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| - Really good food, very good wait staff (our waiter knew absolutely everything about the menu, as well as the subtle flavours in each dish). So, why did I give it a lower review? Well, the portions are really, really small. Flavour: great! Portions: tiny.
I would say that most people could be categorized as people who want quality vs quantity. I'm not an obese person, but I value quantity as well as quality. My wife ordered a dish that was an experimental porridge, which was made to be similar to a risotto. She told me that it was good, but for $30, you'd expect more than a cup of risotto OR porridge. Plus, it's not like you get anything else with what you order-- her $30 meal was just that-- a cup of porridge with some mushrooms and cheese. For my meal, I ordered the lamb. The portion was an adequate size-- probably about 4-5 oz worth. But, only garnish for greens, a few mushroom slices thrown on, and that was it... for $40. This place must make a killing on the price to cost ratios.
So, for anyone who is NOT a hipster who values quantity, you won't get it here. If you ARE a hipster and you will be loudly announcing every flavour "sensation" to your fellow patrons, this may be the place for you. But, when you notice the menu is divided into "appetizers", "small plates" and "large plates", keep in mind that each one of those is really just a single course, not an entire meal. If you think you're getting out of this place by ordering a single item and only paying $30 per person, you're kidding yourself. Even for $50 per person, my wife and I could have eaten another couple of courses.
I'm glad I went, but I probably won't go back.
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