I came to Hot House with a friend over the holidays. We both weren't really hungry and just wanted a simple meal. Hot House was perfect - it had that Christmas vibe, warm and welcoming feel and the menu items were reasonably priced. Pasta and pizza around $12-16, latte and smoothies around $4, wine and cocktails around $8-10. My friend ordered a glass of red while I got the blueberry and elderflower martini...to be honest we were both a little disappointed as we felt the portion was less than what a typical glass would be. We ordered a pizza to split with salami, sausage and sweet sausage... It came split in half for us already. As much as it was a kind gesture, I'd have preferred to have the pizza come as a whole so I could take a nice picture. We didn't expect much and wanted just something simple that wouldn't break the bank. Ambience was important as we wanted to catch up in a comfortable environment. Overall it was a good place for that and we appreciated that we could take our time there. I heard Hot House has the best brunch in the city so I hope to try it next time! The restaurant donates their food generously to Second Harvest charity which I think is wonderful. Happy holidays nomming!