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I've been to Ruby Watchco a few times now and while I love Lynn Crawford and the concept of this restaurant, something has changed between my first couple of visits and my last one. I thought maybe it was just an off night, but judging from more recent reviews it might be a trend.
The menu that night featured:
Smoked Trout BLT Salad (greens, bacon lardons, corn bread croutons, cherry tomato dressing)
Slow Roasted Rack of Pork with Plum Sauce (with Crispy Smashed Potatoes with Sour Cream & Scallions,Ontario Kale, Sweet & Smokey Mustard Dressing,
Grilled Carrots with Charred Almond Aioli)
Supplement of Ruby's ribs and wings with honey mustard sauce (+$18)
Artisanal cheese with roasted tomatoes, olives and confit onion
Zucchini Pecan Cake with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting
We started off with a cocktail that was ridiculously sour. I like sour, but this was undrinkable. The server told me it was supposed to be that way, so I asked her to try it and tell me if that was really true. Needless to say they brought me something else to drink...
The smoked trout salad was wonderful, as were all of the sides.
The pork however was incredibly tough and served with just a regular dinner (non-serrated) knife. It was so tough that when the server asked how everything was I let her know. She reported back to the kitchen and Chef Lynn emerged. She seemed apologetic until she said "I don't want to insult you by saying that's the way it's supposed to be if you don't enjoy it". Um, if that's how it's supposed to be, then give me the freakin' appropriate knife with which to eat this tough hunk of protein! To her credit though she offered to make us something else, which I did appreciate, even after being backhandedly insulted... She brought us a flank steak which was lovely and flavourful (and served with an appropriate knife).
The rib/wing supplement was tasty but rather small for the price. The zucchini pecan cake was the star of the night! I actually wasn't looking forward to it as it didn't sound particularly interesting to me (not usually a fan of carrot or zucchini bread or cream cheese frosting) but it was AMAZING. So good.
Overall it was an okay meal with a number of hiccups. Definitely not as good as my past experiences there. I know food prices have gone way up since Ruby Watchco opened yet they've kept their price relatively the same, but I'd be willing to cough up extra $$ for the food to return to the way it was.
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