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| - PROS
+ Interesting, unique menu
+ "Uncommon" meats - e.g. beef heart, horse, tongue, sweet breads
CONS
- Cash or Canadian debit only - no credit cards
- Very stuffy & hot inside on a summer day
- Sangria was watered down and strangely carbonated
TIP: Dishes are best for sharing for 2-3 people
Came on a Friday evening at 7pm as a party of 3. We were seated at a 2-person table along the wall, with the 3rd person sitting awkwardly at the side of the table, blocking the walkway to the back patio. The table was way too small to accommodate 3 people. Indoor seating is limited to a few tables near the window and a few in the back - sitting indoors is a bad idea if you have a group of 3 or more. To make things worse, it was extraordinarily hot inside and they would not allow us to open the back door to air the place out.
We ordered bread + 4 other items on the menu to share between the 3 of us:
BEEF HEART & MUSSELS
Flavorful slices of beef heart underneath a bed of mussels tossed in a creamy sauce, with a few sprigs of frisee on top. The beef heart did not taste gamey and was actually quite delicious and flavorful. I did not care much for the creamy sauce covering the mussels - it overpowered the seafood. The frisee was a nice touch.
ROASTED BONE MARROW
What seems to be the most popular item on the menu. We paid $8 market price. Comes with one ~6-inch (~15cm) long bone cut lengthwise in half and 4 slices of crusty bread. Delicious with the chimichurri sauce and a sprinkling of sea salt. Probably enough to share reasonably between only 2 people.
BURRATA & ASPARAGUS SALAD
One of my favorite dishes of the night. Creamy burrata sits on a slice of polenta/cornmealy cake, topped with lightly blanched asparagus & celery, and pickled shallot. Everything in this dish was very flavorful. Did not care much for the celery though and wish they used more asparagus instead.
CHEESE PLATE
I do not remember the exact cheeses on our board from that evening but the cheeses were thoughtfully paired with the 2 jams & peanut butter. Also comes with a few slices of apple, and what they fancily called "dehydrated grapes" on the stem - aka raisins... -_-
For drinks, I did not get a chance to try their cocktails (which I should have). My group wanted to get a pitcher of sangria. For $45, we got a 1L pitcher of terribly watered down and *carbonated* "sangria". I've never had sangria with soda in it and it really just watered down the wine and made it taste bland. Also, the sangria was room-temperature and the pitcher contained no ice. Terrible.
I would come back to try their cocktails and to try some of their other more unique meat dishes - e.g. the horse tartare, sweetbreads, or tongue. The beef heart is also worth getting again.
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