Marben is another restaurant with a nice patio and on what has become my favorite street in Toronto – Wellington Street. I noticed a nice loft development down the street with prices starting at $1.5mm – donations are being accepted starting today.
Marben has been mentioned to me a few times by my friends. It’s a nice place and just off the King St. strip and offers a good venue for drinks on a patio. We stopped by early into the dinner hour before my friend had to go to a concert. We started with the fois grais terrine which was nice and light – it was not thick and “solid” as i would have expected from a terrine. The savoury terrine was offset by some nice greens topped with salty prosciutto.
For mains, I ordered a rare strip loin that came out nicely sliced and stacked elegantly and sided by the softest, butteriest Gnocchi I’ve ever tasted. The veg was a spiced rapini – a vegatable I normally would skip until I discovered that it is good when spiced up. It’s almost like a non-pickled kimchi! Brilliant.
My friend had the black cod. It was a simple dish that was well executed. I think i’ve been spoiled by the sizable portions recently at Crush and Le Select, the Marben portions were normal sized for a fine restaurant.
Our only common complaint about the restaurant is the cocktail menu. It’s a bit too experimental and changes to old classics like the mojito just don’t taste as well as the originals. I would skip the speciality cocktails and stick with the nice wine list.
Marben is now open for brunch.
Marben
488 Wellington West
Toronto, Ontario
416-979-1990
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