![]() Beautiful sweetness, lots of acidity, bold beefy flavour finished with the dark spice of black peppercorns. Reg let me taste the tenderloin and was it ever so lovely. I love how they served it on a wooden board! olive oil, 12-year old balsamic, vidalia onion, whole mushroom sauté, sea salted hand cut frites. Jen and Reg both ordered the peppercorn crusted beef tenderloin Tagliata, ‘carpaccio-style’, drizzled with E.V. The scallops were nicely cooked and I adored that crunchy top. Mike ordered the crusted pan seared scallops, smoked chili espagnole sauce and kindly let me have one. Which was great considering we were there to celebrate Jen’s birthday and just had to catch up! I loved the old distressed tables that were a little small but made for very intimate seating so you could easily hear everyone speaking. There were people wearing jeans and others like me wearing summer skirts. All the windows along the restaurant kept it filled with natural light until the sun went down. It was very casual in vibe and approach without losing its air of professionalism or sophistication. The restaurant itself is gorgeous without being pretentious. Moist with olive oil and super soft, it had been a long time since I had real focaccia (and now I want to make some). The complimentary focaccia served with roasted red pepper hummus was wonderful. They seemed pretty stressed about it and I could see why. Women in the super-stunning bathrooms were discussing this same issue, unsure as to what to order. I was not the only one who struggled with this. Yes, this light fixture photo was taken in the beautiful ladies washroom! Yes, first gear looked like appetizers but second gear…? Was it a full-on dinner or more like an appetizer? And what did that make high gear? Other than the large jump in price, did that mean bigger portions? Did side dishes come with high gear meals? I was confused!!! The all-center alignment drove me crazy (I am a publishing geek) and made the menu very challenging to read.ĭividing the menu into first, second and high gear also did not help. ![]() We had looked at the menu while outside and I will admit, I found it confusing. Not only does warm golden lighting welcome you, absolutely everyone who works at the restaurant is warm, friendly and helpful. The restaurant is down along the waterfront in a supreme location and the fun symbolic touches representing the name of the restaurant are everywhere, including old bikes at the front door. ![]() I made ours days in advance, just to be safe. It is true, you really do not want to show up to this restaurant at any time without a reservation. I was so happy to read the fabulously entertaining restaurant review of The Bicycle Thief by fellow blogger Curtains Are Open. Now you know we are on a tight budget this staycation but it was our dear friend Jen’s birthday and we had been wanting to go to this super popular restaurant for months. We started our holidays last night with a culinary bang: dinner at The Bicycle Thief.
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