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| - "You down with BLD, ya you know me". Okay, just had to get that out of my system.
Checked out BLD for dinner with the girls during Summerlicious. Arriving around 6:30pm on a Thursday evening, we were seated in a smaller room sectioned away from the main bar area.
I noticed that the tables were quite close together so if you feel the need to tell someone about the rash on your genitals, this is probably not the place. It also got a bit loud as the room filled up so you really don't want to be screaming "I have an itch I can't scratch right now" while your fellow dinner neighbours listen in. Not that I'm saying that's what we talked about...
The drink menu gave a choice of wine and cocktails. Martinis and specialty drinks were in the $10-$14 range. There was no mention of beer on the menu but my friend spied the taps behind the bar and asked the waitress.
They had some fantastic beers on tap including Cracked Canoe, Mill Street Organic, Mill Street Tankhouse, etc. Nothing to be ashamed of at all so I don't know why they don't include beer on the drink menus. The waitress mentioned a special beer on tap called Lawnchair by a Ontario brewer by the name of Hop City.
Being a beer lover, I always get excited when I learn of new Ontario craft brews. After sipping from my friend's half pint, I decided to get a full pint for myself. It's a wheat beer but far superior than it's competitors like Mill Street Wit or Amsterdam Oranje Weisse. Full of fruity orange flavor and very refreshing. I'm definitely a huge fan and it may quickily become my beer of choice for the hot summer months. Hop City is owned by Moosehead (shocking because Moosehead is swill). I'm definitely interested in trying more of their brews if they are as good as Lawnchair.
Back on track to the BLD review - For starters, we ordered the grilled calamari, tuna tartar and cucumber gazpacho. A good beginning to the meal.
For mains, I ordered the fish tacos and the other ladies ordered the burger trio which included a beet, lamb and beef burger. The mains arrived on white rectangular plates, no garnish, no sides. Very minimal. We figured that generally burgers will come with a few fries or maybe a pickle? Nothing. So the portions felt a bit skimpy.
The fish tacos were good, not outstanding, a bit on the bland side. The ladies voted the beet burger the favourite from the trio.
Dessert course - we ordered the Cinammon Merlot Poached Pear and the Asian Pear with Orange Segments. Two super simple desserts, a refreshing end to the meal. The poached pear came with a single scoop of vanilla ice cream.
Service was efficient and quick. All the courses came out at a nice pace. Our waitress gave us some BLD purse hooks at the end of our meal which was a lovely parting gift.
We did have to take the elevator down one floor to the bathroom and enter a code to get in but it's not really an inconvenience at all.
For the Summerlicious price of $35, I didn't feel that it was a meal befitting that price range, mainly because the portions were small-ish, with no sides or accompaniments.
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