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| - Hmmm so it looks like I didn't review this place when I went for the first time or second time, so I'll just combine both reviews into one for convenience's sake.
The first time my good friend and I came to this place (Nov 13, 2014), we were promptly greeted and seated on the main floor, with a good view of the prep tables.
We started with the Fig salad with orange blossom honey vinegar, ackawi cheese, kohlrabi, and pistachio. I loved this. If I could eat this salad for the rest of my life, I would not have a single complaint. It's very light and I felt happy over eating something that felt so healthy.
Afterwards we had the Lamb Ribs with dukkah, buttermilk sauce, carob molasses and red chili schug. We both never had lamb prepared like this, it was such an interesting combination, but we both really liked it. We had a side of organic house labneh which is fennel, honey, olive oil on barbari bread to go with the lamb.
Then we shared the B.C. Mussels with maghreb couscous, basturma, pilpelchuma, and saffron. I loved how considerate the staff were, they placed an extra plate for us in case we wanted to put the shells elsewhere. It was a surprisingly filling dish.
We also had the seared cauliflower with duck fat, tahini, sesame, and coriander. It was good. I don't remember anything specific about it by now though.
Since this place was fairly new, they were testing out the coffee grinds to see how fine it should be for the Turkish coffee. They were courteous and humoured me as I approached the table and watched what was happening. Both my friend and I did not know how to drink Turkish coffee, so we swirled the coffee instead of letting the grounds settle to the bottom. Don't swirl it!
All in all, this place was perfect. Excellent, warm and discrete service. Good lighting - it's dim enough to be romantic, while having enough light that you can see and examine what you're eating. We had a very lovely time.
The second time I came here, my other friend and I had plans for the Die Walkure production at the Four Season's (Feb 4, 2015), so we couldn't enjoy the ambiance as much as we'd have liked.
We started with the Steak Tartare with chilli paste, mint, yogurt, and olive Oil, with barbari bread. The steak tartare was delicious. A must-try, I cannot emphasize it more than that. My friend is lactose-intolerant, but even he couldn't resist trying the tartare with yogurt.
Now if you're not very hungry, then I wouldn't suggest getting the 2-day slow braised Ontario lamb leg with pickles, sauces, and house lavash. Even our server didn't suggest it if we weren't hungry. But for me, that only made me want to prove him wrong! It was phenomenal, the meat was tender and fell off the bone. It had such a nice salt crust as well, I cannot heap more praises onto that lamb leg. Even now I remember it being one of the best pieces of meat I've had. And being able to wrap it in lavash with pickles and sauces to make mini shawarmas made it even more memorable.
Oh and we had some green beans with tomato, fenugreek sauce, pickled garlic to go with our lamb. It was alright. The lamb overshadowed everything in my recollection.
I am proud to say that our server was surprised that we were able to finish the entire plate. Well, more like me. My friend wiped out 3/4 of the way in, so I had to go at it for the both of us. Needless to say though, we didn't have the stomach space (or the time) to enjoy dessert - though I wish we did. Maybe next time.
By now they've got their coffee grind to the perfect consistency!
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