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| - Pangaea is located just north of Bloor and Bay in the downtown of the city. In celebration of Father's Day, my family came here for dinner on a Saturday evening at about 6:30. After seeing reviews online of this place, I was really wary of it but since my brother suggested it and he and my dad had both been here, I went along.
We arrived a bit early and were surprised to find the restaurant completely empty. Usually not a good sign but we pressed on. I ended up ordering the grilled calamari for an appetizer, the steak for my main and banana coconut tart for dessert.
We were served some fresh bread with beet butter, which was interesting, very sweet, but the bread was quite tasty and freshly made. They did make a point of coming back a second time to offer us another roll so I tried the white and the whole wheat and the whole wheat was excellent.
My calamari arrived and I was stunned at the portion size. HUGE! The entire calamari, nicely ringed and still connected at the bottom. Served with a light sauce, capers, heirloom tomatoes and olives, probably one of the best dishes of the evening. I've never had calamari that tender and perfectly cooked. Couldn't have asked for anything better. Note that this was the largest appetizer at the table and it did fill me up quite a bit.
My steak arrived and looked excellent. Sitting on a bed of cabbage with sauce, next fingering potatoes and then the steak, sliced once vertically perched on top of that, it was a beautiful plate. My only issue was that it got really salty as I ate it but altogether, still a wonderfully tasty dish. I had a hard time finishing it because my portion was again, very large.
A bit of a bump here; I was ready to order dessert and the rest of my family wanted wine and a cheese selection. They went back and forth regarding the types of cheeses (this is after a waiter had dropped off the menus) and after much deliberation decided on three cheeses. Only to find out that they only had about 5 or 6 cheeses actually available, only one of them the one that my family wanted. Our waitress kept having to check on what they had - they really shouldn't list the full cheese menu if they don't carry it at all times. This was also true of the menu online; the online menu had a number of items listed that I was interested in trying and none of them were on the menu. Disappointing!
My dessert arrived and looked fantastic but wasn't quite what I was expecting. I felt that the banana and white chocolate and coconut just didn't mesh well into a cohesive dessert. It was tasty but not the best dessert I've had; I'd recommend trying something else. However, i did order a pot of the masala chai tea and it was delicious, a perfect ending to the meal with my dessert.
Our server was clearly skittish, either she was new or she was just a bad waitress because she didn't seem to know the menu very well and kept having to "check" on things. She did an okay job but really shouldn't have been serving if she wasn't up to speed on the menu and what menu items are in stock.
Overall, great food at a good restaurant. The service in general could be a lot friendlier from the regular staff. If our server had been a bit warmer and a bit nicer, it would have really made the experience much better. The food here is excellent, you won't be disappointed.
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