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| - This place is a solid 3.5 stars. If we are taking the fact this is in the distillery district into account, then it is closer to 4.5 stars
6 of us came for a gf's bday recently and it was better than I anticipated. That is not to say there were not hiccups along the way. The most notable of these hiccups included having to wait in the front bar for 40 minutes after our scheduled 9pm reservation. I didn't mind this bc I personally was almost 20 minutes late (bad, bad friend). Further, the restaurant comped us a generous dessert platter and a bottle of sparkling, although, given that there were 6 of us it should have been two at a minimum so we could all get a full glass each (one bottle = 5 servings)
The second and possibly more notable hiccup was service by the front bar bartender. He was terrible. As mentioned, I showed up late and found my friends sitting with full drinks to which I asked, are you guys on your 2nd? Their response was, no, we just got them, 20 minutes after ordering. I sat there for 5 minutes and he didn't even acknowledge my presence so I went up to the bar and asked to see a wine list to which he rolled his eyes. I don't even understand that, am I a Jedi mind reader who is suppose to know what wines you have by the glass? He perked up when I asked him for the tables drink bill and all of a sudden was quick and smiley. Vomit. The front bar wasn't busy. There was absolutely no reason for his shitty service.
Things were markedly different when we were seated in the restaurant. They didn't cramp us at a table for 4 as some restaurants often do and our service experience went from a zero star to 5 stars instantly. I wish I remembered our servers name, she was amazing, I think it started with a J.
We are all more share plates type of people vs individual meals and that worked out well for the menu.
We had:
Beef tartar -5/5. In the running for one of the best beef tartars I have ever had
Tuna tartar- 3/5. Pretty average, needed either better chopping or better tuna
Ginger Chili Fried Frogs legs - 3/5. Deep fried and essentially tasted like deep fried chicken thighs
Lobster Poutines - 5/5. I am not even a big fan of lobster or potatoes, what made this dish was the gravy (fries and lobster was also delish)
A couple of orders of their flank steak - 3.5/5. Good but just exactly what you would expect for a slightly better than average flank steak. I would recommend it for sharing, not for an individual main
Their desert platter sealed the deal - just order it.
There are many other things on the menu I would like to eat and plan on going back.
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