One of my newest favourites in the city.
I came here with my parents for my belated birthday dinner and we all enjoyed it immensely. The biggest question my father had was "why is this place not busier?". Frankly, after my experience at Yunaghi, I'm also surprised it's not busier. It's a great 'hole-in-the-wall' place that's a little tucked away on Harbour; relatively close to the University of Toronto campus and Splendido/Piano Piano.
I made reservations via the phone approximately 2 weeks before hand and when we arrived we were promptly seated with a simple folded origami crane sitting on the table with my name on it as a reservation sign. Already love the attention to detail.
The entire ambience of the restaurant is remarkably calming.
We opted for the tasting menu which was $50 per person and an additional $35 if you wanted drink pairings (opted out of drinks).
The dishes were timed well and there was no feeling of being rushed. Each dish was immaculately thought out and a perfect balance between Japanese and fusional cuisine. The waitress calmly walked us through each dish. Loved every dish!
Despite looking like smaller portions - our stomachs were pretty satisfied. Though we wanted to try 2 a la carte dishes - the calamari and the liver sashimi. Both were delicious in their own way.
They also had a special birthday dessert and hand-drawn birthday themed business card with the date written on it to commemorate my special day.
Everyone walked out full and super happy. Would definitely return and highly recommend to everyone.