MEAT — Restaurant in Edmonton

Overall a nice place to visit with a party of people. Price was high for what you ordered... but not really a suprise. Presentation and service was great :) really wish that they would include a sample of the feature meat in on this. Was sad to have a sample of everything but the feature meat. Would make a lot of sense to add a small sample of this on the platter.

Meat platter== Pulled pork Nice smoked flavour. Not too salty.

Garlic fries Tasty fresh. Tad bit on the greasy side. Would have loved to see less oil on the fries. Would just add so much more lift to the meat. Nice sweet after taste.

Brisket Rich smokey flavour. Moist and fall apart. Enjoyed the seared seasoning on the outer crust with tender interior. Best part of the platter.

Fried chicken. Batter crispy. A little heavy but full of flavour. Would love to see a lighter crispier batter. Chicken moist and perfectly fried.

Ribs BBQ A little overcooked but Flavour of the rub was sweet and a nice compliment in contrast to the brisket. The two go nicely as a pair.

Roast chicken Lightest flavour in contrast to all the other meats. Found the leg a little on the dry side.

Anjouli sausage Very spicy. Heat in stark contrast to the rest of the platter. A little too stark.

Mustard sauce. Complex mixture with flavourful spiced accents

Spicy sauce. Suprisingly wasn't that spicy. Gentle warm heat and flavour.

Cherry sauce. Sweet. Goes better with brisket and pulled pork.

Bourbon sauce sweet and full.

Chicken waffle. == Chicken was same as the fried chicken on the platter. No difference. Waffel was Quite dense and sweet. Would like to see less sweetness in the waffle as the syrup was sweet enough. Density of waffle pairs well with the fried chicken though.

House garden salad == Would definitely reccomend ordering along side all this meat! Really need something fresh and light to cut the meat. Dressing light and the vinaigrette was not overpowering. Really nice to have a finely sprinkled Feta cheese over the salad which didn't soak up the dressing. Would love to see more tomatoes in the salad mix as they really lift the salad...

The restaurant is very open and spacious. I really like that the concept is more family style dinner. We got the meat sampler which had so many different types of meat. They had brisket, fried chicken, bbq chicken thigh and breast, ribs, andouille sausage, and pulled pork. We added the pork belly tips, and 3 sides of cornbread with honey butter, macaroni and cheese, and loaded mashed potatoes. That was enough to feed 4 adults and a 5 year old. We got all of the food insanely fast. However when we got the cornbread and loaded mashed potatoes, they were lukewarm-cold. Not sure if they don't make it fresh and pull the potatoes from a larger batch and the cornbread was already made and sitting. We asked the server and they said that's not usually the case and immediately brought out a new skillet of each. Mashed potatoes were hotter than before but cooled pretty quickly. However, other than that, the food was great. Everything was seasoned well and cooked up just right. I think the macaroni was wonderfully cheesy, the mashed potatoes yummy. Brisket tender, andouille sausage good, ribs smoked & cooked well to which you could add any of their 4 tableside sauces. I enjoyed the spicy, which was smokey with a bit of kick, and the cherry which was sweeter bbq sauces. Bourbon wasn't as much to my taste. My favorites of the samplers was the insanely tasty fried chicken, and crazy moist chicken breast/thigh. SOOOO yummy and tender and good. The pork belly tips were also excellent but almost too sauce and the sauce was spicier than I expected. I enjoyed the whole meal with my family as we were celebrating my sister's birthday! We ended with a slice of pecan pie and featured dessert. The pie was amazing flavour and not too sweet. It would've been nice if it was warmed a bit as it was a bit more solid than I'd like for pecan pie. But it was still so yummy with the vanilla ice cream. I only had a taste of my sister's white chocolate blondie with ice cream, but it was also wonderful. I give our visit here a solid 9.5 for food and the wonderful serving staff who wanted to make sure we were satisfied...

We got a good selection of foods. Some (garlic fries, smash burger, burnt ends) were good. Some (pulled pork, cornbread, ribs) were okay. But the smoked sausage may have been one of the worst sausages I've ever had. For the prices charged, I would expect better quality.

Speaking quality for price, I'm not sure I've ever been less comfortable in a restaurant at that price point. Hard metal chairs, austere furnishings, an open concept and surprisingly bright lights made our dinner uncomfortable and oddly 'exposed'.

Finally, our server disappeared for long stretches. It was very empty in the restaurant, and seemed to be several servers, yet ours was barely ever seen. We had to ask for a box several times, and after I only tipped 15%, she came back, plopped a box on the table, and walked away without a word.

Frankly, this whole experience left me baffled. 150 bucks for three people (only beverages were a single peach iced tea, and a single can of beer), average at best food, and poor service left me with a bitter taste in my mouth.

Edit: management got in touch with me. Was very cordial, very professional, invited us back. So, we went.

They were, again, out of items ro serve the meat sampler. So we got brisket, pork belly burnt ends, Mac and cheese, garlic fries, and coleslaw.

Frankly... it wasn't good. The Mac and cheese was fine, but the pork belly burnt ends had zero char, and the brisket was dry and overdone.

That said, the service was much better. Our server was very friendly and polite, and always there if we needed anything.

So, we tried, but we won't be coming back. Front of house redeemed themselves, but the food just doesn't seem to be made with any...