When I arrived at Figo I fell in love with the ambience. I said "I want to have all my birthday parties here!" Then I had the food and I changed my tune.
The service at Figo is excellent. The food is nicely presented but extremely bland.
I am thoroughly disappointed with my meal at Figo. Maybe it's because Toronto Life put it on the top restaurants of 2016 list, maybe it's because the owner typically puts out great restaurants, or maybe it's because of the head chef's credentials. It could be a combination of all three. I will most likely never return to Figo. It's a shame because there was so much potential.
The main issue is that the food is BLAND.
We had:
Fig homemade ricotta cheese - 2/5 I got this because it was well reviewed in Toronto Life. The jelly was good, the prosciutto was okay (crispy) but the ricotta was noting special.
Margarita pizza - 2/5 There was a good amount of basil and the cheese was a decent quality but the crust sucked. I can't put my finger on what was wrong with it, but I have had MUCH better pizza. For a chef who came from BUCCA, this is even more of a let down.
Arctic char - this was a substitute for the snapper which they were out of. 1/5 SO BLAND. They piled fresh herbs on top of this bland piece of fish, but what it really needed was some salt and pepper.
Scallops - 2/5 bland. Despite the herbs and sauce and roasted vegetables on top these scallops were not tasty.
Black kale side - 2/5 for diet food this is a 4/5 but for a restaurant that is supposed to be tasty this just didn't deliver. This dish NEEDED salt.
For desert we had the chocolate gelato - 2/5 very heavy on the bitter cocoa. Good if you like that taste. The cookie it came with was just okay.
All in all the food was extremely under seasoned and very disappointing. I don't recommend Figo.