The Rosebud (669 queen street west, toronto) - my highly recommended restaurant.

Dinner with 2 friends both have birthday in March at The Rosebud. Our menu:
White wine - Lailey Riesling VQA 2004
Starters - warm bread and butter, pureé of leek and potato with truffle and mussels with white wine and garlic
Entree - baked crepe(s) with arugula, spinach, mushroom and gruyère (me), risotto p.d. (J) and naturally raised, bone-in pork loin with calvados sauce (S)
Veggie - rapini with roasted garlic and extra virgin olive oil
DESSERT - Vanilla bean creme bruleé and Hazelnut ice-cream like mousse
Coffee - Americano

I give 4.5 out of 5 for tonight's dinner.

The Rosebud is the one of the smallest restaurants I've ever been in TO. It has only around 10 tables, so reservation is highly recommended. Although it is small, it is excellent. Full house on thursday night is a sight of how well this restaurant is. The interior decoration is simply and classic - honey wooden walls with a wooden bar, small bench table for 2 - 4 people, plus a very very narrow corridor in the middle. Lighting mainly depends on the candles on the tables and around the walls.

Riesling is a very sweet white wine, well my friend S likes sweets. For starters, the white wine and garlic sauce is remarkable, the rich and creamy sauce brings the fresh taste of mussels.

Out of the three entrees, I like mine the most because it is special and delicious! The creamy sauce sparkles the mushroom stuffed crepe. I order a small portion but it's very filling. S's pork loin is very good too. The braised red cabbage matches so well with the pork loin. Lastly, it's the daily risotto, the sauce is good but since I am not a fan of risotto, I cannot give comments on it.

Dessert is the last course, yet it is the most remarkable one. We had creme brulee and hazelnut ice-cream like mousse. Both are very outstanding dessert. Our reactions are the same to both desserts - YUMMY!!! The creme brulee is the best I've ever have, very smooth and creamy. And the hazelnut dessert is so special and complicated. But the best thing is that both desserts are not too sweet, they are just perfect!

Food and service are outstanding. I am sure The Rosebud will not disappoint you. Click here for more details: www.therosebud.ca