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| - Bottom line is that this is a great dining experience not often encountered at a tourist hot spot, the views are to die for, the food is good but I recommend the 2-course options given the massive size of the entrees.
I was surprised at the quality of this restaurant given its touristic location. The cuisine is award-winning and the waiting staff was very professional. The view was of course immaculate with a full 360 degree rotation every 72 minutes allowing you to take in the city and the Atlantic Ocean.
We made a lunch reservation for 12PM before flying back to New York in the afternoon. You get to cut the (not too long) line for the elevator up once you check in on the 2nd floor and go on a special elevator directly to the restaurant. There was already a decent crowd in the restaurant when we arrived but we still got a window-side seat; these filled up by around 12:30PM and people had to sit in the booths which were 15 feet removed from the window and the view did not appear as nice.
We opted for the 2-course pre fixe lunch for C$55 per person and were very glad we did not go for the 3-course which included a dessert.
The appetizers were normal sized:
-Grilled trout soup which was excellently prepared, creamy, and savory
-Filet of salmon, good, nothing too special
The entrees however were huge (and a bit limited on the seafood side, more meat-based):
-Lamb shank, I thought I must've gotten the entire shoulder blade of the animal, was quite filled by the end; this was tasty, but note it has the typical gamy taste not everyone enjoys
-Braised beef short ribs, which were excellent and tender with a nice sauce. This was also huge, came out in a brick that my fiancée could not finish so I ended up stuffing 1/3 of this down the gut as well
By the end we were pretty stuffed and ready for a walk, there are private stairs to take you to the observatory deck and see-through floor levels which was convenient.
A suggestion is to remember the number of your section as the restaurant rotates and you can get slightly confused, I walked the wrong way to the bathroom and did a full circuit around.
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