I had expected some pretty good things when I booked my reservation and I'm happy to say every single one of my expectations were surpassed.
This place was INCREDIBLE.
I am by no means a vegetarian in the slightest sense of the word, so finding a place to dine with my vegan parents (outside of the cafeteria crap Fresh serves) can sometimes be a challenge. Our table enjoyed 3 apps, 4 entrees, 4 beverages and a dessert and the bill came to just over $100 for some of the best food I've had in months. I made it a point to try everything at the table - except the Pad Thai which I was told was wonderful - and loved all of it.
I would personally reccomend the garden rolls as an excellent app. They are supser fresh and have great big chunks of avocado and just the right amount of mint and cilantro. The "Seafood" in clay pot was an excellent main. I'm a big shellfish eater and was acutlaly surprised by how bang on the mock shrimp was. It was also very hearty and I found the nori and tofu played off the vegetables and purple rice really well. The Buddah's Delight is also something to note as awesome. The braised seitan was fantastically tender and flavourful. We ordered the vegan cheesecake for dessert and were not disappointed. It wasnt quite as firm as a regular cheesecake but the flavour was fantastic.
I also couldn't believe how lightning fast the service was. And I do mean fast. Fressen used to be our go to before it closed down and we were lucky to get 2 plates of hummus inside 40 minutes of ordering it there. Haven was at capacity when we sat down just before 8:30 on a saturday night and within 15 minutes of our butts being in the chair we had 2 fresh pressed juices and 3 apps on the table. Our mains were equally fast at no more than 20 minutes form the time our apps were dropped.
All in all it would be safe to say that this is one of my new favourite restaurants. I absolutely can't wait to go back!