Saturday night I had what was easily one of the top 5 meals of my life. \n\nChuck Hughes' latest restaurant, Le Bremner, is too cool for words. \n\nFrom the moment you step down off the sidewalk and through the doorway you know this is going to be a good night. You'll find yourself instantly seduced by the combination of it's riustic decor, exposed stone walls, hardwood floors, and dim lighting with Bob Marley playing softly in the background. It's difficult to resist swaying to the music as the bartender charms you with his easy smile and deliciously tempting concoctions - we couldn't resist - and every single cocktail we ordered tasted like a potion divined by the gods themselves. I had the Strawberry Rhubarb Manhattan, and my friends had the Peach Long Island Iced Tea and the Pineapple Basil Margarita...all three were mindblowingly deliciously and well worth the $12 each. The cute bartender even divulged his secret ingredient for the syrup they use in their Long Island Ice Tea! \n\nWe had made reservations and there was a short wait for our table, but we didn't mind at all. We happily sat at the bar soaking it all in, the drinks were delicious and it was a great spot to people watch, PLUS we had a view straight into the kitchen where all the action is!\n\nOnce we were seated, our server brought us the menu. Neeless to say EVERYTHING looked delicious. \n\nWe ordered the Bacon Cheddar Focaccia, Naan Bread Pizza, Kimchee Snow Crab on Crispy Rice Cakes, Lobster Parfait, Chorizo Sausage and Lamb Meatballs, and the Asparagus with Poached Egg.\n\nThe prices on the menu items we ordered ranged between $9-$30 each, with the Bacon Cheddar Focaccia being the least expensive, and the MOST DELICIOUS, with the Lobster Parfait at the top of the price range @ $30. \n\nI'm going to list the stuff we had in my personal order of preference:\n\nThe Bacon Cheddar Foccacia was by far the group's favourite...what this place can do with simple bacon and a focaccia! Lord Have Mercy!\n\nChorizo Sausage and Lamb Meatballs - OMG! 3 huge meatballs packed with flavour and served with a thick, sweet tomato sauce...YUMM! The sweetness of the tomato was a perfect contract to the peppery/smoky flavour of the meatballs.\n\nNaan Pizza - the naan pizza changes daily and this night's offering was scallop, the scallops were perfectly cooked, and the pizza was topped with a lightly dressed arugala salad (I love arugala on my pizza)! The pizza was nice and spicy too! \n\nKimchee Crab on Crispy Rice Cakes - the Kimchee was delicious, if I'm not mistaken there was a hint of heat in this dish and it worked perfectly!\n\nAsparagus with Poached Egg - delcious, braised aparagus served with a perfectly poached egg and roasted cherry tomatoes...seriously, this who knew that something this simple could taste so heavenly.\n\nThe Lobster Parfait was probably the largest of the dishes, and it was loaded with fresh lobster, creme fraiche and caviar! The lobster was cooked perfectly with a sweet and buttery flavour.\n\nThe meal was a delicious and our six dishes were more than enough to feed us...I actually couldn't finish the last slice of naan pizza, and believe me, it was not for lack of trying. I almost shed a tear as as I witnessed my table mates cut up my last slice of naan pizza and share it between them. DAMN YOU tiny stomach!!\n\nWe had initially considered having dessert, their jelly donuts to be exact, but we're simply too full (amateurs). \n\nI want to go back! I want to drink Strawberry Rhubarb Manhattans and chow down on Bacon Cheddar Focaccia. For the record, if I'm ever asked, that would be my last meal.
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