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Service: 4/5
Cleanliness: 4.5/5
Atmosphere: 4.5/5
Price: $$$ for brunch
Inside the restaurant, I was taken aback at how pretty it was! All the interior decor was definitely my style and it was so lovely. When we arrived, the restaurant was pretty empty with only a few tables occupied, but at the end of our meal, Bosk was full of customers.
We were presented with our brunch menu pretty quickly after we were seated. I had previously known about their 3 course brunch menu - $39 per person for 2 courses with $7 extra for the dessert course. At $46 for 3 courses, the whole meal didn't seem too bad; in fact, it seemed quite affordable for a 3 course meal at a fine dining restaurant in a 5 star luxury hotel.
My glass is empty in the picture, but we asked for sparkling water. Bosk has their own in-house sparkling water available free of charge. Aside from water, we were each offered a glass of freshly squeezed juice. I believe orange, pomegranate and apple? juices were available to choose from, and I chose to drink pomegranate juice. Our orders were quickly taken by our waiter and shortly after, our first course arrived. It didn't take long for them to prepare it I guess, as there weren't that many customers yet.
My husband went for the salad option on the menu while I chose to enjoy a charcuterie board. Both were equally good, but I think my dish was more delicious. I love cheese and charcuterie, so having this for brunch was very enjoyable for me! I highly recommend you to try the charcuterie board if it's still available on the brunch menu. I didn't get to finish the charcuterie board as I had to leave room for my second meal even though hubby helped me with my dish.
My husband decided to try the chicken breast dish for his main meal that day - he was on a health kick! Anyway, I'm not a fan of chicken breast; the usual dry texture really isn't my favourite and I have difficulty enjoying usually any dish that is made with chicken breast. However, this chicken dish was different; I enjoyed it more than I thought I would, and the chicken breast wasn't as dry as I thought it would be. Hubby enjoyed his dish very much and told me that he would definitely reorder it again.
I decided to go a little more classic with my main meal - a smoked salmon benedict! In all honesty, I couldn't even finish one of the benedicts as I was so full from the cheese and charcuterie board from earlier, but the eggs benedict was really, really good! I suppose you can't really go wrong with an eggs benedict, but the hollandaise sauce was really well made. Two thumbs up from me.
After our main course, we were asked if we preferred any coffee or tea. My husband chose coffee (of course) while I chose to enjoy peppermint tea. Though my husband didn't order any dessert, he did ask for some macarons to enjoy with coffee. The macarons were for lobby lounge guests but hubby asked if we could enjoy them inside the restaurant, and they gladly let us.
The dessert that I ordered was high quality- it was perfect for the two of us to share as well. It was sweet enough for both of us, and definitely a great dessert to enjoy with coffee or tea to balance out the sweetness. The size portion was worth the extra $7 as well.
Fine dining for brunch definitely isn't an everyday thing, but it's totally worth splurging on once in awhile. Restaurant Bosk is the perfect place to come to enjoy a champagne brunch with your girlfriends and we highly recommend it! The quality is definitely high not only in terms of food but service as well as it should be. I would definitely go back if I was back in Toronto right now.
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