Milestones Restaurant..Which location is the best one?

“Pour some sugar on me. Ooh, in the name of love. Pour some sugar on me...” (Def. Leppard)

 

Hello Everyone,

I decided for this blog post to do something I have never done before in my posts.  I went to 3 different Milestones restaurants, to see which one would give me the most exciting experience.  I know that Milestones is a very popular chain of restaurants and they all serve the same menu, therefore, which one won my heart?

Milestones Yorkdale, Milestones Vaughan and Milestones Queensway were the 3 locations I visited. I have to say, that despite the fact all 3 have the same menu, the service was completely different.  Yorkdale, by far won my heart.  They were polite, on point, and were the busiest restaurant of the three locations.  It amazed me how the busiest restaurant had the most attentive and caring server. Not only was the service the best at this location but the food was also the winner. 

Stephanie, you were an incredible server.  My friend and I enjoyed your company and the knowledge you had for the menu.  You made our experience at Milestones Yorkdale incredible and I will definitely come back to visit soon.  I am not just saying all of this because of those amazing Bellinis you provided us. LOL.  Did you know you could get an extra shot of vodka to put in your Bellini?? Yes, they come in different flavors.  I had blueberry vodka, and my friend poured strawberry vodka on her drink.  It was amazing!  You must try this extra shot.  If you go to Milestones on a Tuesday it is “BELLINI” night!! Yahoo!!!  You get those drinks at a reduced cost. 

I am in love with their new appetizer the Chorizo Mozzarella Fritters.  They were incredible.  I also have to say the cheesecake at this restaurant is not too shabby. LOL. I want to thank Milestones Yorkdale for the great service and hope, to see all of you soon!

Until next time boys and girls remember: “to always just be yourself, it will eventually pay off…”

POUR that extra shot of vodka on your Bellini guys and gals; you will not regret it... LOL.

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Here are some pictures from my night at Milestones Yorkdale:

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Westin Harbour Castle Hotel, Toronto Ontario

“This is how we do it.  It’s Friday night, and I feel all right…” (Montell Jordan)

Hello Everyone,

I have to start by saying that the Westin Harbour Castle hotel in Toronto is such a beautiful place.  I fell in love with this place, as soon as I walked in.  I was having a rough day before I got there, and somehow, everyone in this hotel made my weekend amazing.

When I arrived on the Friday night, I immediately met Yura. She is one sweet girl.  She came over to me, as I was talking to myself and dropping all of my things. LOL.  She probably thought I was nuts but the girl was incredible.  She offered to help me and then she sent me the most amazing note to my room!! She already had won my heart in the lobby, so the fact that she sent me wine and cheese too, made me LOVE HER even more!!! THANK YOU YURA!!!!! You started my stay at the Westin with class.

The whole staff is amazing! I made the craziest request at midnight, and they actually came through for me!! I LOVE THE WESTIN HARBOUR CASTLE! I needed a hand held shower attachment.  I know, I’m difficult sometimes, LOL.  So, thank you Mayor for coming up to install that attachment for me.  I am so blown away by the staff and their hospitality.

Bin, Mark, and Jason are all part of this incredible staff.  They all welcomed me and made me feel like a Queen.  I mean, the premier was there that weekend, I MET DOUG GILMOUR in the LOBBY, and this staff made me feel like the special guest.  I can see why a lot of celebrities stay at this hotel.  It is a must try for everyone.  The bed in the room was like sleeping on a cloud!!! I miss that bed!!!

The thing I loved the most was the staff has amazing energy and their name tags are the cutest things.  Instead of having their title under their names, they have their passions displayed.  Mark LOVES HOCKEY!! HAHA... GO LEAFS GO!! Even though, Jason loves the Habs, I have to say thank you to him for the great tour and for showing me that wonderful view.   Bin, you were also a delight to speak too.  Bin’s passion is cricket. LOL. We are in Canada Bin; you need to cheer for the Leafs!! Thank you Bin, for being so kind and courteous.

I miss this hotel. I really miss the staff. I hope to come back soon.  Maybe, I’ll see Lupul there soon??!! Ha-ha. Stay tuned everyone, as I will be talking about the restaurant Toula soon. It is located at the top of this amazing hotel!!!!!

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Until next time boys and girls...” remember, to always just be yourself, it will eventually pay off…” DID I MENTION I met DOUG GILMOUR at the Westin Harbour castle!!?! LOL. ©justbeingmeluvuholts      CHECK out my pictures from my stay at the Westin:

GO TO JOEYS RESTAURANT!! LOVE THIS PLACE!!

Red, Red wine.  It’s up to you. All I can do, I’ve done. But memories won’t go…. (UB40)

Hello Everyone,

Today’s blog I am going to be talking about something I really LOVE. No no, it’s not about the leafs, but about FOOD!! LOL. I have been to this restaurant on more than one occasion and every time I have gone, I have been happy, happy, happy.

