Last
year, I used my Groupon to have a wonderful dinner at the Brownstone
Bistro. I did a review on my earlier
blog and was kept up to date on the goings on by the owner of the restaurant,
Mark Yacoub.
(Mark Yacoub and Myself)
(Mark Yacoub and Jonathan)
Since
that review, Brownstone Bistro has gone through some major changes. One of these changes was that they signed on
as part of TV’s Restaurant Makeover to do a complete renovation of the
restaurant from head to toe. Another
change was they got a new head chef and along with it a fresh new menu.
I
decided to attend the new menu-unveiling event and I was really impressed by
the quality of the food that was served, and the exotic tastes that come with
such classy dishes. Instead of the
old Mediterranean menu that was their staple for many years, the cuisine was
contemporary fusion at it’s finest.
Among
the highlighted dishes I tried were the mini seared paprika beef served with a
mushroom salsa. It was well seasoned,
the flavours were tantalizing and the meat was juicy and tender. The Grilled Chicken tenders were a hit as
well, drizzled with a butter chicken sauce, served with mango salsa, and topped
on a piece of naan bread with coriander.
It was a great, original take on butter chicken, which is especially
healthier since the chicken wasn’t drowned in high-fat butter chicken sauce but
the sauce was used to give the dish some flavour.
The
hits keep on coming when it came to the seafood dishes. The cured salmon Caesar salad with topped
potato crisps was an excellent remix on the typical Caesar salad dish. Instead of usual croutons, bacon and the
optional chicken, it is really inventive when salmon and potato crisps are used
along with romaine lettuce and Caesar dressing. Salmon also appeared in the menu with a miso
maple glaze, topped with an apple and fennel slaw. The dish was very fresh, invigorating and
the flavours were bold and highlighted very well. My favourite dish however, had to be hands
down the mini Indian Fish and Chips. I
LOVE fish and chips, and this take on a classic pub staple is no
exception. It was one of the fun dishes
that I tried, and I hope that this will be a menu staple for years to
come. It was so good I wanted another one
but was told kindly by the waitress to let others have first and if they are
leftovers, then I can have. It was a great
dish that signified celebration and good times throughout.
If
you decide to go to Brownstone Bistro in the near future, give one of these
dishes a try. You will be glad you did,
taking your culinary senses into new and exciting heights.
BROWNSTONE
BISTRO
603
Yonge Street
Toronto,
Ontario
M4Y
1Z5
416-920-6288
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