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| - To start with, it doesn't look like much from the outside. There's barely enough room in the front of the place to swing a dead cat, and it's kind of underlit, but it opens up a bit in the back so claustrophobics needn't fear. It has a definite hipsterish feel, at least on a Saturday night around 9:00 before it becomes bar time, and it can get fairly crowded around then so I would recommend shooting for a late dinner, maybe 9:30 or so when the place starts to open up.
As for the food, well, frankly it's kickass. My date had the tuna panini (which for the record isn't grilled), I had the salmon fish and chips (crusted in panko!!!), and both are strongly recommended. Shared app was the gourmet poutine, which was a very strong veggie-friendly entry that might have benefited from a touch more cheese. Many very appetizing veggie options are on the menu, without the dead animal selection suffering at all for it. The beer selection leaves a little something to be desired, particularly as the taps go, but it's not as though you can't go take care of that angle after you finish your fine, very reasonably-priced meal; I was, at the time, a sucker for Kawartha Lakes' Raspberry Wheat, though, so its place on the draught menu meant we were pleased as punch.
Overall an excellent place to get a bite if you go at the right time and don't mind the environment/lighting.
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