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| - I am appalled by the experience that I had here tonight.
Rated 4.5 stars by fellow Yelpers, I came here for Winterlicious with great anticipation that I would have a splendid meal. My expectations were severely unmet.
Atmosphere: Let's start off with the music that was blaring so loudly that I felt uncomfortable having a conversation across my small table. This place definitely felt more like a pub/bar than a restaurant. The noise level was way too high and I basically reached my yelling capacity where I just needed a break from talking because it was too stressful. And yes, I needed to yell that much. Why? Read on for the next point.
Service: Although we arrived for our reservations at 8pm, which is already considerably late, it took roughly 1hr15mins for our main dishes to arrive. That's right - you read it right. It took over an hour for our food to come and by that point, I had already starved for so long that I lost my appetite. We had originally made post-dinner plans to visit a shop that closes at 10 but by the time we finished our meal, it was already 9:58.. So much for that!
Food: Now onto the real reason why we came here tonight - to try their delicious food that's offered at reduced Winterlicious prices! It's quite unfortunate that I have to say that the food was NOT delicious and only mediocre AT BEST.
Appetizer 1 - Tunisian Lamb and Veal Meatball = The meat was tough, quite likely overcooked by the darkened edges, and served with a goop of tomato sauce on the most unappetizing-looking plastic plate.
Appetizer 2 - Thai Salmon and Cod Ceviche = I actually quite liked this, it was likely the best part of my meal. The chunks of fish were sizable, the spices and herbs left a tangy aftertaste, and the avocado and mango pieces added a nice hint of freshness. However, again, this was served in a questionable looking plastic bowl.
Main 1+2 - AVIV Dry Rub Baby Back Pork Ribs = Don't read too much between the lines, it literally is DRY rub. I had anticipated and hoped for juicy and savoury meat that would fall apart from the bone but the ribs were very mediocre. The meat wasn't tender or tough, it was just.. meat. The rub was very pungent and layered very heavily on the ribs so drink lots of water between bites and beware of choking on the seasoning!! The sweet potato fries that accompanied the ribs were, again, mediocre at best. The coleslaw was highly disappointing. It was flavourless, lacked colour, and given in a very small portion.
Dessert 1 - Tiramisu = I'll give it to them that the layers were thick and creamy but it was definitely lacking flavour. The coffee was barely detectable. Also, the portion sizing was tiny yet again.
Dessert 2 - Fresh Fruit Crumble = This was such a sad, sad excuse of a dessert. It's clear they had prepped these beforehand. It was sliced unknown fruits mixed with granola and drowned in unsweetened strawberry syrup. The colour itself was already enough of a deterrent because it was a bright artificial red. Ontop of that, the fruits were not sweet at all, and the little drop of ice cream was so minuscule that I was almost offended that it wasn't a full scoop..
This restaurant had definitely cut corners for the Winterlicious menu. No doubt. I am highly unimpressed and would not consider coming back, it's not worth the commute to give a second try.
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