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| - Upon entry, the decor seemed dark, inviting and comfortable. The atmosphere was lively without being rowdy. This restaurant is also huge; the main level has ample seating (bar, tables and a patio bench), and the second floor seemed to be quite large as well.
Being a brewery, Louis Cifer offers a small selection of house beers. Interestingly, they also offer a cider slush (pommerie?). Since I couldn't decide on what to order, I ended up getting a flight of four beers ($10 for 4, 5 oz beers). Since I can't remember the exact names of the other three beers I tried, I will tell you my thoughts on the cider slush; the actual flavour wasn't too Apple-y, but the slush on top made the drink extra refreshing.
I thought that the food wasn't as good as their beverages; I had the sweet potato fries with chipotle aioli ($7), and the mussels with arugula, tomatoes and bacon ($14). While the fries were pretty good, portion size was too small to justify the price. The mussels were plump and juicy, but again, portion size was too small.
This place would be 3 stars if only the food was considered, but the extra star is for the great service; the owner, was quick to recommend some beers for us when we didn't know what to order, while our server was friendly, talkative (not overly so) and took away used dishes promptly.
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