The ambiance of CIBO on Yonge is absolutely delightful. I'd describe the decor as somewhat of a mix of industrial and hipster. We were definitely impressed!
We had a reservation for 7:45 but got there around 7:15 and to our pleasant surprise they were able to seat us.
We ordered the deep friend calamari rings to start, YUM! For a deep friend dish it was surprisingly light. To start you're served bread with Rosemary and sea salt, to be eaten with balsamic vinegar and olive oil. It was so good we got 3 orders to split between the 5 of us.
For my 3 course winterlicious meal I chose the polenta fries, lobster ravioli and lemon gelato. YUM, eh and YUM respectively. Me and my friend ordered the lobster ravioli and we were disappointed by the slightly fishy taste, as if the lobster came from a can. But Kudos to the polenta fries and lemon gelato, it was exactly what I expected to be and more.
I hate to end on a negative note but our waitress was inattentive and unprofessional. Our table had to waive her down to let her know that we ready to order, to have our water topped off and to grab our bill. In fact we had to waive her down multiple times just to grab her attention, and in those times she gave a dismissive wave and dirty look as if we were being intrusive to her when asking for the bill (we waited 20-25 mins for our bill since we first waived her down). Once we finally got our bill she took another 10 mins to even bring the machine! We were extremely disappointed with the service that we received. Due to this reason it would be unlikely that me and my group of friends return to this particular location.