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| - Went for a bachelorette, and granted, we had an unwieldy party (we took up all the tables along the back wall). Had the prix fixe as a result, and a la carte drinks.
- Food
Sidecar salad
Good, but nothing to write home about really. Reasonably small portion size, but that was fine with me because...
Steak frites
Now that's a big hunk of juicy meat! Delicious, delicious meat :D Also, I asked if they could substitute something else for the frites (couldn't have anything deep fried that night), and was offered asparagus. Both were perfectly cooked (medium rare), and the steak was particularly scrumptious - nicely salted and appropriately cooked through, and quality of cut was good with very little to speak of in the way of chewy/cartilage-y bites.
Pumpkin tart
I love pumpkin pie, which is what this almost was, minus the pie crust. Om nom nom...
- Service
Since I asked for a substitution, and was very pleasantly offered the asparagus, I'm inclined to say "very good". Only one issue, which could also be seen as a non-issue. Because of our group's size, they had to cut us into two bills. A friend paid for another girl's dinner, but didn't say anything to the waitress. It turned out the two ladies in question were on two different bills. Payment was all worked out in the end, and although I could fully understand the waitress' frustration at having to rework the billing because she wasn't fully aware of my friend having paid for part of the other bill, the waitress (albeit politely) told my friend not to do that in future, or to tell her (which I could have sworn my friend did, but whatevs). It seemed a bit like the poor waitress was worn out, and perhaps took some of her frustration out on my very pregnant, otherwise apologetic friend. It was just... very awkward, and somewhat unpleasantly handled.
Also, given that we were such a large group, many of us were guessing why our choices from the prix fixe weren't taken almost as soon as we sat down. We had to wait the better part of 45 minutes to have our orders taken - and although drinks had been brought, we weren't asked for a refill unless we flagged someone down.
- Price
Prix fixe, so no choice, but was very reasonable - I think it was $30, plus tax and tip (hard to pin point - we were calculating costs associated with the entire night of revelry). I loved the steak!
- Atmosphere
On the nice-r side, but also still very casual - would be fine for any kind of dinner occasion I think, minus kids.
- Overall
Definitely not bad - steak was good enough that I'd be interested in coming back. With a lot of other stellar restaurants in the city, however, it doesn't exactly stick out in my mind... Except for juicy meat. I mentioned that, right? Steak.
Steak steak.
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