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| - I have been here on three previous occasions and returned the other night for the first time in a few months.
Sadly, the menu, food, and experience had changed.
Initially, they seemed set on having a good vibe with reasonably creative pizzas. Now, it seems like they got carried away, trying to be some culinary surprise or win Top Chef Canada, and no longer a pizza place. Here's what's wrong:
1. The pizzas at my table were too salty, too greasy and had too much going on.
2. The tuna app was unappetizingly fishy.
3. They try to take a page from pizzeria Libretto... By using ingredients (meats) no one has heard of or eats often, they can seem more sophisticated and charge more money. The problem here is that they go too far. I had rather pay 18$ for a damn good pepperoni pizza than a lousy pizza that has leeks, walnuts, speck, cat hearts, or whatever else no one can pronounce or recognize.
4. They have a beautiful bar, but no bar business. The bar identity (like the restaurant) is torn between pizza place bar and sophisticated cocktail bar. It does neither well. They need smaller, simpler bar plates and possibly a beer or wine special or damn good cocktails to build this side of the business.
5. Without alcohol my bill came to nearly 100$ with tax and tip for two pizzas and two appetizers that were all somewhere between ok and "never again".
The place is nice and the staff are clearly trying their best to provide decent service. However, it is too expensive and off the mark to make this my (or anyone's) go to (or return to) pizza place.
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