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| - French veneer without the flair, at least not with our menu picks. We went for Summerlicious since we had never eaten there before and it's a great way to explore new places. The menu posted on the Summerlicious site was what intrigued me. The menu in the restaurant, however, was not the same. To be fair, the difference was marginal. But it limited what I felt like eating without resorting to the regular menu (which was tempting, but not the point of our visit).
We were also both avoiding fish that night since we had our fill the last couple of days, which further limited our choices. Hubby had the iceberg lettuce salad and I had the terrine to start. I'm not a fan of iceberg lettuce but I have to say it was salted right and the textures were good. The terrine was ok. Hard to screw up terrine. And not the original terrine advertised.
My partner ordered the bavette, which was nicely prepared and full of flavour. Unfortunately my linguini dish was probably the worst ever. The pasta was too al dente, and I have no idea what was going on with the sauce because it didn't seem to match the description on the menu and was devoid of any flavour. It was like a watery, salty, buttery sauce with a few summer vegetables thrown in.
Desserts were frozen peach soufflé and chocolate cake. Chocolate cake was a definite winner. Frozen peach soufflé sounds fancier than it is; we thought they mistakenly brought us a sorbet.
I have had authentic and reasonably priced French food many times, and this place misses both marks. Maybe it's because it's in a hotel and visitors don't know any better? Or maybe the effort was not on Summerlicious, which is an opportunity to draw people in and get them to come back. We will not be going back.
Note: High marks go to the waiter for being concerned about my pasta and offering us a digestif as I was not interested in waiting for something else to be prepared.
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