We ended up being an hour late for our reservation at 6 because of all those rubberneckers who apparently have never seen cops giving tickets to a couple people before. We were backed up soooo much - with no lanes being blocked at that! People...KEEP DRIVING!!
We finally arrived thinking that they probably gave our table away but luckily someone had canceled so we were able to enjoy our dinner at leisure.
Brant House
522 King Street W
"Not just a trendy lounge"
After we settled down into our nice, big, comfy booth, we all checked out the menu and we ALL got steak - even the ex-vegetarians! It was wonderful. A note to self though, although it was nice sitting in a comfy booth, the table was definitely too low for dinner and was only appropriate for drinks and snacks. We spent the whole dinner practically hunching over our food.
The entrees: salad was great apparently and the leak soup with grilled flat bread was alright - nothing spectacular.
My flat iron steak with ponzu sauce was perfect (the second time around since they overcooked mine the first time, I had asked for Medium-rare) - it was a decent size, succulent, perhaps a tad too much pepper (this is coming from someone who LOVES pepper) but overall it was delicious. I allowed Anita to taste mine (she had ordered hers Medium) and in her words "this is like a different steak, it's soooo good!" Now she knows ;) The side asparagus and thick fries were a nice addition. For $25 the meal was definitely worth it.
The dessert - Pumpkin Ginger Torte with caramel - was really good. It wasn't fantastic but it was better than expected. It wasn't too sweet and the ginger gave it a tang that help brought out some of the pumpkin taste.
They have their Australian Shiraz, which I don't recommend - it tasted terrible. The Merlot however was decent.
Brant House changes into a lounge/club around 11pm and by 11:30 the place was packed with people. The crowd was mainly Caucasian around late 20's to mid 30's, which was good. Overall it was a fun night! Look forward to Truffles soon!
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