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| - Wonderful third time visit to Canoe. This time dinner with two companions. We all had cocktails--one Pomegrante spritz, one warm apple cider with spiced rum, and my Ginger Lemon beer! My Ginger Lemon beer had the right amount of ginger kick and sweetness. The Spiced rum cocktail however tasted a bit watered down and no rum taste whatsoever.
Two amuse bouches and one appetizer (S'mores Foie Gras). The amuse bouche was a bison carpaccio with marinated raddish and some other stuff. It was a tasty bite but missing a bit of acid. The Foie Gras was strange, with white chocolate and toasted marshmallow. I only tasted the foie gras and it honestly tasted like ice cream with a tiny bitter aftertaste of foie gras. In my opinion, ruined the foie gras, ha! My companion said the rest of the dish was good.
I had the Charcoal risotto with smoked onion, heirloom carrot, celeriac and picked turnips. The risotto was cooked well, just a bit over al dente, which I prefer but delicious nonetheless. The Eage's Nest cheese was more fragrant or pungent but less sharp than Parmesean. Delicious! My companion had the Tea Smoked Duck Breast. He was nice enough to share. The duck breast was perfectly cooked-moist. The haggis was surprisingly tasty, with different textures and a bitter aftertaste--which I enjoyed! My other companion had the ivory salmon.
All in all, a wonderful dining experience. As always, the view was spectacular. Also, we had no idea diners can actually sit next to the kitchen, so this will definitely be my next seating at Canoe!
One negative note--we were all a little bothered by the rudeness by the waitress at the end of the meal. She gave us attitude about asking for separate bills at the end. In my experience, most waitress ask beforehand, because honestly, the customers shouldn't be the one keeping track of how the bill is paid, that's your job honey!
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