I was part of a group of 4 diners on November 8 and we'd been looking forward to trying the Chef's House. We all live locally and passed the restaurant on an almost daily basis so we were certainly curious about it.
First impressions were good. The room's nice and we certainly appreciated the cleanliness. However, we had issues with the service. Aside from frequent water glass refills, the service was slooooow. it took at least 20 minutes to get a glass of wine and the courses had equally long pauses between them.
There was also a significant communication problem as our main server was not fluent in English and had a very heavy accent. It would probably help if he was coached to ask "How did you like the food" instead of "How about it?".
As for the food, 3 out of 4 of us enjoyed our meals but none of them were outstanding. The lamb loin was done very well but was only accompanied by a couple of green beans and two undercooked glazed carrots. The pasta dish was pronounced "weird tasting" and despite being barely touched, there was no offer made to substitute the dish or remove it from the bill.
Finally after nearly two hours, we were asked if we wanted "more coffee" when in fact we had given up trying to get any. By this time we only wanted the bill.
I'm happy to support the George Brown culinary students, but clearly they need more trainig and more guidance on the restaurant floor.
The bill for four was $230 (before tip) for four three course dinners and five glasses of wine (no coffee).
I don't know if that's value for money but I do know we won't be back in a hurry.