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| - A pig in a fur coat was amazing. I went with a group of 5; we arrived right at 5pm and were the first people in the dining room, although within 25 minutes the room was full. If you'd like to go here, I would suggest arriving before 5:30 or after 9pm (the chef told us that 9pm is about the best time to come). We had a fantastic and leisurely meal, leaving around 7:50. There were lots of people waiting by 7pm, and the room was growing loud but not unbearably so.
I thought the price was more than reasonable for the quality and amount of food we got. We shared the charcuterie & cheese platter (came with bread, sausage, jamon, pork cheek, quail egg, mustard, blue cheese w/honey, and some really funky and delicious sheepsmilk cheese, althoug I would expect the board to change with availability), arancini, duck fat fries, ravioli, pork belly, venison ribs, beets, & poutine, & finished with the Sfingi & bread pudding. I think we ended up with 1 bottle (maybe $36? wine ranged from I think about $25-99/bottle and about a third of the list is available by the glass) & 3 glasses of wine, 1 beer, and then after-dinner coffees/espressos/hot chocolates, and were right under $50/person before tip.
When I go back (*if* is not a question), I will probably skip the fries (blasphemy to some, I'm sure, but after the poutine maybe I was fry-overloaded), but will be most tempted to order the ravioli and arancini again. Everything was fantastic, though. The dishes are really well put together-- always something surprising, and uniformly delicious. All food comes out as it's prepared. We intentionally took it slow and only ordered a few plates at a time, which the waitress told us was fine (especially since we arrived relatively early).
Everyone we interacted with was very helpful and friendly. The space is sparsely decorated but welcoming. This place is a gem.
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