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Reviewed by Toronto Life
  • 1 Benvenuto Pl. (at Avenue Rd.) View on map »
  • 416-961-8011
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Editorial Review

The prices drop slightly and the service gallops at a faster pace, but the ambience at the pasta bar and grill (an offshoot of the famous dining room) is still pure Scaramouche magic, and the view—Toronto’s skyline seen through wall-to-wall windows—still stuns. In the apps department, nothing transcends the pan-fried curried coconut crêpe. Crispy and paper-thin, it envelops plump shrimp and is showered with leggy cilantro and mint. Over-salted ragoût of fresh fish and shellfish ...

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