I expected a lot from Local 1794 based on the Yelp reviews, but we were disappointed. The highlight of our dinner was undoubtedly the pork-topped poutine - the best we had on our tour of the Ontario region. We also really enjoyed the kale salad. But nothing else stood out. We tried a few different cocktails and were underwhelmed. The burger was nothing special, nor was the boar sausage pizza, despite sounding really interesting.
Admittedly, our experience was particularly marred by the ridiculously slow bar service, which was totally out of synch with the food service. We didn't get our first drinks until we were finishing our appetizers, and our second drinks came as we were finishing our meal. Our waiter said this was a highly unusual circumstance due to an absent bartender, which I buy, but it didn't lessen our overall disappointment that things didn't measure up to our expectations. We left without trying dessert, which is a highly unusual call for our 15-year-old son. In a word, meh.