Note: review is based off Winterlicious 2017 experience.
Location/Service
- Easy to find location (York Mills/Don Mills) with free underground parking when you dine at the restaurant
- Service was okay. I assume because it's winterlicious - the staff is not super detail as they're probably bombarded with lots of people coming in and out. Waiter was still friendly so it was acceptable
- Atmosphere/environment is very classy (be sure to dress up a little) and restaurant is pretty quiet. We were a party of 9, but I don't think we were too loud to ruin other people's experience
Food
- Dinner was $48/person with a few selections of appetizer, main and dessert
- Portions were a little smaller than I thought, but expected as it's winterlicious. They did provide bread on the side (which was really good with unlimited refills)
- Appetizer was the shellfish & squash bisque. I liked it very much as it was heavy in the squash component. It was thick and creamy. Curried pink shrimp were there to give it a little kick of seafood
- Main was the rainbow trout. I'm always a little iffy about ordering fish in western restaurants as I tend to find it a little dry - and as expected it was. The skin was very crispy on the other hand - and with the couscous, it helped balanced it out with the fish meat.
- Dessert was the lemon tartlette. A very standard French dessert - nothing wrong here. It is a little sour as the lemon flavoring was pretty strong, but it was good for my tasting. There's also elderflower and honey to help soothe it good.
Overall the winterlicious experience was alright. I would like to come back and try their regular menu and see what kind of difference does it make - and hopefully bump up my rating :)
My other friends who were there also enjoyed their meal, especially the tenderloin & short rib (which was very juicy and cooked to the right expectation).