I love going to canoe because of the quality of food and service they offer. Today was no different. I came here for their Winterlicious lunch with four friends. Initially there was only four of us but we had a last minute addition and they were accommodating.
For starters I had the Maple Mustard Pork Rillette (local) Kozlik's Mustard, Hen's Egg & Gherkin. I've been having rillettes everywhere this Winterlicious (smoked salmon, duck). So far this one edged out all the others. The hens egg was a REALLY nice touch!!
For the main I had the Ontario Strip Loin with Northern Woods Mushrooms, Layered Potato & Birch Onion Marmalade. Although it was nicely cooked I wasn't a big fan of the strip loin. But everything else was exceptional. The mushrooms were amazing! I need to learn how to make the onion marmalade because it was so damn good. Everything together was like a symphony.
For dessert I had the Heirloom Carrot Cake (vegetarian) with Cream Cheese Mousse & Red Bean Orange Sauce. The carrot cake was soft and moist. Just the way I like it. I couldn't get enough of the cream cheese mousse. The red bean orange sauce felt like it was overpowered by everything else which was unexpected since I thought it would be the most intense flavor on the plate. Overall the plate was really good and not too sweet.
I also had the wine tasting and our server was more than glad to make substitutions. The timing was impeccable. As soon as we finished one course the next course arrived within minutes. Although it's quite hard to get reservations around this time I HIGHLY recommend going here.