My food wanderings. Apologies for photo quality - all photos taken with my phone.
The burger was described on the menu as being topped with mushrooms, caramelized onions, swiss cheese, and a horse radish sauce. But when it came it was instead topped with lettuce, tomato, and raw onion (like the lower priced "Ensemble burger" on the menu with mushrooms added). No swiss cheese, no caramelized onions, no horseradish. WTF?!?!? Not impressed by the blending of the two burger options without asking and the loss of some of the more desirable ingredients. The actual burger patty was not rested properly before serving so it let most of its juice out once I bit into it. Meh. To TOP things off that juice basically destroyed the black and white checkered piece of paper the burger was served on so it started to shred apart. Not a good plating option for a non-rested burger. I think the burger was a bit overworked as well as the consistency of the meat was way too dense. Overall a pretty disappointing burger. The fries were fairly generic, did not taste fresh cut, and were a bit mealy on the inside. Meh. The $15 for this burger plate felt like bad value considering the quality.
I ordered the duck confit which was served on top of two slices of toast and topped with a cherry chutney and poached eggs. It included a side salad that was heavy on the sprouts. The duck was a bit dry but had good flavours. I'm guessing they were going for a healthy version, but the duck needed a bit more fat from my perspective. Call me crazy. The poached eggs were in the shape of poached eggs but overcooked from my perspective - they were basically hardboiled. I like my poached eggs with a soft runny yolk. Fail on the eggs. The chutney was lovely. It had nice cherry flavours with a slight sourness that really would have cut and balanced a fattier duck nicely (did I mention the duck needed more fat?!?!?!). The salad was a bit overdressed with a citrus based dressing, but at least the dressing was flavour packed. The crunch of the pumpkin seeds was a nice textural contrast as well. They could have cut back on the skinny sprouts a bit, but I guess it was consistent with the rest of the offering.
