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| - Based on the positive reviews, I chose to celebrate my birthday at The Chase Fish & Oyster.
Location: Off Temperance between Queen and King on Yonge. Major construction on Temperance right now so the restaurant is only accessible by foot. Valet parking is available for $20 or you can park on Adelaide in the Scotiabank underground for $9 flat (weekends). It's about a two minute walk.
Facility: Modern and clean. Atmosphere is romantic and dim, the noise-level is average to loud on a weekend night. Washrooms are individual stalls. Beautiful location with an upscale feel.
Food Quality & Price: Food was good. I celebrated my birthday at The Chase Fish and Oyster and ordered one of every oyster on the menu and then more of the ones I liked. There is an "Oyster card" on each table so you can indicate the amount of oysters you want a la carte. No prices are listed and oyster card is not up to date. I had to ask our server who updated us on the available oyster types that day.
THE MENU LAYOUT IS NOT CLEAR. The Hot/Raw section are ALL appetizer (app sizes) and the "accessories" are sides. Everything to the right under those little animal icons are ENTREES. No one clarified this at the restaurant, and nearly half my party ended up with appetizers as their mains.
Portions are TINY even compared to your typical fine dining fare. Most of our party, despite ordering appetizers ended up finding more food after we left. The food was also slow to come. We sat down at 7pm, didn't get out appetizers until 8:30 and then mains finally arrived at 10pm!!
Service: During booking and reservations, I had email correspondence with Erica, who was lovely. Our party exceeded 12 people (which The Chase requires you to have a fixed/customized menu). I strongly preferred the restaurants menu and Erica cleared it with the chefs and was able to accommodate my request. I was very pleased and excited to celebrate my birthday (and my friend's).
Upon arrival at the restaurant, our server (I believe his name was Eric), did his job satisfactorily. He answered questions and took orders. However, he didn't clarify the menu and never bothered to correct us when the entire table ordered an appetizer thinking it was an entree. When I commented on the issue, he simply said "Oh, I thought I told you." He was only warm and friendly when one of my friends asked about his life. Eric discussed his degrees and how he had recently gone to another job interview. I definitely got the impression that he felt too good for this job. I was not satisfied with my food, but didn't bother to order another, as everyone else's entrees arrived and were mostly finished. I then reminded him that it was not only my birthday, but that my friend in the corner's as well. Eric acknowledged.
My husband later discreetly pulled Eric aside to tell him about how I felt (I didn't know this) and reminded him that it was my birthday and if there was anything special he could do. He reported Eric becoming slightly defensive and not very helpful. In the end, Eric brought out a Strawberry Cheesecake for me. It was comped by The Chase, which was very thoughtful. But he did not do anything for my other birthday friend?!
At the end of the night, I was embarrassed by the experience and had to apologize to my friends for their long wait and small portions (especially to the men), telling them that I chose The Chase Fish & Oyster for their reputation for good food and service on Yelp.
Overall: I enjoyed the quality of the food, but the overall experience left much to be desired. I do not think I will return to or recommend The Chase Fish & Oyster.
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