Aquitaine - Newton

We recently had the pleasure of eating at Aquitaine for a birthday celebration. As a group of eight we were well taken care of with timely and friendly service. The food was exceptionally good across a broad range of entrees. Appetisers were excellent butsomewhat overpriced in relation to entrees. Cocktails were good as was the limited but adequate wine list. My only negativecomment and it may be controversial is the hidden charge of Kitchen Appreciation 3%. Hidden because I was not provided adetail bill until after the CC bill. As I have worked in the industry paying my way through college I understand and appreciatetipping but this has to stop. Next will be management appreciation or ambiance appreciation. What happened to waiters tippingout the bus boys and kitchen staff? Sorry. This alone will keep me away. Not a trend I wish to support. Sorry if my $125 tipdoesn 't cover your labour cost.

Really nice spot for a late lunch. Have also been for dinner. Good variety of food, what was once known as 'Continental Food ' basically. Good service efficient and friendly but not overly chummy

We sat outside in a very nice garden area behind the restaurant. I had the duck my sister had a steak dish. I don't remember what the rest of our party had, but everyone said it was delicious. The service was excellent.

Was immediately greeted by Manager. Sat at the bar. Service was quick. Music was great. Food was fantastic. Atmosphere was great. Highly recommend.

Terribly slow service and mediocre food. Just not fun. They asked us to be there at 5.15, not 5.30. There was almost nobody in the restaurant when we arrived at the specified time, and the table wasn’t ready. The order was taken about 6. We ate thefirst course and waited over an hour for the main course. The duck was cold rare does not mean cold. The veal was overcooked. Throughout the more than two hours, the waiters seemed to be avoiding eye contact as we looked up hopefully for ourmeals. Why the problems? The manager said they were “behind”. We were almost the first people in the restaurant when itopened. How could they be behind? Did they have to go to another restaurant to pick up some duck, as in the Gourmet Nightepisode of Fawlty Towers? Speculating about the cause of the delay was naturally part of our conversation while we waited, andwaited, and waited and … We didn’t even consider dessert. We wanted to be home before midnight! With prompt service andmeals served when prepared, this might be good. For us it was awful.