Went to Bodega for lunch yesterday (Sunday) for lunch. We decided to go because they were having a $20 prix fixe special for Winterlicious (http://www.toronto.com/winterlicious).
Bodega is located on Baldwin Street ("Baldwin Village") which is jam-packed with restaurant after restaurant. Bodega seems to be on the higher end compared to most of its neighbors.
For my appetizer I had a calamari salad with frisee lettuce and my husband had the creamy mushroom soup. For our mains, he had the rabbit with mashed potatoes and I had the vegetable tower (trying to be healthy!). For dessert we both ordered the banana cake (not healthy)!
The appetizers were tasty and just the right size. I also really enjoyed the hearty bread served with lunch. It was tempting to fill up on! My main course was excellent. The vegetables were topped with goat cheese and a tasty sun-dried tomato sauce. I'm not a vegetarian, but I was pleasantly surprised because I was under the impression that French restaurants did not have the best vegetarian options. Bodega proved me wrong.
Highlights of the restaurant included the friendly service, the romantic atmosphere and the amazing banana cake dessert. If they feature it on the regular menu, I think I will go back just for that. I took off one star because they were out of the duck confit cassoulet, which I was surprised since it was one of the four fixed menu options. . .but we were there quite late for lunch (2:30pm and the kitchen closes at 3pm), so I suppose it's understandable.