Save your Money. There are WAY better restaurants in Toronto.
This is the second time I ate at Cluny. The first experience was subpar as the waiter did not explain the menu well. The Lamb Tagine came out with maybe three tiny shreds of Lamb Shoulder and all starch. We sent it back and got a steak. But for my husband to watch three other people eat while he waited was not acceptable. There was nothing you could have done? We left full but discontent because the price was expensive and the portions were small. Not everything was well thought out and the plates are much larger than the food so it makes the portion size look even smaller. We told the server we were unhappy and he did nothing about it. No manager came and talked to us about any problems.
Regardless, we decided to give Cluny another chance during Winterlicious. We were sat by a friendly waitress. The food is the lost cause of this beautiful restaurant. For appetizers we had: Truffle Brule and Lentil Soup. For mains, we had: Beef Tongue Pastrami, Chili marinated heads of Prawn and the Duck Confit Cassoulet. For dessert, we had: The Pear Sorbet, Chocolate Macaron and Profiteroles. The best dishes: Truffle Brule, pear sorbet, chocolate macaron and profiteroles. Everything else was like was just thrown together. The lentil soup had combination of flavours did not go well together. It was too acidic. The beef tongue pastrami was like 3pc hors d'oeuvres with a large mountain of fries. The shrimp was so overcooked. It was sandy and unappetizing. The cassoulet was too acidic and too sweet. It lacked salt. The food runner will run 2 of 3 dishes and leave the 1 person waiting two minutes until they got their dish. Does your chef send out food together or very sparse because it makes the guest feel like you just fire food at random and send them at random as well. I understand you are busy but the service was unforgivable. The server never asked us for more drinks when we finished our drinks. We want to order more but was left hanging. The server was never there when we needed him. We waited a good 15 minutes before someone cleared our appetizers and then another 15 minutes for the mains. Everything was time stamped by my photos. The server did not ask us about allergies. So you are just going to roll the dice with the possibility of us being allergic to your food. Wow that is so very comforting.
There are many good restaurants in Toronto and after two major letdowns at your restaurant, we will not be returning and diverging anyone who brings up your restaurant to another restaurant.