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| - We saw this place listed as a new opening on BlogTO and decided to try it out. Reservations were easy to book and we were seated right away. The service was great, they were eager to hear our feedback about everything from the food to the music selection.
To drink, we ordered a bottle of Sangiovese which went well with everything we ordered. We started with the 4Play (I hated ordering that item out loud, but hey, whatever I guess). It consisted of four different tapas-style dishes that were all great. They change on a daily basis, but our favourites were the beef cheek crostini and the scallops with apricot salsa. Yummmmm. Next, we had the fried buttermilk quail. The seasoning was so good, it was a little sweet and the deep-fried-ness wasn't overbearing as it sometimes can be. We moved onto the ricotta cheese which was fresh and creamy.
We finished with the foie gras, which deserves its own paragraph. It was dubbed "torch-on" which meant it was somewhere between what you usually get when you order the dish and a creme brulee (yeah, I know, amazing). It was served on a Waldorf salad, which was a nice break from the creamy-richness of the foie.
We paid our bill and headed up to the rooftop cocktail bar / lounge upstairs. We sampled a few different cocktails. Our two favourites were the Villains and Bosses and the Pimm's Cup. That said, the standout drink of the night was the on-tap Stiegl Radler Grapefruit. It was so refreshing and delicious, and I'd never seen it on tap before.
The chef came by to talk to us a total of four times throughout the meal and post-meal drinks. All in all, it was one of our best nights out in Toronto in quite awhile. Highly recommended.
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