Love Rush! The restaurant decor is very modern and the table for 2 we got was actually a U-shaped booth with 2 cushions on the booth chair. Really fancy! Also, the maitre d asked if I wanted a purse-holder to hang up my purse! How neat!
The food is very good, service is impeccable. The waiter came by and took our drink orders. I didn't fancy anything to drink except water and did you know that this restaurant has its own filtered water and you can have it normal or carbonated!?! Serious.
I ordered the Crab Bisque for a starter and this was a very delicate soup in a large deep white bowl. In the centre was a garnish of finely julienned pieces of apple. There were pieces of crab in the soup. I wanted to slurp every little bit of soup.
For my entree, I ordered the Braised Short Rib. It came with mash potatoes and snap peas. I asked if I could substitute the potatoes with more vege and it was substituted for a combo of finely chopped snap peas and slightly wilted watercress. As the waiter told me, "the short rib is excellent!" and I agree wholeheartedly. It was a 3' x 3" x 1 1/2" piece of braised short rib with the vege garnish on the top. The short rib was so soft that you could cut the meat with a fork. Absolutely melts in my mouth! My guest ordered the Steak Sandwich and Frites - he had a 3" x 3" x 1/2" of steak on a piece of bread (can't remember the type) and a little metal bucket of fries. Ketchup was served in a little bowl. Pepper and salt also came in little bowls with spoons.
Dessert time - we both ordered the Apple - apple finely sliced and tossed with brown sugar and restacked to form the shape of an apple. It sat on a little pastry to hold it all together. What was the best part was the little jug of brandy caramel sauce! The waiter poured a generous portion over each apple dessert, luxuriously covering each apple portion. It was quite simple yet so delicious.
All in all, I can see why Rush won an award recently in enRoute magazine. It is THAT good!