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| - Since there were four of us, we made reservations for a friday night dinner. However, turns out it was a pretty quiet evening. I was hoping this wasn't an indication of the food...
My boyfriend and I were starving so we started out with the chicken liver pate - with house pickles and toasts ($7). It came with a spoonful of the pate. It came with a side of greens, pickled mushrooms, several pieces of toast and a bit of sweet marmalade. The sweetness went really well with the pate. We both really enjoyed this dish.
I went with the PEI mussels with white wine, garlic, cream and fries ($19). The mussels were cooked well and I really loved the sauce. The wine, garlic and cream are a classic combination - can't go wrong! It came with a large bowl of fries, which were perfectly crispy. A great dish.
My boyfriend ordered the chicken pot pie (must be a new item, since it wasn't on the online menu). It was fantastic! I normally don't like chicken pot pie, but I loved this. But be warned, its a really heavy dish - very creamy with large chunks of chicken in it. My boyfriend normally eats everything (and half of my meal), but he had trouble with this.
The other couple ordered the mac and cheese ($13 or $15 with ham) and the roasted brined pork with creamed polenta and vincotto ($21). They both enjoyed their dishes.
We ordered two orders of the burnt marshmallow ice cream sandwich ($7). One serving comes with two large triangular sandwiches. I can't imagine one person eating all of this. It was drizzled with caramel and was absolutely amazing. Perfect way to end the meal!
Overall - the food was fantastic. Everything was really enjoyable. The only thing keeping me from giving the Gabardine 5 stars is the service. Even though it wasn't very busy, our server wasn't very attentive and it was very difficult to locate him/flag him down. He just seemed very uninterested...
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