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    Deer + Almond

    4.1 (93 reviews)
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    two donuts on a black plate
    Marje B.

    Great experience. Came here while visiting Winnipeg. Wanted to take my niece as an early Christmas gift. We made an early reservation at 5pm. Cool looking place not big, located right in the Exchange. We did the tasting menu which was a lot of food for two people about 8 dishes plus some extras. My apologies it's been a couple of months since I've eaten here and have now forgotten most of the details. But notables were: Green pappardelle it was both of our fave. Overall we both had a great experience. I highly recommend it.

    Chicken Schnitzel

    I really wanted to love this restaurant especially at $90 per person for their tasting menu. I wouldn't classify us as foodies, but as regular people who like good food and don't have a problem dropping this kind of money for a dinner if the food is amazing. And we've been to some places where we have spent this amount and had an absolutely incredible dinner. Unfortunately this was not the case for Deer and Almond. The amuse bouche of celery with anchovy butter and dill flowers was just strange. The anchovy gave zero flavour so it was like butter in celery with a strong hit of dill. Course One - caviar and whitefish dip was quite good. One of the high points of the meal. The crab on toast with hollandaise was so drenched in hollandaise that everything was soggy and I left at least 1/3 on my plate as it was inedible. Course Two - Salmon and Citrus was not particularly memorable. Grilled peaches with zucchini and raspberries was a strange combination punctuated by the bitter flavour of a herb that I cannot recollect the name of now. The peaches at the bottom of the dish were really good but the rest was not a pleasing flavour combination. First two course came in a reasonable amount of time, then we waited a full hour for course 3 which was a painfully long wait. Our reservation was at 5:15pm and we were some of the first few people in the restaurant so there really should not have been this big of a gap between courses. Course 3 was dropped at our table, but the person delivering it left so fast we couldn't mention we needed cutlery which had been taken away when they cleared Course Two. So we waited a few more minutes to flag someone down for that. Course Three - This was the best part of the meal. My husband enjoyed the chicken schnitzel and the fish I had (cannot remember the full details) was quite good - at least enough that I could say I enjoyed part of my meal. Course Four - Italian Coffee which was disappointing on first bite, but did grow on me and I would say I enjoyed it. Exactly as its described - frozen coffee with a milky consistency. Whipped cream and almonds on top were a good addition. Banana and Walnut tart was not much of a looker but did taste pretty. Overall a few dishes were good, but none that I could say were great. Aside from the bread which we got as an addition and I would have gotten more of had the server come back at any regular intervals. It was really really amazing and I could have eaten another serving of it no problem. After all that, we left hungry and went to Baked Expectations to get cake to finish off the evening.

    a bowl of food on a plate
    Debbie G.

    *This is a 4.5 stars review* We were recommended by several people to have dinner here. Our dinner was a four course menu which changes every few months. We started off with a beet and blueberry salad then grilled wild prawn with green tomato followed by pickerel and peanut semi-fredo . My definite favorites were the prawn salad and pickerel. Amazing flavours and texture which really rest was good but not quite like the Overall we had a really nice experience. Staff was very friendly and attentive. Worth checking this place out if you're in Winnipeg ;-)

    Eggs benny (salmon), blueberry parfait and avocado toast w/ egg.
    Rachell G.

    Love the food! It looks like food isn't enough for us to get full but its not. I am so satisfied with what I ordered (avocado toast and blueberry oat parfait). Note that I am not a fan of parfait but I wanna try again in this restau to see if it'll change my mind. This is me after I ate their parfait -- . New fave now but ONLY IN D+A Also asked the server if there's a coffee I could try with oat milk. She recommend latte with it. I tried coffee w/ oat milk for the first time and now I order it everywhere . thanks to our server. Only comment I could think of is when we went to the front and they were ignoring us. No line up as they will only get your name and number for waitlist. Ignore in a sense where people will get at front (but we came first) then they'll ask THEM how can i help u and not us first. But the other last who just went to the front ask us right away. Thank you Other than that I'm still giving perfect rate. Let's not judge in the first visit shall we? Will definitely eat here again. D+A. EQ3

    Prabhjot K.

    Great place for a date but not a lot of things to choose from! Limited menu. We went for brunch and they were out of almost everything we wanted to eat:(

    Calamari
    Jasmine L.

