This family-owned restaurant brings a cozy feel and the warm goodness of a home cooked meal. If you're expecting the fancy stylings and flavours of an upscale restaurant, you may leave a bit disappointed. But if you're looking for good food, you'll enjoy 12 Tables.
We had:
- Baked eggplant appetizer: Fresh taste, though would have liked a bit more cheese
- Prosciutto and fig salad: Generous serving, with clumps of prosciutto and figs
- Beef tenderloin pasta with creamy truffle sauce: Meh. Ok for a creamy pasta but would have loved more if the truffle flavour and the beef was not as tender as I wanted
- Frutti di Mare: Really generous serving of seafood to go with a nice tomato sauce
- Duck: The absolute star of the show. I don't know how to give this justice but the flavours and cook was just spot on
- Pavlova dessert: Generous serving (are you sensing a theme? good for two) and not overly sweet (which was great)
- Chocolate lava souffle: Gooey and oozing, just how it should be
In addition, servers were very attentive and had a friendly (but not overly familiar or intrusive) vibe. And to top off the meal, they gave us a shot of Polish vodka and Italian limoncello for free - yum!
While it definitely is on the pricier side (especially for food that has more of a home cooked feel), I'd still recommend 12 Tables. I hope this neighbourhood gem continues to flourish!