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Reviewed by Toronto Life
  • 1496 Yonge St. (at St. Clair) View on map »
  • 416-925-8588
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Editorial Review

Chef Didier Leroy’s restaurant is French to its core: a wood-panelled room with an Old World feel where diners feast on Gallic staples. Lots of butter, as in the pastry enveloping an excellent tarte fine d’escargots de bourgogne aux champignons, sharpened by leek fondant. Steamed pickerel with parsley sauce and spinach excites unexpectedly with rich, well-developed flavours. Signature steak tartare—emboldened by capers, cornichons and Tabasco—is carnivore nirvana, especially when paired with piping hot frites and ...

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    1496 Yonge St. (at St. Clair)
  • 416-925-8588

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