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| - Had a very pleasant experience dining at Frank's Kitchen. Ambiance was intimate, staff were friendly and knowledgeable, and the food was consistently good across entree - main - desssert.
We came on a night where there was a set menu ($100 per person). It started off with a select variety of warm breads with a delicious tapenade, along with a sampling of charcuterie, cheese, pickled vegetables and olives. The house-made cheese stood out to me as being especially tasty. Then came the amuse bouche - mini french onion soup (this was cold? Not sure if that was intentional), ravioli with cheese inside, and oyster rockefeller (yum!).
For my entree, I ordered the scallops. It came with a deep fried chicken skin which I wasn't a huge fan of. But the two huge scallops were nicely done. Then I had the rack of lamb in syrah reduction. The lamb was super tender. However, compared to some of my other dining experiences, I do think I've enjoyed the rack of lamb more elsewhere in terms of unique flavour combinations. I also tried a bite of the sirloin steak dish which was also very tender and delicious.
Finally, the desserts! Mmmmmmmmmm. We got a sampling of chocolate lava cake (my fav of the three), sorbet with warm blueberries that burst in your mouth (amazing), and a meringue tart (which I found too sweet). With the bill, we got petit fours which included a melt-in-your-mouth heart shaped truffle, shortbread type cookie w jam, and a mandelin.
The service was fantastic for the most part. I asked our waiter to recommend a wine to go with my dinner, and he picked one that I was extremely satisfied with. Also, throughout our dinner, we had many different staff check in on us to make sure we were enjoying our experience. We definitely appreciated these check-ins and the smiles that came along with them! Only time I was a bit taken aback was when our waiter was wiping off our table in the middle of our meal - and ended up smearing something all across the table. I don't think he noticed this, and put our cutlery down and left abruptly. Thankfully, another staff saw us wiping off the table with our own napkins, and came over right away to rectify.
All in all a great experience here! Would certainly recommend for a nice evening out.
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