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Bodega
Categories: Event Planning & Services Caterers Restaurants French Caterers, French [Edit]
30 Baldwin StreetToronto, ON M5T 1L3
Neighbourhood: Downtown Core
(416) 977-1287
- Hours:
Mon-Sun 11:30 am - 10:30 pm
- Good for Kids:
- No
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Price Range:
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$$$
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- No
- Take Away:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Good For:
- Dinner
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Noise Level:
- Quiet
- Has TV:
- No
- Caters:
- No
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
27 reviews for Bodega
Review Highlights
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"...Duck Confit with Frites and a White Chocolate Mousse Cake." In 3 reviews -
"It's the best prix-fixe deal I've had in Toronto so far." In 7 reviews -
"...grilled steel head trout, cassoulet w duck confit & lamb." In 5 reviews
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27 reviews in English
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Review from Yvonne T.
***1/2 stars
House-converted restaurants can go one of 2 ways: warm, cozy and charming, or beat-up, needs reno and horrible bathroom. Bodega, is tucked away on Baldwin Street, which is a strip that houses a few restaurants and is definitely what I would call a "hidden gem." The word has multiple meanings in the various latin languages, among them, in Spanish referring to a winery, or French for a bagpipe. I'm going to say that Bodega errs on the side of the Spanish meaning as they did have quite a few wines. I don't usually like red wines, but the Merlot that my sister and cousin ordered was actually quite good! We came here to take part in Winterlicious.
Bodega is a place I would choose to go for a date as the ambiance is intimate and romantic. I like that the fire place is lit, and I love the focal point that is the bar. We were lucky enough to have snagged a window seat for our party of 4.
A complimentary bread basket was brought to the table with some butter and I was delighted that we were served a warm (nothing I hate more than cold bread), soft-on-the-inside and crusty-on-the-outside bread. There was even some left over for me to soak up the Pommery mustard cream sauce and douse into my dining companion's French Onion Soup.
I loved the escargots. The Pommery mustard cream was milky and the sweetbreads sat atop a crunch crostini. I much prefer this to the variety that usually comes swimming in a vat of butter and evokes images of a heart attack and paramedics on scene.
I got to try some of the French Onion soup. The Emmental cheese was awkwardly elastic, and even with the aid of a knife was hard to cut into. It was hard to masticate and ended up going down as a blob. I also found the soup could've benefited from more onions and a little less salt. Overall it was good, but if you're on a date, you may want to avoid the impenetrable cheese!
For my main, I opted for the Braised Ontario Lamb Shank which was served in a a rosemary-prune-cranberry sauce with beans, real baby carrots and mash. The lamb shank was very moist and melted off the bone. I only wish there was more jus to accompany the dish.
The finale of the evening was the Orange Crème Brûlée. If there was orange in it, it was almost invisible.
Our server was helpful in providing wine recommendations. My sister has now found her new favourite Merlot, a bottle of Les Jamelles Merlot, Vin de Pays D'Oc. He checked on us to ensure all was going well, and was always polite.
The food was yummy and the ambiance was memorable. As much as hipster restaurants are all the rage - sometimes you just want to go to a cozy and historic spot to enjoy a relaxing dinner in the company of close friends. -
Review from Flouny S.
Toronto, ON
4/4/2012
Ho hum....I'm no fancy food expert. I'm the type of person that would probably eat with my bare hands if I had to because well it's too fancy to use utensils....
Came here for a staff christmas party two years ago. Granted I'm no fancy food connoisseur by any means.
They had a prix fix menu, I think I got some kind of fried scallop, main dish and creme bruele.
I had steak and frites (that's fries for all you regular folk). Steak was just ok, no HP sauce (see I told you I was food bumpkin!).
Fried scalop tasted like something lower end than red lobster, the breading was very oily. The creme bruele was ok, had a nice crisp top.
Service was equally meh, our group wasn't that big maybe 15 people tops and I found the head waiter to be standoffish. BTW, he wasn't the one I asked for HP sauce.
Give me the keg anyday over this place for the price and value. -
Review from Charlotte W.
North York, ON
2/19/2012 1 Check-in Here
I was in charge of finding a restaurant for my date night. I initially wanted Italian, however, decided that French cuisine was what I was really craving. Since we were in the area, we decided to try Bodega's after reading several great reviews of the place.
