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| - We decided to pay a visit on the back of hyperbole-driven raving review of my friend,so expectations going in were high. Maybe a bit too high.
The setting is beautiful. Vintage leather booths, antlered chandeliers, the whole of eating in a stately setting such as Casa Loma is an experience in itself. I would say a little too dimly lit but very elegant impression nonetheless. Wait staff were efficient, direct, attentive, and stoic. Our first bite consisted of the complementary bread/brittle with a very addictive paprika butter. But that's not what I was there for.
Now---steak is my Achilles' heel. In particular, ever since having my first wagyu experience, opportunities to sate my desire fell far and few between---as such, I was very much looking forward to this place ever since laying eyes on their menu. The most recent experience was the Michelin-starred CUT of Singapore and as it was similar priced would really set the bar for expectations.
Naturally, I went for the Wagyu Filet tasting (Australian MB9+, American Mishima Reserve, Kagoshima A5 from Japan; 4oz of each), medium rare. Let me just say first that plating was a no-fuss, no-frills approach with three steaks bare on a cast iron plate---while I understood that that may be the intention, I felt without garnish it was very naked. Even the sides such as the gnocchi and the foraged woodland mushrooms were garnished and plated in a cute little saute pan. Especially in stark contrast to the beautifully presented short rib ravioli (which was delicious by the way), the bare steaks just felt anticlimactic. All the steaks exemplified the hallmark succulence, buttery melt-in-your-mouthfeel, and overall piece of heaven that Wagyu is known for---the A5 the most so---yet distinct from each other. We were offered three different finishing salts (lava, Himalayan pink, and smoke) which I felt compelled to use extremely sparingly lest I accidentally mar the flavour. While my craving was satisfied, I felt the Wagyu experience does not live to that of CUT. Might be just my addiction escalating but it did not blow my mind nor did I feel that the price point was justified given the quantity and quality.
Overall, a very fancy-pants type of experience with excellent food that fall just short of its exorbitant price tag. Perhaps a date night or social gathering if you don't mind or can afford the aftermath of the cheque.
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