18 Wellington St. West, Toronto, Ontario RATING: Excellent
"Healthy AND delicious!"
This is an ‘Oliver & Bonacini’ restaurant; but who cares about the fancy frou-frou name? It’s the quality of the food and the efficiency of the wait staff that is of prime importance in a busy restaurant in the financial district. Fortunately this restaurant came up trumps on both counts.
I went with two colleagues during the busy Christmas season and it was hopping. Service was fast and efficient, and the wait staff endlessly pleasant and knowledgeable. They need to get people in and out in a reasonable amount of time, but at their ...ehem.. prices, the food had better be good. And it is.
I ordered the Roasted Organic Chicken Breast that was accompanied by quinoa and mushroom salad, along with a date and lemon sauce. What a pleasure for the palate. I usually order quinoa with trepidation because it can be bitter and just plain awful, but it was not. Flavourful! Oh so flavourful with the mushrooms adding tender chewiness, and the date sauce bringing a sweetness that wasn`t overpowering. The chicken was mouth wateringly tender. I ate every speck of food on my plate and could barely concentrate on the conversation. My colleagues made similar work of their dishes. One had the chunky tomato soup with accompanying BLT sliders. She was initially disappointed that the `sliders` had no beef! But once she got past that expectation she proceeded to clean her plate and pronounced the sliders a success.
One word of warning, this venue isn’t going to satisfy a big man with a big appetite because the portions aren’t large; but they are perfect for people who don’t want to feel like they need a nap to recover from a massive midday meal. Thank you Jump. A last sad comment is about the desserts. All three of us women were looking for a rich dark chocolate cake and the only item that came close was black forest cake, which is no substitute for an orgasmic slice of melt-in-your-mouth dark chocolate cake. We finished our meal with coffee, and Jump made no dessert sale on this day.
Restaurant website: http://www.oliverbonacini.com/jump.aspx
"Healthy AND delicious!"
This is an ‘Oliver & Bonacini’ restaurant; but who cares about the fancy frou-frou name? It’s the quality of the food and the efficiency of the wait staff that is of prime importance in a busy restaurant in the financial district. Fortunately this restaurant came up trumps on both counts.
I went with two colleagues during the busy Christmas season and it was hopping. Service was fast and efficient, and the wait staff endlessly pleasant and knowledgeable. They need to get people in and out in a reasonable amount of time, but at their ...ehem.. prices, the food had better be good. And it is.
I ordered the Roasted Organic Chicken Breast that was accompanied by quinoa and mushroom salad, along with a date and lemon sauce. What a pleasure for the palate. I usually order quinoa with trepidation because it can be bitter and just plain awful, but it was not. Flavourful! Oh so flavourful with the mushrooms adding tender chewiness, and the date sauce bringing a sweetness that wasn`t overpowering. The chicken was mouth wateringly tender. I ate every speck of food on my plate and could barely concentrate on the conversation. My colleagues made similar work of their dishes. One had the chunky tomato soup with accompanying BLT sliders. She was initially disappointed that the `sliders` had no beef! But once she got past that expectation she proceeded to clean her plate and pronounced the sliders a success.
One word of warning, this venue isn’t going to satisfy a big man with a big appetite because the portions aren’t large; but they are perfect for people who don’t want to feel like they need a nap to recover from a massive midday meal. Thank you Jump. A last sad comment is about the desserts. All three of us women were looking for a rich dark chocolate cake and the only item that came close was black forest cake, which is no substitute for an orgasmic slice of melt-in-your-mouth dark chocolate cake. We finished our meal with coffee, and Jump made no dessert sale on this day.
Restaurant website: http://www.oliverbonacini.com/jump.aspx
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