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Last night I went to the Beast restaurant on Tecumseth St in Toronto. I
recommend you go too.
Why?

* the food is delicious. I'll get to that in a minute
* the location is both convieniently downtown and yet is tucked away on a
small street (one of the great things about Toronto). I streetcar-ed down
to Queen and Bathurst and strolled to the Beast in a few minutes. So
getting there is easy.
* the restaurant is lovely. You can tell if you visit their website
(theBeastRestaurant.com), but it is even nicer once it is dark outside and
it lit up with candles and soft lighting inside. It is comfortable like a
neighborhood restaurant without being too casual. Great for all sorts of
occasions.
* the service was great: welcoming, knowledgable, attentive without
hovering. In a word: excellent.
* we got there early and went for the Snacks menu. Essentially this is a
range of appetizer/tapa/antipasti sized dishes combined with glasses of VQA
wine. The VQA wine is a great value. Between us we had glasses of the
Southbrook chardonnay, the Henry of Pelham rose brut, and the Vineland
Estates cabernet franc. The first two were exceptionally good. The rose
brut was cold, very bubbly and a well made rose: perfect as either an
aperitif or a starter glass. And I really liked the chardonnay: unoaked but
rich and golden. All were full glasses: superb value.

If the wine was great: so too was the food. We enjoyed the charcuterie, the
bread and butter, two orders of the ribs, the southern sliders, the
fritters, and the pig's head's pasta. Each dish is small, but each one was
well made, presented well, and packed with delicious flavour. At the end of
all that we were full and delighted.

So finally, the last reason you should go is so that the restaurant and the
owners can thrive and continue to do business, which will be good for you
and me, since I plan to go again in the future and after you go, you will
too.

If you read this and you do go, drop me a comment and tell me what you
think.

Places like the Beast and the Black Hoof are new and innovative that
should be encouraged and patronized (I.e. We should go there and spend our
money and tell others to do the same). I hope you agree.

(The photo is the menu from last night. Also listed on their site)
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