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| - Finally after all the hassle of continuously trying to book early on first Tues of the month at 10am sharp for 6 months, I was able to secure a booking of table of 5. It was a struggle as the reservation require a deposit and the mental commitment of dropping like $800 for a dinner with family. At one point, I was thinking should I ditch them and just go with my mom? But then family is family, oh well. That's where a portion of my pay check will go to instead of to Lululemon or something that month.
Finally the wait of 2 months was over, and it's the big day. I remembered I was excited the night before and reading most of the yelp review ahead of time, specifically for the low ones so I don't expect too much.
The service was nice. Just nice. Comparing their service with Edulis, the latter is better. Don't get me wrong. The hostess downstairs greet you warmly. You have the perks to choose your dinner napkins color to start with. They aced on keep changing your utensils at every course. They are cheerful and did explain every course, though not as good as Edulis (you can barely hear them). Your cup was never left empty. What set the difference between them and others, was basic placement. The utensils have to be on the left for everyone. It is awkward to have one guests set on the left, and other on the right, when everyone is right handed. Also they did not follow the one side rule. As in if you serve one guest from the left, every guest should follow the same. To me that is a weird pattern throughout the whole dinner that just makes the service awkward and far from any fine dining expectation.
The beverage? We got the crushed cranberries juice. It was pretty good, tones of crushed ice, and not good enough for me to miss it. We did not get any alcohol.
The food? It is OK. The ingredients are fresh. Was there any dish memorable? Nope. I have high expectations on the bread as other reviews says it was divine. I love the bread in NYC Bouley so much better. The presentation is fancy, but it was just as nice as any other NYC restaurant like Eleven Madison Park, or even a typical western restaurant in Japan.
The (no gender) bathroom is clean and nice. Some special flowers inside. No automated Japanese toilet or fancy decoration. Old worn towels that should change. No wow factor beyond it was hidden behind a sliding door like behind a wall. Nothing more special than Morimoto in NYC.
For Canadian restaurants fine dinning, I'd prefer Canoe or Edulis. The former with nice view and I won't go hungry (unless you sign up for summerlicious or Winterlicious). The latter at least there is that one scallop dish I will die for.
I doubt I will return with that price tag.
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