I do not understand why this restaurant has such good reviews. We went there for Winterlicious yesterday and it was an complete disappointment.
Service: extremely slow, over 20 minutes between the courses, not friendly, inexperienced (stacking empty dishes right at the table).
Ambiance: we had a table by the window. It was cold there! The decor was nice but it was way too dark inside for my liking.
Food: mot as advertized on Winterlicious menu and presentation for all dishes looked extremelly SLOPPY. Like a little kid was arranging them on plates.
I had
Roasted Beet Salad with Scallion Dressing and Toasted Pumpkin Seeds - a few pieces of beets and scallions pretty much no pumpkin seeds - no flavours - complete disappointment.
For main, I had Pumpkin Seed Crusted Salmon with Mango and Smoked Red Pepper. Salmon was overdone. Luckily, I do like overdone salmon but was served on a tiny salad plate - probably the portion was very small. There was little mango and a couple of tiny sad pieces of smoked red pepper in the dish and a LOT of lettuce. Definitely, not as advertized.
For dessert, I had Flourless Chocolate Cake (vegetarian). Probably, the best part of the meal but the presentation was very uninspiring.
Overall, the food tasted very meh. I can probably cook the same stuff better at home.
I am guessing that this restaurant cheaps out on Winterlicious menu, which is unfortunate because I am definitely not going to recommend anyone to go there. Take your money elsewhere. Skip Five Doors North.