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!!!

Milestones Restaurants

3051 Vega Blvd Mississauga ON 905. 828.9119

A M A L says DEVOUR THIS FOOD

1) Appearance - it's ok. lots going on, but it's ok. dark.

2) Service - pretty good. not the fastest.


3) Portions - great

4) Taste - pleasantly surprised. I don't know why I have always had a thing against Milestones, for no particular reason. I typically do not like to frequent chains...I just don't. You get standard food, standard service. But I have been pleasantly surprised. They have good lunch specials, and their dinners are also quite good!

5) Price - reasonable

C H R I S says DEVOUR THIS FOOD


1) Appearance - fine, comfy booths, large bar area.

2) Service - slow, but nice

3) Portions - great.

4) Taste - I had the burger and fries, they were delicious!

5) Price - a little expensive for lunch time. 2 meals with 2 beers came to over $50...

De La Crepe

236 Queen St South   Streetsville  ON   905. 542.0022

A M A L says DEVOUR THIS FOOD

1) Appearance - small, long, narrow, but nice and clean. You just walk in off the street.

2) Service - very friendly. You order at the cash and they wrap your crepe so you can take it to go, or just sit and eat in the establishment

3) Portions - good, typical for a crepe

4) Taste - good. Ordered the Strawberry and chocolate crepe. Although I was looking forward to a huge plate with heaps of strawberries and warm chocolate sauce drizzled on top, it was more like a wrap - something I could have made at home.

5) Price - inexpensive, $5-$6 for a crepe. They have breakfast crepes and other 'food' crepes there as well, not just fruit. =)

C H R I S says DEVOUR THIS FOOD

1) Appearance - clean

2) Service - friendly, cheerful

3) Portions - I could have had 40 of those crepes...

4) Taste - good, but the nutella chocolate made it taste a little cheap

5) Price - good

Ki

181 Bay Street Toronto ON 416.308.5888

A M A L says DEVOUR THIS FOOD!

1) Appearance - pretty sleek. Nice booths in the lounge. Fabulous sushi bar. Cool little private rooms. Not very comfortable chairs in dining room though. A little cheesy on the chandelier over the bar in the lounge...

2) Service - OK

3) Portions - OK

4) Taste - interesting and unique types of sushi - well worth trying, and pretty exciting. But it's not the kind of sushi you can just keep eating and eating. I'm not in a rush to go back.

5) Price - well above average, especially for sushi.

C H R I S says DEVOUR THIS FOOD

1) Appearance - Red, comfortable, relaxed.

2) Service - slow.

3) Portions - OK.

4) Taste - glad that we finally went, but not going to rush back there.

5) Price - kind of expensive.

One Restaurant

116 Yorkville Avenue Toronto ON 416. 961.9600

A M A L says do NOT devour this food

1) Appearance - pretty much drop-dead-gorgeous. No exaggeration. Designed by one of Toronto's top Interior Design firms, Yabu Pushelberg. Just gorgeous. What can I say? Classy, simple, sleek, elegant, not over done. Luxurious. Just gorgeous.

2) Service - I am sure the servers are knowledgeable, they are all a bit older than your average servers. But they seemed to rush us...'just eat and get out'. I have had some conversations with management about the restaurant, the design, etc, and they are absolutely professional and friendly.

3) Portions - ok.

4) Taste - it breaks my heart to say this, but could definately be so much better. I have been there on 3 occasions: once for breakfast, once for lunch, and once for dinner. I would not order the eggs benedict, or the pancakes. Lunch was ok...I would order the fries again. And I Had a soup which was ok. Dinner...expensive, and just OK. Butternut Squash Gnocchi is ok, a little heavy...would not order it again. Why is this so???

5) Price - expensive.

C H R I S says do NOT devour this food

1) Appearance - 'Jay-Z in da house!' - Very high-end. Felt unwelcomed in my jeans and converse shoes. But seriously we were walking around Yorkville around bruch time in the middle of the week! Did I need to get dressed up? I found it a bit intimidating. Perhaps if I were in a suit I would like it better?

2) Service - not as fabulous as it should be. Yes, I used the word 'fabulous'. I am comfortable with my sexuality.

3) Portions - OK

4) Taste - Not good. No one in our party wanted to finish their meals.

5) Price - not cheap.

**Overall, dissappointed. But maybe you have to be a celebrity to be treated well? Or a regular$?

Sassafraz

100 Cumberland St Toronto ON 416. 964.2222

A M A L says do NOT devour this food

1) Appearance - pretty sleek, all white, trendy, cool bathrooms, uncomfortable little deuce tables in the middle, though.

