187 Bay St (At Wellington St.), Toronto RATING: Fair to Average
“Poor to average food, too-small portions”
“Poor to average food, too-small portions”

Two of
us had the special of the day which was northern pickerel in a roasted red
pepper sauce accompanied by couscous and steamed arugula. I hadn’t eaten
pickerel since my uncle Walter caught one out of the back of his boat in Northern Ontario when I was a kid; so I was anticipating the taste of this unique mild white
fish. It was indeed nicely cooked: tender and moist. The sauce was fine, the
couscous okay, but the steamed arugula was not edible. Why serve such an
incredibly overpowering bitter accompaniment? Neither of us enjoyed that part
of the meal and pushed it around our plates after one small bite. It was an average meal at best.
Another coworker had the Crispy Chicken which were deep
fried chicken pieces, with an average tasting coleslaw. Average. The last of
the four of us ordered the Fish n’ Chips, which was beer-battered haddock, and
fries that looked mouth wateringly good. He’s a guy, so he didn’t go on and on
about the food, but I could tell that he was really enjoying that meal. I was
almost tempted to hand back my pickerel and ask for the haddock, because it
looked that good.
I would say three thumbs down and one thumb up for this
meal. Good wait staff and comfortable seating, too-small portions, and prices
are not cheap – we split the bill four ways and each paid $32. No alcohol, only
a main course. And I had a bagel in the mid afternoon because I was still
hungry. This is definitely not my favourite restaurant, so if you can choose
another location, and there are many to choose from in the financial district,
do so.
Restaurant website: http://www.farnienterestaurant.com/
Restaurant website: http://www.farnienterestaurant.com/
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