South-Western Bathhouse and Tea Room

I have been here before and after pandemic, and I loved the experience every time! My skin felt like a baby after, not to mention the great sleep I got. Their food and drinks are always very delicious, all being made in house. My favorites dishes are the fish bake and the mushroom dip. Also you have to try their kombucha it’s even better with an extra shot in it. Absolutely adore this place! High recommended.

Authentic family run experience wife does reception and the husband cooks. You will find 3 types of saunas: Turkish, Russian and Canadian/Finnish style with unique ways to cool down ice barrel and showers. You must try the venik massage for a true banya experience extra cost or bring your own! There is a complimentary tea room with samovar/soviet decor. The food is so good, takes you back to your childhood. The drinks are creative - I recommend the beetroot shots however it's an acquired taste. Clean, beautifully decorated and most importantly a great time!

I had such a wonderful experience here! I went on a Tuesday women only because I'm not quite ready for a co-ed experience, but we got there right at 4 when they open and completely lost track of time...stayed for over 5 hours! It was fairly empty until about 5:30, but never felt crowded, and they are open until midnight so you could definitely go after work! I thought $60 to use the facilities was well worth it and I love that you can bring scrubs and other products into the steam room. The staff are all really friendly, I went with a friend who had been before so she showed me the ropes. There is loose leaf tea included which we enjoyed on the couches in the lounge, and had a wonderful meal. My favourite part was that they serve hearty food, and it was a really welcoming and down to earth atmosphere. Will definitely visit again!

I have had time of my life Amazing owners and bar is amazing Thanks to Alina and the blond bartender she was awesome

Great place to go to recharge your proverbial batteries after a long week. I only go with my wife on the weekends when it is mixed gender days. There is a dry sauna, a Turkish steam room, the flagship Russian sauna, an ice cold 4ft deep pool and a cold bucket. So if you need to relax, unwind and get back to your normal self, grab your swimsuit and a change of clothes towels and bathrobes provided and head on down to the Southwestern Bathhouse! Once you've reached your peak relaxation state, go grab a cup of your favorite tea and get ready to do it all over again!

Very clean and relaxing sauna/bath rooms. Tea room has wonderful meals and drinks. I like how friendly people were and helpful to make my visit enjoyable.

Love this place! Finnish sauna, steam room, banya, room for relaxation with a TV and a nice little tea room with eastern European food and free tea. $60 per person and you can stay as long as you want. Food prices are adequate Borshch for $9 and you can also purchase a venik leaf whisk for the complete banya experience. Just don’t forget to soak it before you use it. Tip: bring a felt sauna hat or get one for $15 there to make sure your head stays cool in the sauna

Really beautiful place, and extremely good restaurant/bar. The downsides: - Very expensive entrance fee. - Often over crowded, seems they are more interested in cramming heads in this place than people being able to use the sauna comfortably. - The Sauna is consistently too cold. I've been to several Russian saunas in the GTA as well as some of the oldest in Russia all of which are higher than 90 degrees celsius. I've yet to come here to find the sauna even at 80. When I asked the sauna attendant to increase the temperature, he told me to wait, when he came in, all he did was add more water which only he is allowed to do here We wanted more heat, not humidity. Very much a know-it-all. Doesn't make sense because their second location allows you to add water to the stove, and gets way hotter than 90 celcius. I mentioned the lack of heat to the woman at the front desk, and she didn't have anything to say about this either. Won't be coming back.

I went this past weekend with some friends and OMG we had the best time! we all got banya hats, body scrubs highly recommend and just spent hours in the different rooms. There is also a very nice tea room with amazing russian authentic food I got some fish salad thing which was 10/10. Everyone should come here!!!

Love this spot! However the cool kids are beginning to ruin it for me. They talk too much, and they’re too loud! Other than that , if it’s the right night, you’ll enjoy delicious food, drinks and of course the hottest banya ever! Cold pool is pretty sweet to! Also try some of the treatments they offer, the oak leaf whipping is epic, your skin and circulatory system will thank you!