Took some out-of-town friends here for Winterlicious two days ago and we had a very enjoyable meal! Plus, $18 for a three-course lunch is great value for the quality of food that we received.
Appetizer:
We ordered the pumpkin soup and the ten vegetable slaw. The pumpkin soup exceeded my expectations - super savoury and not at all sweet like some pumpkin soups can be - and I heard good things about the slaw as well.
Main course:
I had the mushroom pizza and it was SO good - a simple but delicious medley of oyster mushrooms, gouda, arugula, and onions atop a thin, crispy crust; I really liked that they used gouda for the cheese, it complemented everything perfectly! Unfortunately, the smoked haddock was not as well received, but both of my friends couldn't stop saying how good the sausage was.
Dessert:
All three of us opted for the sugar beet and chocolate cake on the recommendation of our waiter. Although I really wanted to love the adventurous flavour pairing, this dessert kind of fell flat for me because I just couldn't get past the overpowering beet taste. My friends seemed to enjoy it though and the chocolate cake itself was very good.
Overall, the food was great and the service was even better. Definitely one of the better Licious restaurants.