Had dinner last night at this restaurant after seeing a movie at portside and just felt like something light and not super gourmet. The cafe was almost empty compared with all the other restaurants at Portside which is never a good sign. Service is almost non existent. Menu was confusing and it was difficult to figure out what was a pizza, what was pasta etc. Noone explained the specials to us. I ordered a penne pasta with proscuitto and mushrooms, which did come out fairly quickly. The meal was fine though nothing to rave about. This place is okay for a snack or quick meal, as long as you are not expecting something extraordinary.

At first glance the menu seemed a bit overpriced for a casual lunch, but the specials board, had Tuna Nicoise and a glass of house white for $15.90 so we thought it worth a try. Unexciting tinned tuna but freshly shaved parmesan and a nice cold Sav Blanc brought it up a notch. Music way too loud near riverside for good girlie chat fest, but tables on the side, shady quiet and delightfully cool and breezy. It looks every bit like a table service restaurant but actually you order and pay at the counter which was a bit confusing and slightly awkward for the waitress who had to spell it out to me!

they used to have a fantastic menu - changed it about 6 months ago. lost a lot of the really great salads. since they have changed the menu the salads are wilty and brown, the chicken is rubbery, the risotto tastes like undercooked rice and is watery. nice atmosphere and great desserts bring up the rank to 'average'. but watch out for whipped cream in desserts - it's been known to have turned...