NIRVANA

Located just off the north east corner of college and Bathurst, is located a large, popular, trendy, restaurant that is called NIRVANA. This location is just popping with young bar hoppers, mixed with couples on dates, this makes it very crucial to open  a restaurant that is laid back, and casual, but at the same time being modern and sophisticated.

When you first enter Nirvana, you notice the size, and the amount of tables, this is very rare for a Toronto restaurant! Most places could only fit around 40 people, but Nirvana is lucky enough to be able to fit around twice that much.  You also notice the distinct pattern of east Asia. Its very calming and with the dim lights and candle lit tables, Nirvana is a great place to go on a date, but also share pints with eight  or nine friends.

Now for the service and food!  I just want to make it clear that if someone orders an appetizer and a main, DONT BRING THEM AT THE SAME TIME!  Anyways, I personally enjoyed that this bar carries regular year round beers, but they also have a nice selection of seasonal beers too. For example, I enjoyed the Black Oak Pale Ale ($5.50 PINT). They also have a wide variety of martinis, wines, and spiced coffees and teas.  The food menu is equally as long with a list of Asian and Italian food (All options under ten bucks). I think that they should stick to the Asian menu because the Vermicelli noodle bowl($8.95) was  spot on, whereas the easy to make Ravioli and mushroom white wine sauce($7.95) was disappointingly flavourless, served with brown bread???

In conclusion, as a cook, it upsets me that the food coming out of the kitchen is bringing down the great atmosphere that the customers enjoy night after night.  

I would give Nirvana three stars out of five, but capable of so much more.