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| - A friend and I went to Stock for lunch yesterday. After reading the reviews, I was really looking forward to trying this restaurant.
Decor/Ambience: We were seated upstairs and the view was excellent. I didn't find the restaurant too noisy as other reviews had mentioned. I loved the black and white decor. Very modern and hip.
Food/Drinks: We asked for a cocktail list but were told that the bartenders were "retooling it" and one was not available. The server could not help us with any cocktail selections or the restaurants signature cocktail (if any) and simply offered us "vodka and soda" which neither of us like. We ended up ordering two Cosmos which were pretty to look at and came in a large martini glass but I couldn't taste the alcohol at all. It just tasted like juice. Disappointing.
For appetizers, we ordered the Chicken pelmeni soup with mini dumplings, chicken broth and fresh chilies to share. It was nice of the kitchen to split the soup for us. The soup was light and slightly spicy and was a perfect way to start the meal on a winter day. The mini pelmeni (dumplings) brought my dining companion and I both back to our Ukrainian roots.
We also shared the Burrata (a huge portion). It was very rich and creamy. I love Burrata so I enjoyed it overall but I had to add a little salt as I felt the dish was under-seasoned.
I had read a review about the beef short ribs and it sounded so good I wanted to try it so I ordered the Wagyu hot dog with short ribs thinking that this must have been the same dish but it could not possibly have been. They either must have changed the menu or it must be on the dinner menu because what arrived was essentially a beef hot dog split down the middle on a huge bun (see picture) with some shredded beef on top. The shredded beef was tasty but I didn't want the bun so I just tried to eat the hot dog with the beef but all I could taste was the overpowering taste of the hot dog. For a high-end place like this, I don't think this dish cuts it. I really didn't enjoy it very much at all. The side of fries was tasty but it didn't redeem the dish for me.
My friend ordered the organic coho salmon which came on a bed of quinoa. The piece of salmon was huge and was cooked perfectly. It was amazing - very tender. Salmon has not been my favourite fish lately but I would definitely order this in the future.
Service: I had advised our server that I had to be back at work around 2 p.m.. As a result, he was very prompt in having our meals delivered which was a pleasant surprise since this is not always the case in a high-end restaurants. However, we had to ask him if he could bring our bottle of wine to our table since he was spending so much time with other tables that our glasses sat empty for a long time. Despite this, I had felt that he had redeemed himself since, by the time 1:40 pm rolled around, we had already finished our mains and decided to look at the dessert menu to see if we wanted to share anything. We also hoped to order coffee but our server never came back to our table with the menu nor did he take our coffee order so we did not get the chance to try a dessert or have coffee and by the time 2 p.m. came around, he showed up, admitting that it was awful of horrible him not to have brought us a dessert menu or ask us if we wanted to coffee. Disappointing.
Summary: I would have given this restaurant 3 1/2 stars if I could have. I was disappointed with the service and with my entree but I enjoyed the rest of the food and the ambiance enough to know I will want to come back in the hopes that the problems with the service and the drink menu will be ironed out by next time.
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