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| - This place was a bit hard to find out about for a foreign traveler, but I saw so many great reviews, I thought I would give it a try. Booked my reservation. Since I was a single, they made my reservation at the bar. No big deal, but the restaurant was definitely not full and I likely could have had a table. Not the end of the world, as the bartender was very nice, but it sometimes gets old being treated differently because I have a tendency to dine alone.
Arrived, opened the menu and was super excited to see there was a tasting menu. I tried to order it, which is when I was informed that it is only served at 6 pm and you have to make reservations for that specifically in advance. When they took my reservation, they never said anything about this. I have never had to book the tasting menu in advance at any restaurant (and I've been to my fair share), so it never occurred to me that I might have to do this.
So, I ordered a starter of steak tartare. Sadly, there was nothing on the menu description that indicated it would be spicy. It WAS. I ate it because I really hate to see good food go to waste, and since I work in kitchens, I know how it feels to have food sent back. But I couldn't taste anything other than spice (in all fairness of full disclosure, I cannot tolerate any heat - it is not their fault about that, but tell someone that a dish is spicy! I'm not the only one who doesn't like that).
I then had the charcuterie board which was quite good and the pork three ways that really was very yummy. It tended a little sweeter than I like, but it had fairly decent balance and a really nice texture balance. I ordered dessert and it was... fine. In all fairness, I found almost every dessert I ate in Toronto to be a bit sweeter than I like so maybe it's a Toronto thing. Also, I'm a bit pickier about desserts than anything, as I deal with them daily. But it was... fine. I didn't even finish it though. Not because I was full, it just didn't make me want to finish it.
Overall, I see the creativity in the menu and I like the idea behind the local and farm-to-table movement that the chef is behind. The service was good (outside of the information about the tasting menu being delivered beforehand, which could also be easily solved by having a website). The wine was... not bad and they really did try to find one that I would like. It was probably my least favorite meal in Toronto, but that isn't to say it was bad. It was just up against some very stiff competition. I think if I had a chance to do it over again I would have found out about the tasting menu, as the single best bite I had all night was apparently an extra dessert that they had left from the tasting menu that they gave me (it was a take on a cheesecake and was actually quite delightful). I think that is the way to go...
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