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| - Went to the nearby Farbarnak for dinner and it was completely booked and could not seat us, so I went on Yelp to look for another restaurant. Only two reviews but both five stars, must have potential.
The place is small and the ambiance is very romantic. Not what we were expecting. And as romantic as it was, the lighting was waaaay too dark, and we had trouble reading the menu and we could not see what we were eating at all. We were seated upstairs because it was full downstairs.
The menu is written on newsprint and it opens up to be gigantic, with 4 folds, which made it hard to navigate.
The prices were surprisingly high. Each entree ranged from $20 to $30 with the average being $27. The bread costs money. $3. Seriously?
The service was a bit pretentious. Our server appeared to be polite but kept pushing us to order more food and we felt like we were being pushed out because we didn't want desserts or more drinks.
The food was more than good, which made the place at least 3-stars.
We ordered:
- mill st. organic
- the minimalist cocktail: Great drink and not too sweet
- top sirloin: the steak itself was too hard and jerky, but the mushrooms and mash potatoes were phenomenal.
- morroccan chicken: we actually had real pieces of chicken--drumstick and everything. The chicken was tender and juicy, but the flavour was only on the skin. The coucous, and I cant tell what is in the couscous (i think i tasted apricot and olives, and yellow squash, among other things) because I cannot see what's in my plate, was really good.
The above was over $70 before tax.
Perhaps I'd come back for brunch and see what the hype is about, but I likely would not come back for dinner.
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