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| - I liked this restaurant the past 3 times I've been here. But today we went for Winterlicious and it was terrible. I tried to salvage whatever I could by adding salt and pepper, which I rarely do, because I was so hungry.
We should have known right from the start that things weren't going to go well. They kept calling (3x) my friend who made the reservation to ask if we were sure we wanted to keep the reservation. Maybe that was a hint to stay away?
Nevertheless, the menu and comments are below.
ROASTED BABY CARROT & SQUASH SALAD: apple, buffalo ricotta, spiced walnut, Anaheim chile & honey vinaigrette
The salad was bland. There was no apple, no vinaigrette, the walnuts tasted burnt. It was unsalted.
GRILLED SALMON: baby spinach, radicchio, hard-boiled egg, mushrooms, BellaVitano cheese, challah crouton
The salmon and the egg were ok. But even I can boil an egg.
There was no indication this would be served with a raw spinach and cooked radicchio salad. I thought the greens would have been cooked. Or there would onlu be some raw radicchio.
There was way too much cooked soggy radicchio. It was charred and too bitter, and ruined the meal. I had to remove it to make the salad tolerable. If you're going to include bitter veggies they should be balanced with oil and acid eg vinegar or citrus. This was terrible. Also, there was no cheese. The rest of the salad was bland. The dressing had no flavour or salt.
APPLE CRUMBLE. cinnamon crème anglaise
Was mostly crumble and sauce. Hardly any apple.
I complained and the nice waitress brought the other dessert.
BANOFFEE, chocolate crumble, banana, toffee pudding, vanilla Chantilly
There was no chocolate crumble. Bottom layer had the colour, taste and gritty texture of crystallized honey. There was a very thin layer of what might have been pudding but it wasn't smooth and you couldn't taste it because the honey crystals were overpowering. Top layer was the cream, and they stuck 2 banana pieces in it.
Maybe the other options would have been better.
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