OpenTable Announces Inaugural Top 100 Best Restaurants in Canada List Based on Diner Reviews

TORONTO, March 26, 2015 /CNW/ -- OpenTable, the world's leading provider of online restaurant reservations and part of The Priceline Group (NASDAQ: PCLN), is excited to announce its first Top 100 Best Restaurants in Canada list. The list reflects the combined opinions of more than 275,000 restaurant reviews submitted by verified OpenTable diners for approximately 1,500 restaurants in Canada.

The Top 100 list includes award winners from eight provinces, with restaurants as far west as British Columbia's Wolf in the Fog and as far east as Newfoundland's Raymonds.

A unique trend seen this past year in Canada was the popularity of wineries, which made up 20 per cent of the Top 100 including Quails' Gate Estate Winery, Peller Estates Winery Restaurant and Trius Winery Restaurant.

Ontario dominated the list with an impressive 38 restaurants making the Top 100, followed by Quebec with 21, British Columbia with 19 and Alberta with 15.

French fare was the most popular choice among Canadian diners, with Italian trailing closely behind. Canada's diverse culinary landscape was well represented with cuisines such as Japanese, Mediterranean, Syrian and Turkish ranking in the Top 100.

"We are thrilled to introduce our first ever Top 100 Best Restaurants awards in Canada," said Caroline Potter, Chief Dining Officer, OpenTable. "Each restaurant provides an exceptional dining experience that sets it apart, including top level hospitality, incomparable food and cocktails and an atmosphere that leaves guests anticipating their next visit."

The Top 100 Best Restaurants in Canada are amassed from more than 275,000 restaurant reviews collected from verified OpenTable diners who dined at Canadian restaurants between February 1, 2014, and January 31, 2015. All restaurants with a minimum number of qualifying reviews were included for consideration. Qualifying restaurants were then sorted according to a score calculated from each restaurant's average rating in the "overall" category.  

Based on this methodology, the Top 100 Best Restaurants in Canada according to OpenTable diners are as follows (in alphabetical order):

529 Wellington – Winnipeg, Manitoba

Aberfoyle Mill – Guelph, Ontario

Afternoon Tea - The Fairmont Empress Hotel – Victoria, British Columbia

AG at The Sterling – Niagara Falls, Ontario

Amici Restaurant – Winnipeg, Manitoba

Ancaster Mill – Ancaster, Ontario

Araxi – Whistler, British Columbia

Atelier – Ottawa, Ontario

Au Cinquieme Peche – Montreal, Quebec

Auberge du Pommier – Toronto, Ontario

Ayden Kitchen & Bar – Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Batifole Restaurant – Toronto, Ontario

