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| - A friend of mine and I came to try Tango on a Thurs night before the dinner rush.
So glad we did!
She told me that it was a tapas style restaurant. I had never been to any of the 4 restaurants in this building so I had no idea what it would be like. I prefer to eat small plates over a large, heavy meal so this seemed to be right up my alley.
I noted a clean space and amazing, modern decor upon entry. We were seated just off the central cozy fireplace area with a nice view of the bar.
We had a fantastic server who was very attentive and our water glasses never went dry. Love the little cranberries floating on top in the water! Little details really mean everything including the delicious mint chocolate at the end of the meal!
On this evening they had a 4-6pm special where if you ordered a drink, you got a free tapas item, free. Sweet! Tonight chef`s choice was my fave - crab cakes. So we each got one to try with our drinks at the start. We enjoyed a Peartini and Raspberry lemonade. Both were martinis and were pretty tasty!
We ordered the Hunter Chicken that comes with fresh mushrooms and brussel sprouts. The gravy on the plate was sooo yummy!
Lastly, we ordered the Scallops that come on a parsnip puree and wild mushrooms.
All the dishes were very good. I cannot pick a fave.
The prices were reasonable.
There cannot possibly be line cooks back there - this did taste like Chef-y food. Or maybe I was really starving. No, it was very good. The scallops were smaller than normal we were told, so we got a couple extra brought out on the plate.
The food served is meant for sharing and do not come out in any order, just sporadically and one at a time. I kind of liked it as it allowed for good conversation, not face-stuffing-before-it gets-cold time.
I had another cocktail, California something that was decent and my friend was raving about these Grizzly Soda soda pop things (she got a black cherry one) that you can only get in Canmore where it is crafted and bottled... OR here apparently according to the manager. LOL! What a great way to have us come back! No problem there, I want to come back with everyone I know and also try the other 3 restaurants - Smuggler`s, Bolero and Open Sesame that are all owned by the same person who seems to be doing something very right!
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