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| - My friend and I decided to try Brothers for dinner before heading to see a movie at the Manulife Centre. It's a small place, tucked right beside Bay subway station. At a first glance, it reminded me of the Gabardine meets Richmond Station (both of which I have enjoyed).
Stepping inside, the restaurant is quite narrow. The bar seats about 16 guests and there is an (ugly) pink banquette along the back, which seats 4 more tables. Because the restaurant is narrow, the tables at the back receive little to no light, as the only window is a narrow one located at the front. The back of the restaurant is lit with unflattering yellow incandescent bulbs in frosted white globes. No candles, no accent lights, no outside natural light, nothing... which created a very poor ambience. The blinds at the back were completely drawn.
The menu changes regularly - my friend had called a day or two ahead to inquire, but was told that the kitchen did not know the menu ahead of time.
We split the lamb kofta appetizer. It came with 3 koftas, which were juicy and tender. It was served with mushrooms (well cooked) and artichokes (overcooked) and topped with yogurt. The yogurt curdled and there was some separation, which looked like vomit and was unappetizing. That being said, the dish itself tasted okay.
For mains, we ordered the rabbit and the braised lamb. The rabbit was the better of the two dishes. It was cooked with a brown butter type sauce which had a good flavour. However, the meat was a bit dry and almost chicken-like in texture. The dish was served with parsley dumplings, which were really more like Tim-Bit sized pillows of slimy, gummy dough (think like gnocchi gone wrong).
The lamb was braised nicely - the meat was quite tender. However, it was gamey and very fatty. It was served with thick slices of quince and some whole pickled onions. I felt that the quince and onions did not complement the dish at all. The quince was overcooked and mushy, and the acidity of the pickled onions felt out of place.
All of the dishes were severely lacking in colour. Everything was a drab brown, with drab brown sauce. Not visually appealing.
Service was nothing special. It was a bit slow. The server wiped the table of crumbs/spills after each course and provided a change of plates and cutlery, which was much appreciated. However, he also asked if we would like a refill of bread, which we said yes to, but the refill never arrived. Water fills were also infrequent and the water was tepid, not cold.
We didn't even bother to stay for dessert; we were so disappointed.
Definitely spend your money somewhere else. I will not be returning and would not recommend.
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