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| - Today the hubby and I visited Sidecar for the first time. We had a special event to celebrate and thought we'd take advantage of the prix fixe menu.
I had the romaine salad, steak and frites, and flourless chocolate cake. My hubby had the tomato soup, shrimp pasta, and flourless chocolate cake.
I won't be able to comment on my hubby's food as I didn't quiz him too heavily on the food. The only things I know for certain are he loved the dessert and the latte.
Good:
1. friendly staff
2. the fresh bread was amazing. crisp and crackly without being tough. just perfect.
3. the frites were wonderful. I asked them to go easy on the salt as I had read other reviews that mentioned the saltiness. I'm glad I did. The lack of salt really let the true potato flavor through, something that is hard to come by in french fries.
4. the cake was great. I prefer a slightly more cakelike flourless chocolate cake, but this was a good example of a more fudge like version. My husband had a huge chocolate buzz afterward.
5. the iced tea is quite good. they brew their own rooibos tea and add flavoring and lemon. a nice change from the traditional canadian iced tea.
6. the bartender makes an *amazing* latte. Such a great head of foam and the rest of the drink was so smooth and tasty. yummy.
7. the prix fixe is an amazing deal. Our bill, before tip, was $71. Which is amazing for a nice dinner in this town.
Average/could be better:
1. the romaine salad: I would have liked the lettuce a bit colder to give it more crunch. Also, the pancetta could have been cut into smaller pieces. It was tough, not gross tough but smoked meat tough, and smaller pieces would have been easier to chew. However, the overall salad was tasty.
2. the steak was good, although a bit chewier in some areas. Considering the price, it's to be expected. I just figured I'd mention it.
3. There was coarse salt sprinkled on my steak. I'm a very low salt eater, so the extra salt made the steak a bit saltier than I would have liked. However, I'm more sensitive than many people.
4. the smoked mustard mayo: didn't get a big taste of smoked mustard. It was creamy and pleasant, but I honestly couldn't taste much beyond 'mayo'.
Overall, we plan on going back as the meal was very tasty and a good deal.
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