It was a cold day, but I really wanted to go out for dinner. I'm glad we did! My boyfriend and I both ordered the Dill Pickle Burger ($23.99). But I specifically got chippers with garlic aoli and he got coleslaw. I also got the chocolate almond torte ($12) to go. We had a fun time guessing the decor theme. Spoiler: It's Vintage Industrial.
I'll start off with the negatives. My truffle aoli was warm, I would have preferred it cold. My guess is that it was freshly made, but the mayo was opened as brand new. I only tasted mayo. The plates are nice, but because the burger patties are specially smash patties, they a lot of grease which unfortunately pools and leaks off the plate. Without a rim to stop the grease, I had to put my napkin down to stop it from leaking off the plate. The Gravelbourg Dill Pickle Mustard only really tasted like mustard. I would have preferred fresh dill sauce, heavy on the fresh dill. I didn't taste any dill as the mustard overshadowed it on top of all the other flavours. As for the coleslaw, my boyfriend is a big fan of coleslaw but found that it tasted like yogurt.
Now as for the torte... I felt it was very over priced, the almond extract flavour was too strong and the layers weren't even.
But there are a lot of positives ! Our server was extremely friendly, everything is 15% off regular priced items in January and the food was good! The chippers were phenomenal. Seriously, perfect seasoning with the thickness. I wanted more. The burgers were massive, neither of us finished them. The patties themselves tasted better than more than half the patties in this city. Good quality. There was a generous amount of pickles on this burger, which was exactly what I was looking for. And the fresh pretzel buns are unique and delicious. I loved these buns as they brought more depth to the flavours and they were great quality.
I would recommend this restaurant. However I am concerned that their menu is too vast... But if they made it smaller and narrowed their focus, they have the potential of being extraordinary. read more