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| - Some friends and I came here last night for Winterlicious and although the food was mostly good, the overall experience left me feeling a little bit disappointed. Partly because it took quite a long time to both order and receive food.
Appetizer:
The main source of my disappointment was the hamachi poke; the fish did not taste fresh, the seasoning was bland and too heavy on the sesame, and I found the flavour pairing of the fish with the pear more jarring than complementary. Since it was this specific dish on the menu that drew me to this restaurant, I was more than a little underwhelmed. However, I did hear my friends say good things about the pork bao (namely that it was much larger than Momofuku's), so all is not lost!
Main course:
I enjoyed the South Atlantic snapper much more (maybe more so after the disappointing appetizer) but I found myself liking the pieces of eggplant in the curry more than the actual fish - to be fair, the curry was very good. The other main course that was ordered was the fried chicken & ribs, and that seemed to be a hit - large portions and great sauce pairings.
Dessert:
I ordered the apple & cranberry crisp (my favourite part of the meal) and my friends got the carrot cake. Both were very yummy - not much else to be said.
Overall, the latter half of the meal did a decent job of making up for a rocky start, but because I had such high expectations going in (and perhaps ordered the wrong dishes), I can't justifiably rate my experience above a 3/5.
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