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| - I gave this place 5/5 because I want to be consistent with my other Yelp ratings. This is relative to other places I've rated. If i were to be hard on every restaurant, most places would get twos and threes. That aside, this was an amazing restaurant.
I thought everything was delicious... the seafood was tender yet flavourful. To be honest, this is as good as it gets with restaurants. Personally, I like to cook my own food but this is one of the best places I've eaten at. Even though I have a heavier tastebud (I like spicy food), their food did not lack any flavour and it had great great texture. Service was good and the inside looked great. We came here because of the Summerlicious event and we chose this place among the other places.
I will describe the dishes in detail. Note: I ate mostly my food but I tried a little bit of my friends' food so I'll only describe what i ate in detail
Three Shucker's Choice Oysters- raw oysters served with lemon and radish/diakon shreds. The oysters were placed on top of a plate of ice so it is kept cold. The oysters felt fresh and soft. According to a guy, it is locally caught or something... I am not a huge fan of oysters but this was more than tolerable for me. The texture was good but there is still that unpleasant fishy taste. I squeezed a lot of lemon juice to offset this natural oyster taste. The waitress also gave us some tabasco sauce and other stuff... they were all bottled sauces you can find at the grocery store that i didn't use. I'm not a fan of tabasco....
Grilled Ocean-Wise Atlantic Salmon - The salmon strip had no bones in it (so it was a plus) but a crispy layer of skin that was perfectly grilled. The inside of the salmon was very soft and velvety and it melted in my mouth. Near the exterior, the salmon was not hard but firm and cooked... not dry at all. There is a creamy sauce that drizzled on the salmon and around it as well... it was nice and slightly thick and perfect for dipping the salmon in. It was not a greasy or heavy sauce but the perfect viscosity. There was also a little bit of aioli drizzled more on the vegetables than on the salmon... it had a slight horseradish taste (it reminds me of a lighter, creamier wasabi). There wasn't a lot aioli added so i couldn't get a full taste of everything they used to make it... The creamy sauce and the aioli complimented one another very well because the aioli added a bit of a kick of it. There was a little bit of vegetables as well... there was asparagus, leafy green, peas, baby potatoes and fresh cherry tomatoes. I want to emphasize how fresh the vegetables were and how perfectly cooked the greens were. They were cooked just right and they were crispy and had a nice bite to it. The potato was cooked thoroughly and the inside was soft and smooth.
Pecan Chocolate Brownie, Cherry Compote- The brownie was soft and it crumbled around the edges. There were large pecans inside which was nice because it gave a nice contrast of textures with the brownie being soft and the pecan being hard. There was a bit of plain yogurt around the brownie which added a bit of creaminess and acidity to it. I'm happy that they did not over add sugar to this dish because a lot of places add sugar with more sugar and it is disgusting. This one was perfect and there were fresh cherries used as garnish... which i appreciated because I enjoyed the freshness it added to the dish. Lastly, it was nicely presented with a mint leaf and a light dust of icing sugar.
I don't think I should review what my friends had because I don't think my reviews would be thorough enough but the other dishes they got were decent/good that includes: the Barcelona style shellfish stew, the smoked paprika grilled chicken scallopini, ontario farmed strawberries and the lemon semi-fredo.
The interior was beautiful and everything. You can check out the pictures i took and the ones other people took to decide for yourself. I personally think flavor and cleanliness of a restaurant is the most important thing. Everything looked clean and nice and the dishes were all perfectly washed. I am slightly obsessed with sanitation so i am pointing this out so that people like me can feel at ease.
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