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    Eliot & Vine

    4.3 (38 reviews)
    Open 4:00 pm - 11:00 PM

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    the entrance to the restaurant
    Elsa C.

    **Happy Hour review** We walked in at 4pm on a Saturday in October as we noticed the Happy Hour special: $6 beer and wine, buck-a-shuck. The beers on special are whichever ones are on tap; wine on special is whichever the first wine in each category of wine (white, rosé, red, etc) in 6 oz. What they didn't mentioned is that the buck-a-shuck requires patrons to buy a food item and it is limited to 8 oysters per food item. We ordered a beef tartare and a dozen oysters (that's when she gave us the spiel on that we can only get 8, but will give us an exception of 12). The wine and oysters came within reasonable time. The Pristine Bay oysters are fresh and served with their house-made hot sauce and vinaigrette. The beef tartare ($15) came about 10 mins after the oysters arrived. The tartare is missing flavour - it is single dimensionally beef taste only. Overall: 3.5/5 stars. Disappointed on the Happy Hour omission - almost like a dishonesty. Why don't they say it outright that you have to purchase it with food, but no, you have to bait the patrons and then tell them. Tartare was another disappointment. Not going to recommend.

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    C R.

    Way up there in chef skills in HRM, wow. Everything was cooked perfectly. Dishes were "spaghetti mushroom" = tonnarelli di funghi with snap peas (burst in your mouth and sweet, peas ...equally delcious, mushrooms were encrusted with all of the good things of the world. Spectacular. One of the best dishes I've had in HRM in a very long time. I"m sure the fresh, local produce played a part the came through in the flavours. Partner had lamb chops and mushroom risotto, he made the OMG face and stopped chewing at first bite, closed the eyes...I concurred. Med rare perfection. Service was excellent, it seems like a friendly (but not too friendly, just right) well oiled efficient team. Was an absolute pleasure of a time and doubled as a romantic cozy getaway on a chilly night for us. Definitely a new favorite date night gem. Can't wait to see what's next!

    Murray W.

    I recently came by this new west end resto to catch up with friends. This block, with Studio East, Tony's, Robie St. Station and the even newer El Chino Snack Bar, is a formidable food option for people in the neighbourhood and from around the city. We arrived for a late-ish dinner as I had been working the day shift, so the crowd was pretty thin by then, with just under half the tables occupied. A long bar runs much of the length of the narrow restaurant, with nice shelving made out of wooden boxes - some open and others with upward swinging doors. We were sat at one of the tables along the window, with a very chill, low-backed banquette running the length of the window. Unfortunately they either underestimated their cooling needs or their AC was out of commission, as it was very, very hot and humid inside. All the doors and window were open, and a couple fans were set up, but it was still uncomfortably warm. Their drink list is pretty extensive, with plenty of wines to choose from, as well as local beer and cider on tap, and several house cocktail recipes. With the heat, I went for the tangy, cleverly-named Goseface Killah, from the nearby Good Robot brewery. The menu is pretty compact, with a handful of appetizers and a selection of familiar proteins for entrees - lamb, beef, pork, chicken, duck, and a vegetarian pasta (though you can add meat to it). My wife and I got the "E&V toss" salad to share as our appetizer, while for my main the pork tenderloin drew me in with its double smoked bacon sauerkraut, and pomme gaufrettes (fancy waffle fries/chips). I was glad that we split the salad, as it was larger than apps often are in nice restaurants. With plenty of fresh micro greens, pine nuts, toasted apple and cubes of fried haloumi, it was a light and tasty start to the meal. The pork was a bit underwhelming visually, with everything being on the yellow/brownish side of the spectrum, but taste always wins, as it did in this case. I'm not normally a sauerkraut guy; I never put it on sausages when I get those at carts, and I've never bought any for at-home use. But E&V's struck a great balance between tangy, savoury and a hint of sweetness, and the generous mounds of it made for a nice topping on the ultra-crispy gaufrettes. The pork was very moist and had a lovely char from the grill, and paired well with everything on the plate, including the creamy dill sauce that added a bit of herbiness to the dish. For dessert we got the tiramisu cheesecake, which combined two things my wife loves. The slice was large without being a terrifying heart-stopper if one person were to have it, and it came in a surprisingly large pool of chocolate. Not your usual Jackson Pollack-esque drizzle, the whole bottom of the side plate was liquid chocolate. Probably not great for margins, but damn tasty. The cheesecake was very light and smooth, and the coffee flavour was a nice way to finish a delicious meal, without the caffeine. While Eliot and Vine isn't trailblazing any menus on their way to culinary fame, but they're making very good food in a part of town that didn't have that option. Now if they can just keep things cool in there, we'll all be better off.

    Charcuterie board

    Fantastic experience here! Came for their happy hour and enjoyed $1 oysters with our order of a charcuterie board. Limited selection of wine and beer was available for $6 for happy hour. The food was delicious and the server was very attentive, we asked for extra crackers for the charcuterie board and she provided them promptly! Would definitely recommend to friends and family!

    MC H.

    I have come to this establishment on several occasions, usually for drinks. Cocktails are superb, nice wine menu, and the Moscow mule is Service is great, friendly and knowledgeable. Two thumbs up to Jesse, he is fantastic! Love the atmosphere, and open windows in the summer. Decided to go for dinner with some people who were visiting from out of town. We ordered: the hen, pork chop and fish. Food quality is solid, clean plated nicely. Only issue I have here is there is barely any food on your plate. Pork chop was bland and nothing spectacular, there was 1 Brussel sprout cut in half, half of a carrot and half of what I think was a root veg of some sort. The hen was gone in 3 bites. So we ordered dessert, too pretty to eat. Crafted beautifully but again, it was a shell of chocolate and some cream inside. Walked away broke and starving. I love this place but sadly won't be back for dinner. For the prices being charged, please put some food on the plate.

