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| - Ok so I've been dying to try Boralia for MONTHS! I've heard great things, and even Gordon Ramsay himself has been here, and raved about it. But to be completely honest, it's VERY overrated. Dont get me wrong, the food is good, but I've had better meals.
- Price point. Very much overpriced for what you get. The dishes are all meant for sharing. They will cost you between $14-$20 per dish. And for 2 people, you'll want 4 dishes probably. The amount of food you get per dish is small. But I suppose it's their version of "quality over quantity".
- Food. I felt like they tried too hard to make the dishes complex, interesting and different. They were good, but sometimes the flavours were a bit odd, like the smoked muscles, and the elk. The flavours didn't seem to mesh well with each other. I did love the Fois Gras. Very delicious! And the Pirogies were very good too. But $6 for bread. Come on. The baked oysters weren't anything to write home about either.
- Wine selection was good, and the cocktails were great! Albeit again, pricey.
- Service. Our server was kind and attentive. Wine was flowing, never waited for a drink which I really appreciate. The big problem here with the service was that they we rushing us out. We arrived at 830pm for our reservations. And by 930pm they were closing down the restaurant for the night. We got "warned" that the kitchen was closing so we had to order right now if we wanted anything else (at 930pm). What high end restaurant kitchen closes at 930pm? For the price I'm paying for these dishes, you better not rush me out, or make me adhere to your schedule of kitchen close down duties. We felt very odd by 10pm as it was clear they didn't want us there anymore. There was only one or two other tables besides us. It's 10pm on a Thursday. Your hurrying our meal is not going to go well for the review and our overall experience. I know you servers and kitchen staff want to go home or get drunk after work, but do your job first.
Overall I'm glad I tried it. But I wont be going back. It's quite pretentious.
The food at places like Union and Boehmer is much better.
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