As per tradition, Ronsee and I go for a tasting menu for my birthday every year. I invited Ying and her husband to join us as well this year, so after doing some research on best tasting menus in Toronto, I decided on Richmond Station.
Chickpea panisse with smoked eggplant purée
Oysters on the half shell with apple kosho mignonette
Duck liver pâté with buckwheat crunch
Smoked cheese puffs with apple purée
Fluke sashimi with preserved lemon purée and pickled habanada peppers
Endive salad with aged beemster, brown butter croutons, and honey crisp apple vinaigrette
Butter poached halibut with king oyster mushrooms and dashi beurre blanc
Organic chicken ballotine with Cookstown parnsips, black garlic jus, and thyme cream
Orange glazed Bundt cake with caramelized apples and mascarpone espuma
Phenomenal. Sublime. Delightful. Beautiful whirlwinds of flavours and textures in every course. It was insanely busy, too; a packed house. At first I thought it might have been the hype, but after actually eating there, I understand now why it consistently tops "Best of" restaurant lists in Toronto. And even given this and the high ratings on review sites, it's surprisingly not pretentious — it has a cozy, relaxed atmosphere with an open kitchen, and the servers are super nice and attentive without being annoying. Honestly, if birthdays mean getting to eat good food (and for me, it does), my 35th birthday is proving to be my best one so far.
Our tasting menu, in order from start to finish:
- Chef's Selection of Canapes: Chickpea panisse with smoked eggplant purée, oysters on the half shell with apple kosho mignonette, duck liver pâté with buckwheat crunch, and smoked cheese puffs with apple purée
- Fluke Sashimi with preserved lemon purée and pickled habanada peppers
- Endive Salad with aged beemster, brown butter croutons, and honey crisp apple vinaigrette
- Butter Poached Halibut with king oyster mushrooms and dashi beurre blanc
- Organic Chicken Ballotine with Cookstown parnsips, black garlic jus, and thyme cream
- Pain au Lait with organic salted butter
- Orange Glazed Bundt Cake with caramelized apples and mascarpone espuma
Phenomenal. Sublime. Delightful. Beautiful whirlwinds of flavours and textures in every course. It was insanely busy, too; a packed house. At first I thought it might have been the hype, but after actually eating there, I understand now why it consistently tops "Best of" restaurant lists in Toronto. And even given this and the high ratings on review sites, it's surprisingly not pretentious — it has a cozy, relaxed atmosphere with an open kitchen, and the servers are super nice and attentive without being annoying. Honestly, if birthdays mean getting to eat good food (and for me, it does), my 35th birthday is proving to be my best one so far.
Richmond Station
1 Richmond St. W.
Toronto, ON M5H 3W4
(647) 748-1444
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