Food - 3 star
Service - 3 star
Location - 4 star
Ambience - 4 star
We wanted to try Tabule for a long time, we finally decided to make a trip on Friday evening. We made a reservation and got it for 9:15 PM.
Food - The hummus was nice. The tabule salad was okay too. We ordered the regular one with bulgur, but waitress punched in the order for gluten free one with quinoa.
For mains we ordered 1 vegetable entree and 1 tawuk (chicken entree) which we upgraded to have mujaddara as accompaniment instead of regular vermicelli rice which was a good choice.
The vegetables were tad overcooked. They were kind of melting in the mouth; they were probably boiled before being grilled.
In the chicken entree, some pieces were cooked well and some were under-cooked. Seemed like one skewer was grilled well and other was not.
For drinks, we ordered one Kumquat mojito and 1 beer. They didn't have beer on tap, just cans and bottles. So, it was a bummer. The Kumquat mojito was very good.
Service - Service was okay. We waited for a bit despite the reservation while they attended to others without reservation. The waitress botched botched up our order a bit by replacing regular Tabule salad with the gluten free one and she seemed very impatient as well. Probably she was having a bad day or maybe the restaurant was too busy. Didn't help our fine dining experience though.
Location - It is coviniently located on the Yonge street between Eglington and Davisville stations, so a short walk from both.And we sat on the patio so it was great.
Ambience - The ambience is great if you get to sit on the patio.
Tip - They have half portions of all appetizers. They don't advertise it anywhere on the menu, but if you ask they'll server half portions which would allow you to try many different appetizers.
Overall - There are many good Mediterranean restaurants on our list to try in Toronto, before we return. Nothing to rave about. Considering the hype and prices, it should not be very high in your bucket list.