The Bloor Street Diner
Photo: BizBash
The Bloor Street Diner—which will undergo a major renovation to its main dining area early next year—celebrated its 27th anniversary on Wednesday with a pink party designed as a throwback to 1981, the year owners Stephen and Maryvone Centner opened the restaurant's original location on Bloor Street. "There was the old place, and then we've been here 14 years," Centner said upon his arrival at the event. "We've done updates, but we've never really done a major change. So this will be a major change in the dining room."
The restaurant, which relocated to face Bay Street in 1994, was divided at that time into La Rotisserie (the dining room), Le Café (a casual French cafe), and L'Express (which offers counter service and takeout). "I guess it's a bit of an institution by now," Centner said, noting that the café (which seats 70) will remain unchanged. "It's sort of timeless. It's a real French café. But we're going to redo the dining room [which currently features a pastel palette and seats 100 people]. It's going to be done in greys. It will be very 2009, very hip, modern, while this is still very traditional."
The restaurant, which relocated to face Bay Street in 1994, was divided at that time into La Rotisserie (the dining room), Le Café (a casual French cafe), and L'Express (which offers counter service and takeout). "I guess it's a bit of an institution by now," Centner said, noting that the café (which seats 70) will remain unchanged. "It's sort of timeless. It's a real French café. But we're going to redo the dining room [which currently features a pastel palette and seats 100 people]. It's going to be done in greys. It will be very 2009, very hip, modern, while this is still very traditional."
