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| - We salvaged this mediocre experience by laughing together at the absurd service and offensively bad dessert.
Let's talk service:
1. We made a reservation weeks in advance and told them it was a special occasion. Despite this, we were sat at the absolute worst table in the house rather than any of the other open, more appealing tables. We were in the middle of the room, right next to foot traffic, and almost on top of the patrons at the next table. It's extremely amateur for a restaurant not to take note of a reservation and special occasion. This lack of attention was so disappointing.
2. We were escorted to a table where two patrons were still gathering their belongings. Our host muttered under his breath "I didn't think they would still be there." We shot apologetic looks to the poor couple frantically trying to get out of our way. It was embarrassing for all of us EXCEPT for the one person who should have been embarrassed: the unprofessional host.
3. When explaining the specials, our waitress suddenly stopped in what seemed to be mid-sentence and just walked away. We looked at each other and said "wait, was she done?"
4. The restaurant has an open kitchen so not only will you leave smelling like food (not in a good way), you are watching the cooks. One of the cooks was wearing a tshirt and on the back was the backside of a half-naked woman wearing a thong. This complaint makes me sound like an old lady, I realize, but when I go out to a nice restaurant (especially one claiming to be French), I expect a certain level of professionalism. These are small details that can really add up.
Let's talk food:
1. We both ordered from fixed price. $35. Good price for the selections and the portions were what I would expect. I started with soup which was delicious and then went with the duck confit. It was okay but nothing special. My date's entree was much better (white fish with pickled cauliflower) and I had serious food envy.
2. I almost want to give this place 1 star based on the absolutely terrible dessert. This is a "French" restaurant - the dessert should be one of the highlights! I ordered a chocolate almond tort. After trying a bite, my date accurately said: "this tastes like it came out of an easy-bake oven." How does a dessert lack ANY flavor???? I was so disappointed and frankly insulted that they would even consider serving this.
We have no plans to return. There are too many good restaurants in Toronto. This is not one of them.
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