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| - I came here for Summerlicious dinner with low expectations due to prior reviews and also because it was Summerlicious, but I wanted to give the place a chance. I love how I can make a reservation on open table even during Summerlicious unlike places like Canoe.
We were politely greeted and seated, and attended to pretty quickly. Compared to Canoe, I think the service was much better here, I was at Canoe for Winterlicious for dinner as well, and had to wait for our RESERVED table for about 15mins, and the food in general took a while to come. Also, considering that this place is supposed to be a "Cafe" and hence more casual, I was surprised at the level of detail, it definitely felt more formal than a Cafe type restaurant service.
The food was great taste and presentation wise. There was a nice selection of bread served with butter with salt on top.
For starters my husband and I both had the Seared Digby Scallop with sweet corn succotash, avocado mousse. The scallops were perfectly cooked, nice and crispy on the outside and not rubbery. The avocado mousse actually tasted strongly of avocado, usually mousses have a diluted tasted. The corn succotash was refreshing and has a salsa like quality, the dish tasted like it was mexican influenced.
For the main we had Mediterranean Daurade in a Boulliabaisse sauce, rouille crouton and Roasted Cumbrae Beef with tuscan potatoes, salsa verde, broccoli rabe, calabrian chili. Both were nicely presented and the beef was perfectly cooked to a nice medium rare -medium which is what I like for roast beef. The bouillabaisse was very favorful, and complemented the fish well.
For dessert we had the Tonka Bean Sundae with candied pecans, maple caramel, chocolate brownie, tonka bean chantilly and the Chocolate Tarte served with cocoa nibs, praline, chocolate mousse, limoncello sorbet. The tonka bean ice cream was creamy and not too sweet and had a nice tonka bean flavor which taste like a fruity vanilla if that makes sense. The accompanying candied pecans really gave it texture, overall it was yummy. The chocolate tarte was INTENSELY chocolaty, if you are a dark chocolate lover, you will love this, I like it and was satisfied after a few bites. Again, I love that it was not took sweet and was well balanced.
Overall, I had a nice experience here, I will definitely return, the prices on the a la carte menu is slightly pricier than a normal restaurant, but I don't think it is exorbitant, entrees are about $25-$35 which is pretty reasonable in my opinion for the quality of food and level of presentation and service provided and the location.
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