This was our first time at Lee and we've decided that we'll be going every year we're in Canada for a visit.
I was surprised by how reasonable the prices were. Probably because we live in Stockholm and the meal we got at Lee would have easily cost us twice as much.
We ordered the oyster caesars to start. We found it surprisingly spicy. Mine was really hard to drink because the plum tomato kept clogging up the straw. The spiciness was a bit overwhelming.
Oyster shooters were just divine. It was the highlight of our meal. I could have had a dozen oyster shooters and called it a meal.
We ordered spice crusted diver scallops, Szechwan spicy pork ribs and oven roasted heirloom carrots and Jerusalem artichokes. Overall, all the dishes were really good but there were little issues here and there. I think the biggest issue I had with our meal was the Szechwan spicy pork ribs. The first piece I bit into was really pink. We normally eat our pork slightly pink but this was a bit too pink. The waiter told us that the ribs are cured beforehand and that it's safe to eat. The rest of the ribs were nowhere near as pink.
For dessert we ordered the French tangyuan and panna cotta. My husband (Swedish), who don't find regular tangyuan as delicious as I do (Chinese), thought the tangyuan was great. I really liked the panna cotta.
I think one of the thing that influenced my opinion has to do with the fact that I have certain preconceived ideas about some of these foods. Chocolate in tangyuan conflicts with what I'm used to when I eat tangyuan but I did find it less conflicting after my 2nd tangyuan.
We were informed ahead that Susur would be wandering around the restaurant throughout the night. He thanked us for coming when we were heading out. He was such a relaxed person, a lovely man. Much better than the hostess. Her snooty attitude when we showed up gave us something to laugh about when we got to our seats.
We weren't terribly fond of how loud the restaurant was but we also know that we're not like other people. We were seated in what I assumed as the "lounge" area and we definitely liked the relaxed atmosphere. Just would be that much better if we didn't have to yell at each other.
Since this was our first visit my opinions of Lee aren't fully formed. We will most definitely go back for the food.