I have been seeing the name of this tapas restaurant for sometime now during my searches for a good restaurant close to my home. Although I saw the address was very close to mine I could not figure out where it physically was... At the end, we decided to try this place with my husband and a friend of ours, and I realized why I could not see it before... This little, nice tapas restaurant is located in a strip mall at one block north of Yonge&StClair, Toronto. I have been to this strip mall to stop by at Bruno's (a small grocery store) couple of times but never thought there would be a nice restaurant inside that building... Despite the location of it, once you enter the restaurant it has a very cozy feel and you just forget that it is in a strip mall - actually I even feel like I am somewhere in Spain, and love it.
We started with half a liter of sangria (they have red and white, we choose the red one), which worked really well because the day we went there was a warm day in Toronto with high humidity (and their A/C was broken). Sangria was good, cold and refreshing...
For the rest of the dinner we drank a bottle of syrah that our friend brought, and we were lucky that they have no corkage fee on Sundays ( good to keep in mind, makes a difference in the bill :)).
With my husband, we ordered bunch of tapas and shared - since our friend is vegetarian she ordered for herself. We got; Bruschetta (of edamame, grilled green onions, moroccan olives and sicilian tomatoes), Torta of grilled portobello mushroom, Papas fritas (fries with sage and rosemary flavor), Grilled squid with fingerling patatoes, olives and capers, Salt cod cake with piperade and chipotle crema, Venison pieces with a warm red cabbage salad. 3 tapas per person was just right for us, we were full and happy at the end of the dinner...
I loved everything we ordered except the Torta of grilled portobello mushroom. This dish was very bland and dry. Especially fries are a must; beautiful flavors, much more than your ordinary fries...
I will definitely go to Cava again, and this time will try their paella, and let you know... Mmmm, looking forward to it :)
They also have a chocolaterie next door - sells ice cream too - if anyone wants to try...
Name: Cava Restaurant
Address: 1560 Yonge Street, Toronto, M4T 2S9
Phone Number: 416 979 99 18
Website: http://cavarestaurant.ca/
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Monday, May 3, 2010
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
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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