4th review: Mosaic Mediterranean Grill - $-$$

It's SpoonfulofReviews back again with another review fresh from the... well in this case- grill. This post will be a little shorter than what you're probably use to as it's a bit of a rushed week on my end but I really wanted to share this review as I've never had Mediterranean food and was impressed by this first experience...

This review is based on a place in Brampton called Mosaic Mediterranean Grill. They are located on Mountainash Rd- major intersection: Bovaird Dr. E & Airport Rd.  So the restaurant upon first entering seems small, but once you walk further in it appears much larger and is a really nice comfortable setting.

They have a nice, clean restaurant, and the hostess was very friendly and eager to show me to my seat and offer me a choice of beverage to start me off. As I waited I must have been a little too preoccupied watching the flat screen television they have available to keep customers entertained while they wait for their food, because when my server had come back with my beverage I hadn't yet looked at the menu.

Upon (finally) opening the menu, there were many options available both in vegetarian and meat options which I can appreciate because I eat meat occasionally. There were a few items I was unfamiliar with and upon asking the server to elaborate she gave a clear, accurate description of the food items and offered personal recommendations based on her own preferences. Her knowledge about the different items aided in making me more comfortable in ordering a cuisine formerly unknown to me. I finally decided on ordering the Baba Ganoush (an eggplant dish, flavoured with various seasonings and served with pita bread ) and the falafal balls (round dough-like balls made of chick peas and served with a medley of vegetables). These items had taken approximately 20 minutes to arrive in front of me, but they looked quite appetizing and upon first tasting them, it was well worth the wait. As the server brought these dishes you could see the warm steam and smell the delicious aroma these dishes produced even before she arrived with the dishes in front of me. The dishes were fresh, and warm- definitely made from scratch. I wasn't entirely fond of the falafal balls but the baba ganoush was tasty and reminded me of roasting eggplant in the summer. The server was very attentive and seemed to have given me special attention as she was aware this was my first encounter with Mediterranean cuisine. The highlight of the experience was the chef coming himself to introduce himself, and spoke so passionately about his preparations, which I appreciated as his passion reflected the dishes I had ordered. Though both dishes were not quite my favourites I would still recommend this restaurant to anyone looking for a taste of authentic Mediterranean cuisine. This establishment, especially this cuisine is great for anyone who may have certain food restrictions (i.e. Vegans, vegetarians etc) as they offer many options. I will be visiting this restaurant at a future date and perhaps order something much different the next time around.

SpoonfulofReviews.blogspot.com - Overall Rating (out of 5 stars) for Mosaic Mediterranean Grill:

Service:    ¶¶¶¶  

Food:                     ¶¶¶ 1/2 

Experience:         ¶¶¶¶