I've been disappointed by winterlicious in the past but thought I'd give it another shot. The menu looked inspired so i was really excited.
First impressions: the decor was out dated, the hostess was unpleasant. Not off to a good start.
We were seated and the view was impressive. Our server took our order and before I had time to blink our appetizers had arrived. I ordered the caprese salad and my husband got a mushroom and polenta dish. My salad was average - over dressed and topped with an unnecessary slice of avacado. The mushroom dish was terrible - luke warm and very beige. Not appetizing at all.
We ordered a wine pairing - 2 glasses of wine to accompany your appetizer and main for $12. A good deal!
We waited a while for our mains to arrive, but not too long. I ordered AAA fillet and my husband ordered pasta with a lobster tail. The steak had nice flavor and the sides (mash potatoes and asparagus) were ok. I enjoyed most of my steak but as i got towards the middle (and the end) my medium rare steak became more rare with every cut :( The pasta dish arrived and just looked terrible. The sauce was watery and flavorless and the lobster tail was extreamly over cooked.
Our server never came to check on us until he collected our plates. No chance to say my steak wasn't cooked enough or even get a refill on drinks.
Dessert - strawberry cheese cake and orange chocolate mousse. Both dishes were tasty! But not enough to salvage the otherwise pretty disappointing experience.
If I am to take away anything from this experience it's not to attend a winterlicious event. However - this was a pretty bad dining experience i don't think I'd even give Toula a second chance!