I think I have been to this restaurant/market about 101 times. I live right behind it for now - not in the alley (haha!) but in a cozy condo that matches this stunning neighbourhood. I love Bridgeland. Today I had an old friend come by and see me from out of province. I took her to Main Dish for lunch knowing that she would likely love it. I had seen before that they had a nice selection of wine and we were ready to try a glass! Being a foodie, this place draws me in all the time. They always have a good variety of fresh food to go behind the massive glass displays and it changes somewhat day to day. What a great place for single people or couples or anyone to drop into after work especially when the urge to cook is just not there. What I have ordered in the past to go has been pretty good. Staff, hit and miss, today they were pretty good and not all looking like they wished they were elsewhere. Now, this place is not cheap. We did not come here to save money but I wanted to see what the "stay in and eat" meals had to offer. It was lunchtime (late lunch) so we split a pasta alfredo, the pasta being penne. The pasta was cooked to perfection, to the tooth! The alfredo sauce was to die for as were the big chunks of mushrooms and fresh chicken breast. The staff agreed to split the meals for us on 2 plates and the "75" wine we ordered was very tasty. I wish bread had come with the pasta plate but, no.
I got a couple of items to go including my husband's favourite lemon dessert bar from there and strangely, the bars are the same price as usual but in the last few weeks, the bars have been cut in half so you get less bang for your buck. Hmmm...
For some reason I knew the prepped meal at this casual spot would be quite good. The dining atmosphere was casual and we went at a slower time which was very good for conversation.
I like this concept of dining. Not necessarily for a first date but it offers something different than the norm. I feel that even the pickiest of eaters could find something here that they like very much.