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Clockwork

Toronto, Canada · Hotel Champagne and cocktail lounge · North America

CLOCKWORK is Fairmont Royal York’s Art Deco Champagne and cocktail lounge, pairing a deep Champagne list with cocktails, seafood towers, refined small plates and live music programming.

Description source · Checked 2026-09-20

Plan Your Visit

100 Front St W, Toronto, ON M5J 1E3, Canada

Style
Hotel Champagne and cocktail loungeChecked 2026-09-20 · Source
Hours
Daily 6:30am–midnight; afternoon tea runs Saturday–Sunday, 11am–4pm.Checked 2026-09-20 · Source
Booking
The venue provides table reservations; afternoon tea is reservation-only.Checked 2026-09-20 · Source
Prices
The live owner menu lists Tick Tock at $26, Kingston Ting at $21, Saigon Daisy at $31 and Meet Me at the Clock at $36.Checked 2026-09-27 · Source
Menu
The venue publishes breakfast, lunch, dinner, cocktail, sparkling-wine and afternoon-tea menus.Checked 2026-09-20 · Source

Hours and menus can change. Check the venue’s latest details before visiting.

The score & its evidence

Seven signals. One score.

35.4 / 100

The composite combines the seven weighted signals and the published adjustments. The chart shows each signal before weighting.

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Signal / 100Score
Guest ratings
64.9
World's 50 Best
—None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
Top 500 Bars
—None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
Spirited Awards
—None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
Regional Recognition
64.9
Serious press
—None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
Social Vibes
58.8

Weights: Guest ratings 23% · World's 50 Best 12% · Top 500 Bars 10% · Spirited 12% · Regional Recognition 18% · Press 10% · Social Vibes 15%

Missing evidence, confirmed none and evidence outside a scoring window each contribute zero. We do not redistribute their fixed weight to other signals.

Social Vibes

Score read updated:

positive1 mention· high confidence

Sentiment score

84/ 100

Score context

Fairmont Royal York champagne and cocktail lounge is praised for Art Deco clock-tower room, live piano, service and twisted classics. Value and occasional slow service are the main gripes in a hotel-bar setting.

Guest score details

What guests like

  • Art Deco clock-tower room
  • champagne list and twisted classics
  • live piano
  • attentive hotel service

What to know

  • hotel prices / value
  • occasional slow service
  • reservations for tea and peak times
Source excerpt
“We went to Clockwork for drinks and appetizers on our wedding anniversary and had a lovely time! Great atmosphere, stellar service, tasty food and delicious drinks.”

Source: opentable.com (linked below)

Review & discussion links

Crowd signal

Google 4.4★ across 618 reviews.

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Awards

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Regional Recognition

Regional and national lists, local awards and bartender peer picks considered for this room's Regional Recognition score. The strongest result from each program and year scores; assessed guides use the latest accepted dated status once.

Reviews & press

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