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| - I went to Lee for a family celebration, and really enjoyed my evening out. I last ate here years ago, and had found the service pretentious, but would give the service 5/5 for my most recent visit.
We ordered:
- Chickpea & okra sweet onion fritter
- Watermelon salad
- Singaporean-style slaw with salmon sashimi
- Spice crusted diver scallop
- Top Chef green curry chicken
- Thai satay
- Slow braised beef
- Marinated Korean style AAA strip loin
- French and Chinese Tong Yuen
- Warm Molten Chocolate Cake
- Daily special: pear tart with crumbled wasabi
The highlights included the onion fritter (both sweet and salty, not soggy), Singaporean-style slaw (loved the presentation that our server gave us, reciting all 19 ingredients as he mixed the crispy noodles in), the complicated diver scallops (so many textures and flavours that worked well together - like the smear of butternut squash), the green curry chicken and Thai satay were perfectly done, the slow braised beef (fall-apart perfection), and the molten chocolate cake.
The watermelon salad was underwhelming, and we were a bit too full by the time the korean-style strip loin arrived.
The servers appeared to have undergone rigours of training, as each dish was carefully presented to us with an explanation of the ingredients and how we may wish to approach the dish. There was also a dedicated person to fill water glasses, which is a small thing but appreciated -- because usually you would only notice when you are waiting 10 minutes for your server to come around to fill your glass.
The menu is on the slightly pricier side, but we felt it was well worth it for the service and food quality. I would recommend it as one of the better King West restaurants.
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