You might feel that the seating is a bit tight in the restaurant, but if you really want to see a crowd as unruly as grade-school kids at recess, yet as packed as a Wal-Mart on a Saturday, see the observation deck. ![]() Having dinner that early has a nice side affect: you have all night afterward to hit up comedy clubs and stylish little bars.ĭo you enjoy a nice walk after dinner? for a small fee, they’ll let you step outside and walk the perimeter of the tower in a harness.ĭinner comes with a complementary pass to the observation deck, one floor below the restaurant but the views in the restaurant are so stunning, the atmosphere so serene, and the food so good, that the observation deck is a definite step down. ![]() An early start time – 4:45 – not only got us a seat next to a window, but also had us starting dinner before mid-winter sunset, and finishing in the nighttime glow of Toronto’s colorful city lights. They don’t guarantee window seats with any reservation, but they do seem to seat along the window first, and then fill in the inner ring. If there is a secret to getting a table right next to a window – if that’s what you want – it may be this: get an early reservation. There’s a ring of tables along the glass. ![]() The entire circumference of the restaurant is floor-to-ceiling glass. I’m not aware of a dress code people were dressed casually but well. Subdued, elegant, everything you want “fancy” to be. DARK CHOCOLATE TOWER: farm fresh cream with toffee liqueur, preserved berry compote.CANADIAN CHEESE SELECTION: St-Albert 5-year-old cheddar, Castellon smoked gorganzola, Mountain Oak 2-Year-Old gouda, Upper Canada’s comfort cream, with raisin walnut toast, pears, maple glazed pecans.CA$8 prix fixe upsell (Apparently, the prix isn’t literally fixe.) Everything – everything – from the pork and the cod to every little tidbit on the plates – was delectable.Ĭheese Course. I’d have a hard time choosing between these two as my favorite dish of the evening. NIAGARA PANCETTA WRAPPED FOGO ISLAND COD with pickled spruce tip tapenade, Sweet Potato confit, Henry of Pelham Estate Winery charred broccolini, tomato thyme jus.QUÉBEC PORK TENDERLOIN with caramelized Brussels sprouts, chestnut purée, crumbled chorizo Grower’s Blend, Tawse Winery braised red cabbage and orange cardamom jus.I could’ve eaten the tartar all night long, especially with the mustard. PINE MEADOW FARM’S BEEF TARTAR with Kozlik’s mustard, house pickles, and charred habanero aioli.ROASTED BEETS and HEIRLOOM CARROTS with frisée lettuce, first pressed canola oil and verjus dressing, and crispy red onions.I was really in the mood for an old-fashioned, big-fat-shrimps-hanging-off-the-side-of-a-big-ol-glass-goblet affair. POACHED SHRIMP “COCKTAIL” Mary rose and cocktail sauce.We dragged ourselves over the snowy border, navigated our way through the maze they call The Path, crammed ourselves into a speedy elevator, and ate like royalty. ![]() The other difference is that at the top of the CN Tower, there’s really good food.Īfter taking down the Christmas tree, after several weeks of “breakfasts” that consisted of holiday cookies and cappuccino, after making soup from the Christmas Eve turkey, and after at least a dozen ways to use up leftover cranberry sauce (one of which was “…just eat it with a spoon”), the miLam team felt a celebration was in order: food that someone else cooked. The main difference is that when you look down from the Empire State Building, the people look little ants, but when you look down from the CN Tower, the people look like they have universal healthcare. If my calculations are right, that’d put it about seven floors higher than the observation deck of the Empire State Building. It gazes down on downtown Toronto’s Entertainment District from a 1150-foot perch. The 360 is a revolving, circular restaurant in the CN Tower. Eat it, Toronto! Just in case push comes to shove, and we have to flee the country, seeking basic human rights, it’s comforting to know that there’s really good food in Canada.
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