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| - How cute is this Leslieville wine bar? The sign is small and it's up a narrow flight of stairs. I wouldn't have noticed it, but had heard good things from Yelpers (thanks guys!) so the sign caught my eye. Came on a weekend after dinner and the main room was occupied for a birthday party (and I secretly thought "how did *I* not think to have my b-day here?"... what a sweet, intimate venue for a gathering of friends!). So we sat in the little back room through the French doors. Mismatched furniture, eclectic music choices ("Thriller" anyone?), board games, cookbooks... it's like being in someone's home. The room was hot, but the rotating fan helped. So did the perfectly sweet, fruity white sangria ($16/jar, which is about 3 glasses) with pear and mangoes. DC and I also shared the chocolate cake, our server's suggestion (he said they are "famous" for it). Like all the food items, it came in a little jar and was covered in a thick layer of creamy marscapone cheese. Our raspy-voiced, Beatles t-shirt-wearing server was convivial. Nice added touch -- the bill comes in a used book and instead of cheap mints, you get a little envelope with tea from nearby Majesteas (http://www.yelp.ca/biz/majesteas-toronto). We got the "Wrath of Grapes" blend - an organic green rooibos with lemon, ginger, and peppermint. I'm actually drinking it at home *right now*! Like.
Look out for their weekly events:
Sundays - movie night
Mondays - book swap
Tuesdays - board games and 1/2 price beer
Wednesdays - Mad Men night
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