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| - I was looking for a tapas restaurant in Calgary and came across Taste.
The Short: Great food, Great service, Great ambiance.
** Tues is a tasting menu for $30 - A good night to try this place out.
**Also, Thurs are 'sausage fest' night where they have sausages and beer on special.
The Long:
Was very excited and looking forward to my tapas meal and to catch up with an old friend. What a wonderful place for both!!! It's not too big, and has a nice cozy ambiance. When the sunsets, its nicely lit with dim (but not too dim) lighting. There are a few tall 'bar' type tables and regular tables mixed together. The music is not too loud so that you can have comfortable conversations.
For dinner, at first I thought the menu was limited. However, after finishing our meal i changed my mind - it is just right. They have a section that's $5, $10, $15, and then plates of 3 items of 'fish', 'meat', or 'cheese' that's $20 - and those plates are changed frequently. It's nice cuz every time you come in, you can mix and match different items and have a whole different (yet complete) meal. All the food we tried was great!!! (more details below)
They have a nice small but varietal selection of 6 reds and 6 whites (all Rieslings tonight), cocktails, and beers. All are changed quite frequently as we were told by our waitress. Our waitress was super nice as we couldn't decide which white wine we wanted (since we normally dont' drink wine) and she let us taste 2 diff bottles to help us decide! Was sooo helpful in our decision and made our dinner enjoyable as we weren't 'stuck' with a glass of wine that we didn't like.
What we ordered (wish i took pics but forgot):
We decided to choose one item from the $5, $10, and $15 meal, and then finish with 2 desserts, and we were full!
1) duck fat popcorn - which is popcorn that was popped/cooked in duck fat. You might think ewww, but it was REALLY tasty! the popcorn actually picked up the duck flavor! I guess it's good if you like duck, and not so good if you're not a fan of duck, luckily I am a fan of duck!
2) porcini mushroom gnocchi - they make their own gnocchi in house which is nice (the only way I eat it ;) hahah) and it was drizzled with truffle oil. The taste was yummy.
3) Pork belly - my favorite pork belly EVER!!!! There was nice flavour and the skin was mod crispy because it was caramelized!!! sooo yummy with the sweetness that comes through, and with the red pepper sauce it was soo nice. I would definitely come back here just for the pork belly. A must try!!
4) Shared 2 desserts:
a) tiramisu - it's not a traditional tiramisu, it was a tuile cup filled with lady finger on the bottom ( i believe) and the cream and mocha filled the rest of the cup, with a coconut sauce on the plate which kinda tasted like coconut evaporated milk! hahah. Was a good portion and nice and creamy - but not to overly heavy. I actually enjoyed this more than a traditional tiramisu, and the tuile gives a nice crispy part to it.
b) a trio of creme brulee: cinnamon, ginger, and clove - Very nice flavors, I liked the cinnamon and clove, but didn't care too much for the ginger but that's a personal taste as i don't like ginger that much (such a disgrace being that I'm Asian! hahah jk).
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