So, to follow up on this thread I started a while back, managed to get there last night. We did the chef's tasting menu. It is basically a family style meal with a lot of the menu presented. Overall it was an enjoyable meal and definitely worth it at $50 a head. I don't know what the minimum group size is to do it but worth while inquiring if you want to get a taste of the restaurant.
I would say the weakest part was the desserts. Not much of a "wow" factor presentation or taste wise.
Favourite dish was the tartare. The burger was tasty as well. The fish dishes were also enjoyable but too me they tasted even richer than the meat dishes!
One aspect that I didn't like service wise was the pacing of the meal. They brought out all of the apps at once, then all of the salads and then all of the mains, then all of the desserts.
The issue was really with all of the mains coming at once. There was a long wait between the salads and the mains coming out. Everyone on the table said they would have preferred if they brought out one of the mains, then another like 5/10 minutes later. Or even two at a time. There was 4 different main dishes and it seemed like a frantic rush to try things while they were still warm. It might have had to do with the size of our group as well. Anyway, the only other time I have had a "family style" multicourse meal was at an Italian wedding or a Chinese restaurant so I have no comparison to how other spots handle pacing. I think it is definitely something that the group would have to be pretty comfortable with each other to do this type of tasting menu.
I don't know if anyone mentioned but they added a curtain by the front door. I don't know if that helps with keeping the cold out or not but I could see what people are saying about eating downstairs. If I went again, I probably would request to eat on the 2nd level as it seems like a roomier space. The place is definitely doing a brisk business. Was very full last night which is good to see.
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