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| - Pros: Great Wine | Good Cheese | Good Appetizers | Great Pasta | Good Service
Cons: Disappointing Mains | Tasting Menu Unavailable | Cost Unwarranted | Overall Feeling of Something Missing
My second attempt at eating here was a successful one. The first attempt was a failure of monumental proportions. With no reservation myself and the person I was with decided that 30 minutes was far too long to wait for a table. We proceeded to wander along Dundas in both directions, searching for somewhere else to eat, tried Libretto, the place across the street, everything was full. After 30 minutes of walking (the irony was not lost on us) we ended up at the Lakehouse Restaurant...we were very very sorry.
This time around we had the sense of mind to make reservations for 10:00 pm. We showed up early and they were able to seat us well ahead of 10, around 9:30 or 9:40 I believe. The decor is nice and appropriate for the name. We were disappointed that they had run out of the Tasting Menu which is the main attraction of the place (pairing wine with courses that change on a...monthly basis I believe).
We asked to have a tasting glass of wine paired to each order based on the whim of the server. We split the Ontario buffalo mozzarella, marinated anchovies, eggplant, caper & black olive appetizer. I detest anchovies but everything else was very good. Up until now I had also detested eggplant and the eggplant here actually tasted good to me, a small miracle! The wine with each course was fantastic but I have no idea what they were, I apologize for being useless on this front. My dining partner suggested they should provide us with a card or list of the names of wine we had, and that they sell it to their customers. I agree. The waiter politely agreed with our suggestion while probably writing us off as crazy people in his head. Oh yes, the service was excellent, plates were taken away quickly, the next glasses of wine came at the most appropriate times and his pairing choices were great.
We split the spaghetti carbonera that was by far the best part of the night (aside from the company!) My dining partner had the Cornish Hen and although he never said anything I believe he found it to be good but not great. I had the braised oxtail and polenta. I was intentionally stepping out of my comfort zone here so it was not the highlight of my evening. It was simply not my personal taste, but interesting and fairly good in the end. If you are a fan of these two things it may even possibly be great.
As a dessert we had the five cheese tasting plate. It was a nice way to end the night with some interesting selections. Some were too strong for our liking but refreshing none-the-less. I initially was going to give Enoteca 4 stars. On second thought though I must knock off a star. My dining partner was not even remotely as thrilled with the pairing choices as I was and the price for the quality was not competitive in any way. Libretto still remains one of my favorite restaurants and I can not see myself forgoing it for Enoteca again if I am in the area. There are simply too many other choices out there to warrant a return trip even if a number of aspects of the night were great.
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