I have often heard about this place, but I had no idea where it was! When I saw it on the Whitbylicious website, I figured it would be worth a try finally to celebrate my birthday with my husband.
The atmosphere is nice. Dark, but not too dark. Kind of classy, without being pretentious. It was very hot inside, which I can only assume is from the giant wood stove as you first walk in. Wear something light.
The seating is a little tight. We were kind of jammed into a corner and were surrounded by two groups. Service was friendly and attentive.
We both ordered the same items from the Winterlicious menu: The appetizers were 3 mini crab cakes which were really nice! The hint of heat made these perfect. They come with a grilled slice of lemon.
For the main course we each had a rare 10 oz ribeye steak with roast potatoes, rapini, carrots and asparagus. My steak was cooked almost perfectly. It was a thin steak, so a couple of spots were closer to medium though. My husband's was mostly medium rare to medium. He let the server know and turned down her offer for a new one. She ended up comping his beer for him instead which was a very nice gesture! The veggies and potatoes were delicious and the steak had great flavour.
For dessert we had the chocolate strawberry tart. So good! Despite looking really rich, it was actually quite light. Perfect after a heavy steak dinner.
We'll definitely be back to try the pizza. It looks amazing!