If you arrive early enough, you can park directly across from the restaurant. Just remember to pick up a parking pass from the reception, otherwise you'll be parking a good 5 minute walk away.
The Highwood has been a favourite of ours for a long time. However, I have to say that our last time there, was probably our last time there.
The Highwood maintains its elegant dining feel despite the fact that it is a classroom. Most of the students do very well.
The service an be a little slow, but that is to be expected for a group of trainees. I actually enjoyed watching the girls at the bar learning how to make drinks. It was like watching "Bar Rescue" in real life.
One funny part is that the MaƮtre De in training was not too friendly and quite shy this time around. The opposite of what the position calls for.
The food has been great in the past although pricey and in small portions, but seemed to fall a little flat this time. We went for the 2017 Valentine's Day dinner. Forgive me for the lack of details, but it was almost three months ago and I can't remember what we ordered.
I do remember that we weren't too impressed overall though.
To recap: fair food, too pricey, descent service.