| rev:text
| - TL;DR Food: SO AWESOME!!! Service: Really good, quirky in a cute way.
Tuesday night, the place is packed. Many of the tables are long communal ones, we were seated at one such table. We had been sitting for about 10 minutes next to a family whose matriarch was surprisingly loud. I didn't know this but the person who made our reservations asked for a quieter table, if possible. The hostess actually realised that she had mixed our reso up with another, came back to us and seated our party at a detached 4-top without being prompted. Though the experience would still have undoubtedly been excellent, this was a big bonus. Overall the service was very relaxed but also surprisingly attentive without being overbearing in the least. The servers all seem to run each other's food and each one was knowledgeable and delightful to interact with.
The food was incredible. I approach fusion cuisine with caution but Patois nailed it. My favourites were the shrimp/scallop balls which were delectable, juicy and SO FULL OF SEAFOOD!! and the jerk cauliflower which was basically the best vegan popcorn chicken you'll ever have. I could have eaten an order of the cauliflower to myself, but we were sharing.... Otherwise the corn with miso butter and coconut emulsion was tasty and surprising; the crunchy salad had a really nice contrast in textures and was dressed perfectly and subtlilty to accent the flavours of the vegetables without overshadowing them. And finally the jerk chicken was tender and juicy and delicious... Aptly executed.
For the 3 of us, it was a perfect amount of food, brought gradually in a timely manner, good pacing. We let the waitress explain the desserts nonetheless. What an adorable moment it was... I think she really, really likes the desserts. She went from sporting a huge grin to laughing outright, having to pause before she could continue explaining. Needless to say I'll definitely be coming back, but will leave room for dessert, next time.
|