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    The Merchant Kitchen

    4.0 (45 reviews)
    Open 4:00 pm - 11:00 PM

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    Carnitas Tacos- WOW!
    Doug R.

    Heading to the Jets game tonight and decided to grab dinner at The Merchant Kitchen. This place is phenomenal, from the food to the service they are truly amazing! We started with carnitas tacos- wow!!! The flavor and quality of ingredients will blow you away. Dan Dan noodles were out of this world! Cooked to perfection and the mix of spices gives you an unbelievable flavor. This will forever be our go to place, pre-Jets games as well as any time I'm in Winnipeg! Highly recommend, must try!

    Corn cut off the cob
    Sarah C.

    Definitely a 3-Star option. The Merchant kitchen is adjacent to the alt hotel, which looks like an awesome place to stay. Went to the merchant with a colleague for a light dinner and some drinks. Was only about a 10 minute wait after we arrived; we hung out in the Alt hotel lobby next door looking at all their awesome kitschy things. Got a great seat for two and were offered still or sparkling water. Happy that they provided a bottle of each for the table. I'm a still water gal, while my friend is sparkling. The vibe was a bit loud and raucous as it was hockey game night. Once the game started and the noisy patrons left for the game, the ambiance was much improved. We ordered a bottle of wine for the two of us--better price than the single wine glass options (wine prices in Winnipeg are no joke!). We also ordered the half Korean fried chicken dish (5-pieces) and corn on the cob to split. This was more than enough for the two of us as we didn't have a large appetite to start with. I'm glad we didn't take the waitresses advice and order another dish. The food was decent, sure. But when you've had very good fried chicken, the Merchant's rendition doesn't cut muster. There was too much breading, and the fried bits were somewhat soggy. If you're not a fried chicken fiend such as myself, it may suit your needs, but I wouldn't order that again. The corn was good, I'd recommend this dish. Having them cut it off the cob at the table is a bit unique, so that was cool. I don't think I'll rush back here the next time I'm in town, but it served our purposes for the evening and was a decent option for the area.

    DineoutGal A.

    This is the new restaurant attached to the new Alt Hotel near the MTS Centre. The entrance to this place is just north of the hotel entrance in a not so obvious door but you can enter from the hotel lobby. The place looks pretty funky inside, I would say it's an open concept bar with dining tables splashed around. The place is loud even when it's half full. The concept is Latin and Asian street food so lots of small plates to share and some sharing plates that taken from NYC's David Chang's Momofuku's concept of shared fried chicken platter. But here's the thing, it's not authentic Latin or Asian but of an inspired by concept. Between the two, I would lean towards the Latin dishes as the Asian ones are a disappointment. Our server even told us that some of the Asian dishes will not be what we expected so we opted not to order them. Thai style wings ($14) - garlic, chile, ginger, lime, tamarind with salted mango and lime dressing. Now all those flavours definitely make me think back to my time in Thailand but this dish didn't. All those flavours blended into each other and I just couldn't figure out what I was tasting - same goes for the dipping sauce. Grilled corn ($8) with mayo, sour cream, cotija cheese, chili powder, lime and cilantro. They should probably rename this as "grilled corn on the cob" because that's how its presented so a bit difficult to eat with all the dressing on there and harder to share so you have to cut the niblets off. Overall good flavours but a bit overpriced for one ear of corn. Tuna tacos ($15) - grilled rare tuna, asian coleslaw, charred jalapeno salsa and red onion. This one tastes similar to all the other tuna tacos you've ever had but it was missing some acid which would have helped pull this dish together. De Montano salad ($15) - butter leaf lettuce, radishes, corn, jicama, cherry tomatoes, avocado, fried tortilla chips, cotija cheese and garlic lime dressing. This was probably the best dish overall, a nice refreshing salad with good flavours and enough to share between 2-3 people. Best part of the place were the cocktails at $9- $12. Recommend the capel pisco and the margarita picante which were $12 each, a bit pricey but they were good. Service was informative from our server but food and drink service was pretty slow considering the place was not full at all. I'd come back for drinks and an appetizer but not for dinner as the overall food doesn't deliver on expectations plus it takes a lot to get full so the bill can add up quickly. Just as a comparison, for the same price for two people we would have been full at Segovia but here we didn't feel like we ha had a meal.

    The boar tacos! Yum
    Vanessa S.

    Loved this place! Really great atmosphere, open and high ceilings, fantastic service and a wonderful wine selection. We ordered a Vino Verde Wine from Portugal, the entire bottle was well priced at $38. The corn is a must, and the table side prep is really cool. I had the tortilla soup...this is more of a meal than just a soup - it's unreal, my other half had the boar tacos and wanted another order. I will be headed back soon as the table next to us had these DanDan noodles - I must try. My favorite place in Winnipeg! We were full but not stuffed and exploding. Try it.

    Lynn S.

    We were in Winnipeg for a four- day conference and chose to eat here several times! No regrets! The grilled corn is cut at your table and delicious. The fish tacos are made with pickerel from local lakes. The house-made tequila and miso ice cream (seriously) served with lime zest sounds weird but if you like ice cream, you need to try it. The desk clerks at the adjacent hotel recommended the ice cream and I'm glad they did. The tortilla soup had just the right spices. Family style menu & dining. Really cool place. Worth visiting Winnipeg for!

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    7 months ago

    A great place to visit before a jet's game make a reservation sit at the bar top excellent service and a unbelievable tasting menu

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    This is a great family style diner. Friendly service great ambiance and aaahhhhmazing food!

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    Amazing food! Excellent portions, super filling, very good prices! Had really good gluten-free options and the service was amazing!

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    7 years ago

    Had dinner at the merchant kitchen Friday night, great atmosphere and great food, service was very good as well, will go back for sure

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    We had the tempura lobster tacos and the tuna and it was great! Service was nice and atmosphere was great!

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    Great restaurant and even greater food. The grilled corn was phenomenal. The service was great. Got great recommendations from the waitress.

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    Recently branded themselves as Latin food, so you'd better hope all the members of your party like really spicy food.

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    3.5/5, +.5 for service…read more Went to Block and Blade for a friend's birthday party. We were part of a large group of about 20, and the server accommodated us very well. The restaurant is slightly upscale, with a wealth of food options at somewhat higher than average prices. I was torn between a few items, but I settled with a starter french onion soup and an entree of chicken tenders and fries. I've had lots of french onion soups in my life. This one was quite good; the gruyere cheese was plentiful and was gooey, which is how it should be. The chicken tenders were crispy with plenty of batter. The honey dill sauce is on the creamy side, which I didn't like as much but I can imagine others preferring the creaminess of the sauce. It won't be a place that'll be on my regular visit rotation due to location and price, but I'd definitely have this in my list of suggestions for a special occasion.

    Don't bother going to this restaurant if you're alone and over 50 years old. You'll be ignored…read more On the four separate occasions, I went there on the way to a regular appointment. I had in the neighborhood. One time I sat at a table; one time I sat at the bar and a third time I saw it in a booth. On each occasion, I waited between 15 and 20 minutes for somebody to even come to the table. On two of the occasions, the food came before I had a set up at the table, and the server disappeared, leaving me with no cutlery and a meal rapidly getting colder. The first time this happened I contacted the restaurant management and said that rather than leave a bad review, I would like to speak to him about it. It obviously didn't help because the next three visits were just as disastrous.

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