Wayne Gretzky's was a huge disappointment. I was here for the New Years Eve set menu and while I normally give a lot of leeway for busy special events, my experience here still managed to be exceptionally poor.
Things originally started off well. We were seated right away and the server quickly took our drink orders. They also arrived quickly. I like my martinis with extra olives and was pleased that they had garnished mine with plenty.
However it was all downhill from there. My friend accidentally spilled my water glass and instead of dealing with it discretely, our server made a joke that he wasn't going to refill my glass. Turns out it wasn't a joke. He also never brought us dry cloth napkins which had been used to dry the table.
First course comes and my friend was brought the wrong thing and my butternut squash soup wasn't anything special either, very bland and lukewarm. As for the main course, my risotto was incredibly over salted. You know what would have helped with that?? Not forbidding me from having water. Finally the dessert was also mediocre, more of a thick pudding than a true creme brûlée. It was completely lacked a harder top layer.
The final icing on the cake was when we were finishing up and wanted to have a coffee. Nope, he brought us the bill without asking if we were done and ran off before we had a chance to.
Needless to say, even if I lived in Toronto I don't think I'd be returning thanks to the poor service and mediocre food.