Annona

Annona Hyatt Hotel 4 Avenue rd 416 324 1567

Three cousins honored our aunt’s 98th birthday with a festive lunch at Annona. It is a classy place like our aunt. She has red hair and rosy cheeks. She still does her own income tax and is sharp as can be. The service was attentive and she delighted in the elegance and the calm.
All 4 of us were impressed with the variety on the menu. The birthday girl quickly noticed the Chicken Matzah Ball Soup.($11.00) She craves tastes from her past home cooking. The bowl was enormous and was filled with matzah balls, kreplah and pulled chicken. She was delighted. In addition she ordered the Smoked Salmon, Panceetta & Avocado appetizer. Roasted tomato, iceberg lettuce and avocado were all enhanced with some caper dressing.($13.00) She did consider the Crab Cakes served with avocado salsa and aged balsamic reduction.($18.00)
One of the cousins ordered the Caesar Salad ($13.00) prepared with hearts of romaine, hand chopped bits of bacon, shaved parmesan and herbed croutons. This was an enormous salad and we all dug in. In addition she enjoyed the Fish & Chips Almost. The chickpea battered halibut was served with sweet potato frites, raita and grilled lemon.($16.00)
The Tandoori Chicken Breast Salad was enjoyed by one of our party. Baby spinach, chick peas, mango, sweet pepper, grilled eggplant were topped with a citrus vinaigrette.($17.00)
I thought my choice was the tastiest and the best. A Tuna Salad Wrap & Soup is offered for $16.00. The soup was a creamy lentil based soup with cumin and lemon yogurt. It was creamy, flavorful and outstanding. The tuna wrap was enormous and filled with a large amount of tuna, avocado, egg, tomato, olives and arugula.($16.00) I couldn’t finish half of it but it was so tasty.
Everything was beautifully presented. We all enjoyed our lunch and commented on how delightful it was to dine in a quiet charming spot.
Our aunt was surprised with a large piece of delicious torte with a candle. I think she will long remember her outing. The Hyatt Regency is an exquisite hotel. Annona was an excellent choice.