It was supposed to be a girl's night out but... we had several guys joining us for the night :)
We wanted a nice patio for these hot summer nights, so I arranged us to meet at the Market by Jean Georges at Shangri-la hotel.
I had a great experience at the restaurant's patio, so I recommended the place and everyone agreed!
Off we went!
We had 7 people so it was a little hard arranging for us at the patio as the patio seats were first come, first served. So we actually had to wait for quite a bit for our tables to be ready....
At least the complimentary rosemary dusted popcorn was quite tasty!
When we were seated, we were presented with the full menu.
Judy went for the watermelon and goat cheese salad and the truffle, fontina cheese pizza.
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| Watermelon and goat cheese - $10 - 3/5 |
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| Truffle, fontina cheese pizza - $19 - 3.5/5
Judy enjoyed the watermelon, goat cheese appy quite a bit. She thought it was creamy yet refreshing with the use of the watermelon. I felt that the watermelon was too warm and not sweet enough - hence the entire dish became a little too sour and bland. The goat cheese tho was really creamy with just the right amount of gaminess.
Only if the watermelon was a tad colder (and sweeter!!)
Overall, it was a good balance between creaminess and refreshing, grassy taste of the watermelon.
The black truffle, fontina cheese pizza with a tad of fricassee and chives topped was a good pizza. I got a tiny hit of truffle scent which was perfect because it wasn't too strong. However, the truffle paste felt like the truffle paste I have once purchased from one of the "eat Vancouver" event - which is a bit disappointing. I know how much I have paid for that entire jar of truffle paste........
Though, the pizza had a great, well balanced taste.
don't you just hate it when the truffle oil really over powers?
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| Tuna tartare - $16 - avocado, spicy ginger relish dressing |
Jenny and I shared a Tuna Tartare and a steamed shrimp salad ($18 - no picture...)
I had these two dishes last time I visited them and they were simply amazing!
I had to recommend them to my friends so... we got the two to share :)
The Tuna tartare was refreshing with the spicy la-yu oil providing a great kick and the ginger dressing cutting through the richness of the tuna. I liked the tanginess from (perhaps ponzu?) some sort of citrusy dressing. It really brightened things up a lot! The avocado beneath the tuna tartare provided another layer of creaminess to the already creamy tuna tartare that when you place the entire thing into your mouth, it is an explosion of flavours with a perfect balance of creaminess, tartness, spice, and savoury.
Loved it!!
The steamed shrimp salad with Champagne dressing was another stunning dish. The dressing was a great balance between sweet. savoury, and tang. I loved how they placed arugla together with shiso leaves and mint.
Every bite was like a little surprise of flavour burst in your mouth because it wasn't your usual combination of the greens.
ahhh - so heavenly!!
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| cheesecake - N/A |
Siny decided to order a dessert instead of an appie or a meal. She opted for a cheesecake.
According to her, it was creamy and well balanced.
She enjoyed it!
Over all, our experience at Market was pretty good. We loved the patio and courteous service. Though the price was to the higher side, it was still well worth the trip if you were looking for a fun evening with courteous service.
Food - 3.5/5 - I really did not enjoy their main dishes last time, so make sure that you stick to the appies instead.
Service - 4.5/5 - impeccable! Always courteous just like their hotel service!
Ambiance - 5/5 - we LOVED the patio!! Though the inside is also really nice!
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| 2005 Yiron Galilee from Israel - $$? |
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| 2005 Yiron Galilee from Israel - $$? |
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| 2005 Yiron Galilee from Israel - $$? |
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| 2005 Yiron Galilee from Israel - $$? |
Gosh this was a tasty wine!! I just randomly found it in Jordan's collection (he hates wine... :$ so I am doing him a favour.....)
Anyhow, I have no idea where this was from or why he has this and I just randomly picked it up and opened it.... The first glass tho wasn't so great because I didn't aerate it enough so the flavour was really harsh with really strong hints of barrel (oak?) flavour and it was actually quite unpleasant.
The second day when I had my second glass...
Oh My God, it was SO good.
Hints of cherry wood with a touch of oak barrel in the background; with predominantly the flavours of berries and some vanilla; it was unexpectedly fruity and surprisingly with minimal tannin (unlike many aged wines!!) I love it........... and I feel terrible finishing the bottle all on my own!
Keep my fingers crossed that Jordan will not find out :$
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