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| - After a long trek to the Drake Hotel from Eaton Centre (traffic was horrible), my two friends and I finaly make it there. It was the three of us, and we got seated in about 10 minutes after sitting on a little couch to determine what kind of food we wanted to have that night.
We ordered the following:
1) BC SMOKED OYSTERS: with some grilled bread and radish, this was an interesting meal. I usually don't eat oysters, but it was absolutely decliious. I was a little bit confused about why they gave us canned BC smoked oysters - I still can't tell if they actually just took it out of the can or it was just presentation. Nonetheless, it was a greally great appetizer to start.
2) FRIED SESAME SQUID: with kimchi!? and charred scallion aioli. The calamari was a bit disappointing, I wasn't very impressed. Adding kimchi to the dish threw it off (and not only that... the kimchi wasn't that good). The aioli sauce was really good though - but I wouldn't really recommend this dish.
3) BEEF CARPACCIO: tenderloin, flatbread, and arugula. This was my favourite appetizer to start off with. The mix of the truffle oil with the flatbread and the tenderloin was just absolutely amazing. Definite commendrecommend.
4) CRAB SPAGHETTI SUCCOTASH: my friend ordered this; we don't know how it was; but I guess she had no complaints.. So I guess it was good.
5) TUNA TATAKI: my friend and I shared this (we went to Taste of Danforth prior to this; so sharing three apps and then this was REALLY filling). Lightly seared with ginger, sesame, etc. -- It was actually really good! I would recommend this in future instances.
Service wasn't bad either - the people were friendly and what not. I initially found our waitress to be slightly annoyed of us probably because we were taking forever to order; but as time passed by, she grew on me.
Great place to hang out with some people on a Friday evening after work.
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