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| - I ate dinner at Blueblood Steakhouse on Thursday night (November 2) and to be honest I would have to rate my experience as a C+ or just above average.
First the positives: Your staff. From your hostesses that welcomed me to my server, Dejan to those bussing my table, I found them courteous, pleasant and seemingly enthusiastic about working at Blueblood. Dejan gave two excellent recommendations a) the glass of wine I had and b) my appetizer, the tuna tartare which was truly amazing.
*I also liked that he brought a stool for my purse so that I didn't have to put it on the floor by me or keep getting up and getting from the other seat.*
As for the steak? I knew I wanted to try 2 oz of the Japanese, Kagoshima, A5 Rib Eye and compare it with one of the other steaks. After hearing Dejan's excellent knowledge of the steaks, I decided to chose the 12 oz Dry Aged 35 Days Centre Cut Striploin from Rockwood, Ontario. I was very specific with how I wanted both steaks done: the striploin I wanted rare to medium rare at the most but I knew to have the full flavour of the waygu, because it is so marbled (and having tasted it at other restaurants before), it needed to be cooked to medium. And that is EXACTLY what I received. Both steaks were absolutely fantastic.
Dessert was fun, I had the profiteroles and I enjoyed the presentation of it being under a chocolate dome and having it disappear via a warm chocolate sauce. I also probably had one of the best cappuccinos in the city which could be due to the fact that all the equipment is fairly new lol but it was excellent.
Now here are my negatives: While my server came to check on me with the appetizer and a few minutes after I got my entree, unfortunately I hadn't taken a bite of my duck fat thick fries. While they looked cooked, they were actually raw. Now I could've and probably should've thrown attention to them but I was enjoying the steak too much to really care about the side dish BUT when Dejan came by to see if I wanted to have the remainder of my steak to go, I'm surprised he didn't ask why I barely touched my fries. It is that small attention to details that sets a good average restaurant to one that is five star. Every part of the meal needs to be excellent. Btw, I would recommend slicing the fries to normal instead of thick.
I sat in one of the intimate tables for two. While the seat looks nice and comfy, as some others have noted they REALLY are not conducive to eating. For myself I could've used a cushion at my back because if I sat back, it was too deep for me to reach my food but sitting forward wasn't that comfortable either. Also I found the actual height of the table just a smidge too high. With proper seating, it would likely not make a difference but because my seat wasn't the greatest, the height of the table is quite noticeable.
As for the actual decor of the restaurant itself? I think this is where I was most underwhelmed. I found the decor tasteful and I could see the time and effort that was put into the design and decor BUT absolutely nothing told me that I was dining in an early 20th century castle. To be honest, I could've been eating dinner at any steakhouse in Toronto and if that's the case because not all aspects of my meal was up to par in comparison to what I have eaten at many fantastic steakhouses in the GTA, I can only cautiously recommend Blueblood Steakhouse.
HOWEVER, I know you've only been opened for less than two months and that you're still working out the kinks. I do like hearing about your plans to open up the balcony for al fresco dining when the warm weather happens again which will give in to the atmosphere of being in a castle, especially looking over the lovely gardens.
Because of your staff and how fantastic my steak was cooked, I look forward to dining at Blueblood Steakhouse again but likely not until the spring. Hopefully by then most of the 'jitters' of a new restaurant will have gone away.
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