Brought the hubs and tween daughter to MD Distillery on Canada Day for something special given all the activity and fireworks cancellations due to the COVID pandemic.
Find them tucked into the business park just off Campbell Road and the Anthony Henday behind Servus Place Rec Centre. As soon as you walk in, you are transported to a modern and clean neighbourhood distillery and foodie delight!
MD Distillery is home to Still ONE spirits. I definitely need to look into taking a tour here. I highly recommend you order a flight and a specialty cocktail!
For our first visit we shared a juice, a cocktail, a flight, a main, a salad, three shareables, and a dessert. Basically a little sampling of heaven!
Let's break it down:
Perfect Pear - 1.5 oz. MD dry gin, 1 oz. pear brandy, lemon juice, simple syrup, Prosecco, and torched house foam. This cocktail was PEARfectly smooth and something I'd order again and again! The presentation was beautiful and everything I look for in a specialty cocktail. $15
Next up was our flight - we selected 1 gin, 1 lemon cello, and 2 vodkas. Really fun and a great way to try a variety of their spirits. Definitely save some sips to savour with your meal to bring out different notes! $12
Bread and Butter - The tween gobbled this up and hubs and I barely got a piece each. Everything is house made here even the butter is whipped in house! $4
Crispy Potatoes - Truffled aoili and ketchup. Again, like everything else, housemade with love and bursting with flavor. $6
Bacon Wrapped Plums - Roasted cauliflower and hazelnut dukkah. Delicious! If you've never ordered these anywhere, you are definitely missing out! A great savory and sweet shareable. $12
Beet & Hemp Crusted Goat Cheese - Onion jam, greens, and balsamic vinaigrette. This was probably my favourite dish of the whole meal: I just loooooove a warm goat cheese paired with beets. My personal preference would be for a bit more acidic notes but hubs loved it just the way it was. The golden beets mixed with the traditional reds was a nice touch. $16
Pierogi - Potato and farmers cheese dumplings, caramelized onion, smoked salmon, and Evoolution dill olive oil. This isn't a dish I'd normally order but my daughter had her heart set on it. Everything was cooked to perfection and presented with care. I'm not a big dill fan personally but it was a hot overall with the fam jam. $18
And last but not least, Rosemary Panna Cotta - Passionfruit coulis, white chocolate ganache, and chocolate crumb. OH.EM.ROSEMARY.GEE. I'd come here again and again for this dessert and the beet salad alone! $9
And let's not forget the wonderful servers/bartenders and chefs. We've really lucked out with this local gem that captures everything I love about exquisite food while escaping any sense of pretentiousness. I can't wait to see what they come up with next. Be sure to follow them on FB and Insta for current creations!
Can't wait to go back - Two thumbs way up!
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