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| - My boyfriend and I went to whippoorwill last night for dinner as I was interested in checking it out. I'm really torn about what I think about this place. Being a long weekend the place was only 1/3rd full so walking in at 8:30pm we were sat immediately and had a couple cocktails to start - pretty pedestrian, nothing to write home about but they were tasty, though a little pricey at $14 each. Had some PEI oysters to start, fresh and clean - good mignonette. My boyfriend had the burger, which was delicious and came with some homey steak fries, I had one of the daily specials - the halibut crudo. The way the server described it, it sounded like it came with a side salad - it did not. What arrived in front of me was a surprisingly pretentious looking plate of well, crudo. I was shocked that this was supposed to be an entree - it would have been much better described as an appetizer as it was so small. Very strange. On the positive side - the fish was very fresh and delicious, I just would have never ordered it as a main - was a little annoyed that I was so misinformed about the dish.
Service was decent but it took quite a while to get the bill, which again, was surprising because it wasn't busy! I think the bartender overheard my grumbles and swiftly brought it over afterwards.
I might be back to try their brunch, but they didn't really sell me on coming back for dinner. The Emerson is a much better bet in the neighbourhood.
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