. "0"^^ . "2018-02-25T00:00:00"^^ . "0"^^ . "0"^^ . "4"^^ . "We came to Ricarda's in a party of 4 for dinner on an early Saturday night. It was fairly easy to get reservations, and got busier towards 8pm. \n\nWe ordered: \n- black and yellow fettuccine\n- marinated salmon \n- grilled octopus\n- toula flatbread with spicy sausage and 2 sunny side up eggs \n- pork belly \n- yogurt cornish hen with a side salad of spring mix, dried figs, and dried apricots and a ratatouille. \n\nHighlights were the flatbread, cornish hen, and pork belly. The flavours and execution worked together very well - I love apple and pork, and the apple and bacon bits on the pork belly were delicious. The cornish hen was very moist, but the salad seemed to be an afterthought of greens thrown on the plate. The ratatouille was tasty, but slightly underwhelming- it was similar to chopped vegetables in a curry base. The bread was also a bit underwhelming for a place that makes their own bread (they have a bakery attached to the main restaurant for quick grab and go goods). \n\nDessert was the rum baba, a cake with a flamb\u00E9 banana, rum ice cream, and rum soaked raisins. The cake was a bit of a bread like consistency, but the rum flavours were very strong. \n\nOverall it worked out to be roughly $160 without drinks, which was pretty reasonable! Overall, the flavours and execution was well done, but the dishes could be more interesting and creative. \n\nWould definitely come again to try their brunch and other menu items."^^ . . .