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2006-03-19
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Was there one evening in Feb with a friend. My friend asked me to pick one from this, Felix, Morton's and the new Four Seasons. I quickly ruled out Felix as I don't care too much for their fusion. Four Seasons recently gave me a bad dining experience in Toronto with a bone dry duck confit. Didn't have a big appetite enough for steak so no Morton's. I checked out the comments about Toscana here and it seems more than fine with me.My friend doesn't drink so I ordered a wine by the glass. I wanted
My friend doesn't drink so I ordered a wine by the glass. I wanted to get Valpolicella but it's only by the bottle so settled with a Chianti.
When I asked about the tuna dish it turned into a small episode itself. Our waitress couldn't answer what kind of tuna it was so the maitre d', who speaks English with an accent, came and I repeat the question to him. He didn't understand what I meant by asking what kind of tuna so I change my question to what species. He had a big question mark on his face and repeated after me with a big "WHAT SPECIES??" So I name the common species to him and he felt offended and just told me he didn't know of the species. I quickly ended his embarrassment by asking if it's the regular red tuna and if it's cooked pink in the centre which he quickly answer with a yes and yes and we're all happy. I might have pushed a bit but I always like to ask uncommon questions just to see how much they like their food.
I ordered a pan-seared fois gras (turned to a fab these days) to start, a filet mignon (beef tenderloin on the menu). My friend ordered a mix green to start with and a pan-fried fish fillet (can't remember what fish now)
They started our meal with a complimentary cold fruit soup (more like a puree) served on martini glasses which was quite refreshing. There was a piece of fois gras with my friend's salad but she didn't feel like it so I ended up with 3 pieces of seared fois gras. No complaint about them but I had my payback time later that night when I went to bed.....
My filet mignon was actually very good. Cooked just right with a nice mouth feel with every bite. My friend's fish fillet was overpowered by other tastes. Too much infusion going on and we couldn't taste any fish at all. That dish was a turn-off.
We took the advice from the reviewers here at this website and ordered a pear tart and a molten chocolate cake. Excellent pear pie. Just the right sweetness and flakiness with a good balance of flavours. The molten chocolate cake was good but lacking any surprising factors.
There was a disappointing delay with our tea serving. We later learnt that their computer had broken down right at that point. But there weren't too many diners that day and we still think they should've been a little more attentive than totally forgetting our orders when we were clearly waiting for something to go with our tart and cake.
Our meal ended with a complimentary plate of assorted bonbons. Tres bon. Because of the computer breakdown, our check came hand written and calculated. I actually found it quite home feel with a human touch.
Overall, it's a good dining experience with good food, except the fish, good service and ambiance, and good intervals between the courses. Me and my friend enjoy the place and our conversation.
Lulula said 侍應大部份亦只說英語. From my observation it's not. The maitre d' is the only non-chinese speaking person on the floor.
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