Summerlicious $35 Dinner
French
4 Front St E
Came to O&B's (@Oliver_Bonacini) Biff's Bistro for dinner with 2 friends. A nice, simple meal in a quiet, French setting.
Salmon Tartare with Belgian endive, zucchini ribbons & Espelette mayo
I liked this and it was great paired with the thin, slightly bitter endive - something different than pairing with toasts. The mayo was good too. There was a lot of thin carrot ribbons.
Also shared half a dozen of buck a shuck oysters. They were a BC variety, too fishy for my taste.
Beef Steak Diane with mushroom peppercorn ragoût & pommes écrasées
Nice charred crust but it was not as rare as I wanted for a medium rare. While it was tender, it was also quite fiberous/difficult to cut and could be more juicy. I liked the mushrooms, green beans and potatoes.
Bordelle de Fraise with French meringue, Ontario strawberries, rhubarb compote & Chantilly
Essentially strawberries and whipped cream, this was a nice sweet & sour combination. Very simple pairing of strawberries, rhubarb, light Chantilly and French meringue bits. (But the spoon was a bit big for the jar)
We sat inside and I love the French bistro décor (sat near the bar) - very comfortable and cozy yet classy and great place for quiet conversation. Service was ok but I found that the server interrupted a few times. Also the bread was very hard & difficult to bite.
Verdict: Dishes were very standard yet well executed. Good for dates or small intimate groups.
French
4 Front St E
Came to O&B's (@Oliver_Bonacini) Biff's Bistro for dinner with 2 friends. A nice, simple meal in a quiet, French setting.
Salmon Tartare with Belgian endive, zucchini ribbons & Espelette mayo
I liked this and it was great paired with the thin, slightly bitter endive - something different than pairing with toasts. The mayo was good too. There was a lot of thin carrot ribbons.
Also shared half a dozen of buck a shuck oysters. They were a BC variety, too fishy for my taste.
Beef Steak Diane with mushroom peppercorn ragoût & pommes écrasées
Nice charred crust but it was not as rare as I wanted for a medium rare. While it was tender, it was also quite fiberous/difficult to cut and could be more juicy. I liked the mushrooms, green beans and potatoes.
Bordelle de Fraise with French meringue, Ontario strawberries, rhubarb compote & Chantilly
Essentially strawberries and whipped cream, this was a nice sweet & sour combination. Very simple pairing of strawberries, rhubarb, light Chantilly and French meringue bits. (But the spoon was a bit big for the jar)
We sat inside and I love the French bistro décor (sat near the bar) - very comfortable and cozy yet classy and great place for quiet conversation. Service was ok but I found that the server interrupted a few times. Also the bread was very hard & difficult to bite.
Verdict: Dishes were very standard yet well executed. Good for dates or small intimate groups.