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| - Skin & Bones is one of those places you want no one to talk about so it can continue to be your quiet, perfect neighbourhood restaurant. The fact is, it's big enough to hold many of us, so for that reason I'm willing to write about how much I adored this meal.
We started with the chicken tails, and a glass of Cava. Chicken tails and CAVA! This is a pairing of dreams. I would go back just to sit at the long, beautiful bar and snack on this. But, seeing as I was with 2 others, we ordered more than that.
We had the pork cracklings, which were OK but mostly just a soft cheese with crispy pork skins. It wasn't an explosion of flavour, but wasn't bad either. Disclaimer, I have a dairy intolerance, so I relied on my chef-brother for his take on this.
The blood sausage: It's a bite of heaven. The flavours are intense - fatty; but not really, big; but not really, a perfect bite. There were 3 of us for 4 pieces, so naturally a dual happened for the 4th slice (I won).
The mains are equally spectacular. We ordered 3/4 of the menu because we were a) celebrating and b) really excited to try this new place. I will say that the main course portions are big. The gnocchi is enough to spilt between 2 people if you also had 2 snacks/apps, but for the very affordable price of this dish just order it for yourself and don't look back. This could be a new-restaurant consideration, and the portions may reduce as the place gets busier? I'm not sure about this.
The wine selection was excellent. I ordered a VQA cab franc with the typical reservations like "is this going to be too... cab francy?" Even with my silly questions, the sommelier was knowledgeable and offered some small samples to demonstrate the difference in weight and tannins. In the end everything I tried was smooth, so she was right - all the wine is fantastic.
Lastly I want to highlight the service because it is what made the night amazing for us. I have a dairy intolerance, so I'm afraid of new restaurants where servers might not know there is hidden butter in my selections. Not the case here. The server and kitchen team went WAY out of their way to ensure I knew what was "safe" for me to enjoy and what I should let my dinner mates try instead. They offerred suggestions and were kind about the entire thing. I'm thankful for the approach, and thrilled to report the food is DELICIOUS even with my avoiding of all dairy related items.
Overall, we spent a bit of money but we also ordered 4 snacks/apps and 3 mains (for 3 people). Just go. It's delicious, casual, and affordable if you don't go overboard with ordering. The wine is interesting though maybe skewed a bit pricier, but it's a wine bar, so to be expected.
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