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| - A trifle spendy, but excellent value for money, and the definitive pre-opera restaurant. Just southeast of the Four Seasons opera house, Little Anthony's is fancy enough to feel special but not intimidating. The staff are benign and attentive, and yes, if it's an opera night the resident waiter/tenor will favour the room with a short aria from tonight's performance.
But the food! The food is really good. I love the vinaigrette they use on their baby greens salad - so simple, but so tasty. The salmon in a tarragon butter sauce is succulently moist, and my friend swears by the gorgonzola pasta. The osso bucco is great, too! The wine list is good, with enough by-the-glass options. Desserts are just what they should be.
All that, and service is nippy enough to get you out the door in plenty of time for the opera without rushing you. Maybe food isn't as high an art as music, but I've had more disappointments with the operas than with Little Anthony's.
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