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2011-02-23
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Prelude:I used to know Agnes b only as a French fashion designer.A few years ago, they started to serve coffee and light snacks in their boutiques.Then came the brasseries, le pain grille in CWB, and later in IFC.The IFC has been a hit in town. Never tried it. Pricey, don't think it's value for money. Was passing by the CWB brasserie the other day and noticed that set lunch was offered at $198. Price was affordable for lunch. So the date with Agnes was set. The Date with AgnesIt was a Satur
I used to know Agnes b only as a French fashion designer.
A few years ago, they started to serve coffee and light snacks in their boutiques.
Then came the brasseries, le pain grille in CWB, and later in IFC.
The IFC has been a hit in town. Never tried it. Pricey, don't think it's value for money.
Was passing by the CWB brasserie the other day and noticed that set lunch was offered at $198.
Price was affordable for lunch. So the date with Agnes was set.
The Date with Agnes
It was a Saturday.
Our reservation was for 12:30 pm. There were only a few customers in the place. Half-height glass lined the two sides of the place overlooking Leighton St. The setting was cosy and casual.
We were led to a table by the window. The hostess then brought us the a la carte menu and also explained to us the set lunch menu on a chalkboard. Friendly and casual service
My order:Appetizer:
Main course:
My partners' order:Soup: Cream of spinach
Main course:
The food was elegantly garnished and tasty. There was nothing special about the soup but the deep fried cheese filled mushroom was very rich and delicious.
The veal was tender, but the portion (4 slices) was a bit small. The lemon and butter sauce was very refreshing.
The steak was grilled to medium well, charred to a crispy crust outside and tender inside. It was a bit thin though and so not as juicy as I would have liked.
So far so good, and I would pay the $198 for just the above.
Sweet Agnes
Then came the highlights - the hostess presented us with a full page of dessert photos. We had:
The desserts were really great, the sponge cake was moist, and the raspberry filling added wonderfully to the chocolate background. We spent another couple of hours chatting, desserting and sipping our coffee.
A memorable date with Agnes.
Tres bien. Will come back for an encore.
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