Great food and lovely patio out back. I dined here al fresco as part of a wedding rehearsal dinner last week. Two appetizers started us off: oh-so-good crusty bread drizzled with a fine balsamic vinegar, and individual bites of too-salty braised duck.
The three-course dinner of salad greens with parmesan and grape tomatoes, grilled salmon with swiss chard and fingerling potatoes, and blueberry "shortcake" were really delicious. The salmon was perfectly done although the accompanying chard seemed a bit greasy and the potatoes somewhat bland. The interpretation of shortcake was unique; a hard and crunchy cookie topped with ice cream and dabbled with about 6 or 8 blueberries. The ice cream was divine- and the cinnamon flavour of the biscuit came through, but eating the crisp cookie with a fork was a little frustrating, and I would have loved to have had a more generous helping of blueberries.
Friendly service and delightful ambience, particularly with the addition of the live band playing for us. A nice little spot in the heart of Toronto's Little Italy.