If your in laws are completely unadventurous but want to feel like they're having a cultural experience without really having a cultural experience, look no further. This is Indian food toned down, whitened up and made expensive. Goes well with the…More »
I really liked this room. I loved the colours, the layout and the relative quiet of this place. It's really comfortable here and when I walked in I immediately fell in love with the place. Unfortunately, the food really didn't match the decor. It…More »
Categories:
Breakfast & Brunch,
Diners,
Italian
Neighbourhood: The Danforth
Okay, so I got dragged back here for brunch. It was actually very good in every respect. So, I'm upping my rating of this place, but still won't be there for dinner anytime soon.
I had dinner here about a year ago, and don't think I ever will go back. The overall food and… Read more »
Category:
Japanese
Neighbourhoods: St. Lawrence, Downtown Core
Do you remember those "Participant" ribbons that the losers and the simply disinterested would get at grade school field days? That's what I think about when eating at Bikkuri: Participant. The place gets a few marks for showing up, and that's it.…More »
I was here for lunch recently and left disappointed. Perhaps they were working with a skeleton crew as it was just after Xmas at the time. However, there were hints that it would be less than stellar on any given day. Most notably, leek and…More »
Dragged here for a birthday party. Definitely not my kind of place. But if I have to go to a massive chinese buffet, I prefer Mandarin. The food is not very much different, but the food stations are laid out better at Mandarins, so you spend less…More »
This is probably the restaurant that I went to most in 2011. Not because it's my favourite and not because it's cheap. I was here often because it's handy to home, has a pretty good patio, and a family of five can eat there without anyone…More »
This place offers very traditional Italian restaurant fare well prepared. Nothing fancy or innovative or modern about the food here. The menu is nothing but Italian classics with no surprises. But if you want a plate of pasta or a veal cutlet,…More »
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East York, ON
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