I'm shocked to hear all the rave reviews for this place. Don't get me wrong, it wasn't terrible, but nothing stood out and I felt like I overpaid for a mediocre meal.
My friend and I planned this to be our expensive, delicious night out in Toronto. Upon arrival, the hostess ignored us for a few minutes, and then unsmilingly led us to our table. As I looked over the menu, I was disappointed to see that the options listed on the website were not what was available on the actual menu. While it happens often that restaurants change their menus, I couldn't help but feel disappointed, since I had preselected the items about which I was excited.
I started with the steak tartare, which was good, but nothing special. I much prefer my tartare on toast crisps, as opposed to the potato chips on which this was served. Also, no quail egg? That made me sad. My friend had the soft shell crab salad. The crab was great, but the rest of the noodles, etc, fell flat.
For our entrees, we both had the scallop and octopus dish. It was listed as being in an Argentinean chimichurri sauce. To be fair, the scallops and octopus were both prepared perfectly. They were cooked to perfection, unfortunately, the seasoning was not. The chimichurri was barely flavored and just looked more like a weak pesto. There was a lack of salt and pepper and I just felt bored by the dish. And, although our waiter was friendly, he was absent and possibly too busy with other tables, as he never checked back to see how our meals were tasting. This was unfortunate, as I was never able to get salt and pepper to make everything taste better.
For dessert, we shared the fruit crumble. For $10, I was imagining something amazing. Nope. Just an average fruit crumble that I could have made myself.
Upon leaving, the two hostesses did not wish us a good night or even acknowledge our presence.
Overall, a disappointing dinner. Thankfully, we had an incredible night in Prince Edward County the night before and ate well enough to make up for this experience.