We went to Hy's to say thank you to one of our staff, a huge steak fan.
Let's start with The Good:
The service was impeccable. Friendly, relaxed, and not a resting actor in sight. These guys are professionals and it shows. 10/10
The ambience is beautiful. Stunning room, comfortable and quiet. You can actually have a conversation across a table without being overheard. 10/10
The quality of my steak was outstanding. Beautiful piece of cow. 9/10
Now the Not So Good:
To start I ordered the steak tartare. I was served way too cold straight from the fridge. No raw quail's egg, no chopped cornichons, no mustard or shallots on the the side. Instead the dish arrived with a dried up 1/2 hard boiled egg (WTF?) and two equally dried up anchovies. Poor showing, 3/10
My steak. While the meat was excellent, it had been over-seasoned, aggressively so. Also, I had asked for a rare steak, what arrived was on the medium side of medium rare. In a steakhouse this should not happen. 3/10
The sides. While the steak was way too salty, the fries, mashed potatoes and macaroni cheese we had on the side were totally, utterly bland and boring - no flavour of any kind. A huge disappointment. 1/10
Would I go back? I don't think so. We're so spoiled for choice here in Toronto that there are many other restaurants offering better food at both higher and lower pricepoints.