The interior of the restaurant is very charming, with two sides. We were seated to the right of the restaurant by the cozy fire. Perfect for a cold, humid night. I am the one to study the menu online so I already knew what I wanted. For starters, I would have the salad which was so good and for mains, the Duck Confit dish. My bf had the Quail Salad and the Risotto.
FYI - Bodega has a prix fix menu for $35 a person which includes appetizers, main, and dessert, however we didn't find anything to our fancy. My duck was very delicious, and it was a lot of meat: one big duck leg with 6-7 pieces of tender breast all smothered in a lovely sauce. My bf's risotto was average, and he even stole some pieces of my duck. For dessert, I had the Banana Bread pudding which hit the perfect dessert spot for the night.
I decided to live it up that night by ordering a Chateuneuf du Pape bottle which was absolutely heavenly. I thought it was a nice touch that after pouring two glasses for us, the waiter asked if we wanted the rest decantered or left in the bottle.
Service. Basic at best. Our waiter was efficient, but not warm, jovial, and not smiles. He wasn't the kind to continually pour our wine or water and asked us once if everything was okay...after that, my bf and I were pretty much left to our own. I didn't really mind it as it was nice for some peace and quiet.
Both my bf and I mentioned the lack of pepper offer for our plates - is this because they feel that the plate is already flavoured perfectly? In any event, I like my freshly ground pepper and somehow that makes a big difference!
Total price for two including tax and tip came out to be $230 so a splurgy evening. Would I come back here? If I were in the area maybe, but certainly wouldn't come out of my way. Although the food and environment were great, I still want to try many restaurants out there. -
Review from Jennifer L.
Markham, ON
2/6/2012
For a fine dining establishment, it didn't measure up to my expectations. French onion soup had stiff cheese, not melted enough. I enjoy rare steak but their steak was too tough. I had to leave some not-so-pretty chewed up bits on the plate. And the service was sub par; they forgot who's plate is who, plus they weren't very attentive to when we finished or bothered to ask if we were. I can see how the decor makes it good for romantic evenings, but I wouldn't make this a prospective date place since I'm disappointed with the food.
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Review from Brent L.
Keswick, ON
2/21/2011
I took my wife there for a special evening. I have to admit I was a bit nervous about the French menu. We usually prefer experimenting, and the idea of an evening of traditional (read: stuffy) French cuisine had me wondering.
I shouldn't have worried. My wife had a wonderful pairing menu, and I opted to pick and choose from the main menu.
Everything food wise was wonderful. The flat iron steak was out of this world, done exactly as I had requested it.
The wine selection was superb, and I even managed to find a Chilean wine I had 5 years ago and forgot. The manager brought out the bottle for me to confirm the vintage after I told him the story with no coaxing from me.
The staff was polite, happy and attentive. We were served by three people over the course of a 3 hour evening, all them in great spirits and knowledgeable of the menu and cellar.
The atmosphere was wonderful. The front room is small, seating about 35 people in th living room of an old Toronto estate house. The conversation was alway audible if you listened, but easy to tune out with your own. Laughter carries across the room.
We will be going back. -
Review from Viviana M.
Toronto, ON
8/15/2010
Dining Experience: Birthday Celebration. Who's? MINE :)
Venue: Bodega
Specialty: French
Menu items: French Onion Soup Gratinee and Pan Seared Scallops with Prawn Ravioli.
Wine Pairing: Italian Pinot Grigio
French cuisine is amongst the most celebrated types of cuisines in the world. Is delicate, yet rich; buttery, yet balanced and it does not make you fat. Ok, the last statement is probably not 100% true, but according to best selling author, Mireille Guiliano, French women don't get fat! And that my foodies, its true. Because its all about food portion control, and a place like Bodega with the decent size portions validates this.
Bodega is a restaurant located in the famous Baldwin street, which really consists of an almost half a block strip stuffed with 10 or so restaurants. I believe Baldwin to be a very unique street with tons of good variety. If you are foodie, you will know about this street for sure.
I started my lovely French meal with a staple, French onion soup.
