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| - Well, after a year and a few months of living a stones throw from Breadfruit, I finally made it in there. To be honest with you I was not very impressed and left with a bad taste in my mouth. I love supporting the local restaurants in my downtown, but I don't think I will be returning.
The girlfriend and I decided to come for dinner and we were both really excited to try the food. We were seated promptly and greeted by our server, Craig, I think. He was great with describing the food and how spicy and offered his recommendations. We had the pumpkin soup to start with some of the Festival bread. The soup was tasty, but was luke warm. We both expected hot, maybe even a gazpacho-like soup, but luke warm? It had a nice kick that snuck up on you, but the temperature really changed it. The bread was really tasty though and we moved on to the entrees. She had the chicken and dumpling dish. The sauce had a curry taste to it and was very good. The dumplings, while thick and hearty were good as well. I opted for the Jerk Prawns. Now, when I see Prawns on the menu I am expecting 3, maybe 4, *very* large shrimp, especially for $14.50. When I got my plate I was underwhelmed to say the least. I saw 5 medium shrimp on a skewer. I will say they did taste good, but for the price I felt a little bent over. The dish was accompanied by a cabbage slaw and a slice of grilled pineapple. Overall, tasty but over priced.
What really got me was the bill, granted we each had a drink, and I knew how much mine was, it was $60 before gratuity. Looking at the receipt I saw the Festival bread, which sounded like it came with the soup, was $3.50! Two sticks of bread! Needless to say I was just overcome with a sense of disappointment after hearing such great things.
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