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| - I've been to both locations before, but this review is on the Toronto location on Richmond.
Their steaks are good, however I'm not loving the price so much..If you really want to spend money on steak, go to Gallaghers (NYC) and you won't be disappointed.
Rating: 3.5 stars
PROS
We ordered the Filet and the New York Strip, however my boyfriend was talked into getting the Sirloin.
The Filet was cooked to a perfect rare. Juicy, tender and seasoned well and I love how the plates are still hot with butter so I could sear it a bit more for my boyfriend to try at medium rare.
The Sirloin wasn't bad, but I think the New York Strip would have been a better choice with more flavour and less tough.
Dessert: shared a chocolate Sin cake, which was deliciously rich.
Drinks: (standard bar & wine list)
Cappuccino is good.
Service: Good, the server was experienced, attentive, knew what she was doing and anticipated what we needed without question. At times we felt she was a bit authoritative. Very take charge of service kind of boss lady, it's not a bad thing and I'm not sure how to explain this, but it made for an intriguing night. We had fun lol.
CONS
Appetizer: The crab cakes were not anything to write home about ($26 for 2 pieces). I would skip this and go for a salad instead. This is coming from a seafood lover.
The steaks are $5 more than they were last year ($65)
The sides also went up in price ($14ea). The portions are big enough to share. We ordered the mushrooms and this sliced potato dish baked in 3 cheese sauce. Mushrooms were tasty but could have done with less salt. I'm torn on the potatoes as I was feeling for mashed potatoes and not expecting blue cheese in the sauce, however my boyfriend loved the potatoes.
$245 PLUS Tip (Not including alc) is kind of steep so make sure you really like who you're taking here
TIP:
1. Order from the classics menu $55 set menus with 3 course meal
2. Buy a gift card at Costco lol (1card per person per visit though)
3. This place had a nice intimate atmosphere, except when they started seating kids and babies at the tables around us halfway through dinner. The children didn't make much noise and were well behaved so we didn't mind, but just a heads up for those looking for a more adult atmosphere- maybe give the hostess a heads up and see if they can accommodate an adult only section..
4. Parking under hotel is $10 flat rate after 6pm on weekdays. Although I think they should validate it if they charging you arm and leg already.
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