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    The best roasted Brussels sprouts in Halifax/Dartmouth. Outstanding! Service is very friendly.

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    Thanks for your great review Shawn, hope to have you back again soon!

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    Thanks Walter, glad you enjoyed your experience with us at E&V.

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    Dear Friend - Party Mix - Dear Friend style

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    5.0(8 reviews)
    2.6 kmDowntown Dartmouth

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    I'd been living in Dartmouth for a couple months before I finally made my first visit (cut me some…read moreslack, unpacking takes time!), with my wife and I stopping by after work on a Friday. I'd call it happy hour, but Dear Friend is too popular and upscale to bother offering a happy hour, so let's go with the Quebecois term, cinq à sept. I began my weekend wind-down with one of their house creations, All My Rowdy Friends (Have Settled Down). It seemed fitting giving my age demographic, and it was one of the few specialty cocktails with whisk(e)y in it. With an ingredient list even longer than its irreverent title, it combines Jim Beam rye, Hennessey VS cognac, beef tallow (!!), cedar and bayberry leaf. After an impressive rundown from the bartender on the work that went into creating this drink, I thoroughly appreciated it's warmth and depth of flavour on a cool fall evening. The beef tallow made for a velvety smooth mouthfeel, without having globs of fat floating in the drink, and the cedar and bayberry added herbal undertones that contributed without overpowering. For some solid sustenance, we stuck to the bar bites section of the menu, although they do have bigger apps and full-size entrees. Marinated olives were an easy choice, while the falafels beckoned with their deep-fried crispness. To round out our trio, we had to go with the house Party Mix. The Party Mix came out first, and deviates from the classic chip mix by combining sweet and savoury, with caramel popcorn, spiced cashews and mini chocolate truffles. It was endlessly snackable, and great for having a drink at the bar over great conversation with your significant other. I'm not one for the standard black or green olives that come out of ungodly large food service containers, but I've been slowly warming up to higher tier olives, and Dear Friend's very generous bowl was a great bar snack, bordering on small meal. The dish that disappeared the quickest was the falafels. This was partially because they were so damn good and there waere four pieces, as opposed to the other two dishes. They came in finger-form, as opposed to the small pucks/balls that are more commonly seen, and the extra surface area allowed for an even crispier bite, while a delicious cashew tahini cream that lent to the familiar falafel flavour, but with a certain je ne sais quoi. That's right, French twice in one review - I'm fancy AF! Small bits of pickled cauliflower and a delicate layer of microgreens brought brighter flavours to play off the richer note of the falafel and tahini. It's now a local cliché to talk about how much downtown Dartmouth has changed over the past decade or so, and Dear Friend has been one of the standard bearers of that continued change these past few years with their thoughtfully crafted beverages and shareable bites.

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    Almonak - Classic Eggs Benny

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    3.4(27 reviews)
    1.0 kmNorth End

    Someone I know recommended this place so I hopped on here to read a few reviews before going for…read morethe first time .... and ... there were a few of not so great reviews--I almost didn't go after reading them. I feel obligated to hop on to counter (just in my experience) all the negative reviews. My friend and I showed up this morning (Saturday) at around 10:30 and it looked really full. I 100% expected that we would need to wait for min 30 mins for a table. Especially when they asked if we had a reservation, but we got in after about 10 mins. The front staff were courteous and communicative and friendly. At least three people made eye contact/told us someone would be with us shortly, or said a bright and cheery hello. Again, given how busy it was, even once seated, I expected to wait a bit for a server. Nope. Almost instantly there was a lovely server at our table taking our drink orders and answering questions. I ordered the drip coffee (I usually opt for something fancier but was trying to keep the cost of the meal down a bit) and it was strong and delicious and served promptly. Both my friend and I ordered eggs benny. She ordered the original. I was VERY excited to see vegetarian options and took a chance on the "real fake meat" bacon and I'm so glad I did. Wow, I loved this meal so much. I ordered my eggs medium poached and they were cooked perfectly--which based on my past ordering experience (at other places) seems to be the most challenging way to poach and egg, so generally I either get fully runny or hard boiled, not nice and jammy and just a tiny bit runny like I like it. They nailed the medium poached egg. The Hollandaise was incredible. The biscuit it was served on (so much better than an English Muffin) was flaky and delicious. There was a bit of lovely, lightly-dressed salad, and a handful of roasted potatoes. My friend also loved hers. We were seated close to the kitchen, which was fine, and also gave me a bird's eye view of other dished coming out. The chicken and waffles and friend chicken sandwich looked so good that I want to take my husband and son back (meat eaters to my veggie). Honestly, we were both so impressed by the food, the ambiance, and most of all the service. The staff was amazing IMO. Anyway, hope this is helpful for anyone who like me, reads the not so great reviews, and think of skipping this place. I'll be back for sure. Probably a lot.

    I went back here as my friends insisted. I hesitate to return due to the rising cost of their meals…read moreand the quality declining. Well, this just further justified why I do not spend my money here anymore $22-$28 for an eggs Benedict is ridiculous first of all. Second, their potatoes used to be so good but have been horrible for over a year and they give you the smallest portion. I also find the service to be so slow and everyone who works there is absolutely miserable. I paid almost $70 for my underwhelming and small brunch which included a specialty coffee and overpriced tiny caesar drink. This is the last time I'll go here. Go around the corner to Lionshead where you can get properly proportioned brunch dishes for a fraction of the price and service with a smile.

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