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| - Visited this place for Valentine's Day after reading some recommendations. They did a set menu for the evening and perhaps it's something they do every year in order to exploit the shit out of Valentine's Day prices. I'm not against spending money if the value is there but the meal we had definitely felt like it was made just to exploit the shit out of Valentine's Day.
Keep in mind, everything was of small proportions. Think going to a wedding proportions. We visited during a quieter part of the evening.
Set menu:
1) Some take on sushi...2 very small pieces of "sushi". You shouldn't call it sushi if the rice isn't vinegared. I'm not even sure if it was even rice because it tasted very mushy. That's like going to a Japanese restaurant and ordering spaghetti served with ramen.
2) A basic penne pasta with tomato sauce. Pasta slightly overcooked but still, nothing to get excited about.
3) Main dish: Beef tenderloin with bacon and some vegetables and drenched with some sauce and a side of mashed potatoes (?). The beef was good, definitely tender. Was the saving grace of the meal but definitely there is better steak at these prices.
4) Raspberry chocolate orange Tartufo (similar to ice cream/gelato). This was very good. The chocolate flavour worked very well to balance the tanginess of the other two flavours.
Add in ONE beer and our bill came out to be north of $230!!
Last month we visited Barberians Steakhouse downtown and had KILLER steak, a good portion appetizer, a BOTTLE of wine ($40 bottle which is comparable to what this restaurant offered on their wine list), TWO pints of beer and one dessert and the bill was about $20 more.
Some things to consider: service was okay, nothing wowed us. When we had finished our main dish and they cleared our plates, we sat there for about 10 minutes waiting for our server to come take our dessert order - even tried making eye contact, played with our phones, etc..visual cues for him, you know? Eventually, we had to call him over since he could not pick up on the cues.
I want to like this place - I really do. Maybe one day I'll revisit when it's not Valentine's Day but honestly, these preset menu things don't work when it seems like all you're doing is EXPLOITING THE SHIT out of Valentine's Day. You might be thinking, "Oh, it's Valentine's Day, everyone does that." No, everyone doesn't do that. And if you are going to do that, ADD VALUE to the exploiting part so people like me will want to try your restaurant again under normal terms.
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