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| - Keeping in mind that this is meant to be a top restaurant, I was impressed at the service but disappointed in the food itself. Don't get me wrong, the food is good, but not worth the hefty price tag per dish. I came for a holiday office party so we had the entire restaurant booked for the night and, thankfully, I didn't have to pay.
Beginning with the location, it's best to drive here. There's street parking right in front (but the meter ate my money and didn't give me a ticket!), so I parked along the side streets. The side streets are free but it's hard to find parking. If you're traveling by subway, you have to take a streetcar from St Patrick station. The restaurant itself is very small - probably large enough for 60 people comfortably.
There's a full bar with a fusion of unique drinks. They even offered a ton of suggestions for non-alcoholic drinks for me since I was driving. It was a fixed menu that night, but I asked the waiter for a vegetarian option and he was happy to whip something up for me. Staff was very friendly and explained each dish before placing it on the table. I even had to swap one of my veggie dishes because it had peanuts which I'm allergic to, and they were very polite about it.
We had their Singapore-style coleslaw (amazing!), and I had the pine nut gnocchi which was also very tasty. Portions are very small though! At $30 a plate, you would expect a little more. For dessert I had something very similar to an apple pie (I forget the exact name of it). Very delicious dessert, but definitely more on the sour side!
If you're looking for a more expensive place to go for a nice dinner, definitely come here and try the coleslaw! I did still leave hungry, but I felt very well cared for by the staff at Bent.
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