The soup's recipes, to my knowledge, is one of the easiest to make. Getting the ingredients to balance in one's palette, is a whole other thing. This soup was perfection - not too salty, not too oily and with the right balance of onions. I was very happy my meal had a great start.
Next, I had the Ravioli appetizer as a main. One of the neat things about Bodega is that you can turn any appetizer into a entree, so I did.
The ravioli was extremely fresh and was stuffed with the prawns. The scallops where hanging around next to them and drizzled with a lovely Saffron cream sauce. If I can add, I am a saffron fan and if I find this ingredient in any restaurant menu, I am most likely to order that dish...just because of the saffron, yum! Any who, the ravioli was topped with crispy onions which gave it a nice touch and balanced the creaminess of the sauce to give it a crunchy texture. I would highly recommend this dish.
I would give this restaurant a 4/5. To get to the 5, I would recommend adding some more French staples to the menu and improving the duck meat quality. -
Review from Kelly C.
11/16/2010
Bodega has a nice romantic, french-inspired atmosphere that is nice for a quiet meal. The prix-fixe menu, so very french, is a good option. The portion sizes are well balanced for a nice three course meal. All around, the restaurant is solid across each dimension: food, service, ambiance, however it doesn't spike to great in any one area.
The driver behind the three star review is the food: We had the goat cheese and onion torte and the crab cakes as starters. The crab cakes were heavily fried and were not as flaky as I would like. For mains, I had the cassoulet with duck confit which was very nice (although I didn't expect a duck leg as the confit). My husband had the steak frites which was good but nothing spectacular. For dessert, I had the creme brule but the sugar coating on the top was slightly burned. The dish had just been taken out of the refrigerator as the bottom of the custard was still cold - this also makes it challenging to properly melt the sugar on top. -
Review from Jennifer R L.
London, ON
1/11/2011
I was here for Valentine's day and the place was packed. My boyfriend made a reservation at 8pm and there were still people coming in as we were leaving. The restaurant was really nice, the decorate was beautiful. The place was definitely fit for a romantic dinner.
Besides the decor, the food was delicious too. We started with the escargot appetizer which was really (I have never had it before). For entree, we got the lamb and the eggplant with feta cheese tower. The lamb was cooked to perfection and the eggplant and cheese was amazing too.
Overall, I would definitely come back for a special night out. Recommended. -
Review from Katrina L.
Richmond Hill, ON
11/9/2009
Tucked away in Baldwin village, this cute little house turned restaurant looks like a great place to go on a date. It was. The atmosphere is great and it was exactly what I was looking for. That's where it stopped.
Upon entering this establishment, I was presented with the dilemma of going left or right...my instinct is to go right but I would've been wrong and should go left. When entering the room on the left there is no defined host(ess) station so I awkwardly stood there waiting for someone to see me and seat me but I did not see a single server. I stood there contemplating what to do next, should I walk in further, ring a bell, do a little dance? After what seemed like forever, a server came out of the kitchen and greeted us and sat us or well pointed to a table to sit at.
I informed my partner that there was a prix fixe menu available to choose from but when sorting through the menus didn't find the one that stated what was on the prix fixe. We then had to ask our server about the prix fixe and only then did he get us the menu that states what is part of it.
Service was okay, not exceptional but standard. Took our order in a timely fashion and cleared our plates when we were both done but he never came to check on us about how our meals tasted because I probably would've told him that my pasta was gross. Okay I probably wouldn't have but I thought about it. When asking if we wanted any wine, my partner gave a polite no and then he turned to walk away before asking me if maybe I wanted a glass (which I did) and I had to quickly indicate that I wanted a glass before he turned away.
I had the french onion soup for appetizer and it was phenomenal! I love french onion soup and it's quite difficult to find a decent tasting one. This was all cheese and bread and the littlest amount of soup base which was so good. It is large and once I got to about the middle, I started to get a little sick of eating such a large amount of cheese but it was still very good.
I had the vegetarian pasta as my entree and it was subpar. The noodles were not cooked right and there were many clumps of pasta in my plate and the pieces of vegetables were so small, the only thing I could point out was zucchini. I was not impressed at all. But for dessert, I had my favourite creme brulee, it's quite difficult to screw up a creme brulee so of course it was really good and was a decent capper to my not so great experience.
