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| - We had a very nice early dinner at Joey Don Mills. Having never been before, we didn't know what to expect, save for the Yelp reviews, many of which are pretty harsh. Well, as we all know, bad food and bad service are often random occurrences, and very unfortunate.
Fortunate for us, we had a very good meal. Two of us had steaks, the others had a few different appetizers. The steaks were cooked to perfection, and were on the hole, pretty good. The other appetizers we had along with the sides were also tasty. The mashed potato packed into a spring roll wrap was a new take on this old staple, and really quite good.
Service was spotty at first, but our server was replaced and all was good after that. Honestly, if you don't know how many sliders (and the sliders were really good) are on a plate, you shouldn't be on the floor serving. It's not a huge menu - take a few minutes and learn it. And, maybe some proper training is in order. We had to ask for details on the size of the steaks, after we overheard a server at another table providing full disclosure. (BTW, it's inappropriate to position your restaurant as having a great selection of steaks, and not to list the weight of the steaks on the menu - bad form, and of course, our first server didn't know).
Drinks were very nice - we had a few cocktails as well as a couple of whiskys. Again, BTW, whisky is a category with subcategories. It's not appropriate to sneak in a Canadian whisky without saying what it is. Again, bad form. You need to state if it's bourbon, scotch, Canadian whisky or Irish.
All in all, the food was very good, service turned around and finished well. We're looking forward to the opening of the Sherway Gardens location.
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