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| - So far, the best resturant I've been to in Toronto.
BF and I decided to pre-valentines day here (as real valentines day usually means crowds, sub par service, and set menus).
Intimately small, and a little loud due to the Saturday night crowd, but I think the boisterous laughter from surrounding tables added a bit of character to our night out.
Started with a half bottle of wine reccomended by the server.
Restaurant bread with olive oil... fresh and quite good, but unmemorable compared to the rest of the meal, so don't fill up on it!
Appetizers:
Muscles in spicy tomato broth - amazing, fresh, flacourful
beet Salad - fresh, but not memorable
Main:
Rack of lamb- amazing, medium rare to order. Reduction sauce (port?) was perfectly fitting.
Spigola- baked, which is my favourite. Herb crust was fantastic, with a bright flavour and crisp texture to compliment the denser fish. The accompanying rosti seemed a little soggy, but didn't drastically affect my opinion... well paired, execution could have been better.
Dessert:
Tiramisu- traditional, not too boozy, high custard to sponge ratio (my preference, though BF would have liked more sponge).
Cheesecake with blueberry reduction- dense, rather than the fluffy style, so, although very tasty, maybe just not for me.
Wonderful, friendly (but still appropriate) attentive service, with a little lesson about Italian wines.
The epitome of sophisticated, old-school italian- I'd go back to Il Mulino any day.
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