It's been awhile since I posted any restaurant reviews. This summer we ate out A LOT. More so than usual. We tried a few new restaurants and frequented some of our favorites. Here's a list of the new restos our family tried.
Diana's Oyster Bar & Grill http://dianasoysterbar.com/menu/
I guess our mistake in going to a restaurant like this is that my family doesn't eat oysters. We didn't even try their lobsters as we prefer them "Chinese" style. We ordered the lobster bisque, clam chowder, fried calamari, bouilabaise, seafood paella, their surf & turf, shrimp & lobster pasta, and grilled branzino. Although everything was well presented and palatable, I wasn't overwhelmed with anything except for the bill - but that was to be expected - I did check out the menu online before deciding to go. I just wished that for the price we paid I was more "wowed".
Essesce Of Unionville Essence Of Unionville
This restaurant is inside the Hilton Suites. We went for afternoon tea and for only $20 per person buffet style ($11 for children 4-10 years old), plus the mixed reviews online, I didn't think I had high expectations, but I was still disappointed with the quality of food and selection. The sandwiches were basic tuna, egg salad, ham & cheese and smoked salmon. The desserts looked like they had been sourced in, and quite frankly, our local grocery stores have fancier/tastier desserts than some of the one they had laid out.
Petit Potato http://www.petitpotato.com/MainMenu.php
A Taiwanese tapa-style restaurant whose specialty is Chinese desserts. We went for lunch and ordered some popcorn chicken, sizzling beef short rib on rice, pork cutlet omurice with curry, pork & mui choi on rice, & pork ramen. Although we didn't try their signature dessert, a tower of French toast, whipped cream, fruit, & ice cream concoction, we did order the durian pancake, sweet sesame soup and egg pudding as well as two fancy drinks. The menu items are pricey but we were happy with the taste, service and restaurant in general. So no complaints here. I like how we can preview the menu of most restaurants online and can't be surprised with prices.
Honey B Hive
Basically a dive/diner. Stick with their $4.99 all day breakfast and you'll be fine. Veer away from that and don't say that I didn't warn you. We ordered a "chicken souvlaki pita" and it was frozen chicken breast with some tzatziki sauce and limp lettuce. The pancake breakfast was obviously a box mix and done poorly at that - my 10 year old had two bites and couldn't finish the rest. The steak that came with the steak and eggs wasn't seasoned and thin as paper. Can't remember what else we ordered but I'm sure it wasn't good either.
Milestones http://milestonesrestaurants.com/dinner.php
Came here for M2's birthday dinner with 3 of her friends. Although we have been to Milestones before, this is a new location. It is in a busy area with a movie theatre close by but on the Friday night we were there it wasn't busy at all. The menu was typical of any franchised restaurant - we ordered fried calamari, French onion soup, Ceasar salad, prime rib sandwich, and entrees off the kids' menu.
Papa Chang's http://www.papachang.ca/menu/
Another Taiwanese tapa style restaurant just around the corner from our place. Most of the snack items are around $5 and come with 3 or 4 pieces, or just enough for 3 or 4 people to get a tasteful. I didn't mind at all as this allowed our family to sample many items. From the snack menu we ordered panko shrimp, skewered fish, popcorn chicken, green onion fried cake, we added a couple of rice bowls for $6.99 and bento boxes for $6.99 and we were set. A lot of deep fried items so if you are craving some grease this is the place to go. This restaurant was a pleasant surprise, however the place is small - seating for about 20-25 people only.
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