    Huge yes! My boyfriend and I stopped here on our roadtrip. It was the best introduction to Winnipeg we could have had. We also had the potatoes and white fish dip, which all got gobbled up before I could snag a picture. I loved the mix and balance of Asian fusion, which I wasn't expecting. If I was from here, I could definitely see myself frequenting this place and/or making it my date night spot. Staff was friendly, the vibe was relaxed, and the food was on point. If I'm back in Winnipeg, definitely stopping off here.

    menu with complimentary curry popcorn
    Katie C.

    The tasting menu is absolutely divine and a steal for $45. The amount of food you get will be much more than your stomach can handle and you will leave very satisfied! So prepare by not eating anything beforehand! Although the restaurant was fully booked, I managed to walk in and grab a seat on the side. There was curry popcorn served with the menus. Very tempting to gobble it all, luckily a patron next to me warned me to ease off as the tasting menu will be very filling. #1 Helluva dip: a crowdpleaser for a reason. A complex flavour profile of onion and dill, delicious. Very addicting. Wanted some to bring back to Vancouver. One area of improvement would be the kettle chips, mine were a tad stale. #2 Sweetbreads: the server was able to let the kitchen know I really wanted to try this dish. Very tasty, good amount of greens with a nice amount of pistachios. #3 Tomato salad: I unfortunately do not like tomatoes (forgot to relay this to the kitchen), but there was a fried rice thing which was nice. Like a rice hashbrown. #4 Deer tataki: really liked it, flavours worked well with the mustard. It was a very generous portion of protein!! #5 Pork belly on crispy rice: Would have preferred a contrast of textures, as the pork belly and the crispy rice were both crispy and hard. Pork belly was standard, nice and fatty. This dish was just okay, but maybe also because I was very full at this point. #6 Ravioli: at this point, I thought the kitchen messed up and accidentally gave me one dish too many. I actually felt like my stomach was already past capacity. I could not enjoy this as much as I should have. It was good though. Don't miss this place if you're ever in Winnipeg!

    Steak
    Demi D.

    This is one of the most famous restaurants in Winnipeg. We visited there some times before but it wasn't open. This time we checked the time and booked a seat. The menu said there were four courses per person and you could choose from four categories .My favorite food was the steak which was tasted very delicious. The service was great and the price was a little bit expensive.

    deer + almond 09/26/18
    Michael U.

    Not know as a destination city for dining, or really much but wildlife and hockey based on research while planning a three day visit, it was around 8:00pm on Wednesday that walk-in availability was found at Winnipeg's deer + almond, one of only two Manitoba Restaurants on Canada's "Top 100" in addition to Segovia which would be experienced the following evening. Located downtown near the Exchange District, a low-slung building amidst modest skyscrapers easily found as it appears to be the only inhabited space in the area after dark, guests approaching deer + almond will start to notice the thump of bass from some three meters out, the opening of doors immediately telling of just what sort of "experience" the Restaurant is trying to create. Toqued by Chef Mandel Hitzer and considered avant-garde for Winnipeg, the menu best described as fusion and presented as "Tapas" by servers, it was immediately upon seating in a room built for 68 but holding just seven that specials were described, the server pleasant but unpolished as she recited directly from a blackboard clearly visible to the left. Certainly no place for those skeptical about big flavors or loud sounds, thumping Rap seemingly growing louder as time progressed, it was with a small bowl of heavily-seasoned Popcorn and Water that nearly twenty minutes passed before the arrival of requested plates, the first a tangle of charred Carrots whose intrinsic sweetness found balance in Hazelnut Butter and grated Cheese plus crunchy specks of Granola while earthy Celeriac thankfully took a backseat. Deciding next amongst diverse items ranging from Soba to Weiner Schnitzel, Mandel's German first name which translates to Almond explaining both the Restaurant's name and dish, it was mostly childhood memories of Walleye that led to a selection of Pickerel amidst umami, the Grits a bit watery on their own but a nice contrast to Pumpkin and Pickled Vegetables plus lightly spiced Cheese. Intentionally saving room for Dessert, the meager Canadian Dollar offering three choices at bargain prices, it was on the Waitress' recommendation that "From the Earth" was selected, a blend of textures and flavors befitting early Autumn proving better than both savories largely on the strength of an elegant Pavlova and creamy housemade Pumpkin Ice Cream.

    Deer tartare - it tastes 100x better than it looks in this photo!
    Kristie W.

