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| - I met my sister here for lunch to try out Wish's Winterlicious menu. When I called the restaurant to make the reservation I informed them that we would be bringing my 3 month old niece and would require enough room at our table for her stroller. In spite of this being a small establishment, they were awesome at accommodating our needs.
Both my sister and I started with the Cesar salad with lardons (for the layman - that's a fancy word for big ol' bacon bits). I found the dressing to be far too thick, but I appreciated that it was covered in a healthy dose of grated parmesan. Also, the lettuce to bacon ratio was about 60/40 which improved matters greatly! When in doubt? Bacon solves EVERYTHING.
For my main course I had the linguini sauteed with red peppers, grilled zucchini, spinach and black olives in rose sauce. The pasta itself was cooked perfectly, but I found the sauce to be overly heavy (particularly for lunch). I would suggest applying ample amounts of black pepper to balance out the rich sauce. In my opinion, you needn't add parmesan to this. My sister had the fish and chips and said she was pleased with it overall.
For dessert, I had ordered the flourless chocolate cake, but was informed that they had run out of it. Instead, I got the dulce de leche cheesecake which was delicious, but far too sweet and dense to finish. I have a super sweet tooth, but I'd still say you'd be better off splitting a piece of this with someone.
The service here was pretty slow and we often had to remind them to fill our empty water glasses. However, the waitstaff were very friendly. The decor is absolutely charming and it would be a great intimate place to go for a date.
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