Something's Fishy
My wife and I look forward to Savour Vaughan each year as it provides an opportunity to experience a new restaurant at a great price. Last night we had a reservation for 7pm. When we arrived, the restaurant was beautiful and the greeter (I believe the owner as I will get to that later) was very nice. We were told our table was ready. A woman asked us to wait a moment and went off towards the area where we would eventually be sitting. She appeared to forget about us as I noticed her taking an order for another table then speaking to patrons at yet another. When I finally said something, we were finally led to our table.
We asked for the wine menu and were asked if we would be ordering from the Savour Vaughan menu; we confirmed and waited for the wine menu. A short time later the same woman who forgot to sit us and went to get the wine menu came back to ask if we needed anything. I reminded her about the wine menu.
When she returned, we ordered. We enjoyed our wine and the bread drenched in olive oil and waited for our appetizers. Then we waited some more. 40 minutes later they finally arrived. The calamari which sounded so nice on the menu was thrown on top of a few pieces of salad and was incredibly bland. My wife ordered the portobello mushrooms which were equally bland.
No more than 5 minutes after the appetizers arrive, the same confused woman came by with two orders of sea bass. She asked if it was "too soon" for the entee and I laughed. I said yes and my wife did not order sea bass, she ordered veal.
I watched as a party of four sat two tables away from us. One of the ladies asked if there was a coat check and the owner(?) pointed to a coat rack near the washrooms. The lady's face was priceless! I also noticed she asked 3 times for a fork.
Next to us a young couple sat and waited for their menus.
The table lady at another table behind my wife was friends with the owners as the woman from the restaurant kept parading her family to the table, including her father, the owner. I chuckled as the patron raved about the food.
Finally the entrees arrive. I took one bite out of my sea bass and thought something was amiss. I would probably perform well on Hells Kitchen as I immediately noticed the fish was not sea bass; it was tilapia. As a further insult, I called over the same woman from the beginning of the wonderful experience and asked if she was sure I was served sea bass. She seemed to think for a second and then confirmed it was. I asked where the risotto was as it was part of the entree. She apologized and went off to find my risotto (I should mention the first time she came by with the two orders of sea bass, there was no risotto there either). The risotto finally arrives and not only is it sitting on a bread plate in 1/4 inch of water, it's overcooked and the mushrooms appeared to have been just sliced and thrown on top. On top of everything, it was equally bland as the calamari.
By now, the young couple got tired of waiting and left.
The only positive note was my wife's veal. It was fairly decent and I am not a veal eater!
As we neared the point of disgust, we asked for the dessert and the bill. We asked for two tiramisus. Someone else brought out a tiramisu and a creme brulee. We had to correct her and we finally got our dessert and the bill.
Perhaps the restaurant was overwhelmed as a result of Savour Vaughan; however, don't serve someone one fish and try to pass it off as something else.
I would never step foot in this restaurant again and would highly recommend no one else does either.
My wife and I look forward to Savour Vaughan each year as it provides an opportunity to experience a new restaurant at a great price. Last night we had a reservation for 7pm. When we arrived, the restaurant was beautiful and the greeter (I believe the owner as I will get to that later) was very nice. We were told our table was ready. A woman asked us to wait a moment and went off towards the area where we would eventually be sitting. She appeared to forget about us as I noticed her taking an order for another table then speaking to patrons at yet another. When I finally said something, we were finally led to our table.
We asked for the wine menu and were asked if we would be ordering from the Savour Vaughan menu; we confirmed and waited for the wine menu. A short time later the same woman who forgot to sit us and went to get the wine menu came back to ask if we needed anything. I reminded her about the wine menu.
When she returned, we ordered. We enjoyed...