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| - For my birthday I chose to come to the Hot House as it has always been consistent in quality and quantity. Today definitely did not disappoint.
As a starter, we ordered the chipotle mussels which were quite delicious (but you need to ask for more bread to really appreciate all that flavourful goodness). And shrimp app that was served with yummy shrimp chips and a spicy sauce. As entrees we ordered the Sicilian Gnocchi, which I go back to every time (makes my tummy happy always). We also ordered a spaghetti with shrimp pasta- lots of flavours packed into one little bowl ( lunch or dinner size servings are available). Overall the food was quite tasty and we had no complaints
We ordered a mojito (yay real mint) and a margarita (yay freshly blended - but make sure to specify you want the fresh stuff to your waiter/ress)
The reason I'm giving the hot house a 4 stars instead of 5 is because of a small issue when we first got there.... When we arrived it was still raining but we still wanted to sit outside (which any torontonian can appreciate as we only have a month and a half of summer). There are two sections of outdoor seating: one to the right and one to the left, both partially covered by an overhang. The one to the right we being served but only had high seating, which we did not want to sit at as one of our party has a physical issue with it. The one to the left had low seating, was a bit wet, but had plates and cutlery already set up.
When we asked to be seated there we were told that the section was closed, and were offered a place on the high stools. We insisted on the low seating but were then told it was wet and if we wanted to check for ourselves to see if it was too wet to sit or not, but the waitress did not want to offer wiping it down for us... It was a "take it or leave it moment" we opted to sit inside but eventually made it to the high seats outdoors as one of our group members were able to finally get on. As a former bus girl and waitress, a current restaurant owner, and someone in the hospitality business I know that waiters and waitresses should always try their best to make guests happy, as long as it is a reasonable request, like we had. You don't have to tell someone you have a physical disability in order for a waitress to wipe down a wet table and keep an eye out for you if you're sitting out of her immediate section.
Anyways !! When the waitress was serving us (at the high seating) she was most courteous and was pretty attentive to anything we asked for. I don't think she was trying to be rude when we first got there, but i think she couldn't have been bothered with our comfort.
Ciao for now.
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