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| - Chose this restaurant for our one "fancy" dinner during a weekend visit in Toronto. Overall we were pleased with our selection.
Showed up for our 9:30 reservation and the place was packed! Took a while to get our drinks, but we weren't in a hurry. I started out with the seasonal Bellini. The fruit was lychee. A little sweet for me, so I "downed" it and switched to Chardonnay.
We started with a seafood platter 'special,' and I would order it again based on presentation alone! It was so unique and beautiful. We each received an oyster and clamato shooter (YUM), BBQ eel, ceviche, seared scallop, and a tiger prawn.
Next we had the singapore slaw with seared tuna. The slaw, as all other reviewers have stated, is a party in your mouth. We could have done without the tuna. The fish was fresh, but the outside 'crust' had a strange taste to it. Trust be on this one. Let the 'slaw stand alone.
We finished things off with the Top Chef green curry chicken, because....how could you not? It was very interesting and delicious, and I enjoyed doing my best Padma imitation as I tasted each component separately and then married them all together for the perfect bite.
Susur was there and we caught him walking by. He shook our hands and we had our photo taken with him. So dorky, I know...but the point is, he was a good sport about it : )
A word to the wise: Our server advised us that dishes were served to share and that 2-4 dishes would satisfy 2 people. We had 3 dishes and were uncomfortably full afterward. I would recommend 3 just so that you can taste several different things but 4 dishes would definitely be excessive.
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