We wanted to find a really nice restaurant to take my son and daughter for a special birthday dinner so I researched DineHere for something that fit the bill. I had read mixed reviews for this restaurant but wanted to give it a try - there are always two sides to every coin.

Upon our initial arrival, I was very pleased with the ambiance, look and layout of the restaurant - very tastefully decorated and a very warm, cozy and welcoming feeling. We were shown to our table immediately and greeted professionally and politely.

Our waitress was pleasant and helpful and took our order in a timely fashion but returned with the wrong drink order for my son and forgot my daughter's beverage. I feel that either she was inexperienced or just not paying attention though she was very pleasant. A few too many "there you go" and "voilas" for my liking... she needed a little refining for a restaurant of this calibre. She did act on her errors right away so she was forgiven.

Our food arrived with a beautiful presentation, and amazing taste though my sons lamb was cold in the middle - he asked for rare but cold it should not be. I had the mussels for an appetizer which were magnificent and perfectly cooked. I enjoyed every morsel. The flavours were absolutely wonderful and I commend the chef for his choice and blend of flavours to complement the lamb. My daughter had duck which was delicious, I had the halibut and my husband had the Land & Sea. We were all mostly impressed with the combination of flavours, the freshness and meal itself. Lots of comments on how the food was - we all tried each other's.

The waitress did bring dessrts with candles for my son and daughter and sang Happy Birthday to them which was very sweet. She brought a big smile to their faces.

All in all, I would highly recommend giving this restaurant a try - the food was wonderful and the ambiance was perfect - especially on a sunny day. Two thumbs up.