For a beautiful September Friday night, this restaurant was surprisingly NOT packed. Much appreciated as a diner without a reservation, but curious because I had such a great experience here!
The atmosphere is set for intimate dining, filled with ambient lighting and throw cushions against the upholstered booths. I think the ambiance could be improved on if the candles were a BIT brighter, but the effect was there
Bread was served first with some hummus with olive oil - very nice indeed, and the hummus was delicious.
My girl friend and I ordered a glass of wine each, and tried the duck confit with mushroom risotto ($19). What I like about this dish is that a lot of restaurants will serve you the risotto on its own entree, but here you get to try both the excellent (succulent and crispy skin) duck AND the risotto. I love this dish, it's fantastic! My friend got the braised Moroccan style lamb shank with couscous ($22) and found that it was intensely flavourful. This may be the style of the dish, but we were simply downing bread with this dish to disperse some of the flavour.
I'll have to return again to try their desserts! Definitely warrants a return trip!