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  • It's hard not to feel that many of the previous reviewers were less reviewing the restaurant than reviewing expensive restaurants as a class or expressing their own class antagonisms. There's a perfectly good argument that says that ANY restaurant that costs more than $XX per person is a waste for you, and that's fine. That's usually my position as well. Every so often it's fun to visit a restaurant proclaimed as "great" by the Foodie Class to see if there's something special going on. All expensive restaurants are bound to attract wealthy jerks, but they're going in part because the place reflects their wealthy lifestyle. There are few Yelp reviewers in this category and that's even more important to me. Now, the food was excellent. The lobster appetizer in butter and vermouth was delicious and the scallops with squash puree was wonderful. The wine list DOES include modest-priced selections and I came away introduced to a new (to me) sauvignon blanc from Ontario that at $15.95 retail is better than some $25 wines from New Zealand (Mike Weir Vineyards). I don't remember the specific dessert but it was delicious and they have a sophisticated understanding of tea. The wait staff were genuinely friendly and helpful and the atmosphere was very comfortable. Is it "my kind of place"? No offense to Mark McEwen, the food was great (I wasn't paying the bill) but for me visiting a restaurant that costs more than $40 per person - and you probably won't eat a full meal here with wine for less than $70 per person and it could easily be $100 - is an occasional luxury and not an everyday occurrence. Would i go again when I'm in Toronto? Yes. Would I go once a month if I lived in Toronto. No. Maybe once a year. But it wouldn't be because the food was bad, the food was great.
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