Saturday, May 1, 2010

Scaramouche Restaurant...

My husband took me to the Scaramouche Restaurant yesterday, for a date. It was our first time at the restaurant, and definitely will visit again...

It is located at midtown Toronto, at a side street, on the ground floor of a residential building - which was a surprise for a fancy restaurant. Starting from the entrance, you can feel the classy atmosphere without being pretentious. The place has a great view of the Toronto skyline, and we had a table overlooking the amazing view...

While we were waiting for our order, we were served fresh bread and butter, and also salmon paste on a potato crisp to prepare our palates for the amazing food that was waiting for us. We shared a goat cheese plate as an appetizer. The plate was already divided into two separate plates when served us. All cheeses were matched with small salads, and all were delicious, making us more excited for what was coming next... As main dish, I had the swordfish, smoked and grilled, which was a special for the day and not in the ordinary menu. It was beautifully cooked and served with very tasty vegetables and some bacon... My husband had the elk dish - elk was covered with bacon and accompanied by the hazelnuts, potatoes, crispy shallots, mushrooms, leeks. It was very tasty, but the meat was a bit hard because we ordered medium. Next time we go, I will definitely order this elk dish as medium rare - liked the elk dish much better than my fish course... As dessert, we shared a coconut cream pie which was out of this world. It was a big slice of cake so it is good to share. All night, we could not stop talking about how good the cake was...

They have a wine list covering major wine producing regions. We ordered a Pinot Noir from Niagara (2007 Pinot Noir ‘Jackrabbit Flats Vineyard’ Fielding Estates) and were not impressed - but I want to note that we selected one of the cheapest wines in the list.

Overall, this restaurant has delicious food, very good service, relaxing ambiance, beautiful view. It costed $200 (including tax, not tip) for 2 of us. We agreed that the quality of the restaurant deserved the price and even more... Highly recommended when you want to have good food, and escape from the buzz of the city...
(Sorry for no picture, I forgot to take my camera with me)

Name: Scaramouche Restaurant
Address: One Benvenuto Place, Toronto, ON M4V 1H2
Phone number: 416 961 80 11
Website: http://www.scaramoucherestaurant.com

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