Le Meridan King Edward – Cocktail Lounge

I really enjoy lounging in the King Eddie’s bar — it’s a treat to sink into one of the lovely couches, munch tasty snacks and sip on a cocktail while people watching through the tall King street widows.
The clientele is a great diverse set of people — old and young — hip and earnest — relaxed and formal. The service is good and the waiters and waitresses I’ve had are charming and intelligent.
It’s a gem.

Fairly impressive atmosphere (very much an elegant, old style hotel bar) but the drink list is run-​of-​the-​mill and ridiculously overpriced. Ridiculously.

On the nights I truly want to impress my significant other, or when I hope to dislodge myself from the doghouse, I will plan an evening out that begins at the King Edward Hotel lounge. Why? It’s a very elegant place to begin an evening that will at the very least impress, and hopefully allow you to start wedging your way out of trouble.
The King Eddie is one of the oldest hotels in Toronto and has a lot of history to it. As such, once you start to roll in here, you begin to go up in your guest’s esteem. The lounge is an elegant throwback to cocktail lounges, not outmoded but definitely feels like mid-​era James Bond lounge. Dress up like a gentleman, in a nice suit, a hard shoe, and stroll in like you just got off the set of «Mad Men». The martinis are fantastic here, and not the choco-​cranberry-​orange-​papaya flavoured variety. Get gin or vodka and have a dandy time.
If you start here, your only move is up. So don’t try to take her to Subway, unless you do truly enjoy the doghouse.