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| - I was eager to try Terre Rouge, a beautiful cozy restaurant adjacent to the Pride of Canada carousel in the Downtown Markham area. I was able to get a same day (same hour) reservation via Open Table. Upon walking in I was impressed by the green feature wall. There are stairs leading to the second floor which has a bar. There is enough space upstairs to perhaps hold a private function or larger groups, with a terrace overlooking the carousel and what will eventually be the Marriott hotel.
We were seated at a window-side table for two with a calming view of the carousel. There were a few larger groups, but the main floor area seems best suited for groups of 8 people or less. I like that this restaurant offers a tasting menu option, something not offered readily in Markham. Tasting menu is $85 for 7 courses. We opted to select the pizza, steak frites, and the salmon from the a la carte menu.
We were served bread to start with a small amount of whipped butter. The pizza arrived first. It was presented nicely on a wooden pizza board. Unfortunately it was a miss for me as it was served cold, looked fairly unappealing, and taste-wise was underwhelming. I enjoy mushrooms a lot but I felt that I would have preferred to enjoy them in whole pieces where they would have added textural component to the pizza. Rather, the mushrooms were puréed into an unattractive brown sauce that sat on my pizza and under the cheese with a random frisée salad on top.
Our steak frites and salmon dishes came together. The salmon had a nice crispy skin but was a tad underdone for my hubby's taste. It was served atop a bed of sautéed chickpeas and edamame beans. The steak was tender and cooked medium rare as I had requested. Unfortunately the grill marks were excessively charred, and thus each bite of steak tasted burnt. It was virtually inedible without cutting off the burnt areas of the steak. The fries were at least tasty, well seasoned, and crisp.
The service staff were quite attentive generally and to our concerns. It was nice of the restaurant to not charge us for the steak, and they seemed receptive to feedback. The food is a bit pricey.
We found parking in the lot on the north side of the carousel, or after hours, I imagine it one could park at the Remington presentation centre, west of the restaurant.
I really wanted to like Terre Rouge because I was excited about the prospect of a Downtown Markham restaurant that offers a tasting menu. Unfortunately I was fairly underwhelmed by this initial experience. Recognizing they are still in their soft opening phase (they are awaiting their liquor license), I would probably return again to see if food consistency improves after opening week kinks are ironed out.
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