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| - Summerlicious Lunch 2016 - $18
The first thing that drew me to selecting this restaurant was the Summerlicious menu according to http://www.toronto.com/guides/summerlicious/articles/cafe-la-gaffe-summerlicious-menu/ and still showing incorrectly on their own website http://www.cafelagaffe.com/menus/summerlicious-lunch/ I've corrected the menu below to reflect the changes (to what I can remember) so that other customers won't be disappointed when they arrive.
The restaurant's interior was cozy, but the furnitures seemed worn out and the chair seats outside the patio were ripped. Maybe it was to create a bazaar atmosphere? Who knows? Liked the table cloths though.
It was their "Yellow Fin Tuna." in the Summerlicious menu that brought me here in the first place. However, much to our disappointment we found out it was changed to "Tilapia." (a detritus/bottom feeder) instead. When we asked the waiter whether there was some sort of mistake, he just said there has been a "slight change."
Being pescetarian and having knowledge of the prices at fish markets, that is around ~$8 to $15 depending on the weight. Basically from a high-quality fish to a waste-eating fish is NOT a "slight change" at all. But since changes were subject to the restaurant's discretion, we stayed as it would seem rude, so we gave it a chance...
Let's talk about the food. The ginger and carrot soup was delicious and possibly the tastiest thing on the lunch menu. Now, it was a good thing that we were able to change the Chicken risotto back to the Seafood risotto on an ex-gratia basis. The sauce was tasty, but the risotto was overcooked and was super mushy instead of having an al dente texture. The black tiger shrimps were also overcooked-- we only received 2 pieces; that's what you get for asking for a substitution. Also, it was not even black tiger shrimp. Didn't taste the pork chop, but my friend told me only the sauce was good; the chop was pretty bland.
Being optimistic, thought dessert would redeem the bad experience? Nope! The sugar on the crème brûlée was not completely caramelized properly, nor did the canned peach & icecream spark any joy.
Really wanted to like this place, but the Tuna to Tilapia was just inexcusable. The only done right was the service; the waiter was attentive and nice.
Guess you get what you pay for. Don't think we will return again. Hoping they would update their menu though.
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