I'm being generous with the star rating because I actually had a really good time and that was not in correlation to my dining experience. I believe it was the company and a little bit of the atmosphere thrown in there. I may come back to try brunch or other things on the dinner menu but it might be a while before I do that since I wasn't too impressed with this dining experience at all. -
Review from Tara A.
6/8/2009
Location Location Location.... I love Baldwin Village... and what I love more is that there is never a lack of multicultural dining experiences... from Italian to Mexican, to Indian and to my favourite... French.
I was introduced to Bodega by a friend after I was getting tired of the same restaurant options for date night. I was pleasantly surprised. The atmosphere is very cozy.. almost like being in someone's dining room (it's in an old house).. The service was great and they had a prix fixe (roughly $30).. but not only that, they had a wine prix fixe...
The wine prix fixe essentially consisted of pairing a glass of wine with each meal. The only problem with this scenerio was that the next course would come before you could finish your wine = tipsy by the end of it!.
I would recommend:
Starters - Calamari Salad
Entree- Flat Iron Steak and Frites (BEST Steak I have EVER had)
Dessert- Creme Brulee or Warm Banana Cake
This place is perfect for date night or for going with a small group of friends . ( I went with 5 people and we had a great table in a back corner by the fire place)
Bon Appetit! -
Review from Melinda M.
Toronto, ON
12/23/2009
This is the best restaurant I have been to on Baldwin Street. The food is delicious, very French and really well flavored and sauced.
Service is a little slow and -1 star. For the cost and the quality of food the service should not be amateur. For example, simply because one of our party had not yet arrived, that is no excuse to leave us unattended for the first 20 minutes without even water.
The food is really good though. The room is lovely, very cozy and homey. i would go back simply to try more of the selection. They had prix fixe for lunch but some of the choices were not available, so we all went with the regular menu. I had the escargot and sweetbread app, and a grilled swordfish entree. Others had french onion soup and loved it, duck and paella entrees. Universal praise for the food. Even the bread they served was excellent. Worth a visit. -
Review from Joe C.
8/18/2011
Casual french style dinning not too overyly fancy. A home feel to the atmostphere. The confit duck was very tasty but the foie gras wasn't cook properly. Good neighbourhood wait times are good. Wine list was a bit dry
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Review from Alana C.
4/11/2011
Never a bad experience. This place is my boyfriend's fav restaurant in this city and I see why. My favourite part of their set up is the wine pairings that go with your different courses. Please go here! It is great!
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Review from Mitch S.
Toronto, ON
2/6/2010
So I'm fairly new to Toronto and thus very new to Winterlicious...This little place was my first stop on the Winterlicious road and it was flat out AMAZING!
I really enjoyed everything about Bodega; the area was cute, the restaurant was decorated in a very timeless classy manner, the food was topnotch and the price wasn't! Really what more do you want? In addition to the food, the wine suggestions my the waitstaff were spot on. This is a great date spot or just a nice place to have a weekend lunch or dinner that's dependably awesome! -
Review from Arti S.
2/6/2010
I went to Bodega today for the first time. We were supposed to be eating Brunch, but the person who accepted the booking didn't inform the lady who made the booking that there would be no brunch because of Winterlicious, despite being asked to confirm that a brunch menu would be available.
Luckily, their Winterlicious menu looked good. I ordered the Beet Salad, the Grilled Salmon & the Banana Cake.
The Beet salad was very good & the seasoning was perfect.
The Grilled salmon was nice, but there was very little sauce and a lot of lentils, which made it an average dish. (I tried the beef that my partner had ordered and it was pretty good.)
The Banana cake with Toffee sauce was ok. It was too sweet and rich for my liking.
The portions were good & overall the food was a 3.5 stars.
The reason I am giving it 2 stars is that the service wasn't great. It took the staff about 20 minutes to take our order. We were the first people in the restaurant and were a large group. At the time we were seated there was nobody else in there.
I had to leave early for a play and so went to our server and asked her to give me a bill for my portion. She told me it wasn't easy to get my bill because it was a group and that's how the software worked and that it would take her a couple of minutes to print it out. Nearly 10 minutes later, I was still standing there, waiting for her to get my bill while she passed by me several times and went to other tables.
