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| - We went for lunch as a group of 6 for Winterlicious 2018. They have their bigger tables on the patio, so we were seated there. It was a snowy day, and the heated patio's roof is a layer of "water resistant" fabric in winter. What happened was, because of the heat, the snow on the roof started to melt... and gravity let it slowly drip on us. By the end of our meal, it was raining on us so bad that I had to put on my jacket. We asked the waiter to move but he said they only have their big tables on the patio.
Also, forgot to mention that we were greeted by a "Just to let you know, we do not split bills for tables of 6, and charge 18% gratuity".
Lesson 1: Do not sit on the heated patio on a rainy/snowy day.
As for the food, their menu for winterlicous is quite extensive. I ordered a carrot ginger soup for appetizer, their mushroom risotto (which was vegeterian) for main, and their "rum infused" banana chocolate cake.
Soup was pretty good, I have had better but I am a big fan of ginger in soup so I liked it. The portion for soup was relatively large. Some people at our table ordered the smoked salmon which came with salad, they liked it a lot.
The main: Risotto. SO SALTY. I realized it might be because of 3 things: 1) it was covered with Parmesan cheese which is salty, 2) the sun-dried tomatoes in it were basically chunks of salt and they used a lot of those, 3) they added regular amount of salt even though #1 and #2 were enough to make you drink 10 gallons of water for the rest of the day.
The risotto was very flavorful and rich; if it was not for the salt I would have given it a 5/5.
Other people at our table ordered the duck, which they said was really good. No talk about it being salty, so I think my theory was right.
Dessert: Rum infused banana chocolate cake. But where were the rum and banana flavors? It tasted like those instant cake mixes you buy from loblaws for $2 and make a whole cake yourself at home. The slice was super tiny, but it came with a strawberry which was the best part of my dessert.
Lesson 2: Food could be extremely salty (avoid anything that has sun dried tomatoes in it. They like to use it A LOT)
The decor of the place looks really nice, especially on the first floor. If you reserve a table in advance, try to get one of the ones beside the windows at the entrance. The view is beautiful on a snowy day.
Since the patio was very quiet (it was us and 1 other table), the waiter ended up splitting our bill (which saved us from a huge hassle). Service was not that great though, very slow. The waiter took way too long to get our orders and disappeared for a long period of time. One of us had to get up to pick up the water pitcher and fill all of our water glasses.
Lesson 3: Service could be slow depending on who your waiter is.
Overall: 2/5 stars. Because of it constantly raining on us, the slow service, and because of drinking so much water after the salty food, I have to deduct 3 stars.
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