May — Restaurant in Western Mature Area

I really wish I was here to say that May is a must visit, but unfortunately I have to mark May down on my list of never visit restaurants in Edmonton. Below I detail each dish, as well as the service we received. I really hope the owner reaches out so I can provide some more specifics regarding our service.

I took my girlfriend to May tonight (Jan. 6) for a surprise date night dinner. It is our fist since we moved to Edmonton, so I had high hopes after seeing some posts on Instagram about May. I feel like I was lead astray.

My partner ordered the "Seeds to Harvest" cocktail, which I thought tasted okay, but she did not enjoy. It effectively tasted like a juiced bell pepper in a glass which was not what we were expecting. I had a Yuzu Ginger Mule (Non-Alcoholic) which was fine, nothing to write home about.

Food: The fritters were incredibly disappointing. First off, I expect fritters to have a crisp exterior, these tasted as if they were sitting under the heating lamp for the last hour. Inside there was no element of texture to entertain you, it was just a straight up ball of very meekly seasoned ricotta. The sauce/relish was okay, but really nothing special. Would have preferred we didn't order this. The chicken drum sticks on the other hand, were the closest thing to a light in a dark room (pun intended cause it was very dark) as the sauce and the candied almonds were absolutely amazing. The chicken itself was a bit inconsistent, some pieces were dry while others very juicy, but this is the only item I left still smiling about. The smashed cucumber started out quite good. Good sized pieces and a decent portion. The first 3 seconds of flavour was great, but after that point, salt was the only thing you could taste. The menu had noted that there was sea salt in the dish, but it did not prepare me for what I was about to receive. I love salt, I'll eat a heavily salted bowl of popcorn all night, but this tasted like they smashed the cucumbers, salted them to release their water, plated it, then poured 2 TBSP of sea salt on top. It took away from a nice salad and turned it into something we had to stop eating. The pork chop with braised fennel is a story in it's own. Our server (more on them to follow) told us "this pork chop is the therapy that you require from a lifetime of pork chop PTSD", so we were excited to order this one. When the dish was finally brought to our table, our server explained to us that they use a very high quality pork, so the fat content is higher than you would normally see, so it is intended to eat a bit more fat. I think a bit is a monumental understatement. The picture I attached is after I had eaten 90% of all of the meat. There was more fat on the plate than anything else, and I must admit, the "high quality pork" we were promised must be a ruse, because it was tough and not overly flavourful. I anticiapted my knife falling through the meat, but I had to saw to get through to the beautiful SpiritWares plate beneath (shoutout a great Canadian dinnerware company). The braised fennel had lost 85% of it's flavour and took a workout to cut through. I know I may be coming across with high standards, but for $44 I expect my meat to have more meat than fat on it.

The last note I want to share is on the service. I am not going to name which server we had, but it was easily the worst service either my girlfriend or I have received at a restaurant. If they spent their evening searching for [cares] to give to the patrons, they were unsuccessful. They were very cold, standoffish, harsh, and when we thought they were bringing out new plates for our main, they were more focused on chatting with the kitchen staff and never got plates.

This is too long, I've complained too much. The TL;DR is don't waste your money. $145 down the drain. Fingers crossed management makes...

Very simply put, this is by far the best brunch spot I've been to in years.

Our group of four walked in and we were immediately greeted with smiles from the bartender and wait staff. The space itself is clean, inviting, and relaxing. We all ordered a variety of cocktails throughout the seating, all of which were outstanding and each unique in its own way. These were beautifully crafted cocktails, made with fresh and quality ingredients; mixed and measured skillfully with passion and precision by the fantastic bartender. Our waitress Shelby was brilliant! She took care of us like no other, great smile and nothing but laughs. She didn't miss a single beat, we always had a drink in front of us accompanied by her recommendations for the next one! The food was phenomenal, there is no other way of describing it. We started with the tempura oyster mushrooms to share. The table was silent for several minutes as we demolished this wonderful appetizer. I ordered the Chorizo Verde hash bowl, stunning presentation and smells as it came to the table. Everything was made to perfection. The hollandaise sauce had me in awe, the table collectively agreeing it was the best they'd ever tasted. The corn and pepper relish served on top had me excited for each and every bite, adding an explosion of flavours and texture. Each bite different and tantalizing. The rest of table explored the Farmers Brunch and the Shakshuka, each person silent as they ventured through their meal aside from sounds of gratitude. We left with our souls feeling full of memorable drink and food. We will be back, rest assured. I am waiting on baited breathe to return and adventure through their dinner menu and service! Don't forget to try the Chai Martini! You...

I wanted to get a bunch of friends together for a nice dinner and try somewhere new. I looked up restaurants in downtown, this one popped up with pretty good ratings and their menu looked delicious It was so terrible that it actually became entertaining. I came with a fairly large group and we decided to order half the menu because everything sounds amazing. The first few items took over an hour to arrive after ordering. Not once did our server say anything and we had to ask when the food was going to come. At first we were thinking that they wanted to bring everything out all at once. But no. It took a hour to get warm potato salad that tasted and looked like microwaved potatoes with sauerkraut. Items slowly came once we finally did start getting food. The chicken in their dinner menu was literally not seasoned what so ever. It tasted like plain chicken with some charcoal from the grill. All I can say was we just kept getting more and more disappointed with each item. I think I was the most excited for the lamb and anyone who truly loves lamb will be greatly disappointed. It was tough, gamey and the sauce couldn't even mask the badly cooked lamb. Our server probably knew we weren't happy, but she gave no explanation nor cared and just made us feel awkward. But dont worry auto gratuity is being added to the bill that must be paid so why give any service anyway. I'm not one to leave a bad review but when its this bad, I think a good honest review is needed. But I will give a good review for their cocktails and the tempura oyster mushrooms which was the best thing on their menu. And that the restaurant was accommodating when I kept adding people to the...