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| - I came here for Saturday brunch for my birthday with my close friends and family. It's located inside the Ritz Carlton on the upper main floor. There's a large staircase in the lobby leading to the restaurant. The service is amazing, international and light Italian food is delicious, unique and perfectly portioned, it's reasonably priced with the Saturday brunch prix fix menu. I'd recommend coming here for casual brunch or an occasion brunch with the prix fix menu! I'd come back to try their Sunday $85/89 brunch and their dinner menu next time.
Pros: Amazing and attentive service, consistent refills for drinks and check-in's felt natural. Coat check when you walk into the restaurant. I had to push back my reservation by 15-20 mins and they accommodated it ASAP. It helped that it wasn't busy for brunch, only about 1/3 of the restaurant was full. The food was really delicious, somewhat small but filling portions for the prix fix menu. I was full by time the dessert came around!
Cons: Service was a bit slow in the beginning with 2 different servers. It wasn't too busy, only about 15-20 people there for brunch besides our table of 5, and we were given a booth in the corner. Since my reservation changed from 7 people to 5 (I called way in advance to note that), I would have appreciated a closer knit table, versus a very large booth where we were all spread out. It's a pretty quiet atmosphere, I imagine a packed evening would be much louder. The mimosa's are definitely expensive, we each got 2-3 each and a few peach bellini's which was over $30 at that point per person. Would have benefitted more from a bottomless mimosa fixed price! Not much of a choice with 2-4 choices for brunch drinks.
Menu: Saturday a la carte is a bit more expensive but larger portions. If you want to have a bit of everything, sweet and savoury (which I LOVE for brunch) and well worth your money, then DEFINITELY get the Saturday prix fix menu. It's different than presented online on their website, and I took a photo of the menu too. For the 2-course prix fix ($27, or with a cocktail $39) and 3-course prix fix menu ($32, or with a cocktail $44)--worth it for it's price! I had the 3-course menu with a mimosa ($16, ugh) - Insalata Di Cavolo, Salmone Affumicato, Signature Banana Bread French Toast. All great components with unique twists. French toast was my favourite! We each got something different and every single person finished their portions and their meal, so it was delicious and just the right amount of food. You get an individualized mini vanilla and chamomile maple syrup!
Atmosphere: There's a darker dimly lit space by the kitchen with circular booths and tables for small groups and larger long tables, and a more open-concept natural light space. There is a cheese cave tour as well, I saw it but didn't have time to check it out.
Summary: I'd go back on a busy night for their dinner, it was great service, consistent refills on water and mimosa's, I'd love to see a bit more variety on the menu, but I'd bring a group of friends or family back here again. The prix fix menu is MUCH better than paying the $32 or $25 per dish, when you can try more items for the same price and get your money's worth!
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