Rosewater

I know this review probably is a bit overdue, but I thought I would still mention my experience at Rosewater. My last visit here was for Winterlicious lunch. Surprisingly, their food was pretty good. I came here for Winterlicious dinner in 2011 and the food wasn't too great. Either they improved, or a different selection of the food just did the magic.

For appetizer I chose the Truffled Cream of Cauliflower.

I thought the taste was a bit too light, kind of tasteless I would say?

For the main I ordered the Parsley Crusted Salmon Filet.

Normally I find most western restaurants lacking skill in making their fish dishes good, but surprisingly this dish was really good. The salmon was cooked just right, not overly done. However, I did think the claims had a strong sea water taste to it, was really salty.

I forgot to take a picture, but some of my friends ordered the strip loin burger. It looked thick and juicy, and from my friends' comment it tasted good as well. However, if you ask me I think it seemed kind of a waste to order a burger in such a restaurant for winterlicious.

I think the dessert was the best dish of the night. Here is the Red Wine Poached Apple and Berry Cobbler.

If you ask me, I kinda didn't really favor the apple and berry part, but the crust was just amazing. The sides were crispy and it just had the perfect texture. It was also served it with vanilla creme anglaise on the side which was just the perfect match for the crust. 

Food: Good

Service: Good

Price: $20 winterlicious lunch menu is cheap I would say.

Atmosphere/Decoration: I thought the environment was really nice. I remember when I came in 2011 we had a bigger group so we got our own special VIP room upstairs. This time we sat downstairs, but still the setting was really nice. However, it did get a bit noisy during lunch time.

Overall: My most recent experience definitely added points to this restaurant compared to the first time I came here. I can still remember their trio sorbet did not taste good at all, the flavours were just odd. I only came here for winterlicious so I can't comment much on their main menu, but I would say this is not a bad choice if you were to come here for winterlicious/summerlicious. The food and the environment are both good.

Rosewater

19 Toronto Street, Downtown