Saint Restaurant

Thursday, August 30th, 2018

Reviewed by RionaArjoon

We visited Saint on the first Friday it opened, for dinner. I was blown away! Reservations were made prior to knowing anything about the menu, but I did know the chefs had visited Italy to learn the secrets of the trade regarding a very important food group...Pizza! And we know that coming from the same owners as Marble, one could expect a great night out. We were met at the entrance and asked if we would like to chill at the bar or head to the restaurant, I said restaurant but I had to come back to the bar area to check out the opulent decor. Few steps in and i was greeted by name by the hostess (that was really cool) and taken to our table. It took me a few minutes to sit down as I had to get a good look at all the decor. Amazing. There are projected images on the ceiling so it changes from an almost Sistine Chapel scene to clouds floating above your head. There is so much detail. The kitchen was an open style so full view of the pizza ovens, grill, and plating stations. David Higgs and his partner Gary were walking about ensuring that all was on track and that people were comfortable. I thought that was great. Our waitress was splendid. We did take our time browsing through the menu and she was most patient and gave us a run down of the specials. There was something familiar about the cocktail menu. There are two things I love about Marble, one is the ribeye, the second is the Moët cocktail...so I was thrilled to see it on the list along with a few other Marble familiars. The bread, butter and olive oil on the tables were so delicious. There are quite a few starters to choose from, and the portions are enough to share. What I really liked was that the menu had a wide variety. Starters, pizza, pasta, grills, desserts. The pizza was delicious. My reason for making the reservation. I savoured every bite. Yum! The seafood we had was also really great quality and prepared to perfection. There were about 5 desserts on the menu and we were torn between the chocolate mousse and tiramisu. We eventually decided on the nicely aerated darkish chocolate mousse. The service we had the entire night was excellent. The waiters and managers checked up on us multiple times. The place was busy but we had enough space to feel comfortable and it was quiet enough to have a conversation. When we were leaving, our coats were fetched for us and then we had a quick peek of the funky Italian decor in the bar before stepping out. Can't wait for a next visit to try out more items on the menu.