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We travel the world for fine dining and The Pine is right up there with some of the best in terms of food quality and plating. 17 different items served over 15... leer más We travel the world for fine dining and The Pine is right up there with some of the best in terms of food quality and plating. 17 different items served over 15 courses. Nothing was bad and several dishes were stunning. Service was attentive and the ambiance was relaxed fine dining. Highlights were: Dirty Scallops this dish is among the best dishes I've ever had. Chef Jeremy clearly has spent a lot of time creating what ended up looking like a mossy patch of ground in the forest. Visually stunning. Taste wise, the scallops were perfectly cooked with a nice fresh taste. The entire dish was edible and it was well constructed with thoughtful bits of crunch to complement the delicate scallops. This is what Michelin 3 star restaurants make! Other highlights was the tea egg starter that has an incredibly balance of the chinese style tea egg with the caviar. Bulls blood tartlets (there was no bulls blood) were beautiful, delicate and delicious. Great crip crunch and excellent balance of umami flavour and sweetness. The story behind the 1 month and 3 inches was interesting and the dish was delicious with foie gras. Qan Bian dish was another stunning dish with a beautiful delicate lead skeleton on top of a delicious dish comprised of peas and goat milk. The orange florets on top made for another visual masterpiece usually seen only at Michelin 2 and 3 star restaurants. Many other dishes has aspects of interactively where we either had to eat with our hands, put parts of the dish together (think Peking duck style), and with different stages (eat the item in the bowl and then drink the sauce). Chef Jeremy is an excellent chef who firmly deserves at least 1 Michelin star if not 2. Some of his dishes highlighted above are 3 star category based on our experience. He is creative and we love how he makes unique and at times unrecognizable twists to traditional chinese dishes. The Pine is one of the best restaurants in Canada and among my Top 8.