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Burnt
Ends
We
learned
about
burnt
ends,
as
they
were
featured
on
Netflix’s
Somebody
feed
Phil,
and
had
been
trying
to
secure
a
seat
for
the
last
year.
They
had
recently
moved
to
a
new
unassuming
location
at
Dempsey
–
The
place
was
well
decorated
and
modern
in
a
very
casual
setting.
However,
we
chose
the
chef
selection
and
the
food
was
greatly
below
expectation
with
monotous
flavours
and
many
fundamental
mistakes
such
as
overcooked
steak
and
undercooking
beurre
noisette.
Hopefully,
this
experience
was
due
to
a
new
location
or
just
a
bad
day.
Starter
-
Smoked
Quail
Eggs
with
Caviar
This
dish
was
heavily
under
seasoned
and
the
caviar
did
not
provide
the
required
brininess
or
complexity
of
flavour.
The
silver
lining
was
that
it
did
have
a
sweet
smoky
aftertaste
and
was
cooked
to
have
a
soft
runny
center.
Grissini
-
A
bread
stick?
We
could
not
understand
the
communication
from
the
waiter
of
what
this
item
partially
due
to
difficulty
associated
with
masks
but
this
was
the
best
dish
of
the
night
with
a
creamy
topping
and
chives.
“Fish
and
Chips”
and
“Steak
Frites”
Beef
tartar
and
Kingfish
carpaccio
on
a
layered
potato
cube
topped
with
caviar.
The
beef
and
fish
were
both
very
fresh
and
their
soft
textures
worked
well
in
contrast
with
the
crispy
potato.
However,
it
was
once
again
heavily
underseasoned
which
let
the
dish
down.
White
pepper
chicken
neck
This
was
so
heavily
seasoned
that
it
was
akin
to
the
cinnamon
challenge
for
white
pepper.
Eggplant
Miso
Eggplant
seasoned
with
miso
and
fried
in
a
tempura
batter.
Once
again,
surprisingly
under
seasoned
considering
miso
is
an
inherently
salty
marinate.
Leek
White
Truffle
Leek
baked
in
the
oven
covered
with
brown
butter
sauce
,
hazelnuts
and
white
truffle.
The
leek
itself
was
cooked
quite
well
and
was
tender
and
sweet.
However,
the
brown
butter
sauce
was
more
of
a
melted
butter
sauce
as
it
was
not
cooked
for
long
enough
and
had
no
nutty
or
rich
flavour.
The
truffles
were
freshly
shaved
but
had
no
aroma
or
taste,
very
very
odd.
Cubano
Pork
Belly
This
dish,
on
the
other
hand,
was
so
heavily
salted
that
if
left
for
a
couple
more
days
could
easily
pass
as
a
block
of
prosciutto.
Half
King
Crab
and
Garlic
Also
in
a
not
brown
brown
butter
sauce,
the
dish
was
very
bland
considering
the
type
of
ingredients
used.
Rohnes
Striploin
We
were
recommended
medium
rare
but
we
asked
for
medium
as
we
preferred
our
meat
more
on
the
pink
side.
We
were
warned
that
their
medium
was
‘slightly
more
cooked’
than
most
restaurants
so
we
were
expecting
something
in
between
a
medium/medium
well.
However,
the
meat
was
served
on
the
more
cooked
side
of
well
done.
As
a
barbecue
restaurant,
this
was
definitely
a
fatal
error.
Sitting
at
the
counter,
we
also
noticed
stark
differences
in
their
“medium
rare”
based
on
the
size
of
the
cuts.
Marshmallow
This
was
actually
really
well
seasoned
with
a
forward
taste
of
citrus
and
cinnamon
and
a
nice
juxtaposition
of
crunchy
brulee-ed
crust
with
a
soft
marshmallow
center.
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