For me this holiday break was a much needed complete unwind from work. I indulged in seeing my friends, having great dinners, enjoying wonderful wine and going to get bed early every night. I even threw in a workout here and there. Not too many though as I didn’t want to overdo it 🙂
I was having dinner with Erika and we were trying to come up with somewhere we hadn’t been in a while and B&G Oysters popped into my head. While almost always impossible to get a reservation, I did manage to get one that evening for a 7.30pm dinner. Perfect!
Prior to dinner, we stopped by the always friendly and relaxing Butcher Shop for a glass of their featured wine, a little Papa Godello and a small charcuterie plate.
After wine, we walked the 20 steps to B&G, which is another restaurant owned by the fabulous Barbara Lynch. Even during the quiet holiday week this place was busy with every table and bar seat filled. I had forgotten how small, retro and very cool this place is.
B & G Oysters
After ordering another glass of wine for dinner, my plan was to just have an entrée dish as we had already had a little bit of food. Of course, once I looked at the menu that thought was completely out of the window. We started with their daily special of fresh oysters – my favorite being the PEI Skinny Sea.
OYSTERS OF THE DAY – prosecco mignonette mkt price
We also could not resist the fried oysters with a housemade tartar sauce. These are irresistibly awesome!
FRIED OYSTERS – house made tartar sauce $15
Prior to our entrées we placed an order of the crunchy, scrumptious Brussels Sprouts with just a little hint of lemony tang to snack on. And why not? It would seem the evening was one of nonstop eating!
BRUSSELS SPROUTS – $6
For my entrée I was struggling to decide as I wanted every fish dish on the menu. In the end I ordered the Swordfish au Poivre, a wonderfully lighter than normal tasting swordfish with sweet potato and a crisp bite of bitter broccolini.
SWORDFISH AU POIVRE – sweet potato, mille-feuille, broccolini $29
Erika picked the Blue Cod with a creamy parsnip puree and sweet root vegetables, which she said was excellent.
ATLANTIC BLUE COD – maple-glazed roots, parsnip purĂ©e, eggplant coulis $27
While I was done with food, Erika can never resist dessert. She ordered the pot of rich chocolate mousse with crunches of teeth sticking heath bar and a hit of sea salt. I do enjoy the salt and chocolate combo so of course, I did try and could see why she was momentarily speechless. It’s that good!
CHOCOLATE MOUSSE – heath bar crunch, sea salt $5
Our evening was indulgently excellent from beginning to end from wine at The Butcher’s Shop to dessert at B&G.
B&G has still what it takes!
