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| - I really wanted to like this place, but alas, it's not for me. My brother used to say "when someone describes something as classy, it almost certainly is not." This seems to be the case here.
1. Food: it just didn't taste very "fresh." It was pretty empty when we went, and I wonder if there's just not enough turnover for the freshest ingredients.
2. Service: hectic/mixed: the owner/manager was cool at first, but then I later heard him screaming at his staff (or maybe on the phone?) in the kitchen. Either way, I don't want to hear a grown man's tantrums when I'm trying to eat.
3. Wine: the wine list just wasn't inspiring or thoughtful, and the staff/owner's knowledge about the wine seemed limited. As a wine bar, I was hoping to find something unique and new, but there wasn't really a dedication to basic wine knowledge.
4. Ambience: Like I said, the manager's yelling took away from my experience, but the decor has its pros and cons-- some of it is cool, some of it is quite gaudy. I'm glad I didn't take a date here.
According to BlogTO it's on the market, so hopefully a restaurant pro can turn it around.
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