Overall experience: 8.5/10
Food: 9.5/10
Atmosphere: 8/10
Service: 9/10
Definitely was swayed by the Toronto Life article, boasting this as the #1 new restaurant for 2017. I will say that this place has a lot of things going for it and given that they update the menu constantly, why it would make sense to keep coming back!
The food is fantastic, let's get that straight. You can tell there is a lot of thought that goes into each dish and the preparation is technical and precise. Between two people, we split 2 apps and 2 entrees which was perfect.
The environment leaves me wanting a bit more. Because it is small, most of the seating is along the bar (perfectly fine) but sometimes would want to be seated.
The service is wonderful and warm. The servers are definitely there to make your experience enjoyable and they are helpful with the wine selection, explaining the food, all that jazz. You get that family sense and that this is by no means a "corporate" chain (one example is we ordered 1/2 a litre of wine and they don't measure it out completely - if it's about, even more than the amount, that will suffice).
THE BOTTOM LINE: wonderful food, warm service in a small nook that is a definite one to put on the list (and to go soon!)