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| - Came here on a Wednesday night to find it nearly empty except for 2 other tables. We were warmly greeted by a server who was warm and very hospitable throughout the entire meal.
After reading the menu I settled on the Spanish risotto - chorizo sausage, asparagus, red onion, white gulf shrimp (aka the paella) for $25. The chorizo was chopped pretty finely, which was actually kind of nice since you could get a bit of it in each bite. It came with 5 large shrimp and the overall portion of the risotto was pretty generous. The flavour of this dish was nice and overall I really enjoyed it.
My boyfriend went with the miso marinated black cod - golden heirloom carrot puree, purple carrots, baby bok choy ($23). I was disappointed to see that it came with shanghai bok choy and not baby bok choy (one of my favourite veggies!). The carrot purree was very buttery, and tasted just okay to me. I've never seen purple carrots before... they tasted like yams. The black cod itself was great, but I think it's difficult to do this poorly. I often order the black cod since it's one of my favourite (go-to) dishes, and I've rarely seen it done badly.
Since the black cod dish was on the small side, my boyfriend was still hungry and so we decided to get dessert. The server recommended the bread pudding - raisins and cranberries Crème Anglaise and fresh berries ($8). What a fantastic recommendation. I never order bread pudding on the menu because I picture it as a a soggy, gloopy mess, but this really changed my mind about it. Yum!
Overall, a great experience. I'd probably be back again, but maybe to try their brunch since they had some pretty tasty-sounding items on their brunch menu.
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