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| - The Danes are good at three things: producing good looking people, designing things, and making pastries.
When you first walk into the Mermaid Inn Restaurant, you'll see a bunch of well-aged, probably-were-very-good-looking-when-they-were-young, old Danes drinking and laughing. You'll also notice the decor... well, it doesn't reflect the Danish reputation. However, they make great pastries. I developed a craving for their marzipan tarts that I haven't been able to satisfy since the last time I had them.
I'm not Danish Canadian. Not even one bit. I'm 100% Chinese. Oddly, I've been to the DCC four or five times. You don't need to be a member to eat at their restaurant. Peter A. is right, you can't expect a lot of real Danish food on their menu. Their open faced sandwiches are good, their pastry tray is super good, and their gravy and meats are super comfort-food good. I'm not expert of Danish cuisine, but it seems to be a little too "Canadian" and not enough Danish. I think a re-vamping of their menu would do great things for them.
My most recent experience at the DCC was at a Christmas party last week. It was hosted at the large banquet hall upstairs, and comfortably sat 300 people with a dance floor. I finally met Peter the owner - he was as jolly as I expected. Apparently they sold too many tickets, so the catering wasn't up to Peter's standards, but from what I had, it was very good. I especially enjoyed the cheese tray and the garilcy potatoes. My only disappointment was that it wasn't very Danish. They served pickled herring but I was looking for the opportunity to gobble up a few of those delicious marzipan tarts. No tarts were found. (Sad panda.)
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