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| - The call came out early this week: little poland area reviews anyone? Thus our dynamic duo set out in search of a nice place to dine on the Roncevalles strip and the Silver Spoon heeded the call with flair and excellence!
Situated on the tail end of strip, the Silver Spoon is rather unassuming on the outside-you could miss it easily what with the summer construction and it's rather plain exterior. However, once inside and seated the real theatrics begin, on with the show as they say!
To start with, the service is exemplary here. They certainly know how to anticipate desires and meet them with grace and expertise. The wait staff are neither grovelling or arrogant, rather they are well honed pros who know how to please and serve. Questions are addressed with patience and knowledge-Christine and I must have put them through the paces with queries about wine, produce and meat! And the little touches from the amuse bouche, table crumbing and well timed drink service were well appreciated acts.
Now the kitchen certainly didn't shirk away from putting forth a fantastic meal as both our appetizers and mains for the night were well prepared and delicious. We started off with a berkshire pulled pork atop a panko crusted polenta cake. The pork was extremely tender and moist and the crusted polenta melted in your mouth. The other starter a smoked trout served with wild rice pancake and salad was a knockout. This dish had a variety of flavours to enjoy: smokey, sweet and savoury!
For the mains, I decided upon the steak frites- a nicely seasoned cut of beef that was tender like buttah. And the accompanying frites were golden and crispy. Christine's selection of duck confit matched her expectations and more: the skin was almost shatteringly crisp and the sweet pool of sauce paired well with the salt inherrant in a confit. Underneath the duck confit was nature's bounty from the season's produce: purple carrots, radish and green's.
We were over the hill when the decision time for dessert came though we decided to plow through and ordered the stuffed french toast. This was a extraordinary dessert-you had a stuffed brioche full of goat cheese, a carmelized citrus sugar top with a bailey's dulce de leche ice cream on the side. Wowzers, this was yummy and different. As if that wasn't enough of a sweet ending, the kitchen staff left us with Callebaut cookies as a parting gift. How sweet!
It should be noted that Silver Spoon shares the same food philosophy as Union-a previously reviewed restaurant. Both express a commitment to local organic ingredients in a bistro/fine dining environment. Although the Silver Spoon is not located on trendy Ossington or Queen West, I feel that it executes a notch above the Union's and Nota Bene's of the dining scene. In short, it may fly under the radar a bit, but it delivers soundly in terms of flavour and service. Give it a try for a special occasion!
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