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| - Visited on Friday night for a casual holiday dinner with a group of 9. Always wanted to try this place, given I live in the new building right across from the resto and my bedroom overlooks this place!
It was a busy night for them, they sat us right in front of the main door albeit cold airs coming through the door which was disappointing. The first waiter also had a condescending attitude - none of us were a fan. Luckily, further into the night, a sweet lady took over to serve us and she was much more pleasant! She's worth the 18% grat. The GM and lady at the reception were both friendly, I could recognize them from the website.
The decor and ambience is spot on, love the vertical garden and def a place to be seen/instagrammed.
Most of us had the prix fix for 2 and thought it was a good deal. The oysters are fresh (though they did not have cocktail sauce when I asked, which is a quite surprising), the beet salad was good, all dishes have a thoughtful and welcoming presentation.
The truffle pizza was delicious - a thin crust combined with cheese and mushroom flavors - if you're into that, no doubt will be impressed.
The duck leg was fairly tender, had a nice Thai sweet sauce to it. The black cod was delicious - mine was cooked to the perfect texture and flavors. The green risotto on the side didn't actually go well with the cod... how about a regular risotto with fried shallots?
Yummy desserts esp. the lava cake! Personally a fan of black sesame ice cream so it's an obvious winner. Didn't like the nitrogen texture tho so that wasn't necessary.
Overall, ambience 5/5, service 3.5/5, food 4/5. Terre Rouge is an ambitious take from the team, and though it is working at the moment, there's a lot left to be improved. Definitely a great addition to the Downtown Markham scene.
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