Bar Accanto — Restaurant in Winnipeg

Bar Accanto is a cute little spot in St. Boniface that's perfect for a casual evening out with friends and family. I was surprised by how busy it was on a Thursday night despite being a walk-in. The dim lighting makes it feel cozy and intimate, but I would suggest brighter lighting over the tables to allow customers to fully appreciate the beautiful presentation of the dishes. All my food pictures required the use of a night setting.

The menu features small plates meant for sharing, but I found that the portions were a bit too small for a group of four. If you divide each dish among four, you'll only get a couple of bites per person. However, for 2-3 people, it would be just right. We ended up ordering 7 plates, and that was enough for us.

The vegetarian dishes, including the salads, were a highlight. The meat dishes, on the other hand, were a bit more hit-and-miss. Our favourites were the agnolotti (ravioli-type dish) and roasted potatoes, which were both visually appealing and flavorful. But most of the other dishes were overpowered by a lemon/lime sauce, which, while potentially intentional, was too much for our palates. I might have to go back again on a different day to see if it was just an off night.

The service at Bar Accanto was excellent, with our server being attentive and genuinely friendly. It was a truly enjoyable dining experience.

Overall, Bar Accanto is a great place for a casual and intimate evening out with good food and excellent service, especially if you're a vegetarian. While the small plates might not be suitable for larger groups, the quality of the food and the overall vibe make it worth...

Here is everything we ordered for our date night.. Oysters: absolutely delicious and might be the best oysters I’ve ever had. Tuna crudo: good, but not amazing. I found it was almost too citrusy and bright if that even makes sense, as I was left wanting some sort salty/umami component to round out those flavours. Beef tartare: so so so good and I think might be my new favourite tartare in the city. My boyfriend who isn’t a huge tartare person loved it as well. Our favourite dish of the night. Roasted cabbage: very good. Cabbage is such an underrated vegetable and they did it well. Pork belly: melt in your mouth tender, so succulent. Just perfect. Braised lamb: very tender but was lacking flavour and overall pretty bland.

We finished the night with a dessert that consisted of mochi, pineapple sorbet and honeycomb toffee. I usually like all of those things but this dessert just did not work at all with the three combined and we weren’t able to finish it. The pineapple sorbet itself was good, but I think the dessert menu could do without this one. The service was attentive and friendly and our food came out quickly. We would would come back for the other items on the menu we didn’t get a chance to try. (And the beef...

Ok let's talk about this spot because... Yum. I don't know why it took me so long to get here. Went with a group of friends (4 of us total) and basically ate the menu.

First things first - my mocktail. It was so good. Like would have had multiples (except not at 14 bucks each). piña piñata you were tasty.

Top food memories - milk bread (omg bury me with this), gnocchi, roasted turnip + squash agnolotti. BUT everything we ate was good so no complaints at all. The burrata was so interesting with the sorbet and grapes, I wish we had gotten more than one so I didn't only get a little bite.

And of course we got desert because we're not fools. Creme caramel and the chocolate torte and devoured both.

Service was delightful and not overly in your face. And decor was very cute. Minus one star for atmosphere purely because it was so hot in there I had hot flashes through the entire meal. This overly warm weather caught everyone by surprise in terms...