"2011-01-31T00:00:00"^^ . . "5"^^ . . "We came here for Winterlicious and were underwhelmed by the food and service but impressed with the atmosphere.\n\n\nFood:\n\nSub par.\n\nHouse Cured Veal Carpaccio - The distinct flavours you would have expected from this were lacking. It wasn't bad, but it wasn't great. It was also incredibly small.\n\nBeef Poutine - A tiny portion of a real poutine with beef in the place of gravy. Again it wasn't bad but just sort of boring with no real flavour.\n\nBraised Lamb Shoulder - This was pretty good. The lamb fell apart at the touch of a fork but there wasn't much too it. Just lamb on mash. The meat was tender but the meal itself boring.\n\n\"Pork and Beans\" - This was essentially cassoulet, but lacked seasoning. The flavour was predominantly beans, which we can all agree are quite bland.\n\nChocolate bread pudding - This looks beautiful. Small elegant little piece of chocolate cake on a big plate with the sauces and berries elegantly placed on the plate. It looked like it was going to be divinely decadent. It wasn't. It reminded me a bit of a sponge...in texture and flavour.\n\nSpiced Pumpkin Pot au Cr\u00E8me caramelized apples and pistachio - This wasn't bad. Tasted like pumpkin pie filling but presented in a creme brulee dish. The apple taste was no where to be found.\n\nWine - 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserva Porta Chile - Excellent Full Bodied Wine\n\n\nService: \n\nSub par. Our server was really friendly and sweet but she was incredibly inattentive. \n\nSome examples: Never asked us how our food was, just brought it and walked away. We managed to flag her down to get pepper for our meal. We flagged her down to get coffees to go with our dessert that had already been served. Never topped our wine glasses off. Chased her for our bill at the end of the night.\n\n\nAtmosphere: \n\nGreat! The restaurant was busy but not too loud, the lighting was perfect, the decor was lovely, and it was cozy without being crowded.\n\nIf you don't care about food or service, this place is fabulous. \n\nYou should note that they have an additional room in the basement to sit tons of people and could easily accommodate a large party down there.\n\nOverall an okay place but I wouldn't go back."^^ . "2"^^ . "6"^^ . . "4"^^ .