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| - We recently visited district oven for summerlicious 2015, so this review is based on that menu. First impressions - huge, open, beautiful space, great decor; prompt, friendly, and professional service. At our table we had:
- two cocktails: berry stormy and Toronto storm - both were refreshing and flavourful while still being quite strong. Definitely worth a try.
- appetizers: mezze platters, meatballs, and beet salad. Everything on the platter was outstanding, as was the bread it came with. You have to ration the dips for how much bread you get (more bread than dips), but if you plan your scoops ahead you'll be fine. Zalouk and labneh were especially good. Meatballs were tasty and saucy. Beet salad had potential but lacked flavour entirely. This may have just been an off night for the salad though, as it's been good on other occasions apparently. The server was super nice when we mentioned this and brought extra mint dressing, but even that was flavourless.
- mains: lamb shank, cauliflower, and fish (trout). All excellent. You'd think the cauliflower would be meh, but it's bursting with flavour, and the mushrooms take it to the next level.
- desserts: two milk puddings and two baklavas. Everyone loved the milk puddings. Two of us liked the baklava and two of us did not - both were great in my opinion.
All around I thought this was an excellent meal and I'll definitely be back. So a well-played foray into summerlicious for this resto! :)
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