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| - I've been meaning to come to Campagnolo for some time now. Last time, I wanted to come on a Tuesday, only to find out they're only open Wednesdays to Sundays for dinner only. Located on Dundas, between Bathurst and Ossington, the restaurant has a nice rustic, yet modern feel to it. The restaurant was spacious and I liked that the tables weren't cramped together.
The menus here change frequently - I'm assuming daily since the menu we were handed were dated. The menu isn't very extensive as today there were only five entrees to choose from. Not necessarily a bad thing as sometimes it's better to just focus on doing a few things well. You only have to look down the street to the success of Porchetta & Co. down the street.
Anyways, the dishes we tried this evening were:
- Niagara's Pingue Prosciutto ($11): A generous plate full of delicious prosciutto. However, I was surprised this dish didn't come with a side of bread, since prosciutto on its own is quite salty.
- House-made Baguette and Gougère ($4): We ordered this only because of the lonely prosciutto... turned out to be a good thing though. They were in little bite-sized pull-apart morsels. I had no idea what gougere's were, but they were like little cream puffs (quite hollow in the middle)
- 60 Day Aged Beef Tartare with truffle sauce ($15): Two words - Simply Amazing. This blew us all away. Beautifully seasoned beef.
- Bone Marrow with oxtail and peach marmalade ($14): Another big hit. Tender oxtail which paired perfectly with the fatty bone marrow.
- Sweet Pea Agnolotti with Atlantic lobster and a fennel puree ($26): consisted of a good portion of perfectly-cooked lobster. The fresh peas were delicious, which really surprised me. Guess I'm too used to eating them out of the freezer. Unfortunately I didn't love the pea filling inside the pasta, but the pasta itself was delish.
- Fresh Chorizo Sausage with Portuguese octopus, peperonata and semolina polenta cake ($26): I usually get a migraine eating octopus from chewing it so much, but this was incredibly tender. The chorizo had a nice kick to it and was delicious.
Simply amazing and definitely worth the hype!
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