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It was pretty crowded at lunch but our server was very attentive and friendly. They have a $20 prix fixe at lunch which had three or four choices for app and entree and two desserts. As the other two ordered that, and I didn't need a dessert I ordered soup and salad. The soup was pumpkin soup and was really tasty, if a little too hot. I had to wait until my colleagues finished their crabcakes before I could enjoy the soup. Probably the biggest problem with lunch. I survived!
The salad was greens with beets, nuts and a mushroom filled pastry. I expected pears instead of the beets, but maybe I was confused? Regardless, the salad was amazing! I LOVED the dressing and devoured the whole thing.
Because my two lunch mates had ordered the prix fixe, they each chose a different dessert. One was pumpkin cake or bread with ice cream and was so freaking good! The other was a raspberry mold or something. It was good but nothing compared to that pumpkin.
We sat in the back of the front room, right next to the stairs to the other room, and I was facing the wall so don't have much to say about the room. I did try the washroom (down the stairs near the front door) and I must say they should invest in some air freshener. The toilets were so close to the ground I felt like I was in kindergarten! It was clean though.
All in all, a really surprisingly good meal. As every other restaurant in Toronto does, they do have a focus on local in season food (blahblahblah just feed me) and both the food and service were very good.
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