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| - This restaurant has a beautiful, classic decor with clean lines and a sophisticated colour scheme. The use of natural materials, from the stone walls and wood pillars to the granite table tops provides an elegant yet casual dining area. It's bright, spacious and well laid out. There is also a large patio upstairs but it was closed the day we were there.
Our server was friendly but not overly helpful. I was glad one of my coworkers had provided me a list of her favourites, else I wouldn't have known where to start! I had been given the tip though, that one dish could definitely feed two people with ease! We ordered accordingly and with drinks (non-alcoholic), the bill still came out to $40 after tax!! Here's what we had...
Potato Latkes: Potato cakes stacked with thin slices of salmon, sour cream, red onions and capers - $9.99
I'm so glad that this was on the list of recommendations I came with. We were presented with two large potato latkes served over mixed greens. Sandwiched between the latkes were slices of salmon and big dollops of sour cream. If the salmon was smoked, it was ever so lightly. It had more of a sashimi texture and flavour and the sour cream was to die for! Definitely an item you can share but next time, I'm having one all to myself! Simply delicious.
Lamb Skewers with Seasoned Vegetables (and Greek Salad) - $18.99
The lamb was seasoned nicely and cooked to a perfect medium. Two large skewers with 5 or 6 pieces per skewer served with a barbecue sauce type dip. The vegetables were al denté and consisted of carrots, broccoli, sweet peppers and bok choy. There were other sides we could choose from but with the potato latkes, we figured we'd keep it on the lighter side.
Unfortunately, the Greek Salad that came with our meal failed in comparison. The lettuce looked as though it had seen better days and was not dressed evenly. With a sprinkling of feta cheese, tomato, cucumber and a few black olives this salad lacked creativity and was no different than what I could find at any family style diner.
I should note, there is also a Me Va Me Express for takeout and delivery. There are two locations, one is beside this restaurant and the other is located at Steels and Hilda Avenue. From what is noted on the Express menu, there is a $3.50 delivery charge. Not too shabby!
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