Syrahs - Jasper

I had a bit of dissonance at this place, but that didn't impact my enjoyment. They're casual dining, but everything is portioned plated as a higher end restaurant. Our waiter was incredibly friendly, and always used my first name, every time he stopped by the table. The other waiter was very local, and a bit of a character. We opted for app extravaganza instead of any of the mains. Meatballs (venison, bison, boar , wafer-thin marinated portobello mushrooms, and the charcuterie board with the cheese add-on, finished with the ice berries and goat-cheesecake. The meatballs were good not great, my wife liked them more than I did. They were 3 rather small meatballs, and two pieces of baguette (why not 3? . The mushrooms were very tasty, leaving me wanting more. The charcuterie was delicious; we requested additional crackers that they brought right over. The 3 meats were unique and appreciated. The cheese offered a good selection. We really enjoyed the pickled veggies. I would have liked a bit of fruit compote or honeycomb (as a pallet cleanser , neither of us like olives, but that's very much a personal preference (not a critique . My wife loved the ice berries, contrasted with a warm white chocolate cream sauce. I liked my goat-cheesecake, but had higher expectations (that it would be more distinctive, for $18/small-slice . Overall, I think we made good menu choices (for us . We enjoyed some dishes more than others, but that's to be expected. The entire staff was very friendly. I would recommend giving them a try if you're looking for something a little different.

Worst $200 meal I've ever had. Just not good. I wanted to like this place so much. But the food is just not good. I had the bison ragout, which had maybe five bites of bison in it. The gnocchi was very strangely textured. Husband had ny steak which was average at best and very small, served with a ramekin of what appeared to be several days old mac n cheese which was dry and flavorless. We held out hope for dessert, the white chocolate goat cheese cheesecake. It was revolting. Texture was like a thin pudding pie, flavor was very bad. I love goat cheese and thought it would be delicious. Very disappointed. Two stars because the service was good and my glass of cab was tasty. I do not recommend.

The presentation was nice and the food was tasty (but seemed overly salty for my taste). I enjoyed the unique selections they offered. While most of the food was flavorful, the salad didn 't taste like it had the dressing on it. I asked for some extra and that helped a lot (I actually liked the house salad, with all the flavors from the various ingredients--but it was much better when I added the dressing). I ordered the Mushroom Carpaccio but that slipped through the cracks due to a misunderstand, until I asked about it after my entree was served. I was least impressed with the vanilla ice cream. It was ok, but not an amazing vanilla bean type I was expecting for house made vanilla bean ice cream .

Excellent service. Wonderful and inventive cuisine. Really good experience. Definitely recommend.

My review is more 3.5. The food was good, but not outstanding. My husband and I shared the game meatballs, the gnocchi and the elk steak that was the special of the night. The meatballs were good, maybe too many onions in the sauce. The meat was very good, tender and tasty. The gnocchi was our least favorite plate. The amount of vegetable was big compared to the amount of gnocchi; the taste of the entire plate wasn't very good because we didn't like the veggie sauce and gnocchi. Maybe for Italian people like us is very complicated to find a good pasta plate when we're not in Italy. Overall the service was good. Our waiter was friendly and nice. We forgot to take pictures of the main dishes.