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| - The Skinny: well presented French bistro styled cuisine (4) service: very good without being too overbearing (4), value: for lunch, it isn't a bad deal to get three courses for $29(4).
My husband and I were looking for a place to hit for my birthday. After reading about db Brasserie's lunch special, we decided to head out here to give it a try. We thought that tasting menu price had changed however it remained at $29 per 3 course prix fixe which was nice to see.
We came in on a weekday and it was unexpectedly slow. We got in at 11am and we were the only table for a good 20 minutes. Even at the noon there were perhaps only 5 tables including our own in the restaurant.
For our selections we chose the pate, salmon rillette, coq au vin, the loup de mer , the cheese plate and chocolate fondant.
We were started off with a sourdough bread basket which was okay - nothing really special.
The country pate was very good, served with 2 slices of toasted bread. Although studded with mushrooms, it didn't have that bit of umami kick I was expecting. It was served with some lovely pickled vegetables on frisee.
Salmon rillette was nice and refreshing. Very similar to smoked salmon in flavor, the fennel, dill and capers provided rounded out the taste. Crisped capers added some interesting texture to the dish. It would have been better if served with a starch of either toast or some small blini.
Loup de mer was prepared well and served with crisp fingerling potatoes and frisee. I thought that the sauce was a little on the bland side but otherwise a complete dish.
The coq au vin was delicious. The complexity of the wine married well with the mixed mushrooms and pearl onions. The pasta it was served with felt out of place. The very al dente green pasta was placed on top of the dish and was not dressed with the sauce (to perhaps improve on the presentation?). It felt very much like an afterthought rather than an integral part of the dish. I felt that perhaps just some simple traditional egg noodles dressed with some butter may have worked better.
The black and white fondant over molten chocolate cake was very good and I loved the verbena ice cream it was served with.
I was less pleased with the cheese plate. The sparse grapes it was served with were underripe and starting to age (slightly getting brown and noted wrinkling at the stems). The cheese selection was good though and I enjoyed the candied nuts/preserves as well as the bread it came with.
Service in general was quite smooth. The server would sometimes lapse and forget to mention what the cheese selection was. Overall water glasses were never left unfilled and our cheque was processed promptly.
When it comes to db Brasserie, it is French bistro style cuisine done well....but not exceptionally well. The food lacked that bit of finesse which distinguishes good from truly excellent. Despite this, I am going interested in trying this restaurant again. Due to this, the restaurant gets a 4 starred review.
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