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| - Though many of the dishes listed on the menu will cite the 1600's and 1800's as the date of origin for the recipe (like the Devilled Chinese Eggs, circa 1850), Boralia is definitely set for today. The presentation, the offals, the herbs and vegetables and the painted forest wall mural all that brings to mind romantic foraging imagery that is just so *now*.
With all dishes served tapas-style, be prepared to order 3-4 dishes per person.
Though I think the tea eggs served on dainty porcelain dish made for most Instagram-worthy photo, my pick goes to the whelk with beurre blanc. Not sure exactly how they made it, but the grill on the whelk made it already delicious on its own - added with that beurre blanc, well, that was just super-delicious! My second pick would be the duck breast dish. I usually really dislike chestnuts, but the tiny crumbles of chestnut sprinkled on thickly cut parsnip coins made the parsnips somehow taste sweeter. What magic is this?
The prices, while definitely not low (those eggs? You'll only receive 1.5 eggs for $6) is on par with other tapas places in the city. For an alcohol-free dinner for two, we paid a total of $115 with tax and tips. Not bad for a taste of Canadiana.
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