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| - I would definitely come back to this restaurant next time I am in town. I'm here for a business trip and wanted to check out the gayborhood. So I decided to pick a nice restaurant int the area. I went here for the first time this past Friday night. I didn't make any reservation at all. I showed up around 8am, it was snowing and cold. When I got in, the hostess seated the 3 girls ahead of me. Then the polite man who turned out to be my server asked me for how many guests. I said only me and he looked at the seating chart for a few seconds. Then marked a spot on the chart and seated me by the window. I was happy that he seated me in a prime location of the restaurant. The place was packed. I was expecting something in the back corner or a 30 min wait. I sat down and he handed me the wine list, dinner menu, and some winter promotion menu that wasn't effective until the next day. He came back a few minutes later and asked if I wanted to order a drink. I said I haven't made up my mind yet and so he politely said to take my time. Shorlty, he came back to check with me. I ordered a half bottle of the '09 Kenwood cab but I'm not ready to order for dinner yet. But as a starter, I ordered the carpaccio. Minutes later, he came back with the wine. Poured a sample and it tasted sufficient for my palate. He filled my glass and politely asked if there is anything else I need. I said, well yes, I'm ready to order the main course. And I ordered the lamb shank. He walked away and I opened a business magazine to read. Less than 10mins later, the food runner came with the carpaccio. It was well presented. It was thinly sliced and very red but not bloody. It looked like a blue fin tuna sashimi with thinly sliced parm, grape tomatoes, and some sort of greens. And it tasted like what carpaccio is supposed to taste like. Once I was done with it, the waiter was very attentive. He arrived a minute later and asked me if he may clear the plate. I said yes and he noticed that my wine glass was nearing empty so he filled it up for me. He continued this the entire night. He was very attentive of where I was on my glass of wine and never had it to empty for me. I continued with my book and about 15mins later the food runner brought my lamb shank. He asked if there is anything else such as pepper and I said "no, I am okay." But when I was about to slice off a piece from the lamb shank, I realized I needed a knife. All I have in front of me was a fork and a butter knife I used for the bread and hummus they brought when I sat down. I tried to get my waiter's attention but he was busy with the rest of the diners. So I continued by just using the butter knife for the time being until I get his attention. I had to wipe off the hummus with the bread so that I can use the butter knife. Finally I was able to get the waiter's attention and he politely obliged to get me a steak knife. He came within seconds and refilled my wine at the same time. I slowly ate the lamb while enjoying my book and wine. The lamb was a bit in the gamey side. I wish they had not over-cooked it. If not, it should have been braised where it would just crumble in your mouth. The lamb was chewy and that's probably the reason I am giving this restaurant a 4. But the whole dining experience was wonderful. The service was excellent. The ambience was vibrant and yet classy...not too loud. See you guys next time I am back in Toronto.
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