Location: 7850 Woodbine Avenue, 2nd floor (Woodbine & Hwy 407)
Website: http://www.oratapaslounge.com/
Cuisine: tapas/fusion
Meal: dinner
My thoughts:
My aunt hosted a party here for my cousin (first cousin) as it was her 100th day birthday.
She rented the entire dining area as she had invited a lot of people, which was nice, because it really added to the cozy and intimate atmosphere. The dining area is pretty inconspicuous and is located on the far side of a darts lounge. With its dim lighting and soft candles, it really is more of a classy lounge.
Anyway, onto the food. For the first hour or so was the reception. There were apps at the bar that were self-served and included an array of things, including beef carpaccio, salmon sashimi-topped deep-fried wonton wrappers, grilled squid and corn salad/salsa and chicken wings. The wings weren't anything special, but I loved everything else. I could really taste the quality of the ingredients and there were some interesting combination of flavours.
Dinner started at around 7:30pm. Guests were asked to choose between a leek and potato soup or a garden salad for starters. I chose the salad, which was very fresh, but it was very uninteresting. Asides from the glazed vinaigrette, and what totalled to be one whole grape tomato (but really served as garnish IMO), it lacked any toppings.
My mom had the soup, which I didn't try, so I can't speak to how it tasted.
For the main, everyone was given a choice of either a lamb rack, steak or salmon. I chose the lamb and it was soooo juicy and tender.
My dad ordered the steak, which I had a taste of. We both agreed the lamb was more flavourful and more tender.
I had a great time tonight. Service was attentive and quick, and food was dee-lish. I'll have to be back on a regular night to try other things and to get a more objective review.
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