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| - It's been 3 days and I'm still fantasizing about our recent dinner at Salt Wine Bar on Saturday night. I'd heard about this Iberian tapas place from friends in past and the word had been pretty good, a few standout dishes were a must try and overall the meal was a great.
I feel like my friends undersold this Ossington standout. Our experience was amazing. We had a later reso, around 8:45pm, and upon arrival had a great cozy corner spot near the rear of the restaurant.
Our server came by and walked us through the menu while explaining the recommended number of tapas plates we should order for a group our size (typically 2 dishes per person). We had 6 people together so this meant we could be frivolous with our 12 choices and order some doubles while really testing the limits of the menu.
I'll be honest, I can't recall everything we had but here is a list of all the items I remember, and know that for the most part everything was amazing and I would 100% order them again: Octopus, meatballs, sea bream ceviche, steak frites, steak tartar, wild mushroom gnocchi, rapini, large sized cheese board...
Some of the above were ordered twice to ensure everyone received a good tasting of it. My one complaint was with the cheese board as I felt that while the taste of the cheeses were quite nice and paired nicely with our meals, I felt it to be overpriced for the portion size that was offered.
Aside from the food, I also imbibed on their smoked old fashioned for starters and 4 of us shared in an excellent bottle of wine which sat around the $75 mark.
As is the case with many Tapas restaurants, when you're ordering so many small dishes at times the price can creep up on you. The average price per head worked out (with booze) to be around $100 by the end of the night, not the highest I've paid but certainly on the pricier side. So conservative diners beware.
Overall, would return (just to have the meatballs and steak frites all to myself).
Eatcrest Out!
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