I want to thank JOEYS Yorkdale for always going above and beyond in serving myself and my guests.  Jocelyn, you were a fantastic server and Keenan, thank you for all your lovely words regarding my blog.  

On my last visit to the restaurant, Andrew the general manager was kind enough to give me a tour of the establishment.  I was very happy with the whole staff.  Everyone was so friendly.  This place, ladies and gents, has the cleanest kitchen I have ever seen! I feel soooooo safe eating there. LOL.

So, here’s the deal.  I made an agreement with the head chef Brady.  For every read I get on this blog, Brady is giving me 10$. LOL.  Brady, you were a delight.  I love your cooking.  My favorite dishes are the cheeseburger sliders, grilled chicken tagliatelle and wait, wait I LOVE the Italian donuts.  Now, listen up Joeys restaurant.  I found out you removed those donuts from your menu recently, bring them back!! I dream of those donuts!!!  Andrew, please, bring back my donuts!!!!

I was forced to choose another desert the last time I dined at your restaurant. I had the HAPPY ENDING.  From the title guys, I have to say, I did not get a Happy Ending! LOL.  I want my donuts.

I LOVE your restaurant. Thank you so much for the great service and for all your time and kind words.  Thank you, to Sean and my cousin Britney who also were kind enough to take pictures with me during my visit.  EVERYONE if you see Britney at Joeys, she just started there, be nice to her. LOL. She’s my family; we need to take care of each other. : P

Until next time boys and girls. Remember to “always just be yourself; it will eventually pay off…” Go to Joeys restaurant at Yorkdale, you will not be disappointed!!! Make sure you tell them you want those DONUTS back!! Hahaha.

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It's TIME TO SAY GOODBYE to Jamaica!!! Miss YOU!!!

“Girl, you’re my angel, you’re my darling angel….closer than my peeps you are to me, baby…”  (Shaggy)

Hello Everyone,

I would like to conclude my Jamaican tales, by saying, I miss Jamaica so much!!  I miss the sun, the music, the people, the food and I miss laughing every day.  It was by far, one of the best vacations and hotels, I have stayed in. 

Grand Bahia Principe, had the friendliest staff and every day, I heard “ good morning” in the halls.  I would wake up to the sounds of Bob Marley and Shaggy and I could hear the laughter of everyone who stayed at the resort.

I miss the jerk chicken and yes, I missed the pasta. LOL.  I used to get them to make me agile e oglio pasta at lunch.  They always thought I was crazy asking them to not use sauce and only make my pasta with only oil and garlic.  I have to say that I did miss the fact that in Jamaica, they do not have fresh mushrooms. LOL.  I’m not kidding, they only had canned mushrooms.?!?!! The staff, made me feel special.  All of them went out of their way to give me whatever I needed.  Tanisha girl, I miss you and thank you for ALL the towels!!!!!  You always kept our room so clean and always gave me that great big smile of yours in the morning. I hope, you enjoy the floatie and pink bag I left you girl!! I hope, I will one day come back and visit you soon.

Stretch, “ Mr. Sun Doctor..” Thank you, for the aloe Vera plant and for thinking my friend and I were “tog.” LOL.  The things, you need to do at times when you try and be nice. Ha-ha. Although, hearing “TI AMO” at dinner in Jamaica was insanely weird. As much, as I miss sharing a room with you Vu, I love my bed and the last time someone sang Ti Amo to me, it was really special. LOL.

Runaway Bay, I have very fond memories of my stay.  I enjoyed, the Michael Jackson show, and I LOVED, cocktail nights!!  Did I mention, I LOVED cocktail nights?!? Until, the next time I vacation in Jamaica mon…I will make sure, I do not lose you at night Vu, I will have enough aloe, I will make sure I know all of MJ’s music and I will make sure to see Jesus!! I LOVE JAMAICA mon!!!!!

Until next time boys and girls..” remember, to always just be yourself, it will eventually pay off…”

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It's FRIDAY night in JAMAICA!!!

“Don’t worry about a thing, ‘Cause every little thing gonna be all right…’ “(Bob Marley)

Hello Everyone,

We are almost done this vacation and we have not left the resort yet !?! So, guess what my friend and I decided to do on a Friday night in Jamaica mon? We went to dance! LOL.

It is safe to leave the resort in Jamaica, but, in order to do that you need to hire a driver.  The driver will take you wherever you need to go and stay with you on your adventure off the resort. How do you get a driver? We asked our Sun quest representative who hooked us up! LOL.  She arranged for Martin to pick us up from our hotel.

