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| - This is the kind of place you go that you wish Yelp had multiple ratings for multiple experiences, such as food, service, abidance and environment.
Food fantastic (5/5), apps prices anywhere from $10 to $30, mains priced anywhere from $20-$45. Martini's $12.
We ordered a few cocktails, I had a Chopin martini which was done to perfection, not watery, poured at the table, olives tasty. In fact, I asked if I they had any stuffed Olives, which the reply was "no, but let me go get the bartender to make you some, it will take a bit longer, but we can see what we can do". I thought that was nice, rather than the normal, "no" you get. In the end they didn't have any pitted olives so they could do it, and I didn't mind at all, it was nice they tried. My wife had a Cosmo, which is her favorite and she said it was pretty good.
The chef sent out a "amuse bouche" which was a delicious parsnip soup with french olive oil. I love the amuse bouche when it is done right, and it was done right here.
For apps I ordered the Foie Gras ( who wouldn't?), it was perfect, not the best i ever had, but tied with all the best Foie Gras dishes I've had! It was really good. There were four components on the plate, all of which went very well with the Foie Gras and also went well with each other, the chef clearly is a master of flavours. My wife ordered the warm goat cheese. It was delicious and had many components on the plate, none competing, all working together.
For my main, I ordered the Tuna two ways, seared and tartar. Thinking I'd be getting two different tastes, (which I did), I was also amazed at how the chili oil, went with both the Tartar and the seared. Interestingly enough, the tartar was wrapped in a thin grilled pineapple, and served on a bed of fresh peas. Now, peas, Pineapple and tuna? Huh? Let me tell you, amazing together, really nice combination. This chef knows flavours and what goes together.
My wife ordered the beef filet that came with potato and mushroom crochettes. Again, amazing all of it. about four components on the plate, all working well together, at the end my wife discovered the truffle oil on the plate..... a nice surprise.
We did not have dessert, but they looked pretty nice.
The portion size is perfect, my wife was feeling pretty full, (the steak was pretty big), but I was feeling perfect. Its important to note, we'd lick the plates if we were at home eating like this, but the plates were cleaned right off the polite way.
Some things to note:
1. The wine list is extensive, although we didn't have any due to driving, I really liked they had many by the glass selections and also many half bottles. This is rare in Toronto, and is a nice touch for those not wanting to drink a whole bottle but still have a nice wine. The wine list is also not obnoxious like some places, like having a $10,000 bottle of wine on the list, there are some $950, but not many. If you like french and Italian wines and want a good selection, they have a nice selection. I spent 15 minutes pouring over it.
2. Parking is free, park underground, keep your ticket to be validated. Not having to search and search and search for a parking spot was nice.
3. Its a bit of an older crowd I think ( i was only there one night, during the week as well so perhaps this night, but they still have Caesar Salad and Steak on the menu.....). If I'm right just go there and ignore the old folks and enjoy the food.
The night was not perfect, service was slightly slow here and there and we felt unattended to a few times, but nothing serious and nothing that really irritated us. Another thing was, the apps were cleared and our mains were in front of us in seconds..... personally I prefer to sit back and remember the loveliness of what I just ate before diving right into the next course. A timing issue, but not a big deal, enough to lose a star as I would give service a 4/5 because of it, but the other categories overcome and rounding up makes my rating a 5/5.
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