I realise that the place was busy, but 10 minutes to get the bill for someone who has told them that they have to catch a play, is just ridiculous. There was also no apology and finally someone from our group volunteered to pay my bill and asked me to pay her back later.
I will definitely avoid Bodega. While the food is not bad, the service clearly needs improvement. -
Review from Rosanna O.
Toronto, ON
2/2/2009
Went to Bodega for lunch yesterday (Sunday) for lunch. We decided to go because they were having a $20 prix fixe special for Winterlicious (http://www.toronto.com...).
Bodega is located on Baldwin Street ("Baldwin Village") which is jam-packed with restaurant after restaurant. Bodega seems to be on the higher end compared to most of its neighbors.
For my appetizer I had a calamari salad with frisee lettuce and my husband had the creamy mushroom soup. For our mains, he had the rabbit with mashed potatoes and I had the vegetable tower (trying to be healthy!). For dessert we both ordered the banana cake (not healthy)!
The appetizers were tasty and just the right size. I also really enjoyed the hearty bread served with lunch. It was tempting to fill up on! My main course was excellent. The vegetables were topped with goat cheese and a tasty sun-dried tomato sauce. I'm not a vegetarian, but I was pleasantly surprised because I was under the impression that French restaurants did not have the best vegetarian options. Bodega proved me wrong.
Highlights of the restaurant included the friendly service, the romantic atmosphere and the amazing banana cake dessert. If they feature it on the regular menu, I think I will go back just for that. I took off one star because they were out of the duck confit cassoulet, which I was surprised since it was one of the four fixed menu options. . .but we were there quite late for lunch (2:30pm and the kitchen closes at 3pm), so I suppose it's understandable. -
Review from Emily Y.
12/3/2010 1 photo
This place looked pretty nondescript on the outside as far as restaurants are concerned and it probably wouldn't have stood out as a nice place to eat to some random passerby. I strolled in on a Saturday afternoon hoping for the $20 prix fixe lunch, but apparently they only serve that on weekdays. Instead, I ordered the French toast off their brunch menu. It came loaded with berries, banana slices, whipped cream, and maple syrup - yummy! The portion size and flavour were fantastic for the price.
For those with allergies, their menu has a warning that they use peanut oil for a lot of recipes, so make sure to ask ahead.
The place was absolutely dead that afternoon and I chatted it up for quite a bit with the Bobby the super nice waiter. I promised him I'd come back for lunch in a few days but unfortunately I was too broke by then. :( Ah well, if I ever roll back in town! -
Review from Ella B.
Toronto, ON
1/31/2010
We came here as part of Winterlicious, and it was one of the best meals i've had in Toronto.
First, the atmosphere was absolutely wonderful, we sat very close to the live fire place, in a cozy, warm and french environment. The soup of the day was wonderful especially with the great nutty fresh bread that Bodega served it with. For my main I had the duck confit with white beans and sausage that was delightful (i'm not even a fan of sausage). My date had the Beef Bourguignon that stuffed him well but was also delicious. Bodega did a great job of pairing our meals with nice wines as well. The dessert was probably the weakest link, in the form of a fairly standard chocolate mousse but it was good.
Overall between the atmosphere, the friendly service and the great food it was a great Winterlicious experience and a place I'm surely to frequent a lot. -
Review from Jenny L.
7/28/2010
Homey restaurant in the busy streets of chinatown. Great prefixed menu and had the Sautéed Duck Gizzard Confit, which tasted chewy, tough and bland. Following the appetizer, i had the Flat Iron Steak & Frites, which was delicious! This steak was perfectly seared and full flavored. For desert, I had the White Chocolate Mousse Cake With A Trio Of Coulis, which was not a surprising dish and was quiet ordinary and predictable.
Overall, this was an OK restaurant but nothing special that you couldn't find in any where else for the price.
Bon Appetit...winning the hearts of food lovers one tummy at a time! -
Review from Jason H.
11/29/2008
Outstanding.
The seared scallop and shrimp ravioli appetizer is pretty phenomenal. The lamb shank entree is delicious. -
Review from sunnee s.
