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Quince Bistro appears modest from the small-font signage to the minimalist logo. Yet the dining room reveals a trendy, down-to-earth, hipster’s paradise. Most noticeable are the bright red stool-chairs around an exposed-wood table centre stage. The menu looks fantastic for the Summerlicious low of $25. The meal began well with a safe arugula salad. The only deviation from the norm was the green beans, which neither added nor detracted from experience (they were almost unnoticeable). The weak link was clearly the chicken breast pummeled flat beneath a ridiculously messy outgrowth of random vegetables. It looked as though the chef received a cucumber shaver for his birthday, indiscriminately applying the pedestrian tool to create an altogether unsophisticated offering. The dressing had no discernible taste. The entire dish was surely healthful because it tasted like a dietary regime. The chocolate brownie, however, was deliciously flaky, balanced out by the extra sour crème fraîche. The cheese with apple chutney was full in flavour and surprisingly aromatic. There is no doubt this restaurant has much potential and has a clear place in the Toronto food scene. It simply did not perform today.
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