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| - I would have given this place a 1 star if not for the fact that I came there during winterlicious. I was blown away by the picture on yelp, but I don't see that when I had my meal there. I was expecting a homey food and experience.
1. They sat me close to the window and this is winter in Toronto, so of course I got a lot of wind blowing to me whenever people open the door.
2. No butter knife, so I had to re-use the knife to cut my main course
3. The service makes me feel like I'm eating at a fast food place (literally). The appetizer came right after I decided what to eat. There was no time to sit down and just enjoy my drinks. I feel that this might only occur during winterlicious because I've never been there during regular days.
4. When I ate my dessert, I moved the plate a little bit towards me. I felt something sticky on my finger. It might be chocolate, but I wasn't sure. This just screams disgusting. Seriously? A restaurant that can't even keep their plate clean is just disgusting.
5. Automatic 18% gratuity. Grace, your service is sloppy and you get to have the last word and say that you reserve an 18% gratuity? This makes me feel that you're only into my money (and it certainly did with how fast you want me out)
Now, let's get onto the food, shall we?
1. Ordered the bison carpaccio. The meat was thin and tender. It tasted fantastic except for the fact that, one side was saltier than the other.
2. Had the braised beef. The beef was braised okay. It had what seemed like a blanched kale and lumpy boiled potatoes. The potatoes was awful. Sometimes it was soft, but sometimes it was hard. This just proved that you can't boil potatoes right. The kale could be cut smaller so that it would have more surface area to absorb the sauce.
3. Warm sticky date square. Apart from the dirty place, I actually love the taste. It was sweet, but not too sweet. The oatmeal did a great job balancing the sweetness. I think this would taste better with a scoop of vanilla ice cream to balance the warm temperature, but this might just be my preference.
Overall, I wouldn't come here during winterlicious. Save your money for some place like auberge du pommier.
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