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| - My husband and I just moved into the neighbourhood, and were excited about having Woodlot close by.
We went on a Tuesday night at around 8PM with no reservation. It was busy but they were able to seat us. They warned us they were a bit short-staffed in the kitchen, so the wait would be a bit longer.
We ordered some wine and beer - both delicious, though the wine seemed like 3oz tops.
We ordered an appetizer - the polenta fries. It took about an hour to bring it out (by which point I had finished my wine). They were very delicious, though seemed like a long wait for such a small bowl.
About 45+ minutes later, our entrees came out. I had ordered the carrot and ginger agnolotti and instead received the gnocci poutine, however we were so hungry at this point I didn't send it back. It was ok; the gnocci itself was a bit bland and gluey, though the porchini gravy was nice. My husband ordered the trout and loved it.
We loved how we could see into the open kitchen, and had a lot of fun watching the staff work. It seemed very organized and calculated - we were impressed.The staff were very nice. They were certainly apologetic about the wait time, though didn't offer much compensation - we weren't in a rush, but a complementary refill on a drink or a small dessert would have gone a long way.
For 1 appetizer and two entrees (one of them being a 'small' portion order), we were there for over 2 hours and paid ~&80 (we each had only one alcoholic beverage).
Overall, we felt the wait time was too long and the price too high for the amount of dishes ordered and portion sizes.
We are definitely going to give it another try - we really loved the vibe and ambiance, and hope that our next experience is a bit better.
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