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| - This place is a gem. Even first impressions of the place with its awesomely designed interior are on point. The lighting, the wall art, the materials making the bar, all are absolutely bang on with the details for this little South American based eatery. As a usable note for future readers: it turns out they actually take reservations, which is advisable as although we just beat the rush, we saw multiple groups being turned away.
On to the menu. Starting with the drinks, as a beer drinker and craft beer fan I was very happy to see them carry 3 different Nicklebrook beers on tap (aka a company I would argue to be one of Ontario's best craft brewers) for a reasonable $6-7 per pint.
Food wise, the menu is broken into 3 rows based on serving size, smallest to largest. My only word of caution is that the "big plates" aren't actually much bigger. A $16 order of ribs was only 4 individually cut side ribs, with a small dish of plantain chips. A $17 order of scallops is 5 scallops with accompanying garnishes. Part of me was disappointed in this part of the meal, but the food was all really excellent in taste.
As an added bonus, they have their own hot sauces which are made in house and both the mild and medium flavours were delicious (I was a bit scared of trying the hot since the medium was right on the cusp of my spice limits). You can apparently even buy a set of all 3.
In the end it came to $93 after tax pre tip for 1 small, 1 medium, 2 large plates, 2 desserts, and 3 beers. In other words, even though the "value" argument could be lost on the bigger plates, the fact of having a nice multi-course meal come in at the price it did seemed absolutely fine and appeases me towards the 5 star rating I'm giving.
Throw in friendly and personable service, and this place is a winner.
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