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| - I've said it before, I'll say it again...I know that Winterlicious (or Summerlicious, for that matter) is not the best time to judge a restaurant on its food. So...I will try not to. But the service. Service is key during Winterlicious! (Or Summerlicious!)
I went here for lunch on Wednesday. There was no clear place to wait for the host/hostess so I waited for someone to notice me. I was noticed, and then I waited until they finished doing whatever they were doing. Then my reservation was taken, but not my coat. Seriously? I know you have a coat check, so why does everyone have their coats on the backs of their chairs like we're in Swiss Chalet?
The table was set for all three guests, but only two menus were provided. Huh? I had to ask for a third. I had the seafood croquette, the salmon and then the cheesecake. The croquette was pretty flavourless, but the roasted red pepper sauce that it was served with was pretty good. The salmon was definitely the highlight. It was well cooked and sat on a bed of yummy firm lentils and braised bok choy.
Unfortunately, this was followed by the "duo of white and dark chocolate cheesecakes." I have a MASSIVE sweet tooth. I will eat almost anything sugar based. However, I learned something about myself this week. I will not eat weird ball-shaped, STILL FROZEN cheesecake. The shape didn't offend me, though it didn't please me. I honestly still cannot believe the cheesecake was still frozen. Neither I nor my friend who also ordered the cheesecake ate it.
Also, we only realized at the end that we were not served any bread. WTF? Isn't this place supposed to also be a bakery?
Anyways, this experience did not entice me in any way to go back and try their full-priced menu...not with plenty of other places serving delicious food AND offering good service.
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