Le Rossignol “moves in” with sister restaurant Le Canard Mort
Yesterday, a Chowhound thread alerted us that French eatery Le Rossignol is in real-estate limbo after a year-and-a-half in its Queen Street East location. When we followed up, we were told that Le Rossignol—along with chef Micheal Gravenor—has “moved in” with sister restaurant Le Canard Mort, which now offers a “Rossignol Menu” with a three-course prix fixe and eight à-la-carte options. According to the latter’s website, the rather unorthodox arrangement is only supposed to last until Richard Henry, the owner of both restaurants, can find new digs for Le Rossignol. (We’re trying very hard at this point to refrain from a “too many cooks” joke.) Meanwhile, something called Viva Toucan Taco Bar will open in Le Rossignol’s old location as soon as renovations are done.
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Yesterday, a Chowhound thread alerted us that French eatery Le Rossignol is in real-estate limbo after a year-and-a-half in its Queen Street East location. When we followed up, we were told that Le Rossignol—along with chef Micheal Gravenor—has “moved in” with sister restaurant Le Canard Mort, which now offers a “Rossignol Menu” with a three-course prix fixe and eight à-la-carte options. According to the latter’s website, the rather unorthodox arrangement is only supposed to last until Richard Henry, the owner of both restaurants, can find new digs for Le Rossignol. (We’re trying very hard at this point to refrain from a “too many cooks” joke.) Meanwhile, something called Viva Toucan Taco Bar will open in Le Rossignol’s old location as soon as renovations are done.){kind=link}
Owners has to do something with the service. Went to Le Canard Mort for brunch… It was “mort” , just another table of 4 people at time. It took us 10 min to get some water, the waiter did not tell us about the special simply gave us the menu – very extensive egg benedict selection, but nothing special. Took us another 20/30 min to get our food and we had to walk over to get our bill as the waiter was in his own little world preferring to clean the coffee machine than serving clients.