Break Time

Apologies to our devoted readers, but we are taking a break - not from eating, just from blogging, for now. But feel free to browse through the restaurant reviews, because we frequently revisit these places and the reviews are all current.

Bon Apetit!

Terra Cotta Inn Restaurant

175 King Street  Terra Cotta  ON   905.873.2223

A M A L says DEVOUR THIS FOOD

1) Appearance - The gardens surrounding this restaurant are majestic, and the lazy river floating by adds to the charm. The restaurant itself is cozy, charming, upscale, with a rustic touch. 

2) Service - Great; our server was very professional and knowledgeable and came with great recommendations.

3) Portions - Great, very satisfying.

4) Taste - Great, although not exceptional. I ordered the Rack of Ontario Lamb, garnished with Pistachio nuts, and a merlot and dijon mustard sauce, with a side of mashed potatoes and steamed veggies.  It was very nice, very juicy, although not too flavourful. I needed to add a lot of salt and pepper on the meat.  But it was definately very nice.

5) Price - Not too bad. Although my dish was one of the more expensive ones on the menu, at around $30.00, our bill was under $100.   

Overall, a very nice restaurant for a cozy, romantic dinner. It was a nice change from driving into the city. Instead we drove north of Mississauga through a very scenic route!

C H R I S says DEVOUR THIS FOOD

1) Appearance - Very cozy, like being in someone's dining room.

2) Service - Good service, very relaxed and comfortable. Our servier had great hair!

3) Portions - Just right. I wasn't dying after dinner, which is always good :)

4) Taste - The pasta was very nice. I had the "Crespelle al Forno"- Baked home-made crepes stuffed with spinach and ricotta cheese, topped with a rose sauce. It was perfect. The salad was interesting. I had a spinach salad which came stuffed into a large cabbage leaf, and topped with mushrooms and nuts.

5) Price - Very good for great food, and a very comfortable and relaxed atmosphere. Overall, an excellent dining experience!

Cora / Cora's Breakfast & Lunch

6720 Meadowvale Town Centre Circle   Mississauga  ON  905.814.5225

A M A L says DEVOUR THIS FOOD

1) Appearance - cutest, brightest, cheeriest little breakfast place on earth!

2) Service - cheery, bright, friendly.

3) Portions - huge

4) Taste - amazing! I had an Omlette with everything on it, including cheese! It also comes with raosted potatoes, which are bursting with flavour, and of course, fruit (grapes, cantelope, pineapple, and strawberries, on the side). I ordered a fruit cocktail to drink, it was great!

5) Price - Average - roughly $15/person

C H R I S says DEVOUR THIS FOOD

1) Appearance - it kind of looked like a cross between fruitland and McDonalds playland...

2) Service - Fine.

3) Portions - good portions, but there was tons of fruit! A bit too much fruit for me.

4) Taste - Best Eggs Benedict outside of my house.

5) Price - We paid $40.00, which is a bit expensive for breakfast, and a bit higher in price than other breakfast restaurants, but then again, the food was better.

The Rivoli

334 Queen Street W  Toronto  ON   416.596.1908

A M A L says DEVOUR THIS FOOD!

1) Appearance - ugly. But I once did a live reading there so I love it anyway. It's also home to many legendary rock n' rollers such as Daylight for Deadeyes, Ron Sexmith, etc.

2) Service - What can one say?....I guess the service is fine.

3) Portions - great

4) Taste - shared a hamburger and fries with Chris, and had a magnificent beer. It was all magnificent.

5) Price - great. Average for bar food.

C H R I S says DEVOUR THIS FOOD!

1) Appearance - whatevs

2) Service - bland. The girls were fine, but it's questionable as to whether or not they have emotions. Not that you'd want emotional servers, but some sign of life would be cool.

3) Portions - I had to share a burger and fries...  :(  I pretended to be full.

4) Taste - it was perfect. It was exactly what we were looking for as a slight break from our Queen Street shopping.

5) Price - fine.

Downtown Mumbai

80 Courtney Park E   Mississauga ON   905.670.5670

A M A L  says DEVOUR THIS FOOD!

