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| - First let me say that this restaurant glorifies food, in particular pork, foie gras and maple syrup in ways that can best be called food porn. It is excessive, extravagant, undeniably delicious and incredibly satisfying.
The ambience is kind of modern bistro, with plenty of noise, activity and young staff. But don't let that put you off, because the food is so worth it. We started off with the French onion soup - the only disappointment of the night. Too much bread and the small amount of broth was weak and lacked depth. Things improved vastly with the duck tart which was incredible! Perfect golden brown pastry with a duck confit filling, topped with a foie gras sauce. I could barely refrain from licking the plate, it was that good. Then we had the asparagus special, served over duck carpaccio and topped with a morel sauce and shaved parmesan - in a word, fantastic! Next up was the duck breast topped with the oyster mushrooms and fiddlegreens served over potatoes fried in duck fat. It sounds excessive, and it was, but oh my, it was unbelievably delicious. One of the best duck dishes I have had in my life.
By this point all that rich food and wine was beginning to take it's toll, so we opted for the chocolate molten cake - somewhat more conventional, but really well done and just as rich and decadent as one could hope for.
Did I enjoy this meal? Heck yeah!
Will I be back? As soon as I can!
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