Bread (nite lake lodge bakery baguette with savoury spread) $3 4/5 - Too bad the bread was not warm. The savoury spread tasted like hummus, olive oil with black pepper to me.
Smoky cherry tomato & pork larzo (lemon thyme ricotta, port fat crouton, basil & fried garlic) $14 3/5 - smaller than most of the other appetizers. Nothing really stood out too. The cured ham was 90% fat.
Alberta Elk Tartar & Duck Liver Parfait (parsley, endive, molasses rye bread, apple, smoked shallots, cocoa nibs) $14 5/6 - very popular dish. Almost every table ordered this or the oysters. It tasted like a creamy pate with pickles. Where was the bread? It was a little too filling for me.
Half dozen of Raw local oysters (Douglas Fir vinaigrette, fresh lemon, horseradish, alta hot sauce) $17 4/5 - it didn't come with cocktail sauce or hot sauce. I had to ask for the hot sauce. Fresh oysters but nothing more than that.
Manilla Clams & Tiroler Bacon (white beans, double cream, english peas, chevril, spicy toast, cured ham) $25 4/5 - very tender beans. The in-house made bacon were better than the clams.
Arctic Char (Jade radish, cilantro, apple, quinoa & zucchini fritters, mint jalapeno mayo) $27 4.5/5 - Exactly how I wanted my fish to be. Rare to medium rare with a crunchy skin! The sides were mostly fresh vegetables.
Roasted Lamb Shoulder (faro risotto, sweetbreads, black garlic olive butter, mushrooms, tarragon) $27 3.5/5 - there were only 2 slices of lamb and the rest were chicken. It was acceptable given it was only $27.
Roasted Heritage Angus Beef Shin (chick peas, local carrots & verjus, oregon bay leaf, puffed millet seed, dill) $32 3.5/5 - not a big fan of braised beef but very tender. Came with quite a bit of chickpeas too to fill up the gentlemen.
Cardamon Financier Cake & Vanilla Semifreddo (apple granite, mulled wine, sharp cheddar shortbread, almond praline, sarsaparilla) $12 4/5 - better than what I thought it would be. I liked the semifreddo than the financier. The cake was a little too sweet so I just had the semifreddo part. Very creamy!
Our server knew we were not interested in alcohol so she suggested some non-alcohol drinks. Surprisingly, they do not have a non-alcohol drink menu. I've got the orange juice pop. She described it as fizzy orange juice but I didn't find it anything special. Don't think I would order this again.
We got a reservation at 6pm (just in time to make it for the $25 3 course dinner). Service was excellent. There was a little wait between the appetizers and the entree. I guess most of the appetizers were pre-made and most of them were there for the $25 dinner. Still acceptable and nothing to complain. (Ya! my first post is done! It wasn't as hard as I thought)
