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| - I went back for Friday lunch with two of my family members. I had talked it up so much, that they were really excited. We all decided to go with the bento special.
In our family, we barely use salt. But everything was really under-seasoned, and you could tell that they barely put in effort. As one of my family members said "it's like they didn't even try".
In one bento box, we were each given two thin and small slivers of lamb meat on a bed of potatoes in tzatziki sauce. The tzatziki sauce literally tasted like nothing; it was so under seasoned, and it wasn't even creamy. It just helped the potatoes stay moist, basically.
The meat was really tender and well seasoned, but it was literally two slivers...
In another bento box, we each got 4 little brussel sprouts and 3 pieces of croutons...I could see the bottom of that box so clearly. The brussel sprouts were warm, and nothing amazing. The crumpets were just crumpets lol
In another bento box, we had more veg. Fresh raw green beans and carrots tossed in a Thai-inspired dressing. It was under seasoned...the veg was fresh, but that's the only positive thing I can say with confidence.
The least-bad thing was the dessert. A square piece of rhubarb cake with whipped cream on top. It was sticky, moist, sweet, and did what a dessert should. If anything, that filled me up the most.
I was very disappointed, especially because it's Fabarnak, and not just some random place I had no expectations for. Judging by what everyone else says, and my last experience, maybe this is a one-off thing, but I was still very sorry to my family members who came a long way out just to have such a bland meal; I'd rather have eaten at home.
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