2) Service - ok

3) Portions - ridiculous (not good)

4) Taste - Chris and I have been a few times, each time hoping would be better. We have been reluctant to give a bad review on this place, since it has such a great reputation, and since we have only been there for drinks and appetizers either on our way to someplace else, or returning from someplace else. But I believe that it is all hype. Do not order their cold, greasy tempura. Do not order their teeny tiny little McDonalds fries. Do not order their scallops. Do I need to go on?
I will say this, however. Their badass Mojito is pretty badass. I would only order that.

5) Price - We don't mind spending on fine food, fine drinks, dining out - after all, we are young & beautiful ;) and have disposable income. However, I found this place to be ridiculously over priced, and definately will not go back (except for their badass mojito, if i HAD to).

C H R I S says do NOT devour this food!

1) Appearance - fancy

2) Service - not that great.

3) Portions - horribly small. not good for sharing appetizers.

4) Taste - tempura - NO THANKS!

5) Price - too much for too little.

Burger King

243 Yonge Street Toronto ON

A M A L says do NOT devour this food!

1) Appearance - This is how I would envision purgatory to look like. We never thought of critiquing Burger King, but the appearance was so, so, so bad, we just had to. Everything was gray, the fluorescent lights were flickering, and acoustic ceiling tile was stained and warped, the garbages were over flowing, the people were over flowing, the air was stale...I felt like we were trapped in some horrid time warp...like we were frozen in time someplace ugly and dirty!!!

2) Service - fast food. They take your order, then move on.

3) Portions - ...? I don't know. Fine, I guess.

4) Taste - I will admit, I kind of like their poutine...once a year.

5) Price - average for fast food I guess?

C H R I S says do NOT devour this food!

1) Appearance - ....am I in hell? scary, scary, and scary!

2) Service - fine. Everything seems fine, but just doesn't look fine!

3) Portions - fine.

4) Taste - gross, groos, and gross!

5) Price - save your money.

Denny's

40 Courtney Park Drive E Mississauga ON 905.565.6161

A M A L says DEVOUR THIS FOOD

1) Appearance - very american-chain like. standard booths, tables, chair, carpet. Ugly acoustic ceiling tiles. blah flooring. BUT their tables and booths are very spacious, which is great. The good thing about places like these, is that you don't really go there for the appearance. And overall, its not THAT bad.

2) Service - questionable...

3) Portions - large

4) Taste - I greatly enjoy their hashbrowns with eggs. Very good. I would say above average for sure!

5) Price - $10/person, roughly.

C H R I S says DEVOUR THIS FOOD

1) Appearance - "...hey Rosanne, get the kids, we're goin' out!" ...no but seriously, I guess it's fine after a night of drinking...

2) Service - Not good. But then again, it's open 24/7 and they are probably used to shitty clientele (drunk and such).

3) Portions - good,

4) Taste - not bad,

5) Price - decent.

Cantina Mexicana

277 Queen St South Mississauga ON 905.813.1992

A M A L says DEVOUR THIS FOOD!

1) Appearance - very cute, small, and cozy.

2) Service - excellent. Family owned restaurant, and they obviously really care about their business and their clients. Sweetest people ever!

3) Portions - great

4) Taste - great! LOVE LOVE LOVE the appetizer nachos they bring you for free before your meal! They also make great drinks there!

5) Price - average

C H R I S says DEVOUR THIS FOOD!

1) Appearance - I like it. It's cute. Kind of Mexican.

2) Service - fine.

3) Portions - just enough.

4) Taste - loved it! I enjoy the combination of the burrito, rice, refried beans and salad!

5) Price - reasonable.

Rosewood Bistro & Wine Bar

1900 Dundas St W. Mississauga ON 905.855.3913

A M A L says DEVOUR THIS FOOD!

1) Appearance - very nice and quaint. You park at the back of the restaurant and walk through a terrace area and the patio to enter. Very cute. The restaurant is distinctly divided from the bar. The restaurant is very cozy, welcoming and unintimidating, although it is a nicer-than-average restaurant. They have painted interesting murals on the wall, play beautiful soft jazz, and the deep, dark wood of the bar area is very inviting. They also benefit fromt the pitched roof, which add an old-world charm to the restaurant.

2) Service - excellent. They have charming servers.

3) Portions - quite large.

4) Taste - very good. Ordered the steak & frites for lunch - the steak was not very tender, I could not really eat through the whole thing. But I would definately go back.

5) Price - a little above average, but not too pricey, and definately worth it.

C H R I S says DEVOUR THIS FOOD!

1) Appearance - kind of high-endish.

2) Service - top notch.

3) Portions - good.

4) Taste - good, but not the greatest.

5) Price - a bit high, but good for a nice treat! Great ambiance more than anything.

