I took my absolutely stunning girlfriend for dinner to what I'd read in reviews as one of the most romantic restaurant's in Toronto.
I'd made an online reservation and also told them it was her birthday. I'd requested patio seating and was told in the response that my seating could not be guaranteed. WTF?
We did get sat on the patio - oddly, the sculpture garden had no sculptures but the waterfall ambiance was relaxing and romantic as I'd hoped. We ordered a bottle of wine and both excitedly ordered the seafood risotto. I thought our waiter was great - quite friendly and I had no problems with service from beginning to end... well, except for the fact that they seated people ajacent to our table, which is a bit annoying when there is a whole open patio of available seats and you are trying to have an intimate experience.
The seafood risotto was served piping hot and was quite tasty. Though, I was quite disappointed with the amount of seafood. There was almost one full scallop, a shredded piece of overcooked lobster, one mussel and two shrimp. I didn't bother complaining... because the waiter had actually brought us a bottle of wine $15 higher in value than the one we'd ordered because they were out of stock of the lower end Pinot Grigio. And maybe the wine was starting to work...
We ordered the creme brulee which was served with candle... cute... I suppose that's classier than a birthday song. They also put "Happy Birthday" --- $0.00 on the receipt. That was funny... but they still charged for the dessert. At least the wine was upgraded!