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| - I went there last night w/my friend to try somewhere new for dinner. She had been there a couple times in the past and raved about it.
We arrive around 4:45pm and it appeared to be closed, there was no one in there but it was in fact opened. We stood at the front and waited for about 10mins for someone to greet us, but saw a kitchen staff walk by a couple times and ignore us - not so much as a "hello" or "one moment please!".
The hostess finally comes around and offers to seat us, we did not have reservations and while the place was completely empty, and we were a bit indecisive of where we wanted to sit (It was a tad chilly, so being away from the door was ideal). She informed us of a reservation at one seat for 7:00pm and another table we picked had a reservation for 7:45pm .. mind you, it wasn't even 5:00pm yet and the place was still empty and the upstairs area was being occupied for a meeting.
So, we decided to wait for the meeting to finish because I dont want to sit somewhere and then have to get up if I decide to have another glass of wine, dessert or if I'm feeling extra chatty.
Overall, the service was fine (nothing bad, nothing superior) and I would say the food was okay as well. I ordered the fried chicken (special) and the scallops on kale rather than the roasted potatoes. I would have to agree with everyone in saying that the portions are in fact small, a tad smaller than your standard gastro-type resto and the menu is small as well.
The fried chicken was good, I would prefer if the pieces were a bit saucier (the sauce is thicker and spread on the bottom of the chicken), only because the chicken is deep fried and it would've been a better balance of flavour. The scallops are small (not huge), but you do receive about 4-5 and the sauce was tasty and fit well with the seafood - I would probably go with the potatoes next time and not the kale.
Overall, the experience was OK - I probably wouldn't go back, too many amazing options in Toronto to settle for alright and the service/hostess experience turned me off as well. I'm not interested in hearing about reservations 2 hours from now, either this is reservation only and you put me on a list - or you seat me and my party and go from there. Client experience is critical anywhere, especially @ a restaurant.
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