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“I like the atmosphere of that restaurant, lost among that cluster of disparate food establishments. We were promptly seated, chose a well aged Spanish Rioja 2012 and placed our order. The diligent waitress delivered some nice “no knead bread”probably a mix of corn and wheat flour with olive oil and balsamic vinegar. The carrot/Jalapeño pepper soup with crispy toast was excellent. My curried mussels, reminiscent of the French Charente mouclade, was enjoyable, although the mussels sea flavour had to fight the over powering coconut milk and its sweetness. The boeuf short ribs, just meat, no bone, was well braised, delicious! The grilled brine pork chop (requested rosé) was well done, a bit too dry, bland despite the brining. The tomato relish smoked flavour had vanished by the time it reached our table, the stuffed bleu cheese, of unknown pedigree, and the pear flavour had to fight for existence with the cinnamon spice. The cornbread pudding was pleasant. It puzzled me that a so well aged bottle of wine was not delivered and opened with a bit more careful etiquette, luckily there was no deposit and may be smelling the cork would ensure the wine is not corked. We love the Frette napkins we had noticed during our pre-covid dinner, a sign of class but the food and service was down graded a couple of notches compared to the experience with the last owners. Maybe youth has to mature a bit, still a nice experience….“
“Real Italian food. Heavenly. The oils and vinegars and bread and everything was high quality and the atmosphere was supreme. This is a place for a nice dinner, although there is no dress code it could be used for a fancy dress up. I highly recommend the salads, all the dressings were delicious.Kid-friendliness: The kids menu had kids favorites, but were amazing quality.“
“I love the Social District Bistro! The food is wonderful and the service is always amazing. The owners Adam and Kari are such wonderful people and I look forward to going there for live music on Saturdays, paint night, and comedy shows. Today they had a free Hot Chocolate bar that had delicious hot chocolate with all of the toppings. I have almost tried everything on the menu and I haven't been disappointed with anything. I don't know why it took me this long to give my review of one of my favorite St George spots.“