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| - There are few things more tragic than a fall from grace. La societe has been one of my favourite places to go. From business lunches to milestone birthdays I've always enjoyed the atmosphere, food, service and for sure, the people watching. All the more reason why this review pains me... but here goes. My niece recently celebrated her 15th birthday. As her gift, we went shopping on bloor street, followed by lunch at societe. No reservation, so totally satisfied with an out of the way table. But the service! 15 minutes elapsed before our waiter visited our table for the first time. No bread on the table (unlike every other diner), no greeting when he finally arrived. .. just a demand for our order. Food came quickly and was excellent. .. not that anyone came by to ask, refill coffee, etc. All the more difficult when, 20 minutes after we finished eating we were still waiting to ask for the bill. The clincher however, was when we tracked someone down to make the request, we were subjected to a full eye - roll when our waiter made eye contact with the staff we located for our bill request. La Societe, i don't know what to say. I will miss your food. But i was embarrassed in front of my niece. You took a great afternoon of a young lady trying to be grown up and put a sour ending on it. I'm still trying to figure out why.
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