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| - I would give this place 3-1/2 stars, and choose 3 because it already has lots of higher ratings.
It is a busy place with a great ambiance on Friday evening. Downstairs at least it feels more like a bar than a restaurant - minimal decor, rustic, and loud.
The service was perfect, as were the drinks. The selection of beers on tap is excellent, and there was a good selection of wine choices on a chalk board.
The idea that the tapas-style menu is not for the hungry is specious: Two of us shared four plates and left stuffed (the waitress recommended sharing 2-3 plates per person).
The "warm roasted olives" are for the serious olive lover, I like olives and my wife loves olives but we could hardly make a dent in the big pile of olives they delivered. They were very tasty, however.
The trio of spreads was good, although none of the spreads was exceptional. "Ale simmered sausage bites" in a hot mustard sauce were tasty, but incredibly simple. The Quattro Framiggio flatbread was the most ordinary; if there was truffle oil as advertised it was overwhelmed by the carmelized onions, and overall the flatbread did not seem to be freshly prepared.
Based on what we had and what we saw on the menu, I would say that the food offered is not as creative as the menu descriptions. I come back to the conclusion that the Dandelion Market is more a bar than a restaurant.
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