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| - Participating in Winterlicious again this year, I booked a table at Brassaii for dinner. I enjoy going out to nice places for dinner so Winterlicious is a great time to sample what restaurants have to offer. I've heard good things about Brassaii (as both a restaurant and a nightclub) I wanted to see for myself.
Food Quality & Price: $45 Prix Fixe Menu. It's on the pricey side and the Winterlicious menu selection was slim. Lamb shank and Sole? Kind of stingy imo.
Appetizer (Prosciutto) - Delicious! Slightly too much mozzarella for the amount of meat (it was about half a round!) but it did not take away from the taste. The crab toast was also good but must be hand held (makes kind of a mess).
Entree - Choice of Filet of Sole, Lamb Shank and Agnolotti (almost like a ravioli stuffed pasta). The pasta did not sound adventurous enough and we were informed that the sole would be deep fried. So our entire table of eight ordered the Lamb Shank. Easily the best part of the meal. The meat was fall off the bone and very juicy. Everything down to the sauce was amazing. Compliments to the chef on this dish, our group was very pleased.
Dessert - The chocolate cake tasted very similar to a Two-bite brownie. Only 1 of our 8 ordered that. Everyone else was very satisfied with their strudel or puff pastry. Can't go wrong with either. Both were fluffy, not too sweet and beautifully presented.
Facility: Loungey atmosphere. Dimly lit for a romantic atmosphere but had trouble reading the menu in the dark. Washrooms were clean but TINY. I would avoid bringing your purse in.
Service: We were greeted by the hostess and then put our items in coat check. There was a blizzard that day and most of our party arrived about 15 minutes - 20 minutes late for the reservation (2 dropped out). Upon arrival, the location was pretty dead (as expected due to the weather). However, during our stay, we were reminded by our server, Maja, on multiple occasions that because of how fully booked they are, they would only be able to accommodate us for the 1.5hr limit from the reservation time. We were rushed through dinner (though food was great). At around 8pm, the place was still fairly empty (I would say about 60 - 70% empty) and was reminded again that we would need to make room for others. In the end, the "other party" was late (or a no show, we never saw them), so we ended up staying until 8:30pm. The wait staff took their time to get our bills and struggled to divide them evenly among us. I was not very impressed by the service. Easily rated that service a 2/5.
Overall: Brassaii struggled to reach my expectations and I was somewhat pleased with the experience. Food was great but everything else was rather mediocre. I do not think I would return.
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