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| - Being probably the most well known fine dining experience in Toronto, as a visitor, I made a mandatory visit and was left disappointed. The food itself is quite delicious and accents rare Canadian produce and flavours in expectedly small portions. The food is not the problem as the trout I ordered was cooked perfect. The duck breast was very tender and not overly salted, the Alberta lamb saddle also melted in your mouth. Finally, the beef tenderloin was again, cooked great with a lighter sauce making it a great entree. We also shared two appetizers beings first the venison tartar which was my first time trying game meat and I was pleasantly surprised. It was an interesting texture and wasn't too wild tasting if that makes sense. We also tried the baby gem lettuce salad and although very very small, it was refreshing and exotic with the egg. The desserts ordered were the butter pecan tart which I adored for a smaller but maple filled taste and pecans. Their crumble bits were also great. Also tried the date trifle and i didn't really get it but interesting with many little details.
The main reason for such a poor rating is not the food or even the high prices but the service. Our server was not only absent most of the night. He didn't seem to care about our table at all. When he came to give us dessert menus he just placed it in front of us, not a word spoken. The bills is what irked me the most because instead of asking my dad to pay, he came by with a machine, stuck his hand out and waited, again not a word spoken and did the transaction with no emotion, questions or thanks. In my opinion, food defines a restaurant more than service but for this kind of fine dining experience, he made the entire night kind of a hassle trying to find him to order, get water or anything else. I wouldn't recommend coming at all because yes, it's expensive and in no way does the service live up to their expectations.
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