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| - My fiance and I came here for dinner on a cold Thursday night.
Upon entering, it was a real surprise that the place was absolutely rammed with people, to which the manager had told us was a daily occurrence.
Black Ox was a bit of a bumpy start as we first entered and both the host/hostess were on their cellphones and took them a moment to notice we had come in. A little unprofessional on their part but I let it slide. We were then quickly seated after confirming our reservations.
The first thing I had noticed was the clean and incredibly modern design of the restaurant, it's hard to miss. Has almost a romantic feel to the atmosphere.
We looked through the menu, and a lot of the food looked really great! My fiance had settled for a mango lychee shake, meathead platter and a creme brulee for dessert. I had taken the surf and turf route with the lobster (there's another option with prawns i believe) and the pecan cheesecake, which was not on the initial dessert menu but was provided as an alternative as their original cheesecake was not available. We also ordered their roadside sliders as a shared appetizer.
Like I said the first beginning stages were a little bumpy as it was a little difficult to flag a waiter down, but after being approached by our waiter he was INCREDIBLY educated on the menu going as far as to describe the origins of their fresh ingredients, the flavours we'll be expecting and was happy to answer any questions and suggestions we had wondered about on the menu. I really should've gotten his name, but he was the most excellent waiter I've experienced in quite a while, it was very refreshing. Even being kind enough to change our seats into booth seats once they became available, which was another plus.
Overall, our food DID take a little while to come out, but it was well worth it! We started with the sliders which my fiance didn't take much appeal to, but I personally thought it was cooked to perfection and the flavours were mild really letting the juices and umami of the beef really shine through. It was a great start! The mango lychee shake had also arrived and my fiance loved it, however it wasn't really tickling my fancy. I think for me personally, it just wasn't sweet enough and a little on the tangy side, furthermore, I couldn't taste any lychee flavour at all!
Then came our entrees, which, just like the starter, did take a while.
Starting with my surf and turf, the lobster was done perfectly or maybe I just hadn't had lobster for a while. But it was juicy, buttery and wholly seasoned. Now hear me out, I'm not really a fan of NY steak but Black Ox had managed to turn a piece of meat I don't take a liking to, into this juicy, delicious piece of food. Right underneath my steak was a creamy and fresh potato mash and underneath that was a grilled and wonderfully seasoned medley of zucchini and carrots which all in all complemented and elevated the lobster and steak even further.
I hadn't really tried any of my fiance's meathead platter, but it sure did look great! From what I recall, he had enjoyed a lot of what was provided (especially the huge beef rib) but didn't find the fried chicken much to his liking. From what I could see, it did look a little on the dry side.
Then came the desserts. This was a huge highlight of the night. I've tried numerous creme brulees in various restaurants, but none of them could hold a candle to Black Ox's creme brulee. I don't even know how to describe it in words to give it enough justice to how great it was. A signature creme brulee is topped with that crispy caramelized sugar on top, but what took the cake was Black Ox's recipe for the custard underneath. It was so incredibly light and at the perfect sweetness to the point where it still let that sugar crust not lose focus on the whole dish itself. When speaking to the manager in charge about the creme brulee, he had spoken very highly of it and obviously took pride in their procedure and recipe of their creme brulee, which was very invigorating. My fiance and I loved it so much, we for sure are coming back for a dessert round of just creme brulee to order up!
I had then wanted the lemon zest cheesecake, which I was told by our server was unavailable (or out of stock i think), but did offer many other cheesecake options, so I went for the butter pecan. The flavours were great, THOUGH, it was a little on the extremely sweet side, still great though.
With our tummies full and fabulously satisfied with the great desserts, my whole take away from the Black Ox experience was mainly a positive one. Like I had mentioned earlier, there were a few bumps in the road, which if smoothed out could've been given a 5 star rating. Nevertheless, Black Ox is a place I would highly suggest visiting if you are looking for a great experience with knowledgeable staff who speak highly of the food they are administering to you, which in confidence I can say you don't get that a lot at many restaurants.
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