HOLY $**T - I ATE A WHOLE BOAR!
Let me begin with the restaurant itself. It's small and cozy inside and has a nice warm feel to it. The staff are friendly and fun and well informed.
The Menu:
There is the regular menu to order from....OOOOORRRRRRRR....you can do the 'whole animal' menu which is what we did.
So you call in advance to reserve the date. If someone has already booked ahead of you that night and picked an animal, you have to eat the same animal. If you don't want to eat that animal, then go on a different date.
The chef will prepare 5 courses for you plus a dessert, and you won't know what you're eating until it's brought to your table.
I had the wild boar.
First course: Pickled tongue with stracciatella, melon and fennel.
Second course: Grilled heart tostada with guacamole, herb salad.
Third course: Face tasso 'poutine' with collard greens, gnocchi and curds.
Fourth course: Grilled pork chop with chanterelle ragu.
Fifth course: Pork shoulder with kimchi and peanuts.
Dessert: Butter tart with bacon.
Okay....
Everything was delicious!
I got a little nervous after the first course because it was so small...but by the end of the meal I was stuffed.
Everything was yummy and the flavours were good, however, nothing really blew my mind.
I would definitely go back. I loved the experience of eating all parts of the animal that I would never eat otherwise.
Be adventurous -check it out.
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