After much research I choose Sidecar for my fiance and I to celebrate our anniversary. First off, I was pleased with the pleasant, dimly lit atmosphere and courteous servers, but I have one complaint...
My fiance and I were clearly on a date and the restaurant was about a quarter full. Not only did they seat us next to a (very loud) table of 8, but the door to the adjacent Temperance League was on our other side so servers and patrons were coming in and out of this door the entire time.
Other then that the food was exceptional. We both had the pre-fixe menu. I had the Chicken Noodle soup followed by steak and frites. The soup was probably the second best chicken noodle I've ever had. Deceptively simply and gloriously flavourful. The steak was cooked just the way I asked and very tender. My fiance had the caesar salad (which comes with crispy pancetta that I now put on all the caesars I make at home) and the salmon which he really enjoyed. I actually wished I had ordered the salmon when I tried his, it had this fantastic maple glaze on it.
The pre-fixe comes with tiaramisu but they ran out so we had the flourless chocolate cake which was moist, rich, and tasty. I could barely finish it because I was so full from the meal.... which is a good thing!
I also tried their Sidecar cocktail which was perfect.
A good dining experience all around. My only wish is that the hostess had thought to seat us somewhere more private. I'd visit again.