The ambiance was great and my colleagues had nice dishes. I had the pizza Florentine and it was like it had been made from old dough. I could not eat the outer 5 cm and had trouble cutting the center. I did not say anything...as I did not want to embarrass my host. Do not order the pizza here if what I got is representative.More

Anca#seafood Was magic She made the great food better Had the monk fish and it was spectacular Anca was so knowledgeable and a delight

I went to Sole Restaurant with some friends, and sat down thinking it would be a nice restaurant and great food. IT WAS NOT! The service was slow, the servers weren't all that great at remembering our orders or other people's orders. Our drinks and...coffee took awhile to arrive to the point of it not worth drinking. The food was okay could work on the seasoning abit. But the dessert was amazing.More

My friend and I had the most delectable lunch. I had Ceasar salad and my friend had mussels. We planned on having dessert but the kind waitress brought fresh bread. It tasted as food as dessert! Service was 110%. Very pleasant & professional waitress. She...really seemed interested in her work. The atmosphere was very calming with dimmer lighting and soft music. We loved that we weren't rushed and could r3alky enjoy our visit. We can't wait to go back.More

This was our first time eating out in 16+ months, and thus felt like an adventure. Sole was an old stand-by for significant occasions, not cheap, but good service and outstanding food. It appears they are still working on the last two. The safety aspect...of dining out is well looked after. There is a required pre-admission screening questionnaire that can be filed out on paper, with single-use gold pencils, and online form accessed either by URL or a QR code. Reservations are required, and one can choose indoor or outdoor seating, some of the latter being either under an awning or umbrellas. Some of the outdoor area is covered by propane heaters. They have developed an ingenious system to let wait staff know that tables have been sanitized after previous customers have left - when we got to our table their was a large metal washer on it, which our waiter picked up when she first came to the table; when we asked she explained that the cleaners put a washer on a table after it had been thoroughly sanitized to let the wait staff know that, and the wait staff then removed it and no one later would be placed at that table until it again had a washer on it. Clever! For the number of people dining, there was adequate wait staff, and yet service was slow, it taking nearly 10 minutes for our beverage orders to arrive, and a further 20 minutes for our first course. Our mains did not arrive until nearly 75 minutes after our arrival. I suspect they must have been short-staffed in the kitchen, because there seemed to be no other reason for the delays. The presentation of food was up to the old Sole standard, attractively plated. Some of the combinations of flavours were unusual, also something the pre-pandemic Sole was know for. Some worked, others didn't. I had mussels in a sauce based on cream and grained mustard- unusual but it worked. On the other hand, one would expect that Jaegerschnitzel would be in a cream sauce involving mushrooms, but alas no. The butter poached asparagus, bitter greens, lemon garlic & anchovy vinaigrette, crisp capers were tasty enough, but the schnitzel, without any sauce was dry, and where it was thin, overcooked and tough. And again the odd flavour combination, a soft-poached egg buried underneath the greens did nothing to resolve the dryness nor did it improve the flavour. Also, one would expect a restaurant offering several seafood choices, including shrimp that can be added to any other main or salad might have some seafood sauce on hand, but Sole didn't. Our waiter assured us this would be corrected in future. Desserts were limited in umber; the creme brulee was good, but ordinary, and the tiramisu was tasty, but a bit soggy. In short, while there was nothing "wrong" with the food, it wasn't up to the standards we expected from this formerly (and we hope again in the future) fine restaurant. All that said, the atmosphere is outstanding as it had been, and despite the slowness, the wait staff was friendly, and did their best to make this a good evening.More

My wife and I enjoyed a fabulous dinner here for our anniversary, we had a table outside and it was perfect, the service was fast and friendly the food was to die for and the prices were fair. So much on the menu to choose...from, cant wait to go backMore

An exceptional dining experience! The warm decor was inviting and the service was quick and staff attentive. As a vegetarian I found a number of options on the menu. We had the scrumptious fried summer squash pakora to start and the delicious Florentine spinach and...feta pizza. I will definitely be recommending this gem in Waterloo to friends and family!More