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I'm not sure how else to describe my experience at EPIC. I took my wife there for our one year anniversary and it was incredible. We were staying at the Fairmont Royal York (the restaurant is in the hotel) and I had requested reservations for Benihana, however it is closed on Sunday and the staff suggested EPIC. I said it sounded good, not quite sure what I had signed up for.
We had 7pm reservations and were seated as soon as we showed up. We took our time reviewing the menu, it isn't large but the selection makes you want everything. We also had wine and water menus to review... yes, a water menu.
We finally decided on salads and mains and placed our orders. This is when the bread basket arrived. It was not your ordinary bread basket, it contained 3 or 4 types of rolls as well as breadsticks, flat bread and other wonders. We had our choice of spreads, the standard butter option or a mascarpone, truffle oil spread. Needless to say we didn't touch the butter.
Following this we had our salads... my salad was comprised primarily of prosciutto with mandarin slices and blue cheese and my wife had prawns and asparagus with hollandaise ( more of a meal than a salad). They were both amazing.
Next was a surprise amuse-bouche, a perfectly cooked scallop with a spicy tomato chutney. It was perfect in every way.
Along with the meal we had a nice glass of Pinot Grigio.
The mains arrived and again we were sent to heaven. I had medium pork tenderloin with chevre mashed potatoes and my wife had a beef tenderloin steak with caramelized onion mashed potatoes. Both came with vegetables and unique sauces and were incredible.
At this point we were both stuffed, but we knew we weren't walking away without dessert. I had the chai creme brule (reminded me of pumpkin pie in a way) and my wife had a chocolate hazelnut torte with strawberries. Again both were amazing and we accompanied these with an amazing glass of ice wine (our first time having ice wine).
Finally it was time for the bill, but not without a final surprise. Accompanying the bill were 4 chocolate truffles, which were the perfect touch to an amazing meal.
This meal has become one of the best meals I've experienced from the atmosphere to the wait staff (we must have had 6 or 7 people come by at different points) to the incredible meal... it was all perfect. The chef at EPIC is an absolute genius and really exists in a league of his own.
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