Date: August 31, 2013
Location: 115 Yorkville Ave (east of Avenue Rd), Toronto
Website: http://www.remys.ca/
Website: http://www.remys.ca/
Cuisine: bar
Meal: dinner and drinks
My thoughts:
My friend LL was leaving town, and she picked this place for a final catch-up session before going. The restaurant was about half full, surprising for a Saturday night, but I guess most people are away for the long weekend.
For drinks, I had the Walking Dead ($8), Malibu Black Rum, pineapple juice and grenadine. It was amazing! If you are anything like me and love pineapple and/or its juice, then you'll love their cocktails menu. About a third of their drinks have pineapple juice in it.
LL had some sort of rum cocktail. The name escapes my mind. It was black in colour but sweet in taste.
I ordered the Chicken Quesadillas ($13), which was aesthetically-pleasing, with its perfect grid-like grill marks. Unfortunately, taste-wise, it was lacking. There wasn't much chicken and the little chicken that was there was chopped so fine, it was hardly distinguishable from the cheese. There was also no cilantro, parsley or any type of fresh herb, which would have given it a nice contrast.
LL ordered the Crab Cake Salad ($14). The crab cakes were delish - with a nice crunchy exterior and a moist, intact interior. The salad was very plain, though, was terribly meagre, tossed in just a little bit of salad dressing topped with a sad very few dried cranberries. My friend asked our waitress, who was a real sweetheart, for some nuts, cheese and extra dressing, which she provided at no extra cost. With the extras, LL said the salad was much better.
Our waitress - whose name is Jessica, I think - was great. Attentive, but not overly so, friendly, and efficient. The patio was really very spacious, and I hear it is one of the largest in TO; this is certainly a great spot to hit up on a summer night. This particular night, however, was a bit on the chilly side, so we didn't stay for very long. All in all, we had a good time. Great electronic music, if that is your thing, played at just the right volume level. I'd come back for patio drinks, but not the food. A lot of floor space, which I would imagine converts into a dance floor on busier nights.
My thoughts:
My friend LL was leaving town, and she picked this place for a final catch-up session before going. The restaurant was about half full, surprising for a Saturday night, but I guess most people are away for the long weekend.
For drinks, I had the Walking Dead ($8), Malibu Black Rum, pineapple juice and grenadine. It was amazing! If you are anything like me and love pineapple and/or its juice, then you'll love their cocktails menu. About a third of their drinks have pineapple juice in it.
LL had some sort of rum cocktail. The name escapes my mind. It was black in colour but sweet in taste.
I ordered the Chicken Quesadillas ($13), which was aesthetically-pleasing, with its perfect grid-like grill marks. Unfortunately, taste-wise, it was lacking. There wasn't much chicken and the little chicken that was there was chopped so fine, it was hardly distinguishable from the cheese. There was also no cilantro, parsley or any type of fresh herb, which would have given it a nice contrast.
LL ordered the Crab Cake Salad ($14). The crab cakes were delish - with a nice crunchy exterior and a moist, intact interior. The salad was very plain, though, was terribly meagre, tossed in just a little bit of salad dressing topped with a sad very few dried cranberries. My friend asked our waitress, who was a real sweetheart, for some nuts, cheese and extra dressing, which she provided at no extra cost. With the extras, LL said the salad was much better.
Our waitress - whose name is Jessica, I think - was great. Attentive, but not overly so, friendly, and efficient. The patio was really very spacious, and I hear it is one of the largest in TO; this is certainly a great spot to hit up on a summer night. This particular night, however, was a bit on the chilly side, so we didn't stay for very long. All in all, we had a good time. Great electronic music, if that is your thing, played at just the right volume level. I'd come back for patio drinks, but not the food. A lot of floor space, which I would imagine converts into a dance floor on busier nights.
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