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| - Went here for dinner last weekend for their Summer Feast. Unfortunately, we were not able to try their menu, since some at our table didn't want to have the fish and their policy is that all at the table had to have the Summer Feast, if one person wanted it.
That was a shame, but we decided to order off their regular menu anyways. We figured it'd give us the chance to try more dishes and truly get a sense of the restaurant.
The atmosphere in the restaurant is quite charming. It is well decorated, dimly lit, lots of space and has good music playing in the background that isn't too loud to talk over. The servers were also very attentive; we had one poor waiter come around to ask if we were ready for our order at least 4 times, since we were too busy chatting to look at the menu. He was very very understanding though and even offered to give us suggestions for our dinner.
Although I did not have any drinks that night, my friend ordered an old fashioned that was made with a hit of smokey whiskey. He said it was one of the best drinks he's had in a while, so I think they should have some credit for that!
In regards to food, I thought it was either a hit or a miss. We were quickly given bread with butter & pork drippings (yummy!) and also some double baked cheese biscuits that were also very good to start.
As for our mains, a lot of dishes were fantastic; the mushrooms, the cheese souffle and the spring lamb stood out as being quite memorable. Unfortunately, some of the other dishes were very... standard, and I felt like I could have made them at home without having to pay 20+$ for each dish. In particular, I was not overly happy with the fish and chips and their heirloom tomato dish. We were served your average fish and chips that you could get at any pub. In fact, I thought the batter was soggy when it came out. They also include a housemade "clamato" ketchup, but it tasted honestly like tomato paste and did not do anything to the dish. The chips were delicious though - very crispy on the outside and fluffy inside. I just didn't feel right having to pay 45$ (what!!) for a dish I could have had at a pub for 15$.
All in all, I think it's a good experience to try at least once, but I won't be coming back to order the fish and chips or the heirloom tomatoes or the beef. These are all dishes that I feel you can either easily make at home or get at another restaurant/pub for a quarter of the price. Expect it to be a very expensive tapas-like meal, where you may walk away a little hungry still.
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