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| - WOW. Le Bremner was possibly the most memorable dining experience I have ever had. I am completely in love with it.
My girlfriends and I visited on a Saturday night for their late sitting (9pm).
Le Bremner is located in a basement with no signage (simply "Restaurant"). The interior seats 30 and the back terrase had seating for another 20 or so. The place is very dimly lit and keeps the reggae music pumping loud enough to enjoy but not drown out your conversation.
We sat up at the bar until our table was ready and sampled a few cocktails. We tried a basil & pineapple margarita, a strawberry rhubarb one and a peach long island iced tea. All three were amazing, made with fresh ingredients kept in mason jars lining the bar front. Our hunky bartender was chatty and explained the ingredients to us - even the syrups they use are made from scratch!
The menu here has "tapas" or shared plates and there were about 30-35 good options in total. Our waitress recommended 2-3 per person. We ordered:
Bacon cheese focaccia ($9) - Simple but possibly the best dish of the night! This is a must order dish.
Lobster parfait ($30) - comes served in an ice cream sundae dish - heaps of lobster meat, Bibb lettuce, caviar and cream fraiche. Amazing.
Asparagus and tomato salad ($9) - another hit, served with a perfectly soft poached egg and grilled asparagus.
Kimchi & crab ($20) - this was served on some kind of potato croquette with fresh crab meat and kimchi overtop. It was great but probably my least fav dish since everything else was outstanding.
Lamb & veal meatballs ($17) - again, heavenly, served with a tomato sauce and craim fraiche.
Naan pizza ($20) - this changes daily, but ours was topped with seared scallops and arugula. Highly recommend this too.
The food came out 3 dishes at a time, they gave us some time to digest in between courses, plus replaced our plates and cutlery with new stuff.
The service was faultless and all the staff were very young, hip and goodlooking.
We were WAY too stuffed for dessert but the jelly donuts looked awesome.
Our bill came to $190 including tax and tip for 3 people. Not bad and completely reasonable given the amazingness of the food, drinks and overall experience.
If Chuck Hughes ever decides to open a 3rd restaurant, I hope he will consider one in Toronto!
Next time I want a spot on the terrace! (there will definitely be a next time!!!)
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