BIS Ristorante – Montreal, Quebec

Bishop's – Vancouver, British Columbia

Blue Water Cafe – Vancouver, British Columbia

Bonaparte – Montreal, Quebec

The Bruce Hotel and Restaurant – Stratford, Ontario

Bruce Wine Bar – Thornbury, Ontario

Buca Yorkville – Toronto, Ontario

Butchart Gardens - The Dining Room – Brentwood Bay, British Columbia

Byblos – Toronto, Ontario

Cambridge Mill – Cambridge, Ontario

Canoe Restaurant and Bar – Toronto, Ontario

Carambola – Hudson, Quebec

Characters Fine Dining – Edmonton, Alberta

Charles Inn – Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario

The Chase – Toronto, Ontario

Chiado – Toronto, Ontario

Chives Canadian Bistro – Halifax, Nova Scotia

Cioppino's Mediterranean Grill – Vancouver, British Columbia

Cucci Ristorante – Oakville, Ontario

Cut Steakhouse – Halifax, Nova Scotia

da Maurizio – Halifax, Nova Scotia

Da Vinci Ristorante – Montreal, Quebec

Damas – Montreal, Quebec

Eden - Rimrock Resort Hotel – Banff, Alberta

The Empress Room- The Fairmont Empress Hotel – Victoria, British Columbia

Enoteca Sociale – Toronto, Ontario

Europea – Montreal, Quebec

Five Sails Restaurant – Vancouver, British Columbia

George Restaurant – Toronto, Ontario

Graziella Restaurant – Montreal, Quebec

Hardware Grill – Edmonton, Alberta

Hawksworth Restaurant – Vancouver, British Columbia

Il Buco – Barrie, Ontario

Inn on the Twenty – Jordan Station, Ontario

Jacobs & Co. Steakhouse – Toronto, Ontario

L'Abattoir Restaurant – Vancouver, British Columbia

La Verita – Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Quebec

Laloux – Montreal, Quebec

Le Club Chasse et Peche – Montreal, Quebec

Le Filet – Montreal, Quebec

Les 400 Coups – Montreal, Quebec

Les Deux Singes de Montarvie – Montreal, Quebec

Liquidity Bistro – Okanagan Falls, British Columbia

Los Colibris – Toronto, Ontario

L'Unita Enoteca – Toronto, Ontario

Lupo Restaurant & Vinoteca – Vancouver, British Columbia

Maison Boulud – Montreal, Quebec

The Marc – Edmonton, Alberta

Mideastro Yorkville – Toronto, Ontario

Miku Restaurant – Vancouver, British Columbia

Mye Japanese Restaurant – Oakville, Ontario

The Oakwood Canadian Bistro – Vancouver, British Columbia

Old Surrey Restaurant – Surrey, British Columbia

The Only on King – London, Ontario

Open Range – Calgary, Alberta

Opus Restaurant – Toronto, Ontario

Peller Estates Winery Restaurant – Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario

Portuscalle – Montreal, Quebec

Q Haute Cuisine (formerly La Caille) – Calgary, Alberta

Quails' Gate Estate Winery –Kelowna, British Columbia

Quatrefoil – Dundas, Ontario

Ravine Vineyard Restaurant – Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario

Raymonds – St. John's, Newfoundland

Red Ox Inn – Edmonton, Alberta

Restaurant e18hteen – Ottawa, Ontario

Restaurant Le Continental –Quebec, Quebec

Restaurant Toque! – Montreal, Quebec

Rouge – Calgary, Alberta

Rustica Steakhouse at Silvertip Golf Resort – Canmore, Alberta

Sabor Restaurant – Edmonton, Alberta

Salt Wine Bar – Toronto, Ontario

Scaramouche Restaurant – Toronto, Ontario

Sonora Room Restaurant – Oliver, British Columbia

Splendido – Toronto, Ontario

Sterling Restaurant – Gatineau, Quebec

Tapas Restaurant – Canmore, Alberta

Tapeo – Montreal, Quebec

Three Ravens Restaurant & Wine Bar – Banff, Alberta

Treadwell Farm-to-Table Cuisine – Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario

Trius Winery Restaurant – Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario

Tzin Wine & Tapas – Edmonton, Alberta

Vero Bistro Moderne – Calgary, Alberta

Vertige – Montreal, Quebec

Villa Firenze – Calgary, Alberta

Vineland Estates Winery – Vineland, Ontario

Weinkeller – Niagara Falls, Ontario

Wolf In The Fog – Tofino, British Columbia

Zest Restaurant – Vancouver, British Columbia

The complete list may also be viewed at http://www.opentable.com/m/best-restaurants-in-canada/.

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About OpenTable Verified Diners and Restaurant Reviews
Originally launched in November 2008, the OpenTable Reviews program helps diners find restaurants that best fit their dining occasions.  Only diners who have booked and honoured an OpenTable reservation are able to submit restaurant reviews. Only reviews by verified diners are published on OpenTable.  Visitors to OpenTable can access reviews for thousands of OpenTable restaurant partners across Canada, the United States, Germany and the UK. The OpenTable Reviews program has generated more than 30 million restaurant reviews by verified diners, establishing OpenTable as one of the largest and most trusted sources for restaurant reviews. 

About OpenTable
OpenTable, part of The Priceline Group (NASDAQ: PCLN), is the world's leading provider of online restaurant reservations, seating more than 16 million diners per month via online bookings across more than 32,000 restaurants. The OpenTable network connects restaurants and diners, helping diners discover and book the perfect table and helping restaurants deliver personalized hospitality to keep guests coming back. The OpenTable service enables diners to see which restaurants have available tables, select a restaurant based on verified diner reviews, menus, and other helpful information, and easily book a reservation. In addition to the company's website and mobile apps, OpenTable powers online reservations for nearly 600 partners, including many of the Internet's most popular global and local brands. For restaurants, the OpenTable hospitality solutions enable them to manage their reservation book, streamline their operations, and enhance their service levels. Since its inception in 1998, OpenTable has seated more than 760 million diners around the world.  The Company is headquartered in San Francisco, California, and the OpenTable service is available throughout the United States, as well as in Canada, Germany, Japan, Mexico, and the UK.

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