Julie's Cuban... Mild Disappointment with sprinkles of Ok-ness (is that even a word?!)
I went there last night with my ladies supper club. We were put on the patio which was great. Wonderfully decorated with a lot of charm. (this is what drew us to go there as we have all walked by so many times and thought it was a must eat place in Toronto). The patio was full for a Wednesday night (the inside, mainly empty though...).
We had Gaucomole to start which was delicious. (unfortunately store bought chips accompanied it. I wish they were homemade). We ordered water for the table about 5 times before it actually made its way to us. My girlfriend ordered a coke which was $5.... I've never seen a coke be so much at a restaurant! The food for the most part of deep fried but delicious. I really loved the Quesadillas and the flattened Garlic Bread. My friend's main dish left something to be desired.
The service was TERRIBLE. Slow and forgetful and even though there were 5 of us, they took the liberty of adding an 18% tip to the bill even though I was never told that would be the case and it isn't on the website to my knowledge. Had they not put that on the bill, the tip would have been 15%. We shouldn't feel obligated to leave such a generous tip when the service was horrific.
I recommend going there for an appetizer and some Sangria on a hot day in July. But I couldn't recommend it as a place to get together with friends for dinner.
Too bad. I had high hopes.