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| - Recommended by a friend, Kitchenette proved to be a winner. We started with an app that was being served for the first time that night, gnocchi with dungeness crab and lobster bisque. Super delicious, if a somewhat small serving. Except for this dish, the servings were quite generous throughout. The other starter sampled was a ceviche of spot prawns, great fresh flavour with lime, avocado and shredded lettuce.
Mains: cioppino and lobster & grits.My order of cioppino was teeming with all manner of aquatic goodies including Texas red fish, which was unknown to me, in a flavourful broth; served with grilled sourdough and rouille. My wife's lobster with grits was really outstanding; chunks of lobster on a bed of grits; intermingled were crispy crunchy fried shallots, red peppers and bacon, all sauced with a roasted red pepper sauce. Unfortunately we failed to finish either dish because we wanted to leave room for the acclaimed bread pudding. We were not disappointed with a very large serving of very rich and buttery bread set in a Caramel sauce, tweaked with Jack Daniels and toasted pecans.
Laid back and charming could be used to describe the atmosphere, with professional service.
A little off the beaten track, Kitchenette is directly across the street from the Radio Canada CBC building; definitely worth a detour.
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