Illustration of a bright modern Italian dining room with marble tables (illustrative, not the actual restaurant)

Menu Guide · Chicago

Torali — Menu Guide

By Firoz Khan · FK Digital Media

First, the correction that matters: Torali is not a Waldorf Astoria restaurant. It is the signature restaurant on the 12th floor of The Ritz-Carlton, Chicago, above the Magnificent Mile, with skyline views, warm wood tones and glowing marble. In mid-2026 the restaurant unveiled refreshed breakfast, lunch, dinner and bar menus under newly appointed Executive Chef Damion Henry, pitched as merging the boldness of a contemporary steakhouse with the bright flavors of coastal Italian cuisine (FSR magazine, ~July 2026). Below is our independent walkthrough with prices from the official dinner menu PDF (fetched October 2026) and dated breakfast/lunch figures, plus what we'd order. Everything is written in our own words.

At a glance

Location
160 E Pearson St, Chicago, IL 60611 (12th floor, The Ritz-Carlton, Chicago)
Chef
Executive Chef Damion Henry (appointed mid-2026)
Cuisine
Modern Italian-steakhouse
Price level
Expensive — pastas $28–$32, grilled mains $38–$58
Reservations
Recommended; bookable via OpenTable (4.4 rating, 538 reviews as of late Sep 2026)
Phone
+1-312-573-5160 (third-party directory, Aug 2026)

Hours

Per OpenTable (late Sep 2026), with toralichicago.com showing the same: daily 7:00 AM–2:00 PM; Tuesday–Saturday 5:00–10:00 PM. Dress code: Smart Casual.

Antipasti

Prices below are from the official dinner menu PDF, fetched October 2026:

  • Poached shrimp with cocktail sauce — $24; lobster bruschetta — $24; tartufi flatbread — $24.
  • Charcuterie board — $20; formaggio board — $20.
  • Burrata with jamón serrano — $22; whipped ricotta — $16; arrabiata lamb meatballs — $18.
  • Soups & salads — $14–$20: Carabaccia Tuscan onion soup ($14), gem lettuce Caesar ($18), burrata salad ($20), Torali arugula salad ($18).

House-made pastas

  • Creamy pesto potato gnocchi — $28; whole wheat penne with lamb meatball — $30; spaghetti carbonara — $30; pappardelle Bolognese — $30.
  • Squid ink casarecce scampi — $32, the priciest pasta on the menu.

From the grill

  • Grilled Ora King salmon — $40; striped bass — $38.
  • Grilled beef tenderloin — $58; NY strip steak — $54; balsamic braised short rib — $48.
  • Berkshire pork chop — $44; Australian lamb chops — $38; chicken Marsala — $36.

Desserts

  • Strawberry ricotta cheesecake — $12; tiramisu crepe cake — $12; spumoni tartufo — $12.
  • Crostata al limone — $14; triple chocolate layer cake — $14; chocolate hazelnut budino — $14.
  • The pastry program has pedigree: executive pastry chef Toni Roberts is a Jean Banchet Award winner, per the restaurant's own description.

Breakfast & lunch (refreshed-menu era)

These figures come from FSR magazine's ~mid-2026 report on the refreshed menus, not the October 2026 dinner PDF:

  • Breakfast: croissant French toast $28; truffled egg toast $28; smoked salmon Benedict $32; crab omelet with jumbo lump crab and Mornay $35; prime flat iron steak & eggs $42.
  • Lunch: fregola bowl $26; cacio e pepe $28; fish and chips $32; roasted Faroe Island salmon $42; Maine lobster roll $52; Westholme wagyu steak frites $59.

What we'd order

If we had one dinner here, this is how we'd play it:

  • The signature order: the squid ink casarecce scampi ($32) — the most distinctive pasta on the menu.
  • The steakhouse move: the grilled beef tenderloin ($58), or the NY strip ($54).
  • To start: the burrata with jamón serrano ($22) — 2026 reviewers call the Di Stefano burrata "amazing."
  • To finish: the tiramisu crepe cake ($12) or the triple chocolate layer cake ($14).
  • For lunch: the Maine lobster roll ($52, FSR mid-2026) — the splurge play.

Planning your visit

  • Three spaces in one: the dining room plus a bar, a rooftop lounge, and a greenhouse-inspired café — ask about the rooftop if the weather's right.
  • Brunch and tea: the restaurant runs brunch with bottomless mimosas and occasional high-tea events (per 2026 guests), and takes Thanksgiving take-home pre-orders (per OpenTable Q&A).
  • An attentive room: in 2026, management (Leo Enriquez, Director of Food & Beverage) personally responds to OpenTable reviews within days — a good sign of an alive, well-managed restaurant.
  • No Michelin listing verified: we found no Michelin star or Michelin Guide listing for Torali as of October 2026 — we are not claiming one.

Official links

About these prices

Dinner prices above are from the official Ritz-Carlton dinner menu PDF, fetched October 2026. Breakfast and lunch prices come from an FSR magazine report on the refreshed menus (~mid-2026) and may have changed since. Menus and prices change frequently; always verify with the restaurant before visiting.

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