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| - Hello, Ossington... I'm back. It's been a while. I see you've acquired some more urban hipster citizens. Haven't you reached capacity yet? That said, I gather you have a relatively new addition to the neighbourhood: Boehmer. With all of that lovely wood throughout the restaurant it certainly looks promising.
If you're looking for great preparations and an interesting room - not to a mention a dose of people watching - this is the spot. I started with the venison tartar, which was good (not great); however, the greens that came with it were superb.
My main course was one of the best plates of goodness I can recall consuming in recent memory. Rabbit saddle, stuffed with blood sausage, wrapped in bacon and then served on top of some blanched brussel sprouts tossed with roasted hazel nuts. Would I eat this every night if I could? Probably not. Would I suggest that you definitely consider breaking your "no bunnies for dinner" rule in the name of this dish? Absolutely. I would actually recommend going to Boehmer just to have this dish - although I gather the menu turns over with the seasons.
Capped off the evening with the profiteroles, which were good; but I thought the filling they used was Chapman's ice cream (note: there is a time and place for Chapman's, but it doesn't involve a $10 desert at a restaurant).
Overall, service was good. We were given an extra 45 minutes grace on our reservation window before we were asked to vacate - there are two sittings and we'd paid the bill, so it really was time for us to leave.
My only real criticisms of Boehmer are the bar and the wine list.
One of my guests ordered a greyhound, but they didn't have grapefruit juice available. I found this hard to believe at the time and am having an even harder time with it now that I see some of the other posts alluding to this place as having an above-average bar (it doesn't). However, instead of Pabst Blue Ribbon, they do have Victoria gin on the menu. Definitely a step in the right direction.
I thought the wine list was nothing to write home about. Simply OK (not enough of my preferred Ontario whites). Furthermore, some of the new world stuff on the list - e.g., the Kistler Pinot Noir - was marked up 15% beyond what I have seen it for at other restaurants in the city.
I'll definitely be back at some point before the end of the summer to give this place another go. If you go to Boehmer, I hope you enjoy it too.
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