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| - A group of us went to Montecito today for their Summerlicious lunch menu ($28). One of us is a foodie, one of us is very particular about everything and not afraid to ask, and the others (me included) just like to eat.
One of us asked which red wine has soft tannins, and the waitress (sorry, I forget her name) recommended Humberto Canale Patagonia Merlot, which was a soft and velvety treat. Great recommendation.
I ordered the Heirloom Tomato Salad with Buffalo Mozzarella & Garlic Croutons, Grilled Vegetable Sandwich and Cheese Board. I am in no way vegetarian, but if all veg food was this good, I would be. Heirloom salad was delightful, a fantastic mix of flavour and texture, and the presentation was colourful and enticing. The Grilled Vegetable sandwich was fantastic, and it was a struggle not to eat everything on my plate and get too full. So my other half enjoyed the half sandwich I brought home.
For as much as I love cheese, anything beyond your basic mozzarella is pretty exotic to me. The Buffalo mozzarella was delicious, and all three of the cheeses on the cheese board were fantastic.
Service was excellent. The waitress could tell we were office workers and asked if we wanted our mains before we were completely finished our appetizers or would we prefer to wait. Amazingly, were out within about an hour without feeling rushed. Atmosphere inside was great (I especially loved the faux windows with moving images, and that you could see the plating station via ceiling mirrors).
Every bite made me think this might be the place to bring the wife for our 30th anniversary in a couple of months. And she enjoyed the cold half Grilled Vegetable sandwich I brought home, so I think she agrees. We all agreed it was delicious food, great service, and wine so good I took a photo of the wine list just so I could find out if the LCBO sells it (they don't).
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