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| - I'll let you in on a little secret.
The entire reason I got into restaurant reviewing in the first place is because I was immensely disappointed with this specific business.
I came here years ago for a friend's dinner party, and was offput by the lazy service, overpriced menu items and half-hearted attention to any sort of protocol. Mind you, this wasn't long after the place first opened, and I'm unsure if I actually posted my review to Yelp or deleted it in a huff after realizing it came off as a rant, but the point stands. I owe my reviewing "career" on Yelp to &Company Resto Bar.
Not much has changed.
The waitresses still walk around with "deer-in-the-headlight" looks in their eyes. The manager (I think it was a manager) roughly pushed through a crowd of people sitting in rows when he could have just walked down the nearby aisle. The drinks and menu items are still immensely overpriced. Yet, my experience was slightly better by virtue of everything else not being so bad.
I came here for a media launch promoting Mississauga Fashion Week, and finally had a chance to visit the upper level. The patio is nice, although you can't see much of anything due to the fence being so high, and the staff are a bit aloof. That said, it is undeniably a nice event space for private parties.
I would need to see this space on an average "club" night before I can make a true recommendation. That said, my second visit to &Company was marginally better than the first time. As long as the staff can bump up their professionalism a bit and they can stop trying to make themselves out to be "Toronto-lite", they'll do fine.
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