The Highwood

We had a very nice evening served by polite and attentive servers. We enjoyed the pork belly bao to start, salmon entree and lamb chop entree. Meals were prepared to perfection as I asked for my fish to be well done. The lamb had balanced flavors and tender. Finished with the chocolate cherry tart. We can't recommend the highwood enough. Please remember these are students learning and practicing their trade.

The whole experience was not so good, and we definitely won't go back. The bread was from last week's class... Hard and chewy. Appetizers were OK. The soup (the one in the cappuccino cup) and salad were fantastic. The main dishes were great. My steak was cooked perfectly, but I just did not like the big chunk of deep fried hash brown with my steak cause it made my steak extra heavy. The deserts were beautiful but tasted terrible. I could not even finish one third of mine and I tried! Very bad way to finish the meal to be honest. The server never asked us how things were, and the two times that I mentioned something, nothing changed. At the end they almost charged us for another table by mistake. I caught it only because I always check my bill and felt like it was a lot higher. So, two stars because four out of seven (bread, dessert, service, and the value) were fail for us. I understand they are students, but when I pay over $110 for two, I start to expect high quality and good service.

Parking was free after 6pm and there were lots of available spots close by (thats good when outside was -35!). When you walk in it does not feel like a school. The restaurant had giant pillars that made me feel like i was on a cruise ship. Some corners of the room were very dark and there was no table lighting. We knew this place was for students to gain real life experience but the server that we had seemed shockingly inexperienced to the point that was quite entertaining. We sat at the table for 15 minutes waiting for the rest of our party and didnt get a menu to peruse. The waiter would ask a question and when answered in the positive would have to leave then come back to do the task. If youre looking for good service for the price or have low patience this might not be for you. That being said, our server was polite and you could tell he was trying his best. The food was good (slighty under salted for my taste) but portion sizes were reasonable. The desserts were a perfect ending as they were exceptional (sorry no pic cuz they were so good). A little bit on the pricey side being $50 per person and does not have a kids menu. An extra main was $20. Overall I left full and satisfied.