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| - Ursa is one of the best meals I've had in Toronto to date.
They've done a great job modernizing the space since Bar One left. There's a large open kitchen where you can see the development of your dishes.
My DC and I started off with the buratta appetizer. The cheese itself was great, however, the real stand outs were the almond crackers and pistachio purée. The combination of the buratta with the pistachio purée was both salty sweet. It was also beautifully presented.
For mains, I had the rabbit while my DC had the goat. Both dishes were exceptional. The rabbit came with a bean purée and carrot salad. A carrot salad sounds bland, but coupled with the mouse, these fresh and different types of carrots shone through. The rabbit was cooked to perfection. I tried my DC's goat. Again, the meat was cooked to perfection, and the goat didn't have the usual goatee flavour to it -- I guess that might a negative to some, but not for my DC. The goat was spicy, but incredibly tender. The accompanying salad was a corn salad. Again, the salad was fantastic and beautiful to look at.
For dessert, we shared the yuzu dish and the chocolate pie with sorbet. The yuzu dish was good, but the pastry that came with the dish was a bit bland. However, the yuzu puree topped with mint was fantastic. The fresh mint leaves contrasted the citrus very well.
The service was thoughtful but not pretentious. A short explanation came with each dish that described the different elements on the plate.
I definitely plan on returning.
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