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| - I guess I should start by saying a ton of good reviews about this place happen to be regarding their brunch, so maybe it's better then... we however, went for dinner the day after Valentine's Day.
First negative is that they charge for water- come on people... a $1.50 for still water? And it was lukewarm at best.
I have to say that my expectations were high, as I expected the prices to be, and they were. We were lucky that we got a generous gift card because had we not, I think we would've just gone to the poutinerie next door...
I had a glass of wine to start because the cocktails were pricy and small. My husband tried the orange blossom and it was more like very tart orange juice with a hint of booze. Later he tried the autumn cider one and it was tasty, although still small.
Appetizers: Sweet potato gnocchi because of the reviews about it on here- and yes this dish lives up to its reputation! It was warm and a good portion- with the boar bacon it was divine. I hate gorgonzola so our server told me she'd talk to the chef and go easy on it- I never tasted the gorgonzola flavour so that was lovely! My husband had the veal meatballs and they were average. I don't get the difference between veal and regular beef taste-wise, though that might be because the dish was too spicy to tell!
Mains: I had the seafood stew. I can't actually say if it tasted bad or good because it was so spicy! It had a very generous amount of seafood in it but it was just so spicy that it ruined it. The menu didn't say anything about spice. And for the steep price, I could go to a different place and get the same dish with pasta and not spicy. It was nothing spectacular. My hubby had the salmon dish and it too, was very spicy. I can't believe for the price we paid that it was served on a bed of lentils. LENTILS? I buy those at my local wal-mart and I sure don't consider them up to the standard of such a high-end bistro. The salmon had a decent crust on it but again, nothing extraordinary. I could've cooked his meal in my own kitchen for 1/3 the price. It wasn't the decadent or fancy meal I anticipated.
Dessert: They ran out of tiramisu first off- if you have a small menu how do you simply "run out"? No excuse for being unprepared... now, taste wise- average, portion wise- pathetic. I had the passionfruit creme brulee and it was ok... the ramekin was a tiny little heart-shaped thing that was barely 1/3 full, and my sugar was burnt and you could taste it for sure. The menu said it came with pop rocks (?) but it didn't. My man had the glass dessert which was chocolate mousse and we got this teeny little jar that gave us each hardly two bites. And it had these crunchy little chocolate balls in it that didn't compliment the flavour of the mousse at all.
I don't know if my expectations were too high or if I just don't "get" fancy, modern bistro cuisine but when we are paying prices like that, I expect nice flavour, decent portions. We walked out feeling like we had missed out and we were glad dinner wasn't on us. I won't return unless someone pursuades me into the brunch, because it sounds like it has potential. I just hope they're buying!
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