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| - I enjoy seeking out great eating experiences, high and low, especially when traveling. This past week my husband and I visited Toronto, and were told that Splendido was the restaurant to try. It is under new ownership and just recently reopened after a sophisticated makeover. The interior is all light wood, cream walls, pretty light fixtures and in the back a row of preserves that we had fun trying to name.
I was treating hubby as he had just taken the NY bar, and so I let him decide how much we would splurge and went along with it. He was definitely in a splurgey mood, and we really enjoyed ourselves.
Firstly, I'd like to commend the waitstaff for being so superior. Never have I seen such a flow, such a team effort. We probably had between three or four people who took various drink orders or brought us items, yet they all seemed to know everything we'd mentioned to others, and they worked together as one unit - knowledgeable, friendly and courteous. Our main waiter had actually blended the very cocktail we started out with. He seemed very interested in getting our opinions on absolutely everything and we loved his spirit.
To start, I ordered the Toronto wine tasting but asked that they bring them one at a time. This way it was like a wine pairing. I started off with a lovely Riesling that complimented our oysters beautifully. The oysters themselves were served with three accompaniments, each more delicious. I never wanted the briny sea taste to leave my mouth. But, I had to forge on! To truffled pasta! This was a special as the chef had just bought some incredible summer truffles. The truffle was shaved all over the top of the linguine and it was absolutely divine heaven on a plate. I ate this with my second wine, a chardonnay. We also ordered the chilled pea soup with lobster as an appetizer and although this was very good, we ordered extra bread just to sop up every drop of the truffle sauce. For main courses, my husband ordered the veal chop while I ordered the halibut. Both were excellent and I loved sneaking bites of the veal with my glass of Pinot Noir. This was a particularly fabulous glass of Pinot from Tawes winery that I would recommend as absolutely incredible. My tasting ended with a glass of Cabernet Franc which was good but not nearly as excellent as the Pinot Noir. We ended with a cheese course and special late harvest riesling.
I would recommend this as a superior dining experience, from the service to the food to all of the little details that made it so special. They even gave me a little bench for my purse so that I didn't have to put it on the floor!
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