Pinocchio — Restaurant in Magog

Visited with my girlfriend on a Thursday night ($22 thursday night menu). The first thing to note is that the water wasn't cold, and was almost certainly straight from the tap based off the taste of chlorine. The bread was cold, the soup of the day (cream of cauliflower) was very boring, as was the salad with balsamic vinegar. I had an extra dish of crusty goat cheese, which I will say was the one redeeming food item from the night. My entree was steak with vegetables, the steak was burnt on the outside, and had again absolutely zero flavour, and the carrots were far too mature, with a taste of dirt. Girlfriend had ribs, which we have to say were the worst ribs either of us have ever had. We thought maybe dessert (chocolate brownie) would at least finish the meal on a good note, but instead we were served what tasted like a brownie straight from the grocery store. We left the restaurant feeling unwell in the end. I have to say that the service wasn't bad though, it was just impossible to enjoy any portion of the meal because of the food (save for the crusty...

I called the day prior to make reservation. It was about 6:30pm. The message said to leave a message. The next day, I showed up at the requested time only to be told they didn't have reservation in my name. The hostess called who I assume to be the manager who tell me their reservation system don't work well and they don't answer the phone. I asked if they could still seat us in. We were two and it is their mistake after all. She told us they were full and could only accomodate us much later in the evening. Most restaurant were full with a 40 minutes wait time. Luckily, we were able to find a table next door at Anastasia Tretorria.

I do fimd the manager's attitude very rude and careless. They made the mistake and she didn't care about fixing it. Very poor etiquette. She should go back to the ITHQ and get upgrade her customer...

My husband and I dined here for our anniversary dinner and we were pretty disappointed. There’s nothing special about the food, it’s all very basic - not bad per se but definitely not worth the price. The selection wine by the glass was pretty poor, cheap wines mostly. Oysters were delicious but I can’t really credit the restaurant or chef for that. My salmon tartare was well portioned but completely doused in highly salty sauces, it tasted like a mix of teriyaki and soy and it felt like they were trying to cover up old fish. My husband’s steak was good, but also doused in a very sweet sauce. Service was ok, dessert was super sugary and lacking sophistication. Everything was lacking sophistication. There are better dining experiences to be had in Magog for similar prices, I’ll not be visiting...