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| - What better way to end my week of irresponsible Summerlicious-ing than with 20 of my dearest friends? I want to thank each and every one of you for making my 25th so memorable.
I had called around to several restaurants prior to the official Summerlicious start date, and few restaurants had availability to accommodate a party of 20. Pangaea was one of the few places that could meet this requirement.
I had previously dined at Pangaea during non-'licious time and had quite a good dining experience. However, with Summerlicious it can sometimes be a hit and miss in terms of how the food and service reflect the norm. After my experience this time, I wonder if Pangaea falls into that category...
Being a party of 25, it was not possible to seat everyone at the same table. We were placed into what would be the private dining room which they inevitably opened up no doubt to accommodate a full house during this promotional period. Our server was well-mannered and always provided smile with a service. We weren't given a hard time even though I arrived 30 minutes past the reservation time. We were not hurried.
A bread basket with Beet Butter was brought to our tables prior to the commencement of our meals. When the bread was consumed, our server quickly refilled it. I ordered a bottle of Riesling and it had hints of citrus in it without being too dry. This rang in at $50. For starters, I ordered the Beet & Goat Cheese Salad. Although the description includes fried ginger and radish seedlings, I didn't taste either of these ingredients in the salad. The goat cheese was presented as a circular disk, as were the beets. The sweet flavour from the beets balanced out an otherwise salty goat's cheese. It was nice and light.
Unfortunately I neglected to take a picture of my main, but I had the Venison which was served on a bed of bacon, Napa cabbage, mushrooms and apricot jus. To me, the veggies were tastier than the actual meat. The food was only lukewarm, probably because they wanted to have all the dishes ready to serve and kept several dishes on warming plates. I like my food piping hot. As for dessert, I ordered the Pavlova. I am a fan of meringue, so I thought I would love the pavlova. But again I was disappointed. The pavlova was way too sweet and lacked in freshness.
Verdict:
The portion sizes are quite small at Pangaea when you compare them to other Summerlicious participants. Although the service was good, the same cannot be said about the food. This was a totally different dining experience from when I paid regular prices to dine at Pangaea.
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