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| - Total let down. To be clear, I'm not the pickiest and leave a lot of room for error but this was a wholly underwhelming experience.
To their credit, when we offered our honest experience of our dining experience, the staff and chef went above and beyond to make things right.
Uninspired, bland, tired entrees at $40 on the Ossington strip just won't work for a restaurant. There are a dozen better options at half the price less than a block away. To be clear, it's not about the sticker price, but if your price point is set that high in this area then you're promising a unique dining experience. This was completely banal. I have literally eaten better steaks at diners. I have never had chewy duck before this night. Portion size was small and sides were boring and improperly prepared (chip truck fries and rock hard carrots).
The decor, while very beautiful and austere, creates a stark, cafeteria like room. Concrete floors and white walls makes for the antithesis of intimacy and yelling at the table to be heard (though the ambiance did improve when the lights were lowered). The odd selection of common office plants - all dying - puzzled me in a place featuring high end designer furniture.
Service was very kind for sure but also very slow and the kitchen was slow as well (again, puzzling as the restaurant was far from full).
I would love to see this restaurant come together and bring its A game. I hope Boehmer goes for dinner at Frank's kitchen, The Woodlot, Foxley's and Enoteca to see what the competition is executing so well for so much less. Unless they step up their game I fear Boehmer won't be around for long. The clientele seemed very 905, grey haired old money carry over from the Rosewater. That will only last so long.
Locals aren't impressed and that will sink the business.
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