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| - We made a reservation for a group of 7 on a Sunday evening. A private dining room is available but there is a $500 minimum so we opted for a table in the front of the restaurant. The service was very friendly and attentive - plates came and were cleared in a very efficient manner.
On Sundays, they have several drink specials including $5 rail shots, $6 pints, and $7 wine glasses. On Wednesdays, they have $15 wine bottles.
Since we were such a large group, we were able to try pretty much everything on the menu. Beware - this place is tapas style and the portions can be pretty small.
Out of all the dishes we had, the following are the more notable ones:
Pulled kapitan tacos (roasted chicken kapitan, house made tacos, lime leaf, napa carrot slaw, johnny's tzatziki) - 2 tacos per plate. This dish was delicious, and one of the better chicken tacos I have ever tried.
Braised lamb poutine (braised lamb, hand cut fries, lemongrass, coconut gravy, quebec cheese curds, fried curry leaf) - This dish served as a great filler. We ended up ordering two of these. This is just your typical poutine dish but the meat is very tender.
Reconstructed nasi lemak (coconut rice cake, sambal ikan bilis, cucumber, fried quail egg) -
red chili wings (shallots, fennel seed, peanut, sweet chili) - 2 per plate. This dish was the hit of the evening - the flavours come together in a unique way. Would highly recommend.
Satay duo - The duo for our night was squid and chicken. The sauces make this dish as the meat was nothing special.
Laksa (chicken, prawn tofu ball, galangal, mee, vermicelli, curry broth) - This dish is a larger size and can be a main for an individual. Very flavourful - we ended up ordering two of these.
Overall, our bill came out to approx. $35/person for food alone. Definitely pricier Malaysian food but glad that the restaurant adds even more variety to the Ossington strip!
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