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| - Came here for Valentine's Day as my girlfriend and I were big fans of Top Chef Canada season 2, and were cheering for Carl for much of the way. We started off with the polenta fries, which seemed to be a popular choice among the other tables. I loved the presentation, and they were creamy in the middle and crispy on the outside. Part of me ordered them because I wanted to know how a good polenta fry should taste in case I decided to make them at home myself. The bar has definitely been set high. For our main we both got the Richmond Burger, just because I had been thinking about eating that burger for almost a month and a half. (Though the Venison dish beside me that was off the daily board looked amazing). The burger was definitely all I hoped it would be and lived up to expectations. If you are going to pay 20 dollars for a burger, this is the one. The fries that came with the burger were good, and I appreciated the pickled veg. What I did not expect was to be blown away by the dessert, as I didn't think of Carl as a master dessert maker. The chocolate threesome dessert we had is one of my favourites I've had and was just the right amount to share. The first member of the chocolate threesome was a white chocolate brulee with a raspberry icewine sorbet. The second, a chocolate flourless torte with salted caramel ice cream and raspberries, and a raspberry sauce. And lastly a peanut butter bar, which I believed had a peanut brittle as a base, a creamy filling of I believe peanut butter and mascarpone, and chocolate on top. It was also dusted with peanut dust, which didn't taste like anything but looked cool. The light texture of the flourless torte was out of this world and really impressed me. If you are looking for a nice meal to celebrate an occasion or are looking to impress a hot date... this would be a good place.
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