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| - I was in charge of finding a restaurant for my date night. I initially wanted Italian, however, decided that French cuisine was what I was really craving. Since we were in the area, we decided to try Bodega's after reading several great reviews of the place.
The interior of the restaurant is very charming, with two sides. We were seated to the right of the restaurant by the cozy fire. Perfect for a cold, humid night. I am the one to study the menu online so I already knew what I wanted. For starters, I would have the salad which was so good and for mains, the Duck Confit dish. My bf had the Quail Salad and the Risotto.
FYI - Bodega has a prix fix menu for $35 a person which includes appetizers, main, and dessert, however we didn't find anything to our fancy. My duck was very delicious, and it was a lot of meat: one big duck leg with 6-7 pieces of tender breast all smothered in a lovely sauce. My bf's risotto was average, and he even stole some pieces of my duck. For dessert, I had the Banana Bread pudding which hit the perfect dessert spot for the night.
I decided to live it up that night by ordering a Chateuneuf du Pape bottle which was absolutely heavenly. I thought it was a nice touch that after pouring two glasses for us, the waiter asked if we wanted the rest decantered or left in the bottle.
Service. Basic at best. Our waiter was efficient, but not warm, jovial, and not smiles. He wasn't the kind to continually pour our wine or water and asked us once if everything was okay...after that, my bf and I were pretty much left to our own. I didn't really mind it as it was nice for some peace and quiet.
Both my bf and I mentioned the lack of pepper offer for our plates - is this because they feel that the plate is already flavoured perfectly? In any event, I like my freshly ground pepper and somehow that makes a big difference!
Total price for two including tax and tip came out to be $230 so a splurgy evening. Would I come back here? If I were in the area maybe, but certainly wouldn't come out of my way. Although the food and environment were great, I still want to try many restaurants out there.
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