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| - I have eaten at this restaurant on three occasions, most recently yesterday for Winterlicious. Each time I visit, I am impressed by the restaurant's decor and friendly service. The owner(?) is an especially likeable guy and has, on a previous occasion, waived off a drink from our bill due to painfully slow service. It was a very nice gesture that I cannot forget.
I like the quality of food here. So when I saw it listed on Winterlicious, I gathered my colleagues and the six of us ordered various combinations of their prix fixe lunch specials. I loved their smoked salmon appetizer that came with some beet horseradish - it was smoked to perfection, very artistically presented (or maybe it was just thrown haphazardly, who knows, but it worked for me) and came in a decent amount. I would give it four stars. I was looking forward to the next items.
Sadly the rest of my meal went downhill from there. The main (vegetarian lasagna) tasted like it was just defrosted in a microwave and put on my plate. It could use some more cheese and bit of garnish. I must mention that their simple sesame-lime tossed salad side was tasty. The dessert (blueberry mousse) was a complete shock and rather disappointing; in retrospect I should have sent it back. When you say "blueberry mousse", it conjures images of whipped egg whites or cream and blueberries; what it doesn't say is a scoop of icecream and blueberry sauce on the side. Had this been clarified before, I'd have opted for something else.. (I dont quite like icecream and I love mousse).
However, since my friends at the table (who ordered tacos for main course and either banana tempura or apple crumble for dessert) enjoyed the food and also because I had a good time on previous occasions, I am encouraged to give it a good rating.
As for the winterlicious menu selections that I had, two stars would be generous.
Priyank (http://finaltransit.com/)
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