"New" Little Anthony's at Richmond & York

[jilly bean]

Has anyone tried the restaurant since it reopened? Is the food better, worse, the same?

I can only find a reveiw of the opening night online & their website doesn't have the menus available yet.

[justxpete]

Just an FYI - Garth Legree, formerly of County General, is now the head chef at LA's. Not sure if this was posted somewhere else, but thought I'd update the thread.

Focusing on fresh-made pasta, I'm excited to see what comes of it. Planning to visit in a month or two once he's settled.

[kwass]

Has the new menu been posted yet?

[justxpete]

Did you check the website?

[kwass]

I just did, and it looks like it's still the old menu that they have up.

[Breadcrumbs]

Wow, that just seems like an odd move for Garth. I'll be staying tuned to see how this plays out.

[estufarian]

Not so odd.
Matt Roulston (ex Splendido) is the Manager at LA's.

[Breadcrumbs]

Ah, interesting estufarian. I wasn't aware of that.

[justxpete]

Just one small correction - Matt is actually the GM at LA's.

[justxpete]

I don't see it as odd either. He gets to run his own show at LA's.

[Breadcrumbs]

Agreed but, within the context of an Italian restaurant/menu.

TCG/menu provides more room for creative licence IMHO.

[justxpete]

Fair enough, but at TCG, the menu has/had significant input from Victor. Here, although limited to Italian fare, he'll have much more control.

I'm excited to see what he does with it. I hear they'll be making all the pastas fresh, for a start.

[Breadcrumbs]

Agreed, I'll definitely check it out.

[Matt416]

Just to clarify: Garth has only been here for last few weeks of March. We have adjusted the menu somewhat with more changes coming over the course of the next few weeks. Posting new menus online shortly but they are changing almost every day at this point. I would anticipate the menu to be 100% reflective of Garth's cooking by middle to late April.

Matt Roulston

[ingloriouseater]

i find it kind of meh....i had high hopes given the reins were turned over to Andreas to do the magic of the transformation of mediterra to volos....

[prima]

I had two amazing experiences at Volos, and then an underwhelming experience, which took place on a night when I didn't see Andreas in the restaurant, around the time LA's was relaunched. It's possible he was across the street at LA's. I haven't been back to Volos recently, but it seemed the front-of-house and the kitchen at Volos were making more of an effort when Andreas was in the house.

[ingloriouseater]

i agree that he seems to orchestrate the room when he is there...i mostly lunch there as it is in my work hood...

[prima]

Has anyone dined at Little Anthony's recently?

The menu has changed considerably since its makeover.

http://www.littleanthonys.ca/sites/default/files/LA_Dinner_Menu.pdf

$34 3 course pre-theatre prix fixe
http://www.littleanthonys.ca/sites/de...

[justxpete]

We were there about a month - two months ago. Food was quite good. Nothing exceptional, but quite good. The bolognese was apparently authentically made (also, "with love"), and was the highlight of our meal. Buffalo Milk Ricotta was solid (not literally), while Spaghetti Pomodoro was a bit too tart for my liking. Service was friendly... if I had one complaint, it would be the decor. Despite it's recent renovation, it didn't really appeal to me - something about the grey marble bar and table tops - but I'm no decor expert, and it's just my humble opinion. :)

[prima]

Thanks justxpete. Glad it was pretty good. I've seen the decor from the outside, and agree it wouldn't be to everyone's taste. Looks like it's probably a good pre-opera/pre-ballet option, especially in the winter, but I've got to admit, I miss seeing the old school veal dishes they used to have on the old Little Anthony's menu.

I am happy to find a Veal Marsala on the Vagobondo $35 Winter Fixe prix fixe http://www.vagabondo.ca/wp- content/uploads/2013/01/winter_fixe.pdf , Veal al limone at Paese http://www.dine.to/profile_features.php?feature=website&id=18623 and both Veal al Limone and Veal Saltimbocca at Carisma http://www.carismarestaurant.com/menu...

PS Just add a little sugar next time your Pomodoro is too tart. ;-)

[estufarian]

I found LA's to be solid Middle-of-the-road. Not really inspired but a safe option in the area. Sort of place a lawyer might be happy in !

[prima]

Thanks, estufarian. I'm going to give LA's a try next week. I'll probably order the strozzapreti with duck confit or the soft polenta.

[prima]

I haven't dined at LA since the renovation.

Little Anthony's has been posting some photos & daily dishes via Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/little_anthonys

Here is a recent online review:
http://www.lawandstyle.ca/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2504&Itemid=1

some other information:
http://notable.ca/toronto/restaurants...

[Snarf]

Laughed at the comment in the second link, a lawyers blog, that a negative was a 'golden years' crowd. Nothing worse than an angry hipster.

[prima]

Ha ha. I thought the review was funny. Which is worse- an angry hipster or a picky lawyer?

[Snarf]

Although I resemble that remark, I agree.

[prima]

I had a hunch.