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| - Great, energetic and attentive service. Asked for advice on oysters and got helpful straight goods about pairing PEI with BC to get a nice contrast. The BC oysters were tremendous: big, fat, meaty things that my husband compared to mushrooms, with an earthy taste and a real weight in the mouth. The PEI were light, salty-sweet and delicate. Neither needed any condiments. Fresh-tasting, well-chosen, satisfying.
We went simple: my husband had the BC black cod and I had a bowl of steamed mussels. Any fish choices came served over smashed, lightly salted fingerling potatoes and perfectly-done rapini. The cod was buttery and had amazing subtle flavour. No sauce needed: salt and butter. Done. The mussels were as fat and meaty as the BC oysters, in a light lardon-flavoured broth. A side of Ontario-raised shrimp done in browned butter rounded out our order, and we were pleasantly full, not stuffed.
The crisp Norm Hardie "Honest white" (a blend of his amazing Calcaire with some others) and the beer from local breweries were great complements.
Really enjoyed. And wasn't as expensive as we anticipated! Honest, indeed -- no unnecessary frills, no pretending to be something it's not. If you like fish, give it a shot.
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