1) Appearance - dark, warm, nice chairs and furniture, but too open. You walk in and all the chairs and tables are visible, so when sitting, you feel a little exposed. Ceilings are also too high - they would benefit from adding bulkheads to lower the ceiling by atleast 10 feet. It must be at least a 20' high ceiling. They would also benefit by accessorising a bit more with artwork...The furniture is nice but artowrk on the wall is very shabby and disproportionate to the overall scale of the restaurant. However, I would say that my favorite part of the dining experience was the cutlery and serving dishes - very authentic and unique!

2) Service - Polite, helpful, but very shy.

3) Portions - great

4) Taste - FANTASTIC! I was very pleasantly surprised. We ordered the Pineapple Chaat as a starter to share, and it was phenomenal. It almost tasted like a Mexican Salsa - it had pineapple, potatoes, tomatoes, cilantro, spices, it was a perfect blend of flavours. For my main dish I ordered butter chicken. Again, phenomenal.

5) Price - very reasonable. Approx. $15-$20/person

C H R I S says DEVOUR THIS FOOD!

1) Appearance - Reminded me of someone's finished basement, minus the pool table and the furnace.

2) Service - Nice, mellow, relaxed

3) Portions - borderline perfect

4) Taste - I need to do my research on Indian Cuisine, but our Pineapple Chaat starter was excellent, I ordered Chicken Tikka with a side of rice, which was also excellent -It reminded me of Middle-Eastern Kebabs, it had a nice lemon flavour to it. And mixed in with the lettuce and veggies that come with it, it was very fresh. I also had some of Amal's butter chicken, which had a very smooth taste!

5) Price - Great price for great food!

***We may have found a rare gem here!!! Although we were a little bit heart-broken to be sitting just across from our beloved Prince Sushi, and it was very hard not to go in there, we were VERY PLEASANTLY surprised and will definately incorporate this restaurant into our dining routine!***

Paradiso

125 Lakeshore Rd E  Oakville ON   905.338.1594

A M A L says DEVOUR THIS FOOD!

1) Appearance - cozy, dark, rustic, but a little shabby, which is surprising since they advertise as "fine dining". The dining part was fine, but the appearance wasn't all that. They had weird pendant lights hanging randomly, which made them look like wierd UFOs or something.

2) Service - great, very friendly

3) Portions - fabulous! Chris and I shared just two appetizer dishes (the Bruschetta and the Tapas Platter), with their house Red Wine, and we were both stuffed after!

4) Taste - Excellent =)

5) Price - Reasonable. See their menu with pricing online.

C H R I S says DEVOUR THIS FOOD!

1) Appearance - looks dark and cool from the exterior, but there were all kinds of strange things on the wall on the interior

2) Service - Fine

3) Portions - good - we shared two appetizers, and they also give you complimentary bread

4) Taste - Very tasty

5) Price - OK. I would like to go back and try a main course next time.

Korean Grill House

214 Queen Street W   Toronto  ON   416.263.9850

A M A L says DEVOUR THIS FOOD!

1) Appearance - long, narrow, white. Cool looking. What caught our eye was the individual grills at each table; you order your food, and grill it to your own perfection!

2) Service - friendly

3) Portions - great great deal - they have an all-you-can-eat option!

4) Taste - good, but a little bit salty. The all-you-can-eat option included chicken, fish, salmon, beef, beef ribs, pork sausage, pork slices, ox's tongue, some kind of liver. You also get a few veggie side plates.

5) Price - great! $13.00 per person!

C H R I S says DEVOUR THIS FOOD!

1) Appearance - kinda cool, different, everyone gets their own little grill to grill your own food. It's pretty exciting at first, but then becomes kind of annoying.

2) Service - nice, friendly

3) Portions - we got the all you can eat deal, pretty sweet, we were stuffed by the end of it

4) Taste - I usually eat so much when it's all you can eat that I can't really taste the food anymore...it tasted really good when we first started grilling things! Chicken, beef, fish...YUM!

5) Price - pretty reasonable for all you can eat, and a pretty interesting dining experience!!!