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| - I have been meaning to try La Societe, like forever...but just never got around to it. The patio never seemed to be that sunny (this is probably because I always go there later in the day) and I am hardly in TO during the winter.
So when it was time for my girls and I to go out, one suggested LS. We somehow all arrived at the same time (5pm) and both patios were quite empty. The lower patio is mainly for drinks (it has a small food menu) and it turns into a shisha bar at night. Therefore, we went to the upper patio (no sun) for proper grub.
Even though there were not a lot of people, our waitress was quite slow to bring us everything. I ended up ordering the Tuna Tartare (nice), but both my girlfriends ordered a summer Peach Salad which was the better choice. For mains, I ordered the Duck Confit which was a huge piece of meat combined with beans. Order this dish if you are feeling very, VERy, hungry. I think I liked my girlfriend's burger order better, especially the fries that came with the dish. There was this yummy garlic-y sauce and all of us finished the fries in no time.
Dessert was weird. I ordered this Rhubarb Mousse dish and it tasted like French's mustard. One of my other friend's said the same thing. Just to ensure we were both not crazy, we asked our waitress to try it out and she said it DID taste like mustard. She went back to the Pastry chef (who was "very offended" by our comment) and explained it was the compote (sour berries) that might explain the taste. In any event, if you like your dessert to taste like mustard (cheap French's at that, not even the nice French Dijon), order the Rhubarb mousse.
Took forever to get our bill. Wouldn't come back here again as there are so many other better patio places. Food is average, nothing outstanding.
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