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| - This is my first 5-star review of a restaurant, but it's well deserved. My wife and I planned to be in town. So I did some research in advance to decide which 2 places we were going to try. We picked Bonaparte and Europea, which I just reviewed. The reservation was easily made online, and it was for a Friday evening sitting. Remarkably, the place was not full. But perhaps that was because Canadians were celebrating Canada Day the day before and extending into the weekend.
We were placed by a window looking out onto the street. It was a great spot. The staff were also very attentive, which always goes a long way with me.
To start, I had the duck foie gras creme brulee, which I completely devoured and cleaned my ramekin using morsels of bread. Despite it being duck foie gras, it still tasted great and I enjoyed every bit. My wife had the lobster salad, which also tasted great. The lobster was cooked to perfection.
For the entrees, I had the lobster stew which I admittedly also devoured completely. Perhaps I was hungrier than usual that evening, but the lobster was again cooked to perfection. There was also a lot of lobster. But my favorite part was the sauce that had the vanilla and muscat wine. Like the creme brulee, I used morsels of bread to clean the plate.
My wife had the sauteed scallops with truffle oil and mushrooms. My couple of bites of the dish had me wanting more.
Overall, this was a fantastic place to try and I'm glad we did. Similar to my comment in my review of Europea, we skipped the prix fixe menus in order to try some of the dishes that we absolutely wanted.
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