Swiss Chalet

6430 Erin Mills Parkway. Mississauga ON 905.858.5849

A M A L says DEVOUR THIS FOOD

1) Appearance - I like their bar-area. In the day it is nice and bright. Their floor tiles are also nicer, offer more friction than in the main dining area. This is a chain restaurant which I love and adore. Mostly booths, some tables. Accomodate for any number of people.

2) Service - great and fast

3) Portions - large, very filling

4) Taste - I can drink the chalet sauce on its own, every day, breakfast, lunch, and dinner. The fries are also delightful. And of course their chicken is always juicy and fabulous! (this being said, I always order the white meat...I have had a few experiences with their dark meat which was not so favorable).

5) Price - Can't beat it! Pretty much almost the same price for a McDonalds meal but it's sooo much better! Approx. $10/person

C H R I S says do NOT devour this food!

1) Appearance - um, fine if you like Swiss Chalet.

2) Service - fine for Swiss Chalet

3) Portions - not bad if you like Swiss Chalet

4) Taste - Tastes like Swiss Chalet

5) Price - Decent for Swiss Chalet

*NOTE: I only go here because Amal loves it.

King's Noodle House

296 Spadina Ave Toronto Ontario 416.598.1817

A M A L says DEVOUR THIS FOOD!

1) Appearance - actually, for a place in china town, not so bad! they've tried to make it look more contemporary, and less "chinese" in terms of those hanging paper lanterns, etc. You do see a few spiritual statues in niches, but for the most part, it's ok. (bathrooms are another issue...downstairs...no locks on doors...cardboard floors...blaaaghh)

2) Service - the place is run like the military. They get so busy, no one speaks english. Someone seats you, another person brings you tea, another person takes your order, someone else brings your order (but you have to remind them)...and so on. But it's fine, they're all hard working and friendly. and there are always servers on break eating the food, which is always reassuring.

3) Portions - HUGE.

4) Taste - sooooooooo goooood. everything just tastes so good. I love their duck. I love their shrimp dumplings with chives...you have to try everything!

5) Price - very inexpensive. Approx. $25 for two people.

C H R I S says do NOT Devour this food!

1) Appearance - busy, dirty, scary

2) Service - busy, dirty, scary

3) Portions - huge

4) Taste - I don't enjoy Chinese food...so maybe there is a bias to my review.

5) Price - great. Amal paid!

Taco Fiesta

35 Mosley Street Wasaga Beach Ontario 705.422.0098

A M A L says DEVOUR THIS FOOD!

1) Appearance - small little "shack" almost, just two streets up from the beach. It's not a restaurant, more like a food kiosk. Looks pretty Mexican, i guess, if you're into stereotypes.

2) Service - Fabulous! Owned by a husband/wife snowbird duo, who live in Mexico during Canadian winters, and come service up fabulous authentic Mexican food during Canadian summers!

3) Portions - itsy bitsy teensy weensy little tiny tacos, but they taste SO good and they're so cheap, you can afford to buy lots! and don't forget the fries!

4) Taste - mmmmmmmm. Seriously so good, because they use the corn tortillas, rather than the flour. (yuk, just say no to flour tortillas!)

5) Price - cheapola. $1.50-$2.50 per taco or something like that.

C H R I S says DEVOUR THIS FOOD

1) Appearance - small, cute, does the job

2) Service - friendly, efficient, looks like a clean place because you watch them prepare everything

3) Portions - small, I wouldn't necessarily go there if I were starving.

4) Taste - really good. Love the refried bean tacos.

5) Price - inexpensive, a great snack while you're at the beach.

Wild Wing

Wild Wing. Mississauga On. Located at the AMC Complex on Winston Churchill

A M A L says DEVOUR THIS FOOD

1) Appearance - the way it should! Tall bar-height tables, stools, wood, plasma tv's, buckets of beer, and wings!

2) Service - there were many servers, but they seemed very disorganized...service was SO S-L-O-W.

3) Portions - order as much as you want and you pay by the pound. The individual wings were large

4) Taste - DELISH! We ordered a few different flavours, my personal favorite was plain-old tradiational honey-garlic! mmm

5) Price - average

C H R I S says DEVOUR THIS FOOD

1) Appearance - loud, fun, busy...looks like a wings place!

2) Service - ...were there servers? no, I'm kidding. it wasnt THAT bad. but they were pretty slow.

3) Portions - pretty big, and you get what you pay for

4) Taste - pretty good. I'm not much of a wings fan, but they were alight. They boast 101 flavors! (yes, that's ONE HUNDRED AND ONE different kinds of chicken wing flavours, from candy cane, to terryaki, to penut butter....?)

5) Price - Average

Overall, a fun place to hang out and grab a beer, then go catch a movie, since you're at the AMC complex!