Brunch is available 10.00am to 5.00pm everyday.
So next on my list of dishes to try is Chicken Tartine (tartine is an open sandwich) simply because I was curious about poutine.
Now that they serve coffee (which was pretty good on a previous visit) I ordered the Latte.
It was just all right because I felt that the drink was on the thin side. It needed an extra shot of coffee.
When this plate was served, I was very impressed with the presentation and portion size.
Generous slices of chicken (thigh) laid on top of a big slice of bread. In terms of taste it was all right, not exceptional. The chicken could have benefitted from a bit more seasoning and some sauce to make it moist with more flavor.
The bread underneath was the sweet type with a distinct vanilla flavor, those type of bread that I used to love from the provision shop. A sourdough or plain slice would have been preferable.
The salad was very good, well dressed and I loved the vinaigrette.
And now the poutine. My Canadian friend Linda of Linda's Relaxing Lair would have shaken her head and gone tsk! tsk! tsk! had she been presented with this poutine. But no. Linda would have been gracious about it.
I have never had an authentic Canadian poutine but I am pretty sure this improvised version is not quite how a poutine should be. In the first place, they used Bolognese sauce and though cheese curds is not something available here, mozzarella is not quite it.
So I'm afraid I am not a fan of this rendition of poutine.
As I was chewing, I felt something hard like wire. Oh dear. I pointed it out to the staff and after some investigation I was told that it was a Rosemary stem.
I was unable to finish the poutine and with that, a dish has been crossed off my list. I will not judge the brunch based on this experience because I already enjoyed their Rustic Big Breakfast on an earlier visit.
Wow, that chicken π plate π½ is indeed generous π That would be enough for 2 to 3 π meals for me. Ah, the classic poutine...yes, it looks just like the picture with the cheese curds.
ReplyDeleteGood morning! Our dear friend, Linda must have felt delighted that you mentioned her in your blog post. Thanks for giving her the support. Same for me, I feel happy when you shared relevant photos which I emailed you in your blog post. I thought you would take advantage of the 50% off second cup promo and order two caffeines. I love cheese but not too much of it as it would be too geli. Have a happy, blessed and good workday ahead!
ReplyDeleteDear friend Lotus, I sure was delighted π π
DeleteOh you're lucky to find that something foreign in your food ended up to be a rosemary stem. I once found a large metallic staple-like thing in one of my chap fan dishes when I got home. Took a photo of it and brought it back to the chap fan shop the next time I was there. They were just apologetic about it, that's all. P/S: Poutine with cheese curds...not for me...lol! It seems there's fried cheese curds as well...at least fried ones sound more promising...hah..hah.
ReplyDeleteThank you for introducing poutine to me.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately I don't think I can eat a small side dish of poutine as chips and cheese sound very heavy to me. I haven't eaten chips for a long time now.
Your photo 1 looks very delicious π though.
Dear PH, I was so excited π when you mentioned about the poutine I forgot to thank you for mentioning me in your post today. I really appreciate it so much. Thank you, dear friend.
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