Canoe

Canoe 66 Wellington St. West 416 364 4273

54th floor, Toronto Dominion Bank Tower



I am off and running. This was the first day of Winterlicious and I really started at the top in more ways than one. Canoe is on the 54th floor of the Toronto Dominion Bank Tower. It is also the top of the line in gourmet cuisine.

Elegant! Divine service! Delectable Food! Amazing View!

No doubt it is now fully booked for the entire Winterlicious experience. I called for 2 ½ hours to make a booking and then was on hold for another half hour. No matter. It was worth it all. The place was booming but it never was too noisy.

The service was impeccable. It was obvious that there has been extensive training with the staff and it certainly does pay off. As soon as we arrived the charming young ladies at the front desk were receptive. Our server couldn’t do enough to please us. Tyler (one of the servers) happened to overhear me say that I don’t eat meat. He quickly stepped in to tell me the bread had some pancetta and he would replace it immediately. Tyler, I think you will be the manager one day. The service continued to be superb throughout the meal and all our questions were patiently answered.

This is Winterlicious. At lunch three courses are offered for $25.00. There are choices within each section of the menu.

I was dining with my dear friend from my teaching days. We go back a long time and love to giggle and laugh as we recall our silly antics during that time.

We both opted for the Escarole and Red Oak Salad. It was superb. I have never heard of butternut squash vinaigrette. So tasty! It was a superb beginning.

The Beluga Lentil Soup is prepared with smoked ham and curry crème fraiche.

Clover Roads Duck Rilette was the third option.

My friend opted for the Braised Alberta Lamb entrée. It was served with pappardelle noodles, walnuts and Mill St. coffee Porter Sauce.

My Slow Cooked Heritage Salmon was delicious. It was served on a tasty shellfish veloute and root cellar vegetables. The salmon was placed on a tasty piece of cornbread. It was all quickly demolished with tasty sighs. This is gourmet food at its best.

Even though we were very full we intended to enjoy our dessert. The Birch Syrup Cake was topped with a piece of bacon caramel and ginger foam. The Niagara Pear Panna cotta with an orange spiced chilled consommé was tempting as well. The third dessert was a serving of 1608 Quebec Cheese with pretzel bread and butternut squash compote.

Winterlicious cocktails and winterlicious wines are fairly priced for this special week of dining.

We were two ‘over the top’ diners. We value our friendship and enjoy fine dining.

This truly is one of the exquisite restaurants in Toronto. It has an excellent regular menu and is known for the regal service. I can’t wait for a special occasion to return.