Revival House est un restaurant gastronomique convivial. Venez profiter d'une atmosphère décontractée et profitez d'une grande carte des vins. L'accès est facile par voiture. Le quartier adjacent est connu pour ses nombreux parcs et marchands. Les moyens de paiement admis sont American Express, MasterCard et Visa.plus...Plus de texte
What sort of magic will the chef work the next time we visit? I think thsi was the last night of the season for the restaurant, and the kitchen and service staff performed as though they were just getting their stride. An evening filled with whimsy, excitement and magic. And somehow we still made it to the play.
First, some positive remarks. The atmosphere and...
First, some positive remarks. The atmosphere and decor are beautiful and the staff were friendly and competent. The bread was fine, and my scotch was lovely.
Now for the bad. Other reviewers have noted the pretentiousness of the menu, and it is indeed quite pretentious. But if the postmodern menu is not your thing, you can easily avoid the oolong gas, persimmon foam, chicken gravy suppositories, etc., and order something else. This we did, but all in my party were disappointed by the food. With prices so high, you'd expect that meals would be served at the right temperature. My deer was tepid and my wife's lamb was cold, as was the side of cube-shaped "hash browns with pedigree". Portions are small, and more thought has gone into presentation than into taste. The 100 mile tasting menu contains a few variations of sweetened pork, but precious few vegetables. Cold beet dumplings leave a flavourless slime in the mouth.
Pretentiousness isn't trying new, experimental things - it's trying new experimental things when you can't even get standard meals to the table at the right temperature. Finally, can the "100 mile menu" be anything but an empty, trendy gesture, when further down the menu the deer is being ordered from New Zealand?
Awesome! Delicious! With all the talk of 100 mile diet, it's refreshing to see a community focussing on local products. Server a bit obnoxious, but otherwise a great time. Nice way to spend our 10th anniversary.
This is my first visit to this site, and I'm shocked to find the reviews for this wonderful dining establishment. We've been coming to the Church for years and have been very excited by the menu year after year. Our meal earlier this summer was innovative, intriguing and truly spectacular. The lovely young lady that served us was completely remarkable. You would have thought that she wrote the menu herself with how much information she was able to provide. The preparations (although a little on the small side) were very well put together and very pleasing. The prices seem a bit high but not totally unreasonable for the amount of thought and effort that must have gone into the food. Overall, fantastic! We look forward to our visit in 2008!!!
Young, innovative, imaginative, simple yet extravagant, playful, intensely flavored...what else can I say. Unlike anything else in Stratford. What a treat!
