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| - I recently hosted a couple of guests for Winterlicious -- it's a good choice for the neighborhood and price point. The panko-crusted brie with cranberry orange sauce was my favorite started, closely followed by the celery root and apple salad with candied walnuts, parmesan cheese and lemon thyme dressing. Solid choices in the mains categories were the grilled rainbow trout with lemon arugula pesto sauce, vegetables and garlic mash potato and roasted chicken breast with mexican mole sauce, vegetables and sweet potato mash. I was sure that dessert was going to be the best part of meal (eton mess - lemon curd, whipped cream, meringue and pineapple), but it was a bit unwieldy on the plate and quite sticky. Still, it did taste good!
The staff were very attentive and accommodating with food intolerances (i.e. gluten) and easily made recommendations. Service is very good.
One of the best aspects of this restaurant is the low noise level. Even filled on a Saturday night, the noise level was low enough to speak at a low volume without needing to shout. That's a rare feature nowadays. The bathrooms, on the other hand, were kind of scary. Classic Toronto basement-style restroom down steep stairs and low-hanging ceilings and a bit grimy.
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