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| - Came here mid-week to celebrate a birthday and we all had a great time. The ambience is modern steakhouse chic, comfortable, quiet, perfect for conversation. The staff were friendly, pretty knowledgeable and relatively prompt, most of the time. The menus clearly indicate vegetarian and gluten free dishes, which makes dining much easier for any pursuing those options.
We started off with the grilled calamari and the beef carpaccio. Both were very good. The calamari was well grilled but not overcooked, and the carpaccio was very traditional. The kids weren't too fussy on the polenta fries, but the adults liked them. So far so good.
For dinner we went with steaks, of course. I had the 16oz rib steak, which was perfectly cooked medium rare. Better than that is the executive cut 24oz rib steak. The veal chop was also excellent - tender and tasty. We had the sweet potato fries, mushroom ragout and asparagus sides, and all were truly excellent.
The wine list is surprisingly deep and covers every segment you might expect at a premium steakhouse. In fact, this wine list surpasses that of any steak house I have been to in the same price range - and I have been to many!
The steaks themselves are good, well aged, but I found them a bit chewy, as if they had not started with the best quality beef in the first place. Still, the steaks were perfectly cooked and quite tasty, despite the gristle.
Desserts were also excellent. We had the crème brulee, house made ice cream and the chocolate torte. All were decadent and as rich and fulfilling as one could want. All in all, this was a great night out.
My judgement is that this is a step up from The Keg both in terms of overall dining experience, wine list and price.
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