Restaurant #70 - Little Louie's - January 4th 2013

This week, we went to Little Louie's (Oyster Bar). There was Stephane, Stephan, Darren, Erick and I. It was my first time ever going there before. The location of the restaurant is a little weird, it's in a more industrial/commercial part of town, on the second floor of a building that, if my memory is correct, also has a pet feed store. The inside of the restaurant was very nice and the food.. the food was absolutely amazing! I think that this was probably one of my most enjoyable gastronomic experiences. Windjammer was quite fun, but more because it was snooty, this was just delicious tasting, the pairing of the vegetables, sauce, spices, everything was delicious.

They started by giving us an amuse-bouche, it was something with fish, but because I had an allergy, the chef prepared a celeriac soup in a little mug for me. (They were very accomodating with allergies, and had even asked when the reservation was made if anyone had food allergies). After that, Darren and I got ceasar salad as an appetizer and Erick and Stephan had some soup. The portions are not huge, and not too small, they seem just right. For the main meal, Darren and Erick had the lamb 3 ways and Stephane, Stephan and I had the meal of the day, which consisted of a bunch of little things but was mainly beef with some vegetables. At the end of the meal, we all had dessert too. Other little particularities of the restaurant were that the waiter would describe all the different elements in a dish and there was a piano player (!).

Overall, it was an amazing experience for me, and if I ever have a special occasion that I would like to celebrate, this place would definitely be top of my list!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Restaurant #69 - Red Leaf Grill - December 28th 2012

This is another newer restaurant in Moncton. It's located at the old Voodoo on Mountain Road. There was Stephane, Stephan, Pierre and Darren. The rundown of the restaurant was that they were the only four people there in the whole place and the kitchen staff managed to screw up all four sides.

Restaurant #68 - Moxie's - December 21st 2012

We finally went to eat at Moxie's. It's one of the newer restaurants in Moncton, just opened a few months ago. They aren't taking reservations at the moment, but we went on a Friday at 5 pm, and we ended up not having to wait at all for a table of six. Speaking of six, there was Stephan, Stephane, Mikella, Darren, Pierre and I. Their menu is varied enough, they even have a few Indian dishes (vindaloo and a curry), Mexican, etc. I got the Vindaloo beef, and I found it tasty, filling and a good sized portion. From what I recall, everyone else enjoyed their food too. Overall, the whole thing was good.

 

 

Restaurant #67 - MIC - December 14th 2012

Darren, Mikella, Stephane and I went to MIC. It's the old Don Cherry's in Riverview and we found out the MIC stands for Made In Canada. When we went, there wasn't that many people there, but I found that the food was better than what I was expecting. Mikella had gotten a wrap with Brie in it, but sadly, there wasn't much Brie in the wrap. Stephane got a burger that looked really delicious and was quite huge. My wrap was fine, it was supposedly spicy, but just felt like they squirted a few drops of tabasco sauce in there. Overall though, I found the restaurant was average, leaning towards the good side and was definitely a lot better than our last venture to a restaurant in Dieppe (Mooser's).

 

Restaurant #66 - The Chef's Bistro - November 30th 2012

Everyone went to the Chef's Bistro. It's located in the basement of a building near the industrial park off of St. George st. The place is run by a retired couple, the husband cooks all the food and his wife is a waitress there. New things about the restaurant since the last time we've been is that they now accept debit and credit for payment, as before it was cash only.

 

Restaurant #65 - Five Bridges - November 16th 2012

Five Bridges, Riverview NB.

Mikella, Stephane, Stephan, Pierre, Darren.

Everyone gave this place a thumbs up.

Darren thought the vegetables were a little over cooked, but almost all restaurants do this.  Stephan said that the meat from his ribs "fell off the bone"...Stephane said his sandwich was "very chewable" and "the meat fell off the sandwich".

No one asked for an explanation, but we collectively decided the best explanation for the name of this place was the fact that the current bridge between Moncton and Riverview is probably the fifth one to exist.