I like Carman's myself. Old style steakhouse and the garlic bread is to die for!

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Thanks for the tip Bobby - ML and I went last night and had a great time. Steaks were delicious (very garlicky, nice crust, served on a wooden plank) as were the tzatziki and garlic bread. Even the throwback desserts (chocolate mousse cake, strawberry cheesecake) were really tasty, but after a 16 oz steak and plethora of sides that come with, we were too full to finish. Once our steaks arrived, our waiter requested that we cut into them in order to verify that they were cooked as ordered. Very nice touch. "Overwrought" is an apt adjective to describe the place, but it should be noted that the style seems like a perfect match for the food.

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is another one of those old time steakhouses within spitting distance of Maple Leaf Gardens. Everything about the place is completely overwrought: from the Spanish Inquisition décor, where it is visible between the signed headshots of old-time lounge singers and other celebrities; to the menu which is steak, steak and steak; to the stern-but-solicitous service of the accented, all-male wait-staff in linens.

Every entrée comes with buttery garlic bread and (inexplicably) a side dish of the hugest dill pickles. For vegetables...potatoes, and baked potatoes came with the thickest, full-fat, totally garlicked sour cream. And I think a Caesar salad was included in the all-in-one meal price.

Fat, blood and red wine ran down my chin in equally gluttonous amounts. An entrée was in the $25-$35 range. A full prix-fixe dinner in the $40-$60 range. Plus wine.

Lots of fun. Two old friends and I had really novel Christmas meal together, and left really satisfied. Perhaps you have to be in the right mood for the place, but we had so much fun!

I understand that Le Baron on Church St. offers (/offered?) the same thing.

This is what The Keg aspires to without really offering the same value.

Enjoy.

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