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#121 Mike K.

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Posted 09 September 2019 - 08:28 AM

Not to nitpick, but I feel as though the choice of music each time I've been there (four times now) could/should be reconsidered. The loungy-thumpy-drum-and-base music choice just doesn't jive with the atmosphere and the clientele, IMO. Or maybe the point is to get you into a fork-mouth-chew-fork-mouth-chew rhythm and get you out the door :)


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#122 Nparker

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Posted 09 September 2019 - 09:42 AM

I am scheduled for my inaugural visit to B&B on Wednesday for a friend's birthday lunch. I've heard mostly good and some about the place so I am looking forward to forming my own opinion.



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Posted 09 September 2019 - 09:45 AM

My wife ordered the Confit Chicken Thigh, being heavily influenced by her love of the Duck Leg Confit served at Hardware Grill in Edmonton, where we have dined for 20+ years. (If you’re in E-town, the Grill is consistently excellent)

 

Missed that boat:

 

Downtown's Hardware Grill permanently closed, owners say

 

https://www.cbc.ca/n...losed-1.5275331



#124 DavidC

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Posted 09 September 2019 - 10:22 AM

That's a big walk, from James Bay to West Bay. I assume you took the water taxi back to FW? 

Nay, we're walkers.

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#125 DavidC

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Posted 09 September 2019 - 10:23 AM

Missed that boat:

 

Downtown's Hardware Grill permanently closed, owners say

 

https://www.cbc.ca/n...losed-1.5275331

Yes, heard that this morning.

Shame actually, I truly feel a sense of loss.



#126 DavidC

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Posted 09 September 2019 - 10:32 AM

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I am scheduled for my inaugural visit to B&B on Wednesday for a friend's birthday lunch. I've heard mostly good and some about the place so I am looking forward to forming my own opinion.

Hope you enjoy.  I'll go back some time to try other dishes.

Maybe the moon will hit your eye like a big pizza pie...


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#127 aastra

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Posted 09 September 2019 - 05:32 PM

UAV footage...



#128 G-Man

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Posted 12 September 2019 - 05:28 PM

Hopefully that was cleared by Nav Canada.


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#129 Nparker

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Posted 12 September 2019 - 06:00 PM

I thoroughly enjoyed my first visit - lunch - at B&B yesterday. I had some of the best gnocchi I have ever tasted (as light as a feather) in a very flavourful basil-tomato sauce. I also had a taste of one of my dining companion's (very large) pizza and was also impressed. The desert sampler trio, (1/3 of which, the tonka bean cheese cake, was my favourite) and perfect coffee completed our meal. At $18, my 9 oz pour of the "monte antico toscano" was a bit pricey, but as it was a special occasion, I didn't balk too much.

I thought B&B was surprisingly busy for mid-week lunch, so I am glad we made a reservation. Needless to say I now must return for dinner.


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#130 Mike K.

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Posted 19 September 2019 - 09:31 AM

Last night I celebrated someone's birthday at the restaurant. Here we were, all nicely dressed and mild mannered, as were the rest of the restaurant's patrons (well, mostly).

 

A group of goofballs (one with a hat to the back, another with a ballcap, another still with a toque) sitting in the dining area having drinks and dropping f-bombs one table away from us. They also dragged over another seat and were taking up over half of the isle between tables, with staff having to take turns passing each other and patrons awkwardly maneuvering by.

 

I suspect this group may have been associated with the restaurant, as they appeared to going through some form of interview process or something to that effect.

 

The table reflected very poorly on this place. And if this was a group of individuals associated with the restaurant, they did nothing to raise its profile. If this was a random group of patrons, they made the case for a dress code/code of conduct.

 

Overall this was a poor showing. Management failed.


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#131 aastra

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Posted 19 September 2019 - 10:11 AM

I'm not allowed to have a cold head?



#132 Mike K.

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Posted 19 September 2019 - 10:12 AM

You're allowed to have a cold head.


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#133 aastra

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Posted 19 September 2019 - 10:14 AM

*another still with a toque



#134 Ismo07

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Posted 19 September 2019 - 11:50 AM

*another still with a toque

You're allowed to have a cold head but not warm it up...



#135 Vicwestguy

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Posted 20 September 2019 - 10:52 AM

Had my first ( and probably last) visit to Boom . In my opinion, not the place you would stop for drinks and snacks on a regular basis. Place was filled with lots of suit jackets and botox. Will be interesting to see what kind of traction they get with the locals in the winter, and how many repeat customers they get.


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#136 RFS

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Posted 20 September 2019 - 10:57 AM

Had my first ( and probably last) visit to Boom . In my opinion, not the place you would stop for drinks and snacks on a regular basis. Place was filled with lots of suit jackets and botox. Will be interesting to see what kind of traction they get with the locals in the winter, and how many repeat customers they get.


You were the guy in the backwards hat that caused mike such distress weren’t you
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#137 Nparker

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Posted 20 September 2019 - 11:03 AM

Had my first ( and probably last) visit to Boom . In my opinion, not the place you would stop for drinks and snacks on a regular basis. Place was filled with lots of suit jackets and botox....

I was there last week for lunch and I can assure you the botox set were no where to be seen.



#138 aastra

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Posted 20 September 2019 - 11:17 AM

Try looking in a mirror the next time you're there.



#139 aastra

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Posted 20 September 2019 - 11:33 AM

 

You were the guy in the backwards hat that caused mike such distress weren’t you

 

Good luck enjoying your dinner when that Botox mannequin Mike K. is at the next table posing in his $4,000 ultra slim-fit suit and snapping selfies the whole night.


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#140 rjag

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Posted 20 September 2019 - 12:24 PM

Met a good friend and had coffee and a sausage roll there this morning. First time there, really liked it, great parking, lots of room between tables and the sausage roll was amazing!

 

Will definitely put it on my list of coffee stops for sure.


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