On my way to an evening class, I decided to check out Pangaea as it was close it happened to be on the Summerlicious 2014 participating list.
I booked a 4:45PM to be sure I had a spot. But given it was a Tuesday, the restaurant would not be as busy at that time. As soon as I arrived a manager and some servers greeted me and noted my booking as well as request to be finished within an hour. I was asked to choose between the lunch and dinner menu. I decided on the dinner menu.
I got a seat by the window next to Bay St near the after work rush. The restaurant itself had high ceilings and simple décor. A rare experience to view life in Yorkville.
The standard bread offering came first. The waiter made sure the glass was always full of water. He asked how the food was and was very courteous.
The dinner menu was a 3 course meal with about 4 options for each. Within 10 minutes of ordering the Tomato and Mozzarella Salad with fresh basil, olives, onion, vincotta dressing had arrived. It was light with right amount of dressing and quite good.
The main course was duck with carrot puree, and roasted root vegetables. The emphasis was on local ingredients. The duck was the best prepared part of the main course. I was not totally sold on some of the vegetables. Summerlicious dishes attempt to give a small taste of the offerings of restaurants. The main course appeared to be a bit experimental in terms of taste.
The desert was a lemon bar - more like a cheese cake with raspberry sauce on the side and topped with lemon meringue. A bit sweet for my taste but well prepared.
All in all, a good experience at Pangaea . Although a bit pricey - worth to try.