Part of me can't believe that this place has gotten such high reviews. It wasn't horrible, but definitely not the shining experience that everyone else seems to have experienced.
My boyfriend had received a gift card for Casey's so we decided to go before meeting up with some friends. There are no Casey's restaurants in South Mississauga, so getting to any location is a bit of a hike.
We both ordered off the seasonal menu. I ordered the pork medallions with sweet potato mash and TM ordered the lobster mac and cheese. I enjoyed my meal. The meat and red wine sauce were great (especially since it was a chain bar/restaurant) and I'm a sucker for anything with sweet potato. TM on the other hand had the opposite experience. He couldn't even finish half of his meal as it started to make him gag. Personally, I didn't blame him. The sauce was more cream than cheese and the lobster was tasteless with an odd texture - somewhere between rubbery and moist. There was a breadcrumb topping, but it lacked flavour as well. The only thing edible about it was the side salad it came with.
Now, I can forgive a bad dish, especially when the other was good. Sometimes things happen. What I can't forgive is slow service, especially in a half empty restaurant. We waiting close to 30 minutes for our food and another 20 minutes after eating for the bill. Once we were all ready to pay, I had to hunt down our waiter to process the payment because he failed to come back to us. I found him chatting with a friend of his. Sorry to interrupt your conversation!
The real disappointment was finding out AFTER we paid that the gift card was also good at Fionn MacCool's and other restaurants. Ah well - lesson learned to always read the fine print.