Review for the $15 prix fixe lunch:
The place was mostly empty, and I was seated only after a few minutes of standing inside waiting without anyone attending to me. Finally someone came in from outside, and asked if I've been taken care of? No, I hadn't.
My order:
Appetizer: Gigantes (fava beans braised in tomato sauce) with pita...
- the Gigantes dish tasted like it came from a can -- a Chef Boy-Ar-Dee can -- as in, the sauce had an "industrial processed sauce" taste (at least the fava beans tasted like beans).
Entree: baked fish (grouper) on mashed potatoes with asparagus
- cooked properly, but tasted bland overall.
Dessert: cut bits of baklava over a slice of pineapple drizzled with honey and whipped cream
- pretty tasty, in a trashy dessert (but still good) kinda way
Service was mediocre and slow.
I'd rather pay a bit more for the prix fixe and have it be great food and great experience, and good value, instead of $15 for a disappointing meal. With so many other great restos on the Danforth, I would not return to Pan.