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Although I genuinely enjoyed their brunch, I came here again for a friend event and was slightly disappointed. Their service was great and I do have to give it to them for being able to accommodate 35 ish people and kept a smile on their faces. That being said, the food was not as good as I remembered, again may be because of the amount of people being served all at once.
From a prix fixe menu tailored to our liking, I ordered the Brussels Caesar salad, duck breast, and strawberry shortcake.
Brussels Caesar salad - delicious. Brussels sprouts in replacement of your typical romaine lettuce was a fantastic idea. They have the salad a good crunch but wasn't watery like that of lettuce. The Caesar dressing was perfectly balanced with acid and the bacon chunks completed the savoury component.
Duck breast - the duck was slightly gamey, and I believed it was cooked to a point where the meat was tough and hard to chew. The accompaniments of barley and their sauce was great and completed the dish, but the main protein was slightly disappointing.
Strawberry shortcake - This was a miss. Enough sweetness and balance between the cake and the sauce and berries, however the cake itself was really dry, making it not worth what I paid for.
Also tried the torched salmon, which was good but nothing special in particular, and the chocolate mousse/ ganache, which had a strong peanut butter flavour and took away the decadent chocolate that I was craving. The pairing of a raspberry coulis did help balance the dish.
Overall, I'm not sure if the food is worth 4, perhaps just 3.5. I was asked whether I would know what to recommend, and I can't say anything really stood out other than their FRENCH TOAST and MUSHROOM TOAST from brunch.
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