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| - I went here for an anniversary dinner with my boyfriend. The service was absolutely amazing, all be it embarrassing sometimes :) When making the reservations online (which is always a huge plus in my books) I guess my boyfriend had put that it was for an anniversary. When we arrived the hostess was very friendly and nice, she took our coats and wished us a happy anniversary. Our waiter was very nice, knew the menu very well and was very thoughtful (my boyfriend accidentally dropped his fork, and the waiter came out of nowhere with a new one literally in 10 seconds). The only complaint would be how close the tables were. It was hard to not eavesdrop on our neighbours! And also hard not to comment on them (we're big people watchers and usually make comments about those around us...I know we're horrible people)
The food was great. I had the crab cakes to start. The were very flavourful, with great toppings and extras. I only wish that their had been more cilantro in them as I thought that kick of flavour mixed with everything else was what made them. Also they were a little 'wetter' (more mayo mixed in) then I would prefer, but overall they were good. My boyfriend had the fois gras to start. It was AMAZING. Perfectly seared, very flavourful and served with great accents. I would say it was the best thing we had. I had the special for dinner, a huge rib-eye steak with asparagus and blue cheese butter with a side of the pan seared wild mushrooms. The steak was great (but actually too big to finish) and perfectly cooked, but I wish there had been more to the dish. The blue cheese flavour was too subtle for my liking, I think when you order blue cheese, you want a punch of flavour. Also I wish it had been served with a starch like mashed potatoes. The wild mushrooms had great variety, but didn't have any flavour beyond their natural (I don't think they were even seasoned) with would have been nice. My boyfriend had the mushroom gnocchi. The handmade gnocchi were super yummy and melted in your mouth beautifully and the creamy mushroom sauce was full of flavour. The portions were all very large but we saved room for dessert. For dessert I had the toffee creme brulee and my boyfriend had the icees (mango, blood orange, and raspberry sorbets). Both were good, but the embarrassing thing was they came out on a long plate together with a lit candle and in chocolate "Happy Anniversary" written. When I had seen the plate leaving the kitchen I actually said to my boyfriend "That's always so embarrassing when restaurants do that. Please never have a restaurant ever, ever, ever sing me Happy Birthday!" and then the plate came to our table. At least they didn't sing and it was just one server, not a crowd. The Shiraz wine we ordered was super yummy (although expensive) and went well with our meals. The wine list is extensive, and definitely not cheap.
Overall, amazing service, great food, good atmosphere. I would go back again, but it's not the place we'll go every year for our anniversary. I definitely wouldn't call it a cafe though!
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