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| - Living in Seattle for a long time can definitely help you put into perspective what a "good" "American Grill & Bar" is, even if it only exists in Canada (hehehehe the awkwardness of that category is amusing).
This place is in the newly-opened Cineplex Odeon Markham VIP theatre complex. This place gets a decent 4/5 (I'll explain why afterwards) in my book; fairly good, will come again!
Pros:
- GREAT selection of beer, wine, and champagne. I'm fairly sure they had harder liquors as well, but I've only had their beers -- I was surprised they had Steam Whistle & Mill St -- it's not often you get the local beers at your local watering hole!.
- Amazing atmosphere - there are massive TVs all around the venue (including one directly behind my head where I was sitting), displaying different shows / games / events.
- Lots of bar seating, as well as group tables and high/low tables (you can be seated pretty much anywhere).
- Newly built - this place feels like a great restaurant / bar space, since it was purposefully planned with a floor plan in mind.
- Presentation of food (and beer) is impeccable - I felt like I was being served quality food dishes, because of just how appetizing it looked. See pictures for details.
- Great location - this place is literally inside of a movie theatre complex (where we went after being thoroughly disappointed that the Star Wars showing was cancelled, and we weren't informed until *after* I'd bought my popcorn and drink. Standby for that review!).
- Dinner menu is pretty large - it makes it incredibly hard to pick *exactly one dish* you want to eat. Having a massive selection is great, but it also can lead to the associated con.
Cons:
- Not a very large dessert menu. It wasn't "tiny", but I figured there'd be more than four options -- and not having the prices in front of you can really cast doubt into whether or not any of the options are better than the others. As I've said be fore, having the numbers is entirely personal preference - I like having all of the information in front of me when making any decision.
- Food portions are actually a little small for the cost. I'm not necessarily complaining - this is an observation I've made based on paying $85 for two beers, a 10oz Prime Rib dinner and a chicken pasta dish, as well as a shared dessert. Not terrible I guess, but it's not something I could list as a "pro", nor is it something that I would want to spend *that much money on* again anytime soon.
- Dinner menu is pretty large - you can tell this place does not have a "specialty" that it excels at.
- Service isn't super quick - took a while to get my refill on a drink, but the waiter improved and was serving drinks well in advance of needing them later on. The food took a little while longer to come out than expected as well, which was a bit of a bummer as I was *starving*.
The main reason I'm giving this place a 4/5 is because of the lack of specialty. I think this place has awesome potential for me to edit it to become a 5/5 one day, if and when the Milestone's brand introduces "specialty dishes" that they focus their menus around, and actually create dishes like Prime Rib *well* (it was decent, but I've had better at competitor places, as well as my own cooking, which is awkward because I expected this restaurants' "grill" to be better than my backyard cooking); it may take a while though, because given how dry that Prime Rib was, I'm a little hesitant to not just give a 3/5 instead of a 4/5.
Regardless, I would still recommend this place to anyone who has some time to kill before their movie starts! Great location, with decent service and the familiar Milestone's menu.
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