Great food and great service is what Darwin delivers on in abundance. A bunch of friends and I visited this place last Friday and had one of our best dining experiences in a long time. The food was impeccable and the service was 5-star amazing!
Food:
The shrimp avocado cocktail, which so many have commented on, lived up to the hype and then some. Be prepared for well seasoned shrimps cooked to perfection placed on top of a bed of creamy seasoned avocados. Yummy factor = 5 stars.
The curry mussels with fries were also done amazingly well. The curry flavours were spot on and were well infused into the mussels. The broth was so delicious that we devoured every last sip of it.
For the entrees, the majority of us ordered the steak frites and it was OMG good and priced at an unbelievable $25. Think high class dining but a more down-to-earth price. The 12 oz steak was grilled perfectly. But note that in order to truly enjoy this dish there is some assembly required. First apply a thin layer of the made-in-house tarter sauce that comes with the dish, then add a slice of the braised shallot, and then be prepared as your taste buds will be thanking you all night. The combination of sweet, savoury and creamy came together in the perfect bit.
For dessert we had the bread pudding, creme brulee and lemon tart. They were all great but the lemon tart blew me away. The crust was so flaky and they managed to hit that magic ratio of sweet to tart. You must order this dessert.
Service:
I have never had better service at a restaurant! The waiter and the bar tender were like old friends and welcomed us like we were regulars. We just hit it off with them and throughout the evening we were attended to with such care and passion - they truly made us feel like VIPs.
I will definitely be back!