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| - We came to Rosewater on a Friday evening just after it opened for dinner, and the place was less than half full. Some people think that is a bad sign for a restaurant, but for those of us who appreciate civil conversation and recall the days before boisterous noise="fantastic dining atmosphere", this was a welcome first-impression.
We ordered the scallops to start, followed by the duck & confit, salmon & asparagus on beet risotto, followed by lemon tart for dessert. Scallops were perfectly seared and the lemony risotto that accompanied it was delicious.
Presentation and taste of each dish and their sauces were detailed, varied, and clean, so we can overlook the fact that their risotto was overly-cheesed (probably because the general populace are stereotypically ra-ra for fromage and bacon and the like). Meat and fish prep were exactly as they said they would do it, and not overdone. They don't boast about their produce being farm-to-table or anything like that, so we had no expectations for exceptional cuts or any pretentious judgements about how their animal/vegetable was fed and treated .
Service was exceptional and attentive, and the waiter was game to play along with my dessert questions even though he most likely never tasted the lemon tart himself.
After a period of observing friends, acquaintances, and distant strangers I've trolled on Facebook, I've come to the conclusion that in many Canadian cities such as Toronto and Vancouver, urbanites and suburbanites tend to have very inflated reactions and expectations whenever they hear the terms "Summerlicious", "Winterlicious", "tasting menus", and "prix fixe menus".
Essentially, I think this heightened anticipation for a prodigious 3-course meal will ultimately leave most diners disappointed because truth of the matter is, there is no substantial difference between ordering a tasting menu versus ordering off the regular menu. Most hype that comes with these "foodie festivals" is the mentality that there is something extra special about a menu set for you by a restaurant, the sense of getting an elegant dining experience for a dime (usually under $35/person), and that you can take your special date out somewhere nice and for once impress him/her without dreading the end-of-night self-agony over your emptied wallet.
Point is, people who did not enjoy Rosewater during an affordable prix fixe menu occasion most likely began with distorted expectations for a relatively low-cost meal at a higher end place.
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