The Moxie's Experience

On my twelfth and final restaurant experience I decided to go to Moxie’s Grill & Bar located at Square one Shopping centre at 100 City Centre Drive in Mississauga. I had not been to Moxie’s for quite some time so I figured I’d try it out. When I got there I noticed every table had a bottle of their house Red wine to set the atmosphere. The lights were dimmed but still allowed visibility. Upon entering we were greeted kindly by the hostess and taken to our seats where or server introduced herself and took our drink orders. They had many drinks to choose from but I got a Moxie’s classic White Peach Bellini. I noticed they had enhanced their menu since I last ate there so I was excited to try some of the changes.

I started off with their Brushetta as an appetizer. It changed since the last time I had it. The Brushetta came out and it was breath taking. It arrived on a channel plate with six pieces of olive oil toast. The toast was topped with Moxie’s house made Brushetta mix as well as three pieces of marinated bocconcini cheese on each piece of toasted crostini. It was delicious. The key component was the Basil reduction placed under the Brushetta to give it an added zing. I was excited to move forward with the meal.

For the entrée I tried their trademark herbed over-roasted chicken. The server let me know that they had made changes to the original but I was ready to try something new based on the Brushetta. The plate arrived and it looked stunning. The chicken, which was a 9-11oz breast, was golden brown and came with a piece of herbed goat cheese on top. It was above a bed of oven-roasted potatoes as well as a mixture of cherry tomatoes and steamed green beans. Overall, the ingredients mixed well together and the plate was very satisfying. Once I finished the plate I asked the server for a desert menu.

For dessert I got my all time favorite Sticky Toffee Pudding. It is a moist date based cake with Moxie’s signature hard sauce, which is their spin off of caramel. It also had a strawberry and a scoop of french vanilla ice cream and garnished with oven-roasted almonds and a mint spring. I give it a 10/10.

Overall I had a great experience at Moxie’s Square One. The changes they made to the menu items I tried worked really compared to what I’m used too. I would definitely go back there to grab food when I am around the square one area.