Restaurants in Oakville

Rawlicious skips such ingredients as wheat, meat, dairy, and refined sugar to put together a healthful menu of animal-free fare in a café setting. All Rawlicious items are cooked below 118 degrees Fahrenheit to ensure that enzymes, vitamins, and minerals are naturally preserved. Load up on living food with the nacho-platter appetizer ($12), Rawlicious' nacho chips served with the tasty troika of guacamole, "sour cream," and salsa, or un-muzzle your inner Red Kangaroo by grazing on the sprout salad ($8), a mix of fresh, organic sprouts. Rawlicious' "rawitch" ($8) skyscrapes with fresh veggies, sprouts, and guacamole stacked high on onion bread, while the special pasta Bolognese ($12) melds marinara, pesto, and crumbled faux-meatballs. Between wellness-boosting bites, guests can seductively sip on a 16-oz. smoothie ($6), available in such flavors as Raspberry Bliss and ChocoMinty, or toast to Pierre-Simon Laplace's theory of tides with a pot of green tea ($5).

HOMEMADE ITALIAN FOOD GOOD PRICES GOOD SERVICE

Absorb the tastes and textures of gourmet Thai, Chinese, and other Asian dishes with a meal at Green Basil. Starters such as two spring rolls ($3.95) or two skewers of chicken satay ($5.25) set the stage for globetrotting gastronomy, and soup selections include Thai mushroom ($5.45) and hot 'n' sour ($5.95). In the realm of curries, Green Basil serves up varieties of the spiced dish for meat-eaters and veggilantes alike—the yellow beef curry ($10.95) and the green chicken curry ($10.25) quell carnivorous cravings, while the tofu curry ($8.95) brings eggplant-infused ecstasy to eaters of non-meat. Other Green Basil goodies include pad thai ($9.75) with chicken, shrimp, tofu, egg, and the house tamarind sauce; cashew-nut chicken ($10.25), drawing spicy strength from sweet peppers, onions, and dried chillies; and Thai fried rice with shrimp ($10.25). Lunch is served daily from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., and a cache of cocktails, beer, and wine keeps business lunches from turning into mandatory business naps.

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Aggie Martin transports the traditions of French cuisine into Ontario’s taste buds with a dinner menu of freshly made fare celebrating France's various culinary regions. Starters include escargots ($9.50), prepared ìn the style of Arles, and roasted brie ($12) bedecked with wildflower honey and cracked black pepper; classic French-onion soup ($9.50) and a soup of the day ($7) are available for spoon-dependents. Entreewise, Aggie Martin slings main courses delving into steak, seafood, and more. Keep cows with moon-jumping dreams realistic with a 10 oz. strip-loin steak finished in a peppercorn sauce ($29.50), or net ambitious upstreamers with the fresh catch of the day accompanied by seasonal vegetables and potato. Other appetite appeasers include a savoury vegetable crêpe ($17) and a rack of lamb with a mustard crust ($29.95). Aggie Martin's vast selection of wines, with labels from such countries as France, Italy, South Africa, Portugal, Canada, the U.S., and Australia, provides luxurious libations for discerning tannin-tasters.

Wall sconces illuminate the burnished wood of an elevated seating section at Fortuna Ristorante, where chefs prepare robust Italian pastas and seafood dishes as well as thin-crust pizzas cooked in a stone oven. An outdoor patio overlooks downtown attractions ranging from high-end boutiques to the cracked sidewalk that the New Kids on the Block burst out of.