Bistro popolari a Willow Park

Great food and great service. Never disappoints! Parking is always a bit of a worry but today it was all good.

Booked a reservation to take my girlfriend out for valentine’s day and found that purlieu was the perfect place to have a romantic dinner and celebrate the day of love!!

We went for the Valentine’s Day dinner special which was very good and a great value. I added the wine pairing to my meal. The meal included bread with an olive dip, arugula beet salad, tuna and rice crisps in a paper cone, a goats cheese beignet and a choice of main course. My husband and I both had the braised short ribs. Dessert was a chocolate crème brûlée. All of the food was tasty and a great value at $111 for two. The service was very good and the noise level of the restaurant was low, so easy to converse. Our only complaint is that the evening ambience/coziness of the restaurant could be improved a lot by just a few small adjustments to lighting. The booth that we sat at opened to a view of the kitchen service window (open to the ceiling) and was also next to the hallway to the washrooms. The bright ceiling panel lighting from the kitchen was visible and illuminated our table as did the same bright lighting in the washroom hallway. A simple roller shade installed from the top of the kitchen service window to just above the pendant lights to block the light as well as pot lights on a dimmer in the hallway would help. Overall lighting throughout the restaurant could be dimmed for a better night time dinner ambience. I noticed some of the other tables had candles, but ours did not, probably because our table was so brightly lit. Namo is mostly known for being a brunch spot, so this lighting would be fine for that, not so much for dinner service.

We enjoyed the valentines menu. We also did the brunch buffet on the 15th and it was fantastic!

We were greeted as soon as we walked inside. The servers and waiter were very friendly and helpful. The restaurant was very inviting and the ambiance was very nice. The food was served quickly. We had the three course Valentine special. Each course was beautifully presented and each was absolutely delicious! The spareribs were so tender. We were looking to book somewhere last minute and came across Sage & Co. and decided to try something new. Were were not disappointed in our choice. We can’t wait to come back and try breakfast and lunch. Highly recommend! Great chef!