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| - I am so glad I was able to come here with a group of friends before I left Calgary. The trick is to come before the dinner rush (before 6) and to come with a smaller group.
The atmosphere was great. We were seated upstairs, so we had a bird's eye view of the open kitchen and the tables downstairs. It's loud and busy, but not in an obtrusive or displeasing way.
I loved everything we ordered for appetizers - the foie gras parfait, calamari and the chantrelle mushrooms. The mushrooms were absolutely delicious, and what an absolute shame that they don't serve it anymore. (To be honest, I would come back just for that.)
I also had a cocktail; I forget now which, but that was really good too.
For our dinner, we (a group of four) had two orders of the chicken and waffles, because it said on the menu "For 2."
It was way too much. There are about six pieces of chicken per order, and since they're free-range, the pieces were humongous. Deliciously humongous, but after having had appetizers already, it was way too much.
I wasn't a big fan of the waffles or the syrup and gravy, but the chicken, fried on buttermilk batter, was great. If only we had the sense to share one order between four of us. Then it wouldn't have felt like such an ordeal finishing it.
The service was really good; our waiter was very patient with us, especially since a fifth person came an hour late and left an hour early.
Overall, a lovely dining experience I would not mind repeating in the future. There is definitely credence in Model Milk's reputation in the restaurant circuit nationwide.
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