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So happy it cleared up for you! The sunset is just beautiful.
I'm not surprised those raindrops cleared up so fast - it's extremely windy up there!
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So happy that you got a window table and how beautiful it all looked out there! The sunset looked spectacular. So glad that your phone and camera were saved from demise with the spilled water!
Those views are incredible of Toronto and you captured it so well! It's funny how timing is everything and the sky seemed to clear up as you got to your window table! Great views of the sunset as well. Glad you avoided disaster with the water as that was way too close of a call!
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So happy that you got a window table and how beautiful it all looked out there! The sunset looked spectacular. So glad that your phone and camera were saved from demise with the spilled water!
Wow! Luck was really with you on this visit. The window seat and views were wonderful, and the water missed the electronics! Is this a moving restaurant or were you up walking around getting the different views?
Wow! Luck was really with you on this visit. The window seat and views were wonderful, and the water missed the electronics!
You are so right. We really did luck out, certainly on this portion of the trip anyway... perhaps not so much when we got to Florida, but I'll get to that... eventually... I promise!
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Is this a moving restaurant or were you up walking around getting the different views?
It really is a beautiful view from up there. I'm glad the rain cooperated by stopping.
I was so pleased with the view, as I've wanted to visit the CN Tower for so many years. I had no idea what the view from there would be like, I just always thought it looked kind of neat!
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Saturday 17 September – part ten: must put the camera down!
Eventually I had to put the camera down, as food began to arrive. I went for the watermelon and local feta cheese with living greens, lemon glazed shallots, olivada, and fresh mint. It was a very unusual combination of flavours, and not one I’ve had before, but I really liked it.
Mark had the house smoked Atlantic salmon, with caper berries, dark rye, creamed goat cheese, and pickled red onion, and having sampled a bite, I can confirm it was very good.
As time wore on, we got twilight views of the city…
… then night-time views…
Cirque du Soleil’s Luzia, which we’d be seeing the next night
Sadly, the darker it got, the harder it became to photograph anything outside, because of the glare of the light from the restaurant. They did turn the lights down at one point, but that seemed to only be for the sunset, and I wish they’d left it at the lower lighting for the rest of the evening. Oh well, you can’t have everything…
For main course, I had the Fogo Island cod three ways – salt cod fritter with romesco sauce, which was by far my favourite. Every bite of this was just a delight. There was also the Cod belly and Yukon Gold potato gratin, which frankly just tasted like a fish pie to me, and I was disappointed with that. The third element, the pan seared Fogo Island cod with carrot puree, asparagus, and mushrooms, was very nice, so it was a bit of a mixed dish.
Mark had the Alberta prime rib of beef with sour cream and horseradish mash, asparagus and natural jus.
For dessert, Mark opted for the dark chocolate tower with sour cheeries, and Dillon’s rose gin crème Anglais. He admitted it wasn’t what he expected, and was a bit disappointed with it.
I had the strawberry and pistachio pavlova with whipped cream and white chocolate curls, and this was divine – the perfect end to a wonderful meal.
Our server was very good, and at no point did we feel rushed at all. In fact, he made a point of telling us to take our time. Despite that, we left about 8:30pm, having been there for less than two hours, which surprised me, as I felt as if we’d been there much longer.
As for the atmosphere, well you really don’t get any better, do you? This, however, is not a meal for the faint hearted when it comes to paying for meals. It came in at $280 CAD including tip, and a bottle of wine between us. The prix fixe menu is $64 for two courses, and $79 for three courses, so you are talking a big minimum spend. However, you’ll pay something like $35 to just go up the CN Tower, so if you look at it like that, and don’t buy any additional drinks, it’s not that much for a superb experience, where you can sit as long as you like, and enjoy a great meal.
360 Restaurant at the CN Tower
Appetiser 9½ 9
Entrée 8½ 9½
Dessert 10 9
Service 9 9
Atmosphere 10 9½
Value for money 9 9
Average score: 9.25
We also decided to buy the photo package, as it was very neat:
We made our way out, getting some last photos on the way…
.. then we headed down the stairs to the first lookout area, as this is complimentary with purchase of a prix fixe menu. There wasn’t much to see here, as you had the same problem as in the restaurant – the light reflecting back from the glass.
We headed down to the open air level, but again trying to get photos wouldn’t exactly be easy…
We also found the glass floor, although I suspect it’s more dramatic during daylight hours, as I really couldn’t see that much. It was interesting though.
Eventually, we made our way down…
… only to be greeted by these!
We bought a Christmas ornament in the gift shop, but the selection of fridge magnets was truly appalling, so purchase of that will have to wait.
We were able to see the tower all lit up, and it appeared to go different colours, which was pretty neat.
We made our way back to the hotel, having had a thoroughly wonderful evening, after a not-so-great drive to get here. Toronto had truly redeemed itself.
The weather today was dry and sunny in parts, but also heavy rain in others, with temperatures in the low 70s. The best thing today was dinner at the 360 Restaurant at the CN Tower. The worst thing today was the terrible weather and the accidents on the way to Toronto. The funniest thing today was Chef Jimmy! Today we tried taking the tour of the Parliament building in Ottawa And the result was it was well worth doing. The most magical moment today was seeing the amazing view from our table at the 360 Restaurant at the CN Tower.
I can see how dinner for two isn't that much of a stretch when you factor in the admission, for sure! But when I factored in our kids too - who don't eat much and wouldn't appreciate the food, it wasn't worth it to me! Turns out, my DH who doesn't like heights, didn't even want to go up there in the first place! ha! It was a great experience for you two though. What luck with the sunset!
That outdoor bit of the viewing area is insanely windy! We walked around as much as we could and on the one side of it, got nearly blown over. Nuts! Bummer you couldn't see much through the glass floor.
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So happy it cleared up for you! The sunset is just beautiful. 
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Great views of the sunset as well. Glad you avoided disaster with the water as that was way too close of a call! 
In fact, he made a point of telling us to take our time. Despite that, we left about 8:30pm, having been there for less than two hours, which surprised me, as I felt as if we’d been there much longer. 
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