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Quatrefoil Restaurant
- Price Range:
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$$$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Attire:
- Dressy
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- No
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- No
- Take Away:
- No
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
3 reviews for Quatrefoil Restaurant
3 reviews in English
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Review from Cooper W.
Dundas, ON
2/21/2011
Without question, the greatest meal my wife and I have shared in a long, long time. Fraser & Georgina belong right up there with every celebrity chef to ever grace a kitchen, write a book, or star in a TV series. The best part is, living in Dundas, we don't have to drive into downtown Toronto to have a Susur Lee/Jamie Kennedy/Claudio Aprile experience.
We were celebrating our anniversary. I had made a few low-key arrangements prior to our arrival and each were adhered to flawlessly. Exaclty as I had hoped. Perfect.
The meal was outstanding in every imagineable way.
An amuse bouche of smoked salmon butter on a fingerling crisp. So good... I'm sure there's an appropriate french name or term for the aforementioned "butter," but what it is escapes me at the moment.
I had Cola Braised Pork Belly & Grilled Scallops to begin -- Mouthwateringly fantastic. Scallops were tender and sweet, the pork belly melted in my mouth. My with had a Jerusalem Artichoke ravioli that was absolutely one of the greatest pieces of pasta I've ever had.
For dinner, I had the duck -- cooked to perfection like everything else -- atop a bed of scalloped something (like a root vegetable, maybe rutabega), surrounded by a reduction of mouthwatering excellence.
The dessert was solid. I had an apple cake of some design (it was a hair dry, but still flavorful (Always Go For The Chocolate! -- I have to remember this)).
If I had one minor complaint it would be this: Not enough Canadian wine options. I think there was just one bottle. We have enough excellent wine in our country to deserve some prominence on any menu.
Looking forward to our next visit! -
Review from eric g.
Toronto, ON
8/29/2010
What a fantastic find! Quatrefoil (which I still haven't figured out how to pronounce properly) opened just a few months ago in a 19th-century house off the main drag in Dundas, and it is a gem.
They (the food cognoscenti) say you can tell a lot about a restaurant by the soup. This weekend's was a puree of fresh peas, garnished with Pingue prosciutto. It tasted precisely like peas -- the taste and smell you get when you pick a pod in the garden, crack it open, and pop the peas in your mouth. So excellent! The best soup I've had in a very long time.
The ricotta and herb gnocchi, too, were excellent. Light, fluffy and delicious.
Mains: beef tenderloin, ordered medium by someone who doesn't like blood, was perfectly grilled - pink, and not at all overdone.
The duck breast, sitting on top of a large hunk of potato gratin, had our friend moaning with pleasure.
The only misstep of the meal was the accompaniments to the otherwise excellent lamb: the "braised shoulder ravioli" - half the reason two of us ordered the dish - were tasteless and dry, the vegetables kind of bland. But the lamb itself -- not a traditional rack but two perfectly cooked tube-shaped pieces trimmed away from the bone (I'm sure this kind of cut has a name, I just don't know what it is) -- was as good as everything else on the table.
The wine list is relatively short (for a restaurant of this level of ambition and quality), but well-chosen and economical (most bottles around $50). The waiter's recommendation of a Portuguese red was so ideal, we didn't hesitate to order a second bottle of the same.
Quatrefoil is "spendy" by almost any standard - mains are $28 to $38. But given the quality of the food, the service and the beautiful room, it's totally worth it. -
Review from Carole E.
Woodstock, ON
1/22/2011
Had a fabulous dinner with friends in mid January. The food is outstanding but be aware that the noise can be more than desired. The chef and staff do an amazing job and is probably the best tasting food that I have had in the past year.
It is expensive but worth trying it. We really enjoyed the experience.
