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| - I came here last night with six colleagues at around 8 p.m. We were pretty much the only party left in the restaurant and we were there for four hours.
We got the chef's tasting menu (5 courses), and we ordered 3 to 4 bottles of wine. I wasn't picking up the tab on this one, but I fully recognize that it is not a cheap place to dine. The chef's tasting menu was $90/person, with the chef customizing a menu for your table. Here is what we were served and my commentary on each:
Leek soup with crisps with micro basil: Average - nothing special, but at the very least it wasn't overly salty. This is a cream based soup and was neither overly creamy nor watery, which I preferred and found quite pleasant.
Apricot gelee and beet field green salad: while the apricot gelee was a nice touch and unique, this was your average / typical salad - nothing too special to comment on.
Two tacos - perch and pork: Both tacos were flavourful, but the table's favourite by far was the perch taco. The perch was deep fried, but it was very fresh and you could taste it. With a kick of lime, it was a favourite of the evening.
Balsamic (I think?) chicken wings: Next to the perch tacos, the chicken wings were also a table favourite. They tasted like a blend of your traditional honey garlic with a balsamic twang. The wings were just crispy enough and not saucy at all but full of flavour. Yum!
Risotto and roast chicken with truffle oil and mushrooms: The risotto was disappointing as I found it a bit undercooked, and the chicken could have been a bit more moist, all things considered. I found the mushrooms cooked in a little too salty as well.
Dessert: chocolate chip cookies, brownies, chocolate cake, apple tarte, cheesecake with raspberry compote - oddly enough, while none were terrible, the table favourite was the chocolate chip cookie. Not many of us touched the brownies (very plain and not worth your while).
Ambiance is cute and intimate, but the location is very out of the way. There is nothing else around the Evergreen Brickworks, so it is quite the trek / expedition to just come here to dine. However, for a quiet and quaint dinner, this is the place to be.
Wine - I was too tired to note the wines we tried, but the white was way sweeter than anticipated, and the red was just right. Not tremendously helpful, but for local wines, I was satisfied.
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