Last Sunday, Moe and I went into Victoria for a few days. The highlight of our three day mini vacation was meeting up friends that were visiting from New Zealand.
The low point was Sunday night's dinner.
Based on reviews we decided to try a restaurant that specializes in Schnitzel. Got really good reviews and reservations were required.
When I tried to book on line, they were booked up except for late times.
I emailed and asked if they had any earlier cancelations, to please let me know.
They opened for dinner at five and we got lucky when they got back to me with a 5:30 time.
The restaurant was busy. The staff were very nice.
We decided to go with their prix fixe, three course dinner.
There were a simple appetizers to choose from, including smoked salmon on little pieces of rye, which was pleasant.
The main courses were all schnitzels.
Moe went with the simple schnitzel with lemon, I had the Jägerschnitzel (mushroom sauce). Sides were red cabbage and spaetzle.
The mushroom sauce was almost sweet, which was off putting, and cabbage was mushy and sour. Not a texture or flavour I want in my red cabbage.
The schnitzels breading was very fine, and "sharp", kind of like panko, which I'm not a fan of. And the meat was flavourless.
There were three desserts to choose from, including a apple cake with a burnt caramel sauce.
Everything was just very boring and pedestrian. Not a restaurant I would go back to or recommend.
I won't name names, because apparently there are many that really like this place.
Moe kept saying, this is not as good as yours.
So this morning. for breakfast I made him schnitzel, with homemade breadcrumbs, red cabbage and spaetzle.
I have a very happy husband.
