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dateCreated	2009-11-08 00:00:00 (xsd:dateTime)
itemReviewed	Madeline's
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rev:text	I went to Madeline's with pretty high expectations and very excited to dine here on my first trip ever to Toronto. so it was with great disappointment for me to find out later that Susur Lee was not in the kitchen anymore. This may have explained a lot as my dining experience was far less than expected. As we entered the restaurant I was impressed with the Byzantine decor - very funky and eclectic while being well thought out. I loved the color changing walls and the Rooster mannequins. Although, I am still a little perplexed by the 70's funk music that played loudly throughout the restaurant and I'm still unsure if it was a pleasing touch or an unusual annoyance so I will just mention it at that. Our party requested a special menu so we had about 14 different dishes at our table. While not a single dish was memorable some of my colleagues had fun with one or two components from each dish. I started with a Hot and Sour soup which was dense, very dark and lacked dimension. I initially thought I was sipping on gravy but a careful observation helped me to find some components of a classic hot and sour. My next course was jerk chicken with mango sauce and scotch bonnet sauce. The dish was unusual in that I expected some pretty big and bold flavors but there was nothing there that really delivered. The dish was really sweet and had almost no hint of jerk seasoning. The flavors were really not working for me up to this point and I needed to change my pre arranged menu as I saw this dining experience going straight off the road real fast. when I asked the waiter if I could switch my menu because I was not happy so far he graciously obliged and explained that my food was coming from the restaurant next door. WTF? Yes, the restaurant next door. I later found out that the restaurant next door is a Suser Lee concept but it was a little more casual and less expensive than Madeline's. here is where things are really starting to sour with my party but we trudged on... I think each one in our party began to give up as each new course arrived but I really tried to keep an open mind - after waiting for almost 20 minutes for our next course I didn't feel good about what was yet to come. At one point our waiter assured me that he would not forget or mix up a special request because he would be the only one taking care of our table - not a good sign. Having said that, From this point in my review I think it would be best to summarize - so for the sake of being brief here goes: * My Scallop were very overcooked while others in my party had undercooked scallops. This odd pairing included Chorizo and what may have been some sort of pesto. Flavors were too heavy but fortunately those heavy flavors managed to mask my overcooked bitter scallop. * Chicken dish was nice but portions were a bit big for a 7 course tasting menu - This dish alone could have been a star, unfortunately I had to get it off of someone else's plate * gnocchi was dense and a bit heavy. Again a large portion. The flavors were outstanding on this dish but it was an odd combination for a gnocchi dish. I ended up pushing my gnocchi to the side and finishing the highlight of my meal - a spinach and bean mixture with a generous smack of lemon and the most beautiful pine nuts I've ever eaten. I think the dish had ricotta as well. * Halibut dish was uneventful and begging for seasoning. It was nicely prepared but fell flat on uniqueness and could have easily been saved with salt * Beet salad should have been called Salad Frisee with a few beets and pile of weird gherkin mayonnaise sauce and spicy hot pecans. I loved the beets alone but this dish was a train wreck. * Desserts - a pumpkin panna cotta had great flavor but it was dense with too much gelatin while another guava-pineapple panna cotta had a great intense flavor with balance and craveability. Chocolate desserts were good but the sorbet and ice cream pile was hit and miss. One of the sorbets was sooo tart that we passed it around the table just so everyone could taste how unbelievably bad it was. Overall I had a good meal with OK service but for a 100 dollars per person I expect a great meal and great service. There are some serious technical flaws that a diner should never expect with this price tag and a chef should never experiment on his customers. I felt that I was being experimented on. Don't go to Madeline's expecting a 4 star experience (which I did). It is no where near that. since I do not know what the dining scene is in Toronto I can't compare the place to any others but I can't imagine another place at 100 dollars per person that wouldn't be leap years ahead of this place.
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