Sole Restaurant and Wine Bar

I went to Sole for the live Jazz music, but left remembering the food. My companion had the pork tenderloin with poached pear and said it was one of the best dishes they have ever had. I had the lobster clubhouse which was good.

Our waitress suggested a flatbread appetizer, and it was a delicious combination of flavours with marscapone, pear, and candied walnuts. I was a bit hesitant to try a sweet appitizer but it was very good!

For a saturday night it was not very busy with only 6 couples and 1 group, which made for a nice romantic dinner. The live jazz was also very enjoyable and entertaining.

A group of us are in town on business from the USA. I took the recommendations from this website to try Sole. What a wonderful place. I loved the atmosphere, and am just sad that I won't be here for the live Jazz - can imagine how great that will be.
Great Location, good wine selection (love the choices in the 1/2 bottles!), and the food was awesome!
If / when I come back to Waterloo - Sole is definitely on my agenda!

Was there on Thursday for a friends birthday. The entire evening was fantastic from the time we dropped our coats to the time we left. Our server was friendly, knowledgeable and attentive. From apps to main course, dessert and coffee the entire food service had a great flow. No rushing and we were able to celebrate a birthday in great atmosphere and company. The meal was amazing, all food was served hot and everything was perfect. Each dish was well presented and extremely delicious. The martini list is very inventive. We all shared a bottle of wine over dinner and it made the night that much better.
Well done Sole.

Great Wine List!
One of the finer dining experiences my wife and I have had in a while. The wine list is awesome and I now have 2 new favourites I need to get at the LCBO whenever I go :)
I did find the food portions a little small, but the quality more than made up for it. The peanut butter creme brulee.... OMG - Better than I make...
We had a newer server, so we needed to wait for drinks and refills, but it was nice to bask in the atmosphere of the restaurant.
We will be going back for a fancier night out on the town.

Sat in the bar area. Great service, attentive and not rushed. There was a jazz trio playing which was great, added to the evening. Overall very pleased with the food and service!

From start to finish, a disappointing meal. Caesar salad lacked dressing,flavour was in the croutons only, spinach salad was blah - very little dressing (tasteless); escargots were delicious; lamb ordered rare-not expecting it 'that rare' ! Paella description said it contained sausage (paella typically does) -there was no evidence of sausage; mussels at edge of plate were cold; schnitzel was very dry. Lasagna was adequate, but not impressive. Service was very slow, even though not overly busy throughout the place. Having been a 'fan' of The Blackshop for many years, this was an unexpected disappointment. We shall not return.

I go quite often for drinks after work. The drinks are fine. The food is always quite good. The service is excellent. The decor is nice. My only complaint is that this place is quite expensive. There are other places in town that are comparable for less money.

This was my first time eating at Sole, and I was not disappointed.
Everything was superb, and the portions were large enough to be satisfying. I never thought I would order a sandwich for dinner in a nice restaurant, but it was exceptional.
Service was a touch slow, especially waiting to pay, but we weren't in a rush. The server was pleasant and professional.
More expensive than my average meal out, but great for an occasional treat.

After reading some of the reviews on the website, I was expecting a decent meal. I had to send my entre back because it was luke warm. No water was offered....I asked for water with lemon and got it, but no one else at our table was received it, so they had to ask later....then it arrived without the lemon as requested. We received four little pieces of bread, with dipping oil. The wooden chairs are as hard as a rock....I had to stand up near the end of the meal to get the kinks out .

At first everything was fine. The waiter seemed ok at first, but very busy. We started with drinks, which we ordered, but my son-in-law didn't receive the beer he ordered. He finally got it about half way through his supper. The steak i ordered first came to me almost alive. I ordered medium,but this is way to rare for me. They took it to the chef and had him cook it some more, which was better, but by that time i was off my desire to eat.
i know i gave a great review earlier this year, but unfortunately this is the last time i will go here again. I think a place that charges the prices that they charge that everything should be top notch.
they didn't charge me for the steak, but by that time the damage had been done. Sorry! But i will go back again.