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| - After hearing how great Marben was post-reno, I was very excited to check it out. The meal started off great: We had the patatas bravas and goat cheese with beet salad to start. Both dishes were phenomenal. The patatas was simple, original and full of flavour, a definite score. The salad was totally divine, and so beautiful too. From there however the meal went downhill: I had the fish tagine for a main, and while the quinoa side was delicious with a wonderful texture and unique flavour, the fish was bland and seemed overcooked. Furthermore, most tagines I've ordered in the past were served in an actual tagine, while this one was simply served on a plate, and in a very small portion. For dessert, I had the milk and cookies, a definite disappointment: the cookies were flavourless and tasted like they came from a mix (seriously!!!) and the fudge was forgettable. Most disappointing: according to the menu, this dish comes with petit fours, however, there were no petit fours included. When we mentioned to the wait staff, we were told the dish was no longer served that way. We were not comped for our dessert, but were given a few bites of chocolate truffle to appease us. The truffle was mediocre and didn't go with the dish at all. All in all, a disappointing end to a meal that started oh-so-well!
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