My new husband and I don't get out to dinner very often. I love to cook so often we opt for a making a gourmet meal in versus heading out on the town. But when we do, we always enjoy - Toronto is full of great restaurants and my list of places to go is constantly growing!
We recently had the chance to check out Lolita's Lust with four friends for a surprise birthday dinner. The dinner date was changed at the last minute, giving us the chance to take advantage of Winterlicious 2011.
For those who aren't familiar with Winterlicious, it's nearly two week restaurant promotion produced by the City of Toronto (similar to NYC Restaurant Week). About 150 of Toronto's top restaurants participate, offering three-course prix fixe menus at affordable prices - some dinners are just $25 a person and a number of restaurants also offer lunch options. Yum.
We recently had the chance to check out Lolita's Lust with four friends for a surprise birthday dinner. The dinner date was changed at the last minute, giving us the chance to take advantage of Winterlicious 2011.
For those who aren't familiar with Winterlicious, it's nearly two week restaurant promotion produced by the City of Toronto (similar to NYC Restaurant Week). About 150 of Toronto's top restaurants participate, offering three-course prix fixe menus at affordable prices - some dinners are just $25 a person and a number of restaurants also offer lunch options. Yum.
Located on the Danforth, Lolita's Lust is a surprisingly large restaurant with a beautiful design, full of exposed brick, a personal favourite design element. The tables are pretty close together but our party of six had ample room to enjoy.
A look inside Lolita's Lust (photo courtesy of Lolita's Lust)
The Winterlicious menu provided a three choices for each course - appetizer, entree and dessert. Evidence of our similar tastes, my new husband and I enjoyed exactly the same meal: roasted beet and cucumber salad with tzatiki in a balsamic reduction to start; seared salmon topped with tomato chili chutney and served with vegetable & potatoes as a main; and chocolate mousse topped with a strawberry to finish the meal. Not only did everything taste delicious, it was presented nicely and the portions were just enough to leave you full, but not stuffed. And at just $25 per person, it was truly a great value!
We're hoping to dine at a few more restaurants this Winterlicious season and already have plans to go to Big Daddy's Bourbon Street Bistro & Oyster Bar next week. Are you planning to check out any restaurants during Winterlicious 2011?
We have Providence Restaurant week-same sort of thing, $19.95 for a 3 course lunch or $29.95 for a 3 course dinner, and having a fabulous Little Italy section here it's definitely worth enjoying more than once. Hope you get to go out more than once!
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