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| - In terms of service, it was pretty good. The server we had was actually the manager and he was quite friendly. However, sometimes that's not enough. The food at Byzantium was lacking. Disappointing even.
Prior to dinner, they gave us a bread basket with flat bread and other things. The flat bread and hummus may have been the highlight of the dinner. That says a lot.
We all had the poutine for our starters and it was not bad. It tasted pretty good despite looking kinda blah. It could use more cheese though!
For the main, the group (except for the bf and myself) ordered the lamb but according to my friend the main dish "got progressively worse. It was not worth the effort". According to another friend, it was "aiite".
But I have to say, despite my friends' comments, I think my pasta of the day (bowtie pasta with chicken) was worse. The chicken surprisingly didn't taste dry and was not too bad but the sauce and the entire dish was just bland.
THe bf was a rebel and ordered the macaroni and cheese from the regular menu. It was the best dish of the night, I think, despite looking like death. And it smelled kinda weird too but...it tasted better than it looks.
For dessert, I got the chocolate cake. The presentation was worse than grocery store-bought cake. It tasted on par with store-bought cake. And that stick of chocolate it came with? What even is it? Does not taste like what I thought it would be. It looks like a wafer with chocolate hazelnut inside? Nope. Nope.
I tried the keylime pie and it tasted like lemonade to me. I don't eat keylime pie so I cannot judge. To quote my friend, "It ended on a sour note".
Would I come back again for food? Most likely not.
I believe there's a DJ after a certain time. I still wouldn't come back for that. Their women's bathroom smells horrid! I gagged several times.
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