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| - I planned our staff Christmas party here for 19 people. I made reservations a couple of months ago with an estimated guest count of up to 26. As the numbers decreased, they were very understanding and just requested that we give a final count a week before so they can allot the seating.
I was sent a variety of preset menus to choose from and we went with menu #3.....antipasto, pasta in tomato basil sauce, an option of beef, chicken or salmon as entree, and a choice of B-52 cheesecake or chocolate tartufo for dessert. I believe it was $49 or $50 pp for this menu......with the bread to start, we were all stuffed at the end of the meal. They were able to accommodate for the vegetarians and the vegan/gf guests.
For antipasto, they left off the meat and feta and gave beets, carrots, artichokes and some greens.
For the pasta dish, they made mine with gf corn pasta. This pasta was very bland and the chili oil wasn't very spicy.
For entree, everyone enjoyed their meal and the chef made a phenomenal dish for me: eggplant cooked to perfection....soft and melt in your mouth....with peppers, quinoa and tomato sauce. They did not have lentils but I was very happy with this meal.
For dessert I got a fresh fruit cup consisting of berries topped with orange slices.
We let the guests choose their drinks....wine, liquor, pop, tea and coffee.
We did a gift exchange game during our meal and they were kind enough to set up a small table for the gifts and bring a garbage bag for the discarded wrapping. They never complained about our noise level or that we were in their way. The staff even took group photos for us!
The servers were were courteous and helpful.
The washrooms were small but clean. There is free parking in the lot behind the restaurant. They have a coat check area which is nice as the restaurant itself is "cozy" and dark. They did also have a private room with another party in it.
They did not even add the gratuity automatically for a party of our size and they allowed us to add what we wanted.
We were very happy with our experience here. Thank you Michael, Anthony, Shaun and your entire team.
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