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| - I went here for Winterlicious. I would say 3-3.5 stars.
The restaurant is located in the Distillery District. They have a nice big location for such a great neighbourhood, and a nice decor. The restaurant looks great. The tables are a tad close and someone near us was farting so that wasn't the most enjoyable thing. I didn't dock any stars for that, my review is based solely on factors within the restaurant's control.
They serve a variety of bread, and some butter to start. It looks like they have a giant island devoted just to the presentation of bread and wine. Interesting!
The first course I got was the mushroom soup. It sounded really great on paper and had an interesting presentation. A small portion of mushrooms (possibly enoki) were marinated, possibly in a red wine vinegar or balsamic reduction. A cube of maple fudge was put on top. The soup was then poured on top of all that, and we were instructed to mix it well. I could see why, because even having mixed it for a solid 30 seconds, the fudge didn't get mixed in well enough, and near the end was a very sweet and mapley surprise. The soup itself wasn't too interesting in flavour but it wasn't bad.
The main course was the duck confit with sausage option. It came with some kinda pickle they called Quebec-style ketchup, which had whole tomato chunks. I thought it was ok. Not awesome but also not bad.
I would say that the desserts had the best flavour out of all the courses. I got the pear sorbet dessert. There were nice, savoury spice flavours like cinnamon, and other fall spices, and it was topped with an interesting pear preparation. It was nice and cozy for fall or winter. I also tried the chocolate lavender dessert. The chocolate was very rich (that's a good thing), and there was a berry flavour to it. It was very good. It said lavender, so I was hesitant to try it, but no overbearing lavender flavours, thankfully. The accompanying ice cream was kind of boring, though.
The service was friendly and efficient.
I would say the highlights are the atmosphere (if you're not near a farter or a loud diner), and the desserts. They had nice to-go cups for tea/coffee, so I imagine this would be a great spot to get a morning caffeine hit and a pastry.
I would like to try the brunch menu sometime as the breakfast photos of other contributors look delicious. I would also like to try the non-licious dinner menu, as I am reluctant to think that they put their best foot forward with Winterlicious.
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