I have eaten there numerous times since it has opened. You won't be blown away by the menu, but I've never been disappointed with the dishes I have ordered. I have also brought plenty of people along and they have also enjoyed it. I would sum it up this way: tasty, simple and reliable.

Ps I enjoy the profiterolles very much...but that's me

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I love Midi because it's simple, good grub and the price is right. I go so often, the owner knows when I walk into the door...profiteroles for dessert! Sad as this may seem, I even had the graphic of the profiteroles as my computer background. I ended up turning it back to something that didn't cause me to crave the darned things!

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What a great little bistro! All dinner entrees are priced at $19.50, you can get a 2-course prix fixe for $24.50, or a 3-course prix fixe for $29.50. You have a choice of about a dozen apps, 8 mains, and 4 or 5 desserts (including house-made ice creams). Or else, they have a lighter fare menu, which has about a half-dozen choices and for which you can get a 3-course prix fixe for $22.50.

I ordered the lighter fare prix fixe, for which I got a green salad, vegetarian Moroccan-style couscous, and cinnamon ice cream. My partner ordered the 2-course prix fixe and opted for a walnut, prosciutto & goat cheese salad, and braised lamb shank as the main.

Great bread - a chewy multigrain.

We were both very happy with our salads. Perfect amount of salad dressing (shallot champagne) - enough to just lubricate the mastication of the greens, while not at all concealing the flavour of the greens. My partner’s lamb was lovely... nicely tender and the reduction was a good balance of sweet and savoury. His lamb was served with a nice selection of julienne root vegetables and haricots verts, sautéed in butter and herbs de Provence. Frites were nice and crisp, properly done in peanut oil. I knew that my Moroccan-style couscous was probably not the best example of the kitchen’s abilities when I was trying to decide what to order, and I wasn’t wrong with that assumption. While it was adequate, it was drier than I prefer (had it not been for the sautéed vegetables they threw on top of the mound of couscous, I wouldn’t have been able to eat as much as I did). They could have used more nuts and perhaps some dried limes, apricots, and olives – but maybe that’s just a preference thing. Anyway, I think it’s better to stick with the French bistro classics like confit de canard, steak frites, etc.

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Midi Bistro is a cozy, charming neighbourhood joint located on McCaul, between Dundas and Baldwin (just north of the AGO). Basic, straightforward bistro menu - they offer a three-coursed prix fixe for $22: soup or salad, choice of mussels & frites, vegetable couscous or rainbow trout, and creme brulee or ice cream.
Can't comment on the food at great length, as I've only been there once, and had the prix fixe. What I had was good. Nothing blew me away, but a bistro like that isn't meant to impress people, but rather to feed them familiar food and make them feel relaxed so they can have a nice time with friends. In other words, it's not a "destination" restaurant. Good value, and a nice hang-out.

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I can't begin to tell you how relaxing, comfortable and enjoyable our visits to Midi Bistro have been. We continue to visit monthly and it has become our favourite in the city. The food is consistently wonderful and the atmosphere takes you to a small bistro in Paris where you're required to do nothing but enjoy the food, wine and the warm and friendly service.

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