BROWNSTONE BISTRO AND BAR
601 Yonge Street, Toronto, On, M4Y1K9, (416) 920-6288 Gluten-free friendly, Happy Hour
On a blustery Saturday night after doing some frantic Christmas shopping we decided to try Brownstone. I had been here a number of years before with my son and found it to be a pretty good bistro. I came with my wife, my son and his girlfriend and we did not make a reservation. We arrived around 6:30 to find only a few tables occupied, however well into our meal a large group arrived and the bistro was full.
We began by ordering a nice California wine.
The waiter brought us a nice basket of bread with an olive oil and balsamic dip.
While we were trying to decide on what appetizers to order and share, the waiter suggested a sampling platter for two that would have a nice selection of appetizers. He was right - it was outstanding. It contained chicken tenders, fried calamari, spring rolls and a small salad. It included a variety of dipping sauces.
While we savoured our appetizers, the waiter brought us another basket of bread - without our asking! We carefully examined the menu (everything sounded good) and finally decided to order our mains.
One of us ordered the chicken marsala which was a grilled chicken breast topped with a wild mushroom marsala sauce. The chicken was very tender and the sauce was lightly spiced. It came with a portion of corn on the cob, potato and cauliflower.
One of us ordered the stuffed chicken breast filled with roasted peppers and mozzarella topped with a sun dried tomato cream sauce and tiger shrimp. It was absolutely delicious.
My wife and I tried the grilled Atlantic salmon with maple miso glaze, topped with a sweet apple onion slaw it was one of the best salmon dishes I have ever eaten. The salmon was perfectly done, the sauce was not overbearing and the cold flavour filled slaw matched very well.
Even though we were rather full, we decided to share a couple of deserts. We decided to try the panna cotta. It was light and delicious.
We even had room for an irish coffee.
We all had the same opinion about the Brownstone. The meals were very good and not bloating. The menu is very well done, with a good variety of choices. They have a full bar of martinis etc.. We all thoroughly enjoyed the meal and will definitely come back to try more of their menu. Voted best bistro in Toronto 2012. Well done.
http://www.brownstonebistro.ca/dinner
We began by ordering a nice California wine.
The waiter brought us a nice basket of bread with an olive oil and balsamic dip.
One of us ordered the chicken marsala which was a grilled chicken breast topped with a wild mushroom marsala sauce. The chicken was very tender and the sauce was lightly spiced. It came with a portion of corn on the cob, potato and cauliflower.
One of us ordered the stuffed chicken breast filled with roasted peppers and mozzarella topped with a sun dried tomato cream sauce and tiger shrimp. It was absolutely delicious.
My wife and I tried the grilled Atlantic salmon with maple miso glaze, topped with a sweet apple onion slaw it was one of the best salmon dishes I have ever eaten. The salmon was perfectly done, the sauce was not overbearing and the cold flavour filled slaw matched very well.
Even though we were rather full, we decided to share a couple of deserts. We decided to try the panna cotta. It was light and delicious.
We all had the same opinion about the Brownstone. The meals were very good and not bloating. The menu is very well done, with a good variety of choices. They have a full bar of martinis etc.. We all thoroughly enjoyed the meal and will definitely come back to try more of their menu. Voted best bistro in Toronto 2012. Well done.
http://www.brownstonebistro.ca/dinner
Thank you so much for taking the time to write a review. We always value hearing what our guests have to say, especially bloggers. Hope you can make it out in the summer time and grab a seat out on our patio!
ReplyDeleteWe very much enjoyed our meals and will definitely be back soon. You have a nice menu and are reasonably priced.
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