    Hands up to Deer + Almond for having an avant-garde, ever evolving menu. Our favourite dishes of the night were a tie between the deer tartare and the duck meatball linguine. The deer tartare had so many flavours, colours and textures in it that no description could do justice to this exceptional dish. To give it a bigger twist, the vessel for the tartare wasn't the standard bread, but rather it was crispy potato chips! We would have the same words of praise for the duck meatball linguine. I've never had duck meatballs before, so I couldn't imagine what it would taste like. The balls were incredibly tender-almost melt in your mouth tender. But it still had the full flavours of duck! The linguine, you could tell, was freshly made. It soaked up the creamy sauce so nicely and paired marvelously with the succulent mushrooms and juicy cherry tomatoes. The yam tortellini stood out as unique. It was delicious, but not the highlight of the meal. The least favourable of our four dishes would be the grilled octopus. There was nothing awful about it, but it didn't have any unique or exceptional qualities. It did provide a bed of stir fried veggies to help us reach our veggie quota, though. Be forewarned that it'll be a pricey meal for what feels like a casual restaurant with fine but impersonal service. We shared (and finished) four dishes, and it came to $90 BEFORE drinks, tax or tip. Still, I would recommend treating your palate to their menu at least once!

    Receipt - beef special and two 5oz. glasses of wine
    Sarah C.

    The Deer+Almond is an excellent choice for a tasty, comforting dinner. My colleagues and I stopped in for a dinner about 6pm on. Thursday night. With no reservation, we were able to get seated right away in a cozy corner of the restaurant. Our waitress was a real delight; and though they got busy pretty soon after we arrived, there was the right level of checking in with us and attention. Though the menu is designed to be shared, I wasn't in the sharing mood and was pretty hungry, so I ordered the beef tenderloin special. It was excellent. In fact, both of my colleagues also ordered the beef special and we all ate every bite--and was a pretty healthy sized portion! The flavours were really delicious and balanced and the beef was perfectly prepared. I highly recommend this dish. I didn't get a chance to try anything else on the menu, though it all looked really delicious. When in Winnipeg, I'll definitely come by again.

    Semifreddo
    Rohit A.

    This place is amazing. Just came back from dinner here. And it was a delightful meal. We were a group of 3. So we tried many items on the menu. house made bread and cultured butter - The bread was really good and the butter was very tasty too. beets & orange salad - was good. It had beets, orange, green apples, feta, iceberg lettuce, tahini and walnuts. The dish was much better than it sounds. fried Brussels sprouts - it was fried brussels sprouts with parmesan, capicola, poached egg and caesar salad. I didn't try it, but others loved it a lot. s & p calamari - it was grilled calamari with blistered onions and peppers and chili vinegar on the side. It was the best appetizer we tried on the menu. fried cornish hen - it was fried cornish hen with coconut crust and glazed with maple. It was served with the mint chutney. It was pretty good. thai style duck - brushed with soy sauce served green papaya, onion, basil and mint salad, which was amazing. salt of the earth - it was a very quirky and playful dessert. It was beet ice cream, pickled blueberries, feta served mushroom & cocoa cookie crumble. Each ingredient itself was okay but the dish came together really well when each item was tried together. It came out really well. semifreddo - it was a chocolate cake with peanut-butter cream, sea salt and caramel. It tasted a little like tiramisu but not quite. Very different than anything we had tried in the past. The red wines that we tried were pretty good too and paired very well with the food.

    Pork Belly & Watermelon
    Jennifer J.

    I loved this small tapas bar and restaurant. It was our first meal in Winnipeg and my absolute favourite. I enjoyed every dish; especially the pork belly & watermelon and the baby potatoes with tobiko. The pork belly flavour with the sweetness of the watermelon was exquisite. And the potatoes were the best potatoes my family has ever had. Slightly crunchy on the outside and super soft on the inside, the mayo and tobiko mixed in was perfect. Would definitely come back again on another visit! The staff was really friendly as well! :) Side note: the drinks are a bit off. The "sacred garden cocktail" tasted a bit like soap.

    special: agnolotti (ravioli like pasta) stuffed w/ valdeón cheese, arugula, parm

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    a few things to consider is location parking and chef. this place is hit or miss depending on night.

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    Never been a huge fan of tapas style restaurants but I loved Deer and Almond! Went here for my birthday, lots of great gluten-free options!

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    Fancy, yet welcoming. The family style share your plates is great to try a whole bunch of different kinds of things.

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