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| - My mom was in town visiting for the week and I had planned a mixture of meals out - Toronto restaurants that I love and ones I had been waiting to try. I work in Yorkville and had dined often at Le Societe, Cafe Nervosa and Ciao but had not yet tried Sassafraz. I will not be returning.
It was Wednesday evening after work and not terribly busy yet. We were seated at the end table on the patio....and then forgotten for 20 minutes. The table next to us had their order taken, the table behind us (that arrived at the same time as we did) had their order taken. We were ignored. No water, no bread, no beverages offered. Was it how we were dressed? The couple being fauned over next to us were obviously wealthy (you know the type - bombastic alpha male with the "woman of a certain age" that has obviously been remade). But then..I was in a well made suit accompanied by a casually dressed person obviously my mother. Anyway..after our drink and food orders were taken:
Food:
Shared the Tomato salad. Avocado puree, fresh tomatoes, goat cheese mousse - DELICIOUS and couldn't wait for our mains
Capellini pasta that was described with so much flavour in the menu (roasted garlic, fresh basil, fresh tomato, burrata). Bland bland BLAND. It tasted like mashed tomatoes with no hint of seasoning let alone roasted garlic or fresh basil.
Cornish Hen - flavourless, bland corn puree (reminiscent of canned creamed corn) (which could be forgiven because it was served with "grilled pepper & scallion salad" - but NO, it was mushy, unappealing peppers) and burned potato & chorizo rosti.
Did we want dessert? Forget it - we'd been there almost two hours already and had enough. We went over to the next avenue for homemade icecream. Will I return for work or pleasure given my close proximity? Not a chance. I'd rather pay the same prices for the restaurants mentioned at the outset.
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