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We had a girls night out, during Big Taste of Calgary and thought this posh spot would be a good place for drinks and a bite to eat. The wine list for glasses is quite limited, but bottles is extensive. Selection is mediocre at best. Cocktails really saved the day at the end of the meal. $35 for 3 courses sounds like a steal! Menu:
Course 1
Heirloom Carrot and Fairwind Farms Goats Cheese Salad
golden raison, orange cardamom dressing, toasted almond foam
Course 2
Braised Ewe-versial Lamb Shoulder
creamy corn polenta, baby vegetables, natural jus
Course 3
Mini Treat Platter
cream puff, chocolate cone, creme brulee
Well the salad was extremely small. For the price we expected small portions but it was a degrading amount of salad. The almond foam could have been anything but almond, and was really just tasteless foam.
Lamb was a bit dry, and honestly very unimpressive for a piece of lamb. It was hard to finish because it was just really boring. It came on a bed of polenta which was equally unimpressive.
The only good things that came out of this dinner was the Valrhona chocolate cake, and the exceptionally friendly staff. I hope this isn't a reflection of their regular dinner menu, as we all felt a bit cheated, even for a $35 dinner. 3 stars for effort, and perhaps growing pains. Parking is also a pain.
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