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Very homely meals.
Came here on a Friday for a late lunch/early dinner around 5pm, so of course it wasn't busy yet. There were a few men (probably regulars) at the bar, and maybe 2 more occupied tables. The creaky wooden floors invited us in, and a friendly server lead us in to a simple, rustic atmosphere with large chalkboard on the wall listing the wines and beers. Accompanying that were big black and white images/posters of Jimi Hendrix and other musicians.
Their menu consists of a variety of pastas in different sauces, sandwiches, and many pizzas, a selection of appetizers from nachos and wings to pulled pork poutine. Nothing really jumped out at my adventurous appetite, but finally settled on:
Soup of the Day- Mushroom Soup: $6.50 (3/5 stars)
Don't get too excited, all you cream of mushroom fans! This one was in a clear broth with lots of mixed mushrooms, a generous serving of noodles, and some baby spinach leaves to wilt. Good, but being Chinese, we can make better!
Calamari w tzatziki: $10.95 (4/5 stars)
Love the breading, fried to perfection, and served small bed of light greens dressed with balsamic (although it's too greasy to eat as a salad) . Other than that, nothing too special. It was a fairly large portion that can be shared as an app between 3-4 people.
Spaghetti Franco: 15.95 (3/5 stars)
Spinach noodles with spicy sausage, diced tomatoes, broccoli, in a garlic olive oil sauce. At first, it seem to be a relatively small portion served in a shallow bowl, but they manage to pack a LOT in it! Again, very simple dish you can make at home.
Pulled Pork Poutine: 12.95 (3/5 stars)
A little is a lot... and i don't mean in portion. In fact, it was quite a serving! Just very simple yukon gold topped w/ cheese curds and gravy. But what separated this from others was the lack of bbq/pulled pork sauce!! The pork was roughly shredded (still in chunks with fats hanging off). REAL PORK FLAVOUR!
Service: (4/5 stars)
Friendly, casual service. Helpful. Came by to check on us a few times and topped my water without asking. also got Magner's Irish Cider- hint of bitter herbal taste, which I personally like to cut the tart acidity I normally taste in say.. Strongbow.
While I was eating, there were a couple people who came in to order pizza to-go, so maybe they have really good pizza. Guess I'll have to come back!!
More people started coming in as we were leaving, so I assume it can get busy. But don't come if you want something fancy or adventurous, come if you want to sit back and enjoy a simple homely Italian meal!
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