I purposely ordered charcuterie at Stone Road Grille and Mercatto Eaton Centre in the past couple of days. SRG's former sous chef is now the new head chef and is keeping up consistent quality overall. Lots of variety and textures on the charcuterie plate. SRG highlights: ham (phenomenal flavour and texture), silky chicken pate, and grains of paradise salami. It's not a perfect plate - lardo on toast points was a bit sinewy and not as melt-in-the-mouth as hoped. Several other types of meats and pickles are included.
Mercatto has only 2 meats right now: veneto (wetter texture) and cacciatore (hunter's style, flower shape). $4 for single meat if you don't want the whole $16 cheese/meat platter. Mercatto's meats have a more traditional European taste and look and are made in-house.
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