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| - We recently went to Globe Bistro with another foodie couple. We all arrived for our early reservation separately and the first few to arrive ordered cocktails at the bar when the whole party was assembled and our table on the mezzanine was ready they offered to carry our drinks for us, nice touch.
During Winterlicious Globe has reduced their ala carte menu, fine for us as we planned for Winterlicious but some may be surprised by this.
We ordered our prix fixe selections as well as an extra appetizer course. Three of us had the scallop app, it consisted of three medium sized scallops which were perfectly cooked and the sauce and lardons with it were a perfect complement to the sweetness of the scallop. Then the extra app of pork belly which was very good, I didn't care for the sauce on this dish which can stand on it's own but the other diners enjoyed it. For mains we had the braised short ribs which were perfect, and duck which was a touch overcooked. We had two bottles of wine suggested by the sommelier an Australian Temprinillo which was excellent and an Argentine Malbec which was less successful but still good.
On to dessert the apple tart was a disappointment, it was served fridge cold which really ruined it, hardening the pastry the toffee pudding on the other hand was super.
Service was excellent, there was one small problem, immediately recognized, corrected and compensated for, we lingered a bit at the table taking nearly 2 1/2 hours but never felt the slightest pressure, especially during winterlicious they must have planned to turn that table quicker but never let on to us.
So for 4 winterlicious menus plus 2 extra apps, 4 cocktails, 2 bottles of wine plus a glass and corkage on a dessert wine we brought from our cellar (yes we were walking or rather staggering home) the bill came to just over $400 tip included, a bit steep for winterlicious but we did load on the booze, I thought this was good value.
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