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| - Came for the first time yesterday for dinner and it was wonderful. the service was excellent, very attentive. The Riesling is superb. there was supposed to be an hour wait, but the table in front of us dropped out so we waited maybe 10 mints for a table. on to the food!
blue crab and avocado - really nice mix of flavours here. the crab with the avocado matched well and it was served in a half avocado. the only critique i would have is that there isn't a combination of textures, which is a bit one-dimensional (but that's getting really picky). we loved this and would get it again for sure.
arctic char ceviche - like others, this was really good. had a nice spicyness to it, and the apple julienned on top really provided a crispness to the dish. very light, and tasty. winner.
spicy shrimp with jalepano - this was so flavourful, we really liked this one. the shrimp is cooked in a way that made it crispy but not oily or greasy. it was stir fried with minced jalepanos and onions which gave it a very nice smokey flavour. this was a winner.
scallop ceviche - there was a good amount of scallops on the plate, maybe 9-10 of them, but i just found this dish so-so. it was fragrant, but it just fell a bit flat for me, but my friend liked this. i think it would have been better if there were some chopped scallions or organic micro-greens on it to brighten it up a bit.
duck spring rolls - these were like the fresh spring rolls that you would get from a pho place. rice roll wrap, basil, mint, vermicelli, and minced duck. nothing special here. these tasted good, but i probably wouldn't get this again.
beef hearts - these came on a skewer which we weren't expecting of heart is a bit tough as a meat. so i was expecting like really thin slices of heart. in any case, it was done well, and served with an acidic sauce which did a good job to cut the toughness of the meat. didn't taste like an organ meat at all. my friend and i spoke about how it would be hard pressed for us to even identify it as heart meat. we got this towards the end of the meal so it was just a bit heavy at this point. prob wouldn't get this again.
duck dumplings - this was 5 or 6 deep fried pot stickers. filled with meat. solid meaty dumplings these were. lol. the sauce was a fish sauce vinaigrette. it was ok..
black cod - served in a tin foil wrap, with dried seaweed, mushrooms and greens. It's straight from a 375F oven. so so good.
would def return.
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