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| - Solid lunch special, underwhelming and expensive dinner.
First, I will admit that I am a Top Chef nut. That meant I had very high expectations for Charcut.
My first trip was for dinner with friends and we ended up sharing every dish.
- Charcut Board: While the selection of meats was tasty, at $36 it was quite steep as Taste Restaurant has a similar tasting platter for $22
- Shareburger: The meat was tasty but overall again, not great value. At $2.50 per ounce and a minimum of 9oz. you are looking at ~$23. In comparison Craft Beer Market has 16oz of equally tasty burger for $22 in their 20 napkin burger
- Butcher Steak: Thankfully, there was some reprieve with the steak. While definitely not the finest cut of beef in the world, butcher's steak is flavorful and has a different texture than your more common steak cuts. It was well seasoned and prepared.
- Duck fat fried poutine: I cant even believe I am typing this but I didn't really like the poutine. Usually the combination of fries, cheese and gravy makes my day but there was not much of a wow factor with this dish. The duck fat might have made the fries slightly better than average but I have probably had comparable at New York fries
- Cheese platter: Delicious. Normally I am not a fan of cheese on its own but the selection was creative and the honey and nuts that accompany it were a perfect pairing.
Along with some other odds and ends dishes and 1 drink per person, dinner was over $60 per person. Pretty steep for a mediocre meal.
Now onto lunch, a much more pleasant experience. Had the Charcut lunch and was blown away. The soup, sandwich and most importantly the home made cookies restored my faith in both Charcut and in TV. For $15, you received a meal that makes for a great Friday lunch. They even have a small patio which is great for people watching during Calgary's minimal summer.
In conclusion, the cookies alone are worth the price of lunch but I don't see myself heading back for dinner.
9/30
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