Sassafraz

A staple of the Yorkville are, Sassafraz is a high end restaurant and as such one would expect impeccable food and service in an exceptional ambiance. Sadly, one of these elements was missing during a recent dining experience. The waiter, Michael, had attitude from the start. He was abrupt, ignoring our request, and simply due. We were shocked and tried to make light of this experience. Fortunately as the dinner progressed he softened his attitude and rose to the level of the establishment he was representing. The menu could be smaller with choices as it was confusing. The meat platter for $24 dollars was feather skimps in the quantity of items on the board. The mussels were excellent as was the bread served with butter superb crust and flavour. The tenderloins was very good. I suggest they offer the option of a larger portion than just a 6oz one. I found the 60z too small for me. The cod was also very good as was the vegetarian eggplant dish. A simple ice cream dessert was all that was needed to round off a good meal and I had the pistachios which tasted of real pistachio and not some pistachio flavour. Its a pricey restaurant with dinner for four with drinks and tip topped into the $500+ range.

Overall great dining experience. I took my mom out for dinner here and we both enjoyed the food, service and overall atmosphere. We ordered to share the duck pate, Atlantic salmon, Quebec wild boar, and strawberry cheesecake. The salmon tasted so fresh and by far my favourite dish, followed closely by the cheesecake. I felt like the pate had a slight metallic after taste, and the boar was a little fatty for my liking. Subjective to my taste buds though because my mom loved everything! Will be back and eager to try out the different dishes.

The ambiance was amazing but our service was not the greatest. I kept stacking up my plates for the servers to take but they weren't clearing the tables and wouldn't check on us as much as you'd expect at a nice restaurant. The mac and cheese was surprisingly delicious and the steak was decent, nothing special but the collard greens and mushrooms were amazing. I'd go again for the ambiance alone :)

Service was amazing, called in to let them know we were going to be late and they had accommodated with a new time. Servers were also attentive to orders. Ordered the Wellington County Beef Tenderloin (6oz) and Canadian Atlantic Salmon which both were cooked to perfection! Steak was medium rare as requested and salmon tasted just as lovely. Dessert - flourless cake wasn’t the best but it tasted better with the side of ice cream that comes with it, a little too sweet for our liking, although would highly recommend this restaurant for any type of setting to dine in!