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I've been wanting to hit the Old Mill Restaurant for Sunday brunch for years now as I've been here for wedding and baptism receptions throughout the years. Situated along the Humber River, the Old Mill is unique and an interesting departure from other hotel properties in Toronto(technically Etobicoke).
Arrived and was seated promptly. This restaurant is massive and quite beautiful. The cold food was laid out on round tops while the hot food what in the typical buffet chafing dishes. The hot items had about 12 chafing dishes split in the middle with an offering of ham, waffles and roast beef. 6 dishes per side and identical to the other. What a let down.
All the cold dishes I sampled were good. Salad, cold cuts, pickled herring, smoked mackerel, crab salad, seafood medley, cheese and breads. Lots of pasta salads and other type salads that looked tasty.
With this buffet advertising lobster as part of the buffet i was surprised to learn that the lobster was served cold. The lobster was dry and not edible.
The only hot items that actually tasted good were the breakfast items that any line cook should be able to make with ease. Scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage were all good.
Mini waffles were made in abundance and left under a hot plate to dry out. No whipped butter available to add before the addition of maple syrup. The Roast Beef was dry and bland. A chicken dish that was pitiful. I didn't know it was possible to dry out chicken thighs, but it is. The salmon in lobster sauce was bland as could be.
The desserts I sampled were all good with the exception of what I assume was a blintz stuffed with ricotta and topped with mixed berries. It looked great and tasted awful. The cheesecake, chocolate and pecan flan(not sure what made this a flan as opposed to a pie) bread pudding, apple crisp were all good. I would have loved some ice cream to go with some of these dishes.
Overall the service was exceptional. The room was beautiful and at a price tag of $34 per person not including drinks the food should have been on point. If you are ok with nibbling on cold items than you will enjoy this. Otherwise avoid.
I won't be returning for the brunch buffet. They do offer a dinner buffet but based on this experience I most likely won't attempt.
I really wanted to love this but I didn't. What a shame.
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