Jacob's & Co

[Marlene]

Has anyone been yet? We have reservations for next week and will report back, but I'd be interested to hear the views of anyone who's been. It did get a decent write up in the Globe today.

Edited October 27, 2007 by Marlene (log)

[rgruby]

And the Star today.

[Marlene]

It could have been the Star. I assumed the Globe as my husband left it for me to read this morning, and he's a Globe reader. In any case, the review discounts the waygu it seems but gives it 3 solid stars and suggests it will be worth more when the growing pains have stopped.

[jayt90]

It could have been the Star.  I assumed the Globe as my husband left it for me to read this morning, and he's a Globe reader.  In any case, the review discounts the waygu it seems but gives it 3 solid stars and suggests it will be worth more when the growing pains have stopped.

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The Star review is quite favourable, especially about the Pa. steaks.

How was it? Compared to Wolfgang or Peter Luger

Edited November 11, 2007 by jayt90 (log)

[Marlene]

It was a work in progress, shall I say. Is it in the top ranks of steakhouses in Toronto, never mind NY or other places? Not yet. Lugers and Wolfgangs can both dance circles around this place, as can the top steakhouse in Toronto, Barberians. Having said that, I think it's got a lot of potential, and possibly not a fair comparison, since at both Wolfgang's and Lugers I've had the porterhouse, but not at Jacobs.

Service was definitely professional, knowledgable and friendly. We were a bit rushed as we were attending the theatre, and I"m trying to remember what everyone had.

I had the ceasar salad to start, which is made tableside, but I thought had a bit too much lemon in it.

Hubby had the waygu carpaccio, which was pretty rich, and really needed some toast points or something to help balance it out.

Because we don't do restaurant reviews on CK, I didn't take notes, and I'm having trouble remembering what our guests had, so I'll have to go back and look at the menu, but they both certainly enjoyed themselves.

We both had the rib eye, which was very nicely done, but I don't believe it was "to die for" or any more outstanding than any other steak offered in the city right now.

All in all it was good, very pricey, and still needs to evolve if it wants to be considered the "best". Neither of us left thinking, "wow, we need to come back here!"

Edited November 11, 2007 by Marlene (log)