I love pleasant surprises. Who knew, being the city dweller I am, that I would be so taken with a restaurant called Farm. Farm's approach to cuisine is progressive in that it melds some traditional favourites by using local suppliers. The results are fantastic, fun and uniquely Albertan.
For starters we had some great wine and cheese. We went with the La Ferme ($11/Glass) with followed by several cheeses (3 cheeses for $15) we asked our server to select based on the wine. Since I had such great company I'm afraid the actual names of the cheeses escapes me. I do know that the star of the trio was the dutch cheese the served to us with almonds. Very tasty, not too rich not too light!
For dinner we had the Sabblefish ($23) with the Wild Boar Porchetta ($23). Both were excellent in their own ways. The Sabblefish was good, but the squash mix below the fish is what I really remember. I felt it was a perfect base for a fall dish. The Porchetta was insanely excellent. I swear I could taste the character of the oven with every bite.
We finished with a flour-less chocolate cake topped with apples and whipped cream ($7). It was great, but I think the apples were a bit too much. The cake itself was perfect adding apples complicated the flavour slightly.
The service was excellent. The server was well versed in the food and was able to know which cheeses to choose to go with our wine.
I think Farm has become one of my favourite restaurants. It is pricey though. Were it not for the price, I'd be there every week.
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