Tonik

Dinner at Tonik in Kensignton last night. Some old friends had called a mid-week catchup to take advantage of Tonik's $10 "Steak & Stella" deal. The steak was, despite being a bargain, a pretty poor cut of sirloin - too sinewy and tough, and they didn't even provide steak-knives. PH's pumpkin gnocci was a mystery dish, as though they'd thrown all the kitchen scraps in there. What's annoying about this, is that the prices have no correlation with quality. If all mains hover around $20, you'd expect the meals to be fairly decent. Give me the $10 "Parma & pot" deal at Brunswick's East Hotel any day.