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| - My wife and I ate at Papillon in a former location back in 2007 while in Toronto to see RUSH play at Maple Leaf Stadium (twice in three nights). We had a very pleasant meal and I wanted to honor that since my wife couldn't come along this time. The new location is well placed and entirely walkable from anywhere downtown. Plenty of taxis if you prefer car. I started with the steak tartare and a lightly buttery California Chardonnay which was a good pairing. The bread, a sort of baguette crostini, served with the tartare, however, was stale and not really toasted. More like day or two old bread that was warmed for thirty seconds under a warming lamp. The tartare was good, not special. I figured I'd see how large the tartare was before deciding what else to order. I definitely could not go with a full entree, and the crepe menu is attractive. I got the bacon, apple, cheddar crepe and it was quite large, figure most of a dinner plate. Still, it was good and I managed it all with some effort. Ha!! No dessert after that of course. Wait staff were quite nice and I'd like to go with four stars but can't get over that bump because there just is no fine dining aspect to this place, it's sort of a solid middle-of-the-road restaurant considering it is French food. I would return if I were hungry and without a reservation at one of the finer French places in Toronto.
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