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| - My partner took me here to celebrate New Year's Eve. This is my very first experience eating at Canoe and I can say it's absolutely beautiful. Located at a level that allows you to see Centre Island, CN Tower, etc if you get to sit next to the window - lucky you. I didn't, but it was still a beautiful view from inside. Canoe also had an ice sculpture to welcome to new year outside their restaurant - very neat!
For food, Canoe offers a set menu on New Years Eve. My partner ordered the wine pairing along with the menu.. For appetizer, I ordered a smoked salmon while he ordered the french onion soup. The salmon came in a high dome glass - imagine beauty and the beast rose encasement. It was beautiful. The dome helped smoked the salmon and the servers only open it when its at your table. Salmon itself was quite good - but I was so much more amazed at the presentation. My partners French Onion Soup wasn't quite my thing. It was a bit sweeter than I imagine usual French Onion Soups to be. But he seemed to like it a lot.
For entree, I ordered the elk, while my partner ordered the striploin steak. I have never tried elk before, so it was a new experience. I would say I liked my partners steak more. The elk dish didn't have as much flavor and juiciness.
For dessert, we ordered lemon curd meringue It was an interesting dish - I wouldn't say I would order it again despite my love for dessert
Service at Canoe was excellent - extremely attentive to your needs, so polite, quick, and really know their dishes well. I do admit that the price here is very very high. But for those special occasions, I guess it's good to experience something nice once in awhile.
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