King Street Trio Uptown

King Street Trio Uptown
40 King Street South, Waterloo
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King Street Trio is going back to King Street in Uptown Waterloo!

We are thrilled to announce that after our lease expires at 65 University Ave in Waterloo on February 28, 2010, we will be moving to 40 King Street South in Uptown Waterloo. Our new restaurant will be ready for the Spring of 2010 and will be a smaller more intimate restaurant with the superior food, service and atmosphere you have come to expect. Look for more information in the coming weeks, but suffice to say we can't wait to show off our new home in the Spring! Stay tuned....

40 King St. South is on the East side of King st. just to the left of the train tracks. #40 is where the Paper Tree used to be. The unit right beside used to be the Alpine Cafe, it's closed up too. I wonder if they'll incorporate 38 King as well. 40 alone seems a bit small. It'd be nice for them to take 38 and 40 together and join them and redo the facade. That'd look great!

Slated to Open April 2010 (January 15, 2010)

Duke-of-Waterloo · 02-17-2010 12:12 AM

I saw a sign at the current location that furnishings are currently being either sold or auctioned off. When is the official closing/moving date?

Edit: Never mind...got the answer + more here!

We thank you for 10 great years on University Avenue. After serious plumbing issues in our University location have interfered with our Christmas season and compromised our guests enjoyment and with a lease expiry scheduled at the end of February, we have decided to close our University Avenue location effective immediately. We expect our new location to be open in April at 40 King Street South, in Uptown Waterloo across from the new Civic Square.

From: http://www.kingstreettrio.com/

Spokes · 02-17-2010 04:19 PM

It's really too bad they've had to go potentially 4 months without any business.

Im assuming they're working on the inside of their new location already. Haven't seen any workers though.

uptownfoodcritic · 02-17-2010 10:54 PM

I was chatting with the workers there the other day.

The design team was out at King Crab Oyster Bar on Victoria a couple of weeks back doing some research for the kitchen design.

Things are moving along but I will be surprised if they are open by April. Mid-May to early June is my best guess.

I'll see if I can sneak some pictures in next time.

UrbanWaterloo · 04-28-2010 09:52 AM

King Street Trio - April 27, 2010

Urban_Enthusiast86 · 04-28-2010 11:25 AM

^ Awesome. Looks like uptown is nearing full occupancy again.

Spokes · 04-28-2010 04:04 PM

Im excited to see what they do with this place. It's definitely going to be a rags to riches situation, but what exactly the riches are will be soon seen.

jay · 04-28-2010 05:25 PM

No doubt... That building was a eye sore so having someone come and fix it up is good news.

UrbanWaterloo · 05-04-2010 09:04 AM

Latest from their website...

NEW MENU COMING JUNE 2010
ENTERTAINMENT LISTINGS COMING JUNE 2010
SEATING TIMES COMING JUNE 2010

uptownfoodcritic · 05-10-2010 09:59 PM

I talked to the guys working on it last week. They said they didn't even have the building permits yet for the new construction. They don't expect it to be ready until September.

UrbanWaterloo · 07-15-2010 07:47 PM

July 14, 2010

No noticeable exterior changes yet, but you can hear construction underway inside.

Website - July 15, 2010: "Late Summer 2010"

UrbanWaterloo · 09-10-2010 11:15 AM

Liquor Licence Application - September 6, 2010

Website - September 10, 2010

"Opening Early October"

uptownfoodcritic · 09-15-2010 12:24 PM

I think anyone planning to eat here better wait until November. There is no way that space will be ready in time.

Spokes · 09-15-2010 12:31 PM

Originally Posted by uptownfoodcritic

I think anyone planning to eat here better wait until November. There is no way that space will be ready in time.

You've seen it inside?

uptownfoodcritic · 09-15-2010 08:18 PM

Originally Posted by Spokes

You've seen it inside?

Yes. In passing. It won't be ready for early October if I know anything about restaurant build outs.

snowrose · 10-08-2010 03:12 PM

The other day their website said they were opening on November 1st - but today I got their newsletter and it said

King Street Trio Uptown Development continues…
Our development continues at 40 King Street South in Uptown. The build out is fully under way. Expect us open in early November! I believe all the hurdles are cleared and I have hired on some fantastic management and staff to open with only the highest quality food and service. I will update you later in the month on timing of the opening and I truly thank you for your patience. It will be worth the wait…..

Even more interesting, I went to their website just after that and the inset announcement I saw the other day appeared to have been hacked.

Tuuluuwag · 10-08-2010 04:15 PM

I had the best Beef Wellington there. Look forward to them opening up again!

snowrose · 11-05-2010 12:59 AM

*sigh* They've updated their website again and now say they'll be opening "Late 2010". Um, KSTfolks, it's already late 2010!

I don't see how they can survive with this constantly putting off their opening. I'm sure people have lost interest, they'll be losing a lot of clientele.

Has anyone looked into the new place recently? What's the problem over there? They've been dragging things out since April.

mpd618 · 11-05-2010 02:08 AM

Originally Posted by snowrose

Has anyone looked into the new place recently? What's the problem over there? They've been dragging things out since April.

From the outside it looks like the entire building is being completely renovated.

Greg Moore · 11-05-2010 11:34 AM

Originally Posted by snowrose

I'm sure people have lost interest, they'll be losing a lot of clientele.

I don't see how moving the opening date will lose them clients. They are a unique brand of dining in an attractive location. How do you think the delay will affect their future business?

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