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| - It was my second visit to Alloy, this time for the Valentines day menu. My husband had asked the restaurant to surprise me with some beautiful orchids and hydrangeas on our table. They came through with a beautiful floral arrangement.
We were given a tuna tar tar amuse bouche, which was nice and flavourful. It definitely amused my bouche, I would have ordered a whole plate of it, had there not been a 5 course meal coming.
The Valentine's day 2016 menu:
There was a special pink girly cocktail, which sounded right up my alley, but I enjoy mixing cocktails at home and could probably make that any time, so tonight my husband and I shared a bottle of wine; a Syrah and Grenache blend that was fruit-forward and a bit bold. Delish!
Textures of carrot to start, which was surprisingly divine! We were advised to begin with the sorbet, and move to the puree, then roasted tri-colour carrot slices and a crisp carrot chip. Moving gradually through the different textures from cold to warm to hot which was an interesting sensation.
Next came a to die for Truffle and Cauliflower Risotto which came cooked perfectly and in a decent sized portion.
Lobster two ways, was lobster filling in a yummy (all be it petite) nero crepe (blackened with ink from cuddle-fish) and three small lobster tail pieces about the size of shrimp.
Bison strip loin served rare (so perfectly flavorful and juicy) with brussel-sprouts. My only complaint was that I had hoped to have a larger portion of at least this course if not others as well. I expected that with five courses most would be tiny portions, but every portion was fairly small... even compared to other fine dining five course meals that I have had in the past few months.
For desert a Flourless Chocolate Cake with hazelnut gelato and pistachio meringue. So delish!
Whenever there is a set Valentine's day menu at a restaurant, I get excited. Yes, it's easier for the staff, but it's also something different from what you could get any other day!
Our server was of course very busy but others would deliver our next course on time, and he would come by to add a special comment about this course. He was charismatic and funny, yet not overly familiar, and offered just the right amount of attention, without feeling intrusive at all. (Although, with a 5 course meal you expect to be interrupted, but I still say he was great).
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