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| - On a recent trip to Toronto my fiance and I dined at the highly recommended Bar Isabel, which we thoroughly enjoyed, would recommend, and intend to visit again in the near future.
When we first walked in we felt at home, the decor and ambiance make you feel like you are at home or at least at a home of a relatives where you dine in complete comfort. We dined at the bar with no wait when we arrived however we strongly suggest a reservation if you plan to dine at this delicious spot.
The bartender Josh was a highlight of our experience. He was kind, helpful, funny, attentive, and took great care of us without intruding on our dining experience. The hostess was also warm, friendly, and inviting, taking our coats and having them ready and waiting for us when we had finished dining.
Both of the cocktails we enjoyed were delicious, I had the Baraganna which was not overly sweet had a nice lingering heat and good overall flavor. For food we enjoyed the wild mushrooms with lentil which started off amazing! I instantly loved this dish, however a word of caution, as the dish sat the mushrooms became slimy, gobble this one up as soon as it hits your table. Perhaps if the mushrooms were crisp and pan fried they would have kept their integrity a little longer, but I can not say for certain. Also, as we enjoyed this dish the acid/vinegar became slightly overwhelming, again when we first began eating this dish was one of the best things I had ever tasted, the acid just wore on my palate. The Smoked Sweetbreads with Raw Tuna, Persimmon & Brown Butter was also amazing!!!!! The richness of the sweetbreads played interesting with the leanness of the Tuna and the brown butter and persimmon were simply delicious. Highly recommend this dish. Lastly we enjoyed the Seared Foie Gras, Morcilla & Apple Mostarda also a wonderful dish, the mostarda was sweet and hot and still had some of the apple texture that the creamy foie gras needed. Next time we go back we will be trying the octopus which the gentleman next to us moaned over, it looked like potentially the best octopus of my life, recommended based on look, smell, menu description, and the moaning of the gentleman next to us.
Great place, good food and drink, great service, feels like you are at home, what more could you want?
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