the marquis

had a bite to eat after seeing a play. my friend & i shared the salmon. not only was it tasty but the yam fries weorderedwere better than expected as well. nice touch that they brought the one order out on 2 plates when we said we were sharing. : )

great atmosphere, good food- nice to have in the neighborhod. my husband and i just recently moved into a new condo in south granville and now have the pleasure of discovering the neighborhood's hidden gems.
after finishing our unpacking late last night, we needed a quick bite so we headed just down the street to the marquis. when we arrived at 10:30, the place was pretty busy but fortunately for us (and our hungry bellies!), there was no trouble finding a table. i was immediately drawn to the relaxed yet sophisticated atmosphere.
from a rather small wine selection, i chose a pinot gris (gray monk from bc) while my husband had a beer. as for food, my husband and i shared a plate of the tuna bites from the small plate section to start. these came tossed in a sweet chili dressing, with a side of wasabi aioli that really balances the sweetness of the chili sauce well. unfortunately, the tuna was severely overcooked (no pink at all), clearly a big no-no with tuna. certainly not the "mid-rare" that the menu said they would be.
i alsoorderedthe beet and goat cheese salad which came nicely presented, with a generous portion of almond-crusted goat cheese in the middle. while simple, it was well executed. my husband had the marguerita pizza, commenting that he was impressed by the quality of the crust and the freshness of the toppings (certainly no nicli antica but very good for a pub!).
so final thoughts on the marquis- i am pleased to have it in my new neighborhood and can see my husband and i spending a few quiet friday nights there for a drink and a snack.
stay tuned for more on our new culinary discoveries in our new neighborhood of south granville!

they need help!. i have been to this restaurant on several occasions and when it first opened it was hit or miss, then it did get a lot better. however, in the past few months it has taken a turn for the worse. the service has gotten a lot slower. my friends and iordereddrinks and we saw the server put them through to the bar tender and he picked up the order, looked at it, and continued to talk to the people at the bar instead of making our drinks. the server was waiting at the bar for the drinks as well. i was not impressed by this at all, and clearly the server wasn't either. the food was okay, weordereda few different things. iorderedthe burger, which i haveorderedbefore and it was nowhere near as good as it once was. it was bland and tasteless, they must have changed the recipe. my friendorderedthe seafood fettucini and it was also bland and tasteless. she hasorderedit previously as well. we were very disappointed with the downturn of the marquis, it used to be great place to hang out, the staff were great, drinks and food were good. they have new staff, but they are not as personal and chatty as the others were. this could be a good and bad thing. many times i have gone in and it would be only one or two tables including myself. hopefully things pick up for them because at this rate it is not going well. i don't see them being open for very much longer.