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| - I live nearby, and was always intrigued by this area given the number of restaurants in the area that are locally owned and operated. I didn't know the area so I went to tripadvisor to try and find some good reviews of places I might want to try. The review right beside me in the window says "Best Markham Bistro" talking about great food and great service so I was excited. Tuesday date night at this restaurant.
Well...I can't say I was lucky enough to have the same experience. In short, the food was terribly mediocre at best, and the atmosphere was a little dated, and meh. Not much traffic for a Tuesday night, which I can't hold completely against the restaurant. The exterior did look really good though.
Ordered a Seafood Medley as an app. It was $15. It literally was the following, 5 small calamari rings, 3 mini squids, 3 medium sized shrimp pieces, 4 bay scallops a handful of field greens and a terribly sweet dressing which were all "cooked" on a flattop apparently. Nothing special, and definitely not worth the $15 asking price.
Had a Steak Jonathan which according to the menu was a 10oz strip steak apparently seasoned and finished with a "splash of red wine." This was supposed to come with a "Roast vegetable kebob" and delicately roasted potatoes. What I got was actually, a decent cut of steak, fatty, bleh seasoning, no wine sauce. A single kebob with tiny single pieces of the following "vegetables": cherry tomato, half a white mushroom, a slice of red bell pepper, a thin slice of red onion. The "roasted potato" was literally a whole white potato that was baked in the oven then sliced into 8 pieces. That whole meal was $22. Both too good to be true and way too much for what it was.
Silver lining is that my Wife had a peppercorn burger and sweet potato fries. Not actually that bad. The sweet potato fries tasted great, specifically like McDonalds Chicken Nuggets which is probably what the fries were fried in.
Summary: Went in there looking for the place the positive reviews talked about, left paying way too much for food that was just mediocre at its very best.
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