lobster tail, crab legs and scallops for an OTT surf and turf experience.
 

The Butcher Chef

This upscale South Core steakhouse is all about lavish and carnivorous indulgence. Butcher Chef features one of the city’s most extensive steak menus.

The butcher charcuterie and Wagyu carpaccio are savoury preludes to the decadence of their pricey steaks and cuts. 

Menu highlights: 24 oz. dry-aged Canadian Prime rib-eye from Northern Gold, Alberta steak and a wide array of Japanese Wagyu and Wagyu cross options, accompanied by hearty sides of miso root veggies, buttered king crab with spinach and Yukon Gold fries.

STK Steakhouse

This Yorkville restaurant has a lively social vibe and is the place to go for fun theme nights, brunch or their midweek prix-fixe Steak Night menu. You can also pick up choice cuts at the on-site meat market at STK Steakhouse.

Menu highlights: Steak Night is the way to go, with its generous four-course menu and multiple choices, such as Wagyu sliders, shrimp cocktail, skirt steak, porterhouse and many carb and dessert options.

Also see: 48 Hours in Toronto’s Entertainment District
 

Jacobs & Co. Steakhouse

A birthday dinner at MICHELIN-recognized Jacobs & Co. Steakhouse is a sumptuous affair that is equal parts extravagant, mouth-watering and self-indulgent. 

Found in the heart of the city’s Fashion District, this must-visit steakhouse takes a contemporary approach to the traditional steakhouse dining experience.

It offers a comprehensive (and covetable) steak menu plus celebratory sides like a seafood tower and duck-fat fries. In 2023, it was also awarded a position on the World’s 101 Best Steak Restaurants list.

Menu highlights: the chef’s tasting menu is a selection of 4 oz. California-cut striploin steaks from four different continents.

J’s Steak Frites

Taking a more minimalist approach to steakhouse fare, J’s Steak Frites by husband-and-wife duo Jad Sfeir and Tara Tang is an ode to Parisian dining that proves that simplicity can be best.

This Queen West favourite now has a second location on College Street. Both serve a prix fixe menu featuring steak of the day accompanied by endless fries and a seasonal green salad. 

That’s it: there are no other options. Its location in one of the city’s most eclectic neighbourhoods makes this resto a great beginning or cap to an evening out.

Menu highlights: to precede your prix fixe feast, enjoy a sophisticated cocktail such as the Purple Moon (Empress Gin, triple sec, yuzu) or Paper Plane (amaro, Aperol, bourbon and lemon juice).
 

Barberian’s Steakhouse

If you’re looking for a restaurant that boasts an old-school steakhouse atmosphere, you can’t go wrong with Barberian’s Steakhouse in the heart of downtown Yonge Street. 

It is a must-visit for anyone looking for a true taste of Canadian beef. Barberian’s has been satisfying the appetites of Toronto carnivores since 1959, making them old pros at fulfilling birthday blowout dinner desires. 

It’s home to one of Canada’s largest wine cellars, with over 30,000 bottles, that doubles as a spectacular private dining venue. But be sure to make your reservation well in advance, as the cellar is booked every night!

Menu highlights: 32 oz. Porterhouse with retro appetizers like escargot, jumbo shrimp cocktail and wedge salad.