Came here as a party of 3, made reservations about a week in advance
Service and ambience were really good, more of a casual dining vibe. But more importantly, was the food any good? Below outlines the 7 dishes and 2 desserts we tried as a group of 3. Their recommendation of 7 to 8 dishes for a party of 3 was spot on. But also depends on the dishes you order.
Overall good experience and would definitely come back.
Lamb Ribs with dukkah + buttermilk sauce + carob molasses + red chili schug
CAD$14.00
-these were just okay. I don't understand why everyone raved so much about them. Slightly dry but the flavour was okay. Nothing special about them. Came with 4 small ribs. 3/5
Crispy Baby Artichoke with house labneh + preserved lemon + olive oil
CAD$14.00
-this was really good! This came with bread topped with cardamon or some sort of spice for dipping. The bread was yummy and the labneh with crispy fried artichokes was delish. 5/5
Sujuk with turkish paste + persian feta + za'atar
CAD$12.00
-This was OK. Nothing special about the dish. It was a very skinny piece of flat bread filled with sausage and a sauce. Would not order this if I were to return. Very small portion with no flavour profiles other than the sausage and bread. 2/5
Turkish Manti Dumplings with smokey eggplant + yogurt sauce + molasses
CAD$14.00
-The dumplings were really good. The eggplant inside the dumplings were very flavourful and the dumpling skin wasn't too thick. Yogurt sauce paired perfectly. 5/5
Spanish Octopus with fingerling potato + biber chili vinaigrette + preserved lemon
CAD$19.00
- typical octopus dish. Nothing really noteworthy or special about this dish. It was cooked well and an ok sauce that could have used some more acidity. 3/5
Wagyu Striploin with cauliflower hummus + amlou dressing + veal jus
CAD$46.00
- this was pretty good. The Wagyu was cooked perfectly medium rare and the cauliflower hummus was a really good accompaniment. Although when all mixed together, the sauces hid the beef flavour. 4/5
Black Truffle rice with truffle paste + foraged mushrooms + crème fraîche
CAD$24.00
- as everyone says, their Rice's are really good. Good texture and lots of flavour. You immediately get the truffle flavours. Good portion size. 5/5
Crispy Qatayef with sumac strawberry + honey syrup + turkish delight + ashta cream
CAD$11.00
- this was a little plain Jane. It came with 4 small fried pierogi-like dumplings will with the cream. The strawberries were nothing special either. 3/5
Turkish Coffee Bomb with coffee cardamom mousse + cherry confit + hazelnut dacquoise + borek
CAD$14.00
- this was really unique and delicious! It's sort of a cake with a crispy bottom filled with a cherry confit liquid, covered in a dark chocolate. Only complaint is that it could have used much more coffee flavour as that's what you expect from the name. 4/5