Before going out Fri night, we had dinner at another a la carte restaurant.  We went to Don Pablo.  This restaurant was INCREDIBLE!!! French cuisine was served.  It was by far the best restaurant on the resort.  It is a must TRY!! However, our driver Martin was to arrive and pick us up at 10:30pm and we were a little bit late with dinner.  It’s Jamaica mon, everyone is chilled out!! :p SO, one of us had to go up to the lobby and tell Martin that we were a little behind.  When I say one of us, I mean my friend..LOL. OK, OK, I am bit lazy at times. 

Martin, was really cool.  He reminded me of “P. Diddy”. Hahaha.  When we got into the car, the first thing I noticed was the little TV.  Now, I thought it was going to be playing some Bob Marley, maybe, even Shaggy, no no Martin had on porn. Yup, porn with some Jamaican beats. I was trying not to look but my friend kept saying, “ Nik, Look..” Martin decided to tell us that we should go to this club called Shades where a midget has sex on stage. WHAT????!!! OH man, what did we get ourselves into right now!?!  2 hours later, we got to Pier 1.  We stayed about 2 hours, danced, and then proceeded to take the trip back to our hotel.  It was nothing like the clubs in Toronto. 

Friday night was FUN FABULOUS !!!  

Until next time boys and girls… “ remember, to always just be yourself, it will eventually pay off…” More Jamaica “stories” coming up soon…TO BE CONTIUNED…

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Grand Bahia Principe, Jamaica. The pool.

“Mr. Boombastic…What you want is some boombastic romantic fantastic lover….” (Shaggy)

Hello Everyone,

The Grand Bahia Principe has the most amazing pool.  It is the biggest pool, I have ever seen.  It goes around the whole hotel.  The days in Jamaica were spent by the pool, listening to music, having drinks, and my favorite was BINGO. Lol.  Every day, Bingo was played at that pool and every day they gave out prizes to the winner.  In fact, one day the prize was weed. LOL. Yes, you read it correctly; they gave out weed as a prize. WOW mon, Jamaica is nothing like Toronto!! Hahaha

They had so many activities at that pool from water aerobics, to Mr. Jamaica but I will never forget Queen Audrey. Queen Audrey read tea leaves. LOL.  You know, I had to see what this women was all about mon. The queen does readings for 20$ American and I have to say she is very entertaining. Would I recommend a reading? If you want to laugh, yes. LOL.  The queen informed me that a Michael would contact me and not to speak with him. The only Michael I know is dead, and I promise you, I am not speaking with him.  I mean, unless, I learn some “hocus pocus”; Michael is not speaking to me anytime soon. Hahaha. I was also informed that someone who is in love with me, I apparently torture him. LOL. Whoever, you are, I apologize if this is true.  Unless, he brings up the Bruins, I don’t think I torture anyone; at least I don’t do it on purpose. : p

I do have to say that one day; my sister went to get us some KFC.  It is the best chicken I ever tried, mon.  I’m telling you, you have to get KFC when you are in Jamaica.  Little Bianca, who is 18 months, ate that KFC like she never saw food before.  It was finger, licking good. YUMMY!!

I LOVE JAMAICA mon!!!! I cannot wait to go back! WHOOP, WHOOP!!!

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Until next time boys and girls. remember to always “ just be yourself, it will eventually pay off…” © justbeingmeluvuholts

Here are some pool pics…

Grand Bahia Principe Jamaica

“One Love! What about the one heart? One heart! What about? Let’s get together and feel all right…” (Bob Marley)

COME TO JAMAICA and feel alright….

Hello Everyone!!

WOW.., it feels like it’s been forever since I left Jamaica.  I miss it so much!!  I wanted to share with you all the experience I had at the Grand Bahia Principe.  After, our first night and our amazing New Year’s, we enjoyed another incredible breakfast and sunny day.

My friend at WestJet, Jennifer had given me some amazing tips on the hotel.  She mentioned the jerk shack that was located on the beach.  We ventured out to this shack, and it was really cute.  My only issue was the birds, and the crab that almost followed us back to the room. LOL.  Yes, a crab! I think my friend and I screamed so loud, that Toronto heard the yelling.  The chicken was great and I have to say the hotel has the best ICE TEA EVER!!!

You can have 3 a la carts during your one week stay.  I want to thank the Grand Bahia for giving us 5. LOL.  Our first restaurant was the Mikado, Tapanyaki.  Thank you again, for letting us enjoy this restaurant twice!! This restaurant not only has amazing food but the show the chef gives you is incredible.  I got to eat double the rice, double the chicken and double the beef.  I told you, I LOVE food. Hahaha.  We drank wine, a lot of wine. LOL.  We sang with the group of 12 sitting with us, and we ate like champions.

I was very pleased with our first a la carte experience and I recommend this restaurant and this hotel to you all!!! I will be telling you more of my week at the Grand Bahia in the days to come, so stay tuned…you do NOT want to miss my adventures!!

Until next time boys and girls….” Remember, to always be yourself, it will eventually pay off…” © justbeingmeluvuholts

“Could you be loved and be loved?”  (Bob Marley)  

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