Toronto, ON
2/2/2011
bodega has such romantic, cozy, french antique-y inspired atmosphere. perfect for a romantic candle lit dinner .i've been here twice, first time about 2 years ago and the latest being last weekend.
our first time was pretty good . I dont remember what we had, but i do remember they had an amazing beet salad . im a straightup meat eater and very rarely compliment a salad but this was soooo good . its a lot more memorable than the actual entrees we had . even after 2 years, unforgettable !
when we went back last weekend for lunch, the boy & i had a 3 course meal from the winterlicious menu while his mom had a regular lunch menu .
- for appetizers we had, french onion soup, baked goat's cheese tart and calamari salad . nothing was too outstanding . my calamari salad was a complete meh & bleh . goat cheese tart was pretty good, the pastry was nice & flakey and the cheese was very rich that went pretty well w the pastry .
- for mains we had, grilled steel head trout, cassoulet w duck confit & lamb . my trout was a bit dry and not a lot of flavor . my bf's duck confit was a disaster . it was soooo dry . his mom's lamb, however, was perfectly cooked . it was full of flavor and melted in your mouth .
- for dessert, we had white chocolate mousse cake which was pretty good but i still wouldve prefered mousse cakes from asian bakeries & the banana cake that tasted exactly like how my mom makes them at home . boooooo !
the bill came to a little over $100 for lunch. stuff we ordered from the regular menu was really good (this time & the first time), but i cant say the same for the winterlicious menu . -
Review from Ramanan S.
Toronto, ON
8/22/2008
I've been to Bodega twice: once for brunch, once for dinner. The ambiance of the place is quite nice, and i'd say it's a nice place to go on a date. The food is quite good: they serve an assortment of French dishes. Mains will run you from around 25-35 dollars. The service is usually fairly slow; the servers are friendly and courteous, so I don't think that is a deal-breaker for the place.
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Review from willi p.
Markham, ON
11/19/2008 1 photo
I like Bodega's. I have been several times for lunch. Food has always been good and the atmosphere is very conducive for lunch meetings. A quick hop from the discovery district.
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Review from Joanne S.
Toronto, ON
5/2/2010
Can't say enough about this place, the food is amazing, and you can't go wrong with $29.95 for a 3-course prix-fixe meal! and for $16 more you get a wine flight with each course. It's the best prix-fixe deal I've had in Toronto so far! the warm banana cake is a must-try, I'm salivating just thinking about it...
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Review from Tina N.
Toronto, ON
7/24/2010 3 photos
Bodega is a great classy restaurant to take your significant other to, for a romantic date ;) Sadly, I didn't have a date and went with a couple of my girlfriends instead. BUT this sad story does have a happy ending as I tried this restaurant for the Summerlicious Event and it turned out to be an amazing dining experience for me. The food was cooked to absolute perfection to my liking.
For my complete trio lunch dining, I went with the Baked Goat Cheese Tart Nicoise, Duck Confit with Frites and a White Chocolate Mousse Cake. So here goes my narration.... The goat cheese tart was very unique in its texture as the tart was crispy/flakey and the cheese was very creamy. Definitely not what I expected but they tasted very good together. The duck confit was juicy, flavorful and very tender - literally fall off the bone meat! It was all yums! Lastly with my desert, the chocolate mousse cake was excellent as it had the right amount of sweetness. It went well with the distinctive fruit flavoured coulis that were drizziled onto the cake (I think it was mango, raspberry... and I forgot the last one). But all and all, a great lunch experience as I was lucky to have a very attentive server. I left extremely satisfied. -
Review from Holly Z.
Markham, ON
10/19/2010
Went there for dinner today with my boyfriend after reading all the great reviews. I don't think I'll be going there again. The server was cold and impolite. After pouring my drink, I said thank you and he didn't even bother replying or smiling back or came by to ask how the food was. The food itself wasn't great either. Had the french onion soup. The cheese on top was too hard and soup too salty. Crab cake tastes really fishy and the interior is soggy. The steak in the steak frites was great though. Very tender and juicy, but the frites look and taste like those store bought frozen fries. We also had the vegetarian tower. It was okay, nothing special, we felt it's too greasy and lack in taste. I had creme brubee for dessert, it wasn't too sweet, so it paired with the sugar top perfectly, a good finishing touch to the dinner.
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Review from Sami K.
6/13/2010
The trout was out of this world. Try the warm banana cake with hazelnut ice cream. It is delicious
