WInterlicious 2017 dinner ($38)
My boyfriend and I are a huge fan of small local institutions that do farm to table and head to toe food and when we found out about Loka, we were extremely stoked to give it a try. Loka reminded us a little bit of the restaurants we used to eat at in Montreal when we were students: very locally run small restaurants with unassuming decors and simple comforting but elevated foods.
My favourite dish of the night was a play on beets (tasting of garden vegetable) where roasted beets were served in a I believe raspberry vinaigrette with beet chips and greens. The dish was so refreshing, but yet very earthy and decadent.
My second favourite was the shaved lonza was exactly as promised: aged pork very thinly shaved served with a maple cream, picked berries and fried pork rind, so rich and decadent but not over the top fatty.
Overall, the whole dinner was very enjoyable and left us full but not bloated. Service was impeccable as well as the dinning time (we took about 2 hours to eat all three courses, which in my opinion is ideal for these kind of establishments where you come to dine but also to enjoy the company of each other).
Prices of the regular menu are on the pricier side but totally justifiable considering everything is local. We will definitely return and try their $100 tasting menu.