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| - Tried this place as part of the Telus for Tuesday deal (buy an entree, get a dessert and app for free).
Having read the reviews I was super excited to try a couple of things, the famed burger and the veal bolognese. Sadly, neither of these were on the menu when we arrived. Likely this is because the burger was relatively cheap compared to the rest of the main courses so they decided not to offer it on the Telus nights (totally understandable) and the review raving about the veal was quite old.
I ended up having the steak frites and my date had the rib-eye. My steak was a lot leaner than his, with almost no fat anywhere, and absolutely delicious. The fries were just okay, nothing incredible.
The atmosphere was lovely, and the wait staff were very friendly. The cocktails menu was disappointing. It was very heavy on whiskey-based concoctions, which didn't really appeal to me, so I went for a Plymouth gin-based drink called "The Last Word" (my date just had a beer). I'm a huge gin fan so I was a bit surprised at the taste -- it might have been my imagination, but it just plain tasted like whiskey to me! No idea why!
Pricewise, we ended up paying about $90 for two people (tip included), and that's with our appetizers and desserts coming free. I'll go back to try the burger, because so many people say it was great and the steak I had was really good, but I'll be steering clear of the cocktail menu (ranging from $13-$18 per drink).
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