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| - Strolling through Yorkville looking for somewhere to have an early dinner.
Stumbled upon Hemingways so I decided to give it a go!
There are 3 different floors to this restaurants, The Main Floor / Dining Room, Second Level Smallest of them all with a Bar with Tv's, and Third Floor Patio that is open all year round, heated and covered.
After surveying the 3 I opted for the main floor, just seemed less busy/crowded than the patio and more interesting than the 2nd floor. The crowd here ranges from grey haired men in suits to young females.
The hostess said we could sit wherever we liked and then she'd come over with the menus. After seating ourselves in the back beside the main floor bar along a comfy banquet our waitress Jose returned with the menus. She asked if we knew what we wanted to drink. We inquired if they had sparkling lemonade (I know most restos dont) however she said they have regular lemonade but she could whip of a sparkling one, we asked if she could add strawberry syrup to it (i know a little demanding) she said they didnt have strawberry syrup but she would add strawberry daiquiri mix to it. Anywhoo when she returned with our Drinks, it totally blew me away, she did such an awesome job it tasted delicious!
We were given two menus one was a snack menu with more informal things like pizza, burgers, and appetizer foods and the other was the main menu with dinner items. I was in the mood for a sandwich but I was totally surprised that the dinner menu had no sandwich section! I believe this is the first time Ive never seen a sandwich list on a bar style resto menu! Therefore I opted to go formal and have a proper dinner, I do love fish and they did have good options so I decided to try that route tonight.
For Apps we decided to try something from the Snacks Menu
Cheddar and Potato Periogies with Fried Onions and Bacon and Sweet Potato Fries. The periogies came out piping hot and slighlty golden brown. I liked that they served chunks of bacon instead of bits and side of cold sour cream, traditional but still delicious. The sweet potato fries were cooked perfectly crispy outside and soft inside and I loved the cajun mayo dipping sauce it was served with.
Mains from the dinner Menu
Rosemary Trout - Fillet of rainbow trout with rosemary herb, served with a cherry tomato relish, fresh vegetables, and vegetable rice.
I've never had rosemary on fish before but it tasted excellent! The fish was cooked perfectly and I really enjoyed the tomato relish! The rice was simple but still it went well with the fish.
Butter Chicken - Chunks of chicken in a smooth Indian curry sauce, served with steamed vegetables, rice and mango chutney.
My sister didn't like this...she said it was not spicey at all, did not like the mango chutney, nothing outstanding in this dish...
Finally for Dessert
Mississippi Mud Pie - Mocha ice cream on top of a chocolate oreo crumb curst with hot fudge, sliced almonds, and whipped cream.
When the pie came out I realized it was missing the almonds, I alerted our waitress and she explained that they had ran out of almonds (would have been nice to tell us before serving it) however she offered to bring us some chopped peanuts which I agreed to. The pie was really good and I loved the oreo crumb crust and the addition of peanuts made it even more tastier.
Our red rose tea came out piping hot they way I like it with the tea bag already placed in the pot! Good to go!
Overall I believe this place is better suited for drinks and food from the snacks menu. Come with large groups and head up to the heated patio or a casual drink and an appetizer and this is the place to go!
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