Today I went to Earth Rosedale for Summerlicious Lunch for $15 with some friends.
The atmosphere is a little dim due to the dark ceilings. Our table was near the windows so it was a little brighter. It was hot and humid today, we opt out from the patio.
This place is great for large parties too, there's a room in the back near the washrooms for a table of 10 at least. Great for families with babies and kids. Tables are well spaced out, not crammed in. Jazzy music.
We were brought to our table. Another waiter filled our glass with water. Made our order maybe 15 mins later. No bread was given. (I saw the table next to ours had bread with the same Summerlicious menu). Do we get a different service b/c we didn't order wine?
I ordered:
Chorizo Pogo as my appetizer. The batter was really hard. It was tough to break/slice into the pogo. i ate the sausage and not eat the batter.
Grilled Flank Steak as my main. The waiter didn't ask how i wanted my steak. It was pretty well done and dry. Would like some pepper or i need more pesto.
Strawberry Shortcake as my dessert. This was not how i imagined it. It was still good. the cake was really dense and moist.
There was at last 20-30 minute wait between dishes. Even when we finished our dish there would be a wait time plus 15mins. Since i started lunch at 12:30 and ended at 3pm. So we had lots of time to talk and chill.
We had to flag down the waiter to refill our water. The service was mediocre. When we asked to split the bill the waiter mumble something that "its the same for everyone." But since we were going dutch and paying by credit card, i thought we would make it clear for him that we are paying separately. So at the end we made him do work and set up the machine to pay via credit card.
so overall $15 pretty good deal for Steak Summerlicious. Service was eh! maybe its just that one waiter. I like the environment. And the washrooms are clean, that's a plus!