Bar/Restaurant Picks: Foundation Room, Toronto

The Foundation Room opened recently offering Front Street residents a unique tapas experience a la Morrocan style.

http://www.foundationroom.ca/

Previously a part of C'est What, the Foundation Room is in the former live music space, it's now designed like a Morrocan souk. Dimly lit by beautiful glass Morrocan latterns, we lounge on wine velvet couches with oversized stuffed pillows browsing a tantilizing tapas menu priced between $5-$13 per item. Morroccan ambient music plays in the background. The knee high tables are populated by 30 something condo hipsters from the surrounding St.Lawrence Market area.

We order the Hand thrown squash dumplings in a sage cream sauce and Kashkaval cheese;Organic leaves and seedlings;toasted pine nuts, pomegranate seeds,shallot vinegrette; and the Lamb Rack with pomegranate pistachio crust,mint and apricot glaze.

The food is excellent. The Rack of Lamb is succulent, juicy, and tasty. The serving includes three large chops. The salad dressing lightly soaks the leaves delivering a citrus tinge that impresses us. The dumplings remind me of gnocchi. The flavour is delicious light, and creamy.We are impressed.

Food and drinks costs $60 that includes two glasses of wine and three bottles of beer.

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