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| - I'm torn about this restaurant. The view of downtown Toronto is gorgeous and service was great, which makes for a great "date spot" restaurant. However, for the price paid, the food was just mediocre, tasty and well executed yes, but still mediocre. I feel it lacks the "surprise" or "presentation wow factor" or "innovative" element to be considered one of the absolute top restaurants in Toronto. Nevertheless the top quality raw products, cooked traditionally and properly, did taste delicious, as they should.
Finally, I agree with other yelpers that the coconut cream pie is a must have. The portion size is huge and the taste is hard to describe to give it justice. Imagine the lightest coconut mousse combined with the most decadent custard cream layer, topped with coconut whipped cream and copious amounts of white chocolate shards and toasted coconut.... absolute delight to eat. I almost want to come here and just get that to go, nothing else.
Anyways, if you want to have a more dressy dinner and great ambience for a special occasion with non-picky eaters (ie you parents or maybe that business executive you hate) you really can't go wrong with this restaurant. But if you and fellow foodies friends are coming to critique it's food... prepared to be underwhelmed, except for that coconut pie:)
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