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| - Wow, is all I can say. Wow. Wow.. This establishment isn't big, actually it's very small. It has roughly 10 tables on first floor and I'm not sure if upstairs was being used for restaurant purposes.
Came for our late Valentine's day dinner and it's definitely a hidden gem in Aurora. Hmm, so where should I start? The good food? The perfect service? What sets this place apart from others is undeniably the service. The restaurant is small and only one person is responsible for the entire floor, so it may come slow. But when it does come, you will be pleased by how well Andrea handles things. She was straight up professional, very kind and extremely helpful. I always say food doesn't have to be perfect, the service needs to be - Bijoy's restaurant is exactly what I mean. The food was great, don't get me wrong, it just isn't my first time having something like this.
We ordered the mussels to start, lobster tails and veal chop entrées and the mango creme brule to end off. The mussels came warm, but I thought it wasn't hot enough. The sauce tasted very delicious, with ginger, tomatoes and other ingredients. I said before that the mussels didn't come out hot enough.. As it turned out, it was slightly undercooked (some of it). Andrea was very apologetic about it and notified the kitchen/chef about said issue. She explained to me how it was made and perhaps couldn't cook the top portion of the mussels properly, hence being undercooked. We were in no way upset about it because things like this happen, but she was so sorry about the ordeal, it made me uncomfortable telling her about it lol
Our entrées came promptly after and it was such a delight. The veal chops I ordered was amazing in all ways. It was delicious, not over salted or charred, though I should've asked for medium rare instead of medium. It was still good nonetheless - meat so tender it almost melted in my mouth. For the side, I ordered scalloped potatoes but I ended up with the risotto. I notified Andrea of the mistake and she apologized again (making me feel bad lol) and came over with a plate of desired potatoes. So now I had a full entrée + extra side. In my head, I was thinking it doesn't get any better than this. The lobster was also fantastic. Everything about that plate was right and tasted awesome!
The night ended with a mango creme brule, my other half's favourite fruit. I'm not a huge fan of the dessert department, but how wrong was I? I would come back here to get JUST this, that's how good it was. Crispy torched coating on top and the mango part was borderline heavenly. This is the dessert you must try, MUST!
We asked for the bill and Andrea came over. With both hands she handed me the bill and said, "I'm so sorry for all the issues tonight. That's why the creme brule is on us." I was kind of shocked, since this isn't a big restaurant. I wasn't expecting a gesture such as this. I told her that it's ok and it's not right since only a few were undercooked. She pushed back and insisted, so I gave in. I didn't want to give her a hard time, again..
Moral of my review: BE KIND!
For all you other restaurants out there, take note of this. Food quality, presentability and money aren't the only things that make a successful restaurant. If your staff sucks, so will your restaurant.
Ps - portion here was also good for the price :) I WILL be coming back. See you soon, Andrea!
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