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Having experienced various restaurants previously located in this unit- (Less than) Perfect Pizza, (Medi) Ochre Grill and, most recently, another terrible pizza joint, I confess to not having particularly high hopes when I saw that another restaurant was due to open there. That was before I did a little research and discovered that Infusions was previously located in Bragg Creek and was pretty much washed away in the 2013 flooding, so owner/chef Air decided to relocate to Evergreen. My wife and I went there this afternoon for brunch. On entering the restaurant it was immediately obvious that it had recently undergone an extensive refit- there was still a slight smell of paint in the air, but that will disappear soon. The washrooms are wheelchair-accessible and the gents has a baby-changing table (I assume the ladies does as well) which scores bonus points in my book. The restaurant advertises itself as child-friendly and I've seen plenty of parents with kids eating there at lunchtimes. One thing I particularly like about the restaurant is that it's light and airy, rather than dark inside- unlike Earls, Ricky's, Phoenix Grill etc. At time of visiting, the restaurant serves breakfast, brunch and lunch every day, but is only open in the evening at weekends- Friday through Sunday. The food (lunch menu) looks fairly normal, but many items have an Asian (Thai?) flavour to them. The fish in my wife's seafood crepe, for example, had been poached in a saffron broth, and other items contain ingredients commonly seen in south-east Asian cooking. I ordered meatloaf with fries, which I couldn't find any fault with at all- it was delicious. Service is unhurried and relaxed, and our server was polite, helpful and charming. When we left she introduced the owner/chef to us who thanked us for coming, which was pleasant. All in all it was a pleasant lunch in pleasant surroundings and reasonably priced. It's early days for Infusions in Evergreen, but if they maintain these standards I'll be happy to return. It certainly seems much better than any of its predecessors in the same unit, and I hope it's here to stay. This area could do with a classy restaurant and I hope it gets enough business to succeed here. We've booked a table for dinner on Valentine's Day, so are looking forward to seeing what the dinner menu is like. Update: We went on the evening of Valentine's Day. There were two sittings at 17:30 and 20:30 and we chose the later one. The restaurant, as might be expected, was fully booked with couples and groups of all ages. There was a set menu with a choice of dishes for a three-course meal at $95 per couple plus drinks. Given the occasion we ordered bubbles, which came in the form of a rather delicious bottle of Cava. Each course included at least one vegetarian dish which looked imaginative and tempting rather than the token gesture vegetarian options often seem to be. As neither of us is vegetarian we didn't order those though. My wife started with a beet, arugula and goat cheese salad while I had lobster bisque. The beets were cut into heart shapes for Valentine's Day which I thought was nice attention to detail. The lobster bisque was excellent; tasting strongly of lobster rather than salt- a problem I've frequently encountered elsewhere with this and similar seafood dishes. This one was spot-on. Main courses were Roast Prime Rib with Yorkshire Pudding, truffle-scented bacon mashed potatoes and a reduction (my wife) and pan-seared cherry and orange-glazed duck breast with mushroom risotto and asparagus (mine) I was pleased to see that the entrées arrived on heated plates- the number of places which don't follow this basic, simple rule is staggering- so wouldn't cool too quickly as we ate. Again both dishes were absolutely delicious. My duck breast was cooked to perfection and very tender; and the accompaniments complimented each other well. My wife assures me that the prime rib was every bit as good too- and that the potatoes were particularly good. Dessert was (for my wife) a strawberry shortcake- so good I didn't get to try it at all- while I had the chocolate terrine. Each layer was a different colour of chocolate flavoured with a different liqueur. It had an intense flavour- (as does the tiramisu I've previously enjoyed there)- and was very good indeed. Overall we both enjoyed an excellent meal with a decent bottle of wine at a reasonable price; we left contentedly full and satisfied rather than feeling bloated and reaching for the antacid when we got home. Service was efficient and friendly but unhurried. At no time did we feel that we were being rushed- no dishes arriving at the table before we had finished the previous course. I would recommend this restaurant to anyone who wants to enjoy a really good meal in pleasant, relaxed surroundings- and not only those living in SW Calgary. We'll definitely return for an evening meal from the regular menu.
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