On my birthday, my husband and I were in a rush to to find a restaurant to eat at. We were suppose to find something close to the Ed Mirvish theatre as we were going to see a musical after. Traffic made us get off at Avenue and we just drove down looking for fairly nice looking restaurants. We stumbled upon Richlee's.
We were surprisingly very happy with this restaurant. We didn't know what to expect at all. Nice little restaurant. Reminded me of when I went to Italy. They have a LARGE selection of wine. I recommend "ass kisser". We don't usually get appetizers. Just a main and MAYBE dessert. Since we were in a rush we browsed the menu. They have a varity of different dishes. Veal, steak, seafood, lamb. I was about to order the plain lobster with salad but the waiter came over and told us the specials and there was a really good lobster and pasta special which I ordered. My husband ordered the Lamb chops with pistachios. Amazing. My dish was amazing also. They even sent out 3 little brushetta's on the house. Dinner came prompltly. (then again we were the only people in there--I don't mind, more intimate). At the end of dinner, the owner came by our table with a bottle of brandy and two small shot glasses, she said it helps your food go down smooth. It was actually quite tasty. She did talk for a little while, but nothing annoying. Our waiter was very friendly also. I'm not sure about other days/nights but our experience was intimate..after 2 other couples came, mature.
Btw, the owner said she would soon be renovating the place and changing the name to "Mennie's Place" (spelling?).