I decided to treat my wife to a special lunch at this location today. We started with the Coconut Calamari which, outside of a seafood restaurant, was the best I’ve had. It was perfectly cooked and came with a tangy sauce which complimented it perfectly.
Then I had the Big Breakfast which was delightful. The French Toast was soft but not soggy, I chose Scrambled Eggs which were fluffy with a hint of butter. The Sausage was smoky and the bacon crisp without being over done. The Parmesan Hash-browns were perfect, crisp on the outside and soft on the inside. My wife had the Rustic Chicken Sandwich and was quite satisfied.
Then we decided to finish with desert which we never do, but decided why not? We chose the The Decadent Duo which is their Belgian chocolate Ganache Torte paired with their White Chocolate Cheesecake. Both are smooth and flavourful and I like the candied Pecan on the Ganache which had a spicy kick to it.
To top it off service was wonderful. The staff were welcoming and smiling giving the impression they loved to be there. We will definitely be returning to this location again in the future.
I enjoyed myself at this location. I have been to other locations and had bad experiences, but today was good. My husband and I had lunch. We started with the coconut calamari and it was spot on. The flavours mixed well and it wasn’t served with the traditional dipping sauce, but with a spicy (not over the top spicy hot) sauce that gave the calamari a zing and a bit of a punch of flavour. I also ordered the rustic chicken club and the flavours all matched. It had melted brie cheese, a dijon mustard mayo, greens, on a pumpkin seed cranberry baguette bun served with fries. Very tasty. We had dessert, white chocolate cheese cake and a ganache torte. Very rich pieces, but oh so yummy. The service was good. The waitress came at the right times and wasn’t over the top needy.
I had been looking forward to trying this place out since I saw the sign saying that they were coming into this guildford location. It's located above Starbucks and the Italian pizzeria that I can't recall at the moment.
Anyways, as expected, the interior is beautiful, sleek and modern. We were given a window table. The view was of Red Robin restaurant and a parking lot, but we still liked it. We were pleasantly surprised that we were just in time for their happy hour. Happy hour consisted of $4 craft beers, 1 oz highballs and ciders.
We ordered the seafood salad ($20). It was a meal sized plate of mixed greens, prawns, squid and salmon. It had a pretty decent amount of perfectly cooked seafood and the dressing was delicious. Needed more of the dressing
We ordered the coconut calamari. They were also fried perfectly tender. The accompanying sauce was so tasty. Didn't really like the (fried?) coconut flakes that it came with. It was really dry and made me cough from the dryness in my throat.
Steak and frites ($20) were pretty good. I wasn't expecting much considering the price tag was $20 and they're not a steak place; but was pleasantly surprised with the taste and serving size. But it came with crispy fried onions that wasn't mentioned in their menu which was a nice touch.
We also ordered wings. Very tasty wings!! Very crispy, meaty, hot and flavourful. Unfortunately, (like really unfortunately), the side veggies that the wings came with were rotten, mushy, and moldy. We loved the wings so much that we ordered another plate of them, and the veggies that came along with the second order were also rotten. At least the chicken wasn't rotten I guess lol
The beer was ice cold and the highballs were all well made and brought out quickly unlike some restaurants. Our server was very friendly and had great timing on drinks/napkins/etc.
I don't know if I would come back here. The food was good and the prices are reasonable but: Three of our plates were quite dirty. A knife had garlic peel stuck on it. The rotten veggies. Too many things telling me that the staff does not care about the customer
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