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Montecito's " new American " cuisine with its comfortable, big room modern decor, should make for a pleasant evening out on the town.
Black and white frames of vintage tv shows (featuring photos of John Candy, Bill Murray and the like) adorn the walls alongside the soaring high ceilings. The right end of the dining room incorporates digital screens with dynamic scenery and decor to create an techno escape to a garden pond feeling. And true to its American foodie focus, there is a Julia Child cooking proverb etched on a giant glass panel above the hostess counter by the entrance
Now for the food; their menu changes by the season. Appetizers are shareable and our group had The kale salad with Parmesan and garlic focus which was memorable ($13), the individual spicy pepperoni pizza was tasty but was overpriced for the portion size ($18), as was the Canadian charcuterie tray ($35) which had a few porscuitto, salami meat shavings, about three table spoons of cheap pâté, a few small triangles of assorted cheeses, some crusty bread slices with mustard spread and marmelade; it was good but nothing we would order again and definitely not worth $35!!! The price didn't match the menu's presentation and portion sizes whatsoever...
For the mains; the 6oz Quebec venison was extra rare and the waiter stated the kitchen Chef does
Not want to cook it any other way, hmmm okay..... It was served with braised cabbage and espresso au jus ($40), it was quite bland and the portion very, very small.
The Montecito Chicken was panfried and served with salsa verse over arugula greens ($25); It was a decent sized chicken breast.
The Ontario Grass fed striploin ($38) came in sliced pieces (!) over 2 cabbage leafs, onion purée and mushroom pieces; it was skimpy for the portion but alla
And all tasty.
The highlight of the meal was definitely the side of " Northern Woods Mushrooms " consisting of an assortment of various wild and unique, extremely tasty mushrooms which were sizzling with scallions in a black-garlic maple vinaigrette and were served in a cast iron skillet charged by a cedar wooden plank for support ($10)
The dessert descriptions were extremely tempting. The sticky toffee pudding came with three very tiny pieces of sticky cakettes with two table spoons of cream and caramel sauce; as was the chocolate ganache plate with candied marshmallow ($12-14). The dessert items were way way waaaay overpriced for portion and presentation and were not memorable, just okay...
To finish off the meals, we ordered tea and it came in a nice kettle with a press; nice touch!
All and all a pleasant dining expérience although not memorable and somewhat pricey for what you get. The urban chic decor and ambiance alone are not enough as Montecito does not deliver a rounded exceptional upscale experience Its pricing and menu are charging.
Onto other dining experiences in this hip neighborhood! #WayOverpriced #SkimpyPortions
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