I've been going to Jonathan's for 15 years. I heard back in the day, this was considered one of the top restaurants in Ontario. I think I said that 20 times or more to my clients when they have been to town and I've taken them there. Over the past years, my frequency has become less, and I haven't been for about a year now. Reason for the lack of support from my end was the brutal service on my last visit. And i was tired of the same decor and wicker seats year after year. The last visit resulted in The first 8 bottles of wine I ordered were all out of stock. I commented that they could just easily reprint the wine list with what was in stock, instead of wasting my first 30 mins going up and down from the wine cellar looking for my requests only to come back 8 straight times with a "sorry". The waiter actually was getting upset with me as I would not take his recommendation on a different wine. I then asked what was the point of the wine list then?
Food has been great over the years, I just think they have fallen back on service and general upkeep of their wine collection. I hope next time, if there is a next time that the service is better, the wine list is up to date, and the food is as good as its always been. Just a shame that they lost my usual 4 visits a year over one night of 8 straight wine bottles ordered and not one was there and a rude waiter.
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