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| - Visited The Borough, a Gastropub on Danforth for Summerlicious ($28 per person). The Borough is a cosy pub with a British flare. The owner is friendly with a passion for local sustainable food! The Borough prides itself in using local ingredients to create a seasonal menu.
Appetizer:
Crab Cakes Deep fried crab cakes
Crab cakes topped with spicy aioli and a carrot coleslaw. Crab in the crab cakes is not very pronounced. Carrot coleslaw added a hint of lightness to the heavy crab cakes and aioli. It was a decent disk.
IPA Chicken Wings Free range chicken wings
The Borough has a board with information on the farm in which its produce originated from. It's great learning more about local farmers in Ontario. Chicken Wings were deep fried and tossed in the IPA barbecue sauce. These were served with a local blue cheese dressing. While my companion and I did not enjoy the blue cheese dressing, we both enjoyed the wings. The wings were crisp, the barbecue sauce was flavorful.
Entree:
Chicken Cordon Borough
Aged cheddar and double smoked bacon stuffed chicken breast on roasted garlic mashed potatoes, served with roasted heirloom carrots and a garlic cheddar cream sauce was delicious. However, at this point, after all the fried appetizers, we felt it was very heavy. The rich in fat bacon, thick cheese sauces, starchy mash potato was comforting, yet very substantial.
Pearl Barley Risotto
Pearl Barley Risotto with seasonal vegetables in a creamy barley risotto, topped with a sunny side up quail egg was again a gratifying dish. It was however, also heavy. Richness of the creamy sauce and oil weights down the dish.
Dessert:
Sticky Toffee Pudding
Classic sticky toffee pudding served in a rich toffee sauce, needless to say, was again rich and heavy. It was named the best toffee pudding in town, indeed it was. It was warm, decadent and a satisfying way to end the meal.
Dessert of the day - Pear rose pastry
Essentially, it tasted like a cinnamon roll with pear. We both felt it was not as delicious as it sounded on paper and did not finish the dessert.
Overall, our meal at The Borough was deeply satisfying. I felt bloated and have likely gained 10-lb after indulging in this gluttonous meal.
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