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We had a reservation, but the place was so busy, we ended up waiting for about 15 minutes. There's nowhere to wait except outside, so it was a good thing the weather was nice.
We sat in a room upstairs, which sat about 20 people or so.
It took a while to get served, but it was Summerlicious, right in the beginning of the second seating, so it didn't bother us, we were out for a nice night.
He had the smoke trout appetizer, and I had the dairy-free mushroom soup. The soup was amazing, very flavourful and fresh. The trout appetizer looked very good, but I didn't get to try it because it LOOKED like it had dairy in it. Nathan's not really as into food as much as I am, so he didn't really say if it was good.
I had the salmon and he had the striploin for our mains. The salmon was cooked to perfection, and I really liked the veggies that came with it. Nathan said that the steak was good, the loved the sauce that was on the dish, and that the mushrooms were amazing. That is a huge deal, as he's not really into veggies at all.
For dessert, he had strawberries with vanilla ice cream on some kind of short bread. I told them I was allergic to dairy, so I will just have the strawberries. To my absolute delight, they brought me a dessert that was strawberries (that were in some kind of delicious syrup) with strawberry sorbet and meringue!! Most places that don't officially offer dairy-free desserts usually just stick some fruit on a plate and drizzle some coulis on it. I was very impressed that they invented a new dessert for me, and on a crazy Summerlicious night, no less!
So great food, decent service (slow, but it was a crazy night. Everyone there was very nice and personable) and wonderful atmosphere. We will definitely go back again.
Their Summerlicious menu is extended until sometime in August!!
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