This was one of the only sit-down restaurants around where we were, and it seemed pretty inviting. The big seats at the front were all taken, so we sat inside. It looked like it had a very Canadian theme, with a lot of dark wood, red and dark brown accents, moose and other nature-related decor. The music, however, didn't match at all, since it was really loud, Top 40/pop from the 90s, which I usually really enjoy, but because of the large seats, I was seated a lot further away from my husband and it was hard enough to hear him without having to lean forward every second.
My husband was really craving a poutine, so he ordered the only one that was on the menu. It had cheese curds, smoked meat, pickled onions, beer gravy, mustard, and this hard caramel toffee thing. Honestly, I found it really weird. I had a bite and it was absolutely not the Montreal poutine we're used to, and though I always like to try remixed versions of different foods, this was a miss for the both of us. The pickled onions were the kind that you find in shawarmas and seemed odd instead of white/yellow onions, the dijon mustard was overwhelming, and the super sweet toffee thing was soooo strange to me, since the rest was savoury and it was so out of place in terms of flavor. The portion was huge, but for nearly $20, it should've been!
I got the beef tataki since they ran out of the deer, which was super disappointing. I also found it expensive for the portion size that I got (3 pieces), but that's usually the case for tataki. The beef was more of a medium rare than just a sear, but had some nice Asian flavors, with sesame and maybe some ginger/soy. The salad was really good, with arugula, cherry tomatoes, fresh dill, large Parmesan shavings, and some olive oil.
Our server was really great, friendly and attentive (one of the main reasons for the third star), but the food was just okay, and for the price point, way too expensive for the quality/quantity, depending on what you're eating. If you want to eat here but also save some cash before flying off somewhere else, I'd suggest just grabbing a couple of beers and a snack to share.