3.7

0.5

1.0

1.5

2.0

2.5

3.0

3.5

4.0

4.5

5.0

90 Portland St, Toronto, ON

Create a job alert for this company and
get notified when new jobs are posted.

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google
Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Current and former employees can provide company reviews. Please provide a few details about your employment with Vela.

Your reviews are posted anonymously and are never included in your job applications.

Job Title

Start Date

End Date

Start Date

End Date

Current Job

Compensation

Per

Would you recommend working at Vela to a friend?

Did you collect tips or tip-out at Vela?

Overall rating

Management rating

Career opportunities rating

Work life balance rating

Compensation rating

Culture values rating

Tell us about your experience
Tell us about pros and cons, a typical day, or other helpful information. Do not include names or confidential company info. See Review Guidelines.

Review Title

Please log in or sign up to submit your review and access job resources on Canada's top restaurant and hospitality job site.

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google
Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Please consider the following guidelines when writing your review:

Everything you contribute should be true and accurate
Focus on your individual experience only
Provide details about what you liked or disliked
Submitted reviews are subject to the terms set forth in our Terms of Service

Reviews containing the following will be modified or not published:

Obscenities, discriminatory language, or other language not suitable for our platform
Advertisements, "spam" content, or references to other companies or websites
Names, email addresses, URLs, phone numbers, physical addresses, or other forms of personally identifiable information
Negative comments about other reviews
Allegations of illegal activity - this is not the place to report crimes
Defamatory content, including negative reviews containing personally identifiable information

Your reviews help others in our community get better jobs. Thank you for contributing to Canada’s top restaurant and hospitality job resource.

Vela Employer Reviews

Overall

(3 reviews)

0.5

1.0

1.5

2.0

2.5

3.0

3.5

4.0

4.5

5.0

3.7

Company Culture

0.5

1.0

1.5

2.0

2.5

3.0

3.5

4.0

4.5

5.0

4.3

Work-Life Balance

0.5

1.0

1.5

2.0

2.5

3.0

3.5

4.0

4.5

5.0

4.0

Management

0.5

1.0

1.5

2.0

2.5

3.0

3.5

4.0

4.5

5.0

3.3

Compensation & Benefits

0.5

1.0

1.5

2.0

2.5

3.0

3.5

4.0

4.5

5.0

3.3

- Tip Rating

0.5

1.0

1.5

2.0

2.5

3.0

3.5

4.0

4.5

5.0

3.3

Advancement Opportunities

0.5

1.0

1.5

2.0

2.5

3.0

3.5

4.0

4.5

5.0

3.0

67% Recommend

33% Neutral

0% Do not recommend

Top 3 Reasons to Work Here

Coworkers (3)
Work Environment (3)
Culture & Values (2)

Good Values and Ok Tips

0.5

1.0

1.5

2.0

2.5

3.0

3.5

4.0

4.5

5.0

(4)

Written by a Busser / server assistant in Toronto, ON on Apr 08, 2025

Coworkers
Work Environment
Culture & Values

The work culture was nice, management was understanding and the coworkers were super friendly. As a support staff the pooled tips were great. I liked working here.

Just okay

0.5

1.0

1.5

2.0

2.5

3.0

3.5

4.0

4.5

5.0

(3)

Written by a Server in Toronto, ON on Jan 22, 2025

Coworkers
Job Training
Work Environment

nice coworkers, money was just okay, staff meal was fire

Beautiful decor with ethical management

0.5

1.0

1.5

2.0

2.5

3.0

3.5

4.0

4.5

5.0

(4)

Written by a Server in Toronto, ON on Oct 15, 2023

Coworkers
Work Environment
Culture & Values

What I really liked about Vela is at the beginning of each shift we'd discuss the new dishes as well as what items we wanted to push to optimize the guest's experiences. Also, taking time to set up so everything appeared symmetrical was a nice tou...