voleur

ambiance:
historic building with an interior that complimented the exposed brick. a jazz guitarist sits in the corner strumming along on this random tuesday evening. not too many other patrons. we choose a table on the upper level overlooking the guitarist and the bar because it was warmer upstairs. major points for ambiance... cozy, intimate, warm, historic, laid-back. all good things.

the drinks:
rachel has a house-made vodka infusion (cucumber with a splash of lime). she said it was better than good. i just had coffee tonight. the coffee was so-so.

the food:
it started with homemade fries served with blackberry-habanero ketchup (yes, that's right, i said blackberry-habanero ketchup) which was surprisingly good. the sweetness of the blackberry and the hotness of the pepper and all of this tempered by the starchy-ness of the potato. mmmm... my mouth is watering just remembering it.

then an organic salad of spinach & mixed greens, caramelized hazelnuts, strawberries, apples and feta cheese served with a pomegranate vinaigrette. delicious!

for our entrees:
rachel had a balsamic glazed salmon fillet served with seasonal veggies (in this case green beans) and horseradish-dill mashed potatoes. i had smoked mozzarella and salmon 'mac and cheese' with wilted spinach and button mushrooms. rachel's salmon was too fishy, she couldn't eat it. but she said the potatoes were divine. and my meal was fantastic. my only complaint would have been that the ingredients were diced too chunky. each bite ended up being a mouthful of one ingredient, as opposed to a blend (i.e. an entire bite of smoked mozzarella or an entire bite of salmon).

all around, a *fine* meal. and there were so many other entrees i wanted to try! definitely going back sometime. voleur comes highly recommended.