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| - This is my second trip to Nota Bene; my first trip, where I first tried the Jennifer's Stilton Brisket Burger ($22, including fries), predated my Yelp membership. I remembered that it was a juicy burger bursting with flavour that looked small on the outside, but was extremely thick and was best appreciated by eating it layer by layer (because if you ate it like you eat a McDonald's burger, every thing will fall out and drip down your clothes... not pretty at all.) So when Natalie T. organized a UYE to try the Jennifer, I jumped at the invitation both to promote it as well as to try something else on the menu. (And besides, it's near my main stomping grounds... so why not?)
I started out with the Crispy Duck Salad ($15)--the duck was pleasantly crunchy, although I wasn't quite sure what to make of the slaw; did they dress the slaw in lemongrass, or cilantro? It felt a little on the soapy side...
Since I've already tried the Jennifer once, I decided to take a stab at the Roasted Sea Scallops ($28). I really loved how the scallops were roasted at the correct consistency and not overcooked, and the flavour wasn't overpowering either.
It was also very nice of Jennifer T. and Tara E. to order onion rings and roasted brussels sprouts for the table as side dishes; the onion rings were skinny, crispy and not greasy at all, and the brussels sprouts is starting to make me seriously rethink about how to prepare them at home. Forget about boiling 'em; I'm seriously going to roast those babies in an oven...
For dessert, I was hesitating between the signature toffee pudding with spotted dick ice cream ($12) and their new pecan butter tart with buttermilk ice cream (forgot the price, but it wouldn't surprise me if it was $12). I eventually settled on the butter tart (since that didn't have any raisins, and I HATE raisins). The buttermilk ice cream was tangy, but I wish I didn't decimate all of it before digging into the butter tart--which had a flakier crust than most thick, shortbread-style crusts that I've had in other butter crusts, and had a rather overly sweet filling.
I'll go to Nota Bene sometime again, although "sometime again" might not be in the next few months because, let's face it, the prices are not for the faint of heart.
Once again, hats off to Natalie for organizing the event!
(Edited the review to reflect that Jennifer and Tara ordered the dishes. Once again, thank you so much for your generosity!)
(Note: Menu prices are from the Nota Bene Web site as of February 28, 2012 unless otherwise stated. The actual prices may vary.)
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