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| - This restaurant is about 3 minutes from me, but sadly, I had never eaten here. I changed this Friday night. Again, I love the feel of the place, the neighborhood bar turned into high end dining joint. We came here after checking out Thistledown for the Derby. We had plans for later that evening, so decided to do appetizers and wine instead of a full on dinner. For those of you who might look at the menu and be intimidated by the entree prices, this was a great choice. We ordered 3 appetizers and 2 glasses of wine and our bill was 45.00. Best of all, we were both completely stuffed. As for the appetizers we got, I can not recommend the house smoked duck breast appetizer highly enough. My dining companion who is a total foodie said it was among the top 5 dishes he had ever had, and I agree. It was just PERFECT. The smokey duck, the crispy potato pancakes, the sweet flavor of the cranberries, and the texture of the sour cream...I'm no food critic, but it was just the perfect combination of flavors. We also got the crab cakes, which were....crab cakes. They were good, but nothing super special. The third appetizer we got was the Coquille St. Jacques. I wasn't sure if I'd enjoy the combination of scallops and shrimp with the rich alfredo sauce, but I did. It kind of comes out as a dip of sorts-it was very good dipped in bread but definitely rich. We tend to preview places before we commit to a 100 dollar dinner there by stopping in for a drink and an appetizer, taking in the atmosphere and menu. Based on our experience here this weekend, we will definitely be heading back for dinner. I highly recommend checking this place out!
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