Winterlicious - Bistro 990

The end of January/beginning of February is Winterlicious time in Toronto! Many posh, snobby, over priced (but of course, decadent) restaurants join the promotion with a prix-fixe menu that us common folk can afford. It's a great way to experience finer dining in Toronto: the social atmosphere gets you out and about in the dreary Winter season, and you can sample typically expensive restaurants, so when a special occasion arises you'll know a great place to go, and you won't be just guessing!

Our original restaurant of choice was Canoe, but the entire duration of the promotion sold out too quickly for us! So we chose Bistro 990 out of the over 130 other restaurants.





From the prix-fixe menu, Chela started with the leek & potato soup with caramelized onions and ermite cheese, the entrée was slivered beef striploin and shrimp, warm potato and romaine with a grainy mustard sauce, and for dessert, crème brulée! I too started with the leek & potato soup (it was chilly outside that evening!), my entrée was the seared yellowfin tuna Loin, mussels, in black olive linguini marinara, and also, the crème brulée.

This restaurant was as nice as any you'll find in Yorkville, and the service was the sterotypical French with a snooty air, and a bit slow. Overall, I didn't find it exceptional, but the atmosphere was very nice and cozy, in an elegant way, and I know the food is wonderful, so I'd consider it a safe bet to take someone out for a fine meal.