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| - I am going to give this 5 stars based on 1 thing and 1 thing alone. The venison.
We were walking in the area looking for a place to eat on the 30th of December, 2012. Place after place didn't seem to fit the bill and finally we found this place and gave it a shot. The wine was good, it was warm (it was cold outside), and it was a nice comfortable table at the window watching the night pass by. The ambiance was nice, the place seemed fine and dandy.
Andy got the duck. It was ok. I'm not here to talk about the duck.
I got the venison and it was the best deer meat I've ever had. Whoa, you might say. How much have I eaten venison? Well, despite growing up in New Jersey I have eaten deer meat in about 12 forms on hundreds, if not thousands, of occasions. Ground, diced, bologna, sausage, and on and on. Cut with pork, stewed, in chili, in a burger. We had so much deer meat that when I went to college I said that I would be happy to never eat deer again so long as I lived.
And in general, I agree with that statement to this day. However, if we ever go back to this place I will get the venison, and enjoy the succulent and rich dish that sat before me that night. I was simply blown away by how amazing it was. I have to be honest, part of me thinks that this wasn't actually deer meat. But hey, why advertise it as anything else? In the end, it was amazing, just amazing.
In the end we had a nice meal and a great evening. Was it worth the price? I have no idea. But if you find yourself here I highly encourage you to go here. Oh, I tink it was in a maple sugar-based sauce. It was good, damn good. If you go here, order it. And enjoy!
The wine list is impressive as well, IIRC.
PS. For the sake of fairness the duck gets a 3 at best. Maybe more like 2.5. Don't bother with the duck. The 4 letter word that begins with D that you seek is: DEER!
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