Review :
I was recommend to sample dinner at Parkside by a fellow food-loving friend. Locating it was an adventure, as it was in a hidden location by a residential neighborhood on Haro st. by Deman.

Walking in the Room was very pleasant. Modern materials and design mixed with elements of traditional fixtures seem to have made the room never out of style yet cozy, and not overly intimidating. You can get a slight feeling of the energy of the kitchen through the sand blasted glass window, as it was hidden yet showcased at the same time.

For having three coursed at $45 the food is superb. Relatively well written menus with a wide array of choices that would please most dinners. Having said that, the food that arrived on the table fell nowhere short of expectation. Simple clean flavors not overly complicated to the palate.

For example, a salad with an egg, a simple dressing, and chicken liver. It is a very simple array of ingredients, but when the egg is perfectly poached, and chicken livers are beautifully seared, and the salad is as fresh as can be, it all works together to becomes a very good eat. It is nothing overly fancy, but the actual cooking is executed properly. That is what’s important. For the price you pay, they give you skillfully cooked tasty food. This goes for everything that comes out of that kitchen, expect the risotto fell short.

Service was quite decent, friendly and most of all genuine. Staff is relatively knowledgeable, and professional. I simply walked away from my table after dinner and the staff, with no questions, knew which jacket was mine at the coat check and automatically handed it over. Note that the restaurant was completely full on that evening.

Overall a very pleasant experience, and I would recommend to anyone who is dinning within a $50/per person budget. I would rank Parkside comparable with restaurants like The Pear Tree.