Fat Cat

Jason has told me that all work and no play makes me ... well... not very pleasant I guess. He picked me up at school one day this week and we went out for dinner to Fat Cat. The restaurant is pretty small, around 50 seats, very pretty, clean and romantic. The bar has only 4 seats. The kitchen is open concept; it does not take away form the charm of the place.

Our meal was great, the menu is quite small but very varied in its offerings. For our appetizers,

Jay had:
citrus and juniper cured smoked duck breast with butter lettuce, red onion, toasted pinenuts and orange segments

and I decided on:
dungeness crab wrapped in house smoked atlantic salmon radish pea sprout salad

Delicious. Refreshing. Light.

For our mains Jay went with:
roasted breast of pheasant on a smoked pork hock, wild mushroom and savoy cabbage broth

and I with:
pan roasted east coast halibut, smoked tomato dill broth fingerling potatoes and sauteed spinach

The were both delicious. Presentations were simple and clean.

Dessert changes daily so the desert menu contains different after dinner aperitifs, wines, coffees and teas. The restaurant is small as I've already mentioned and does not have a cappuccino machine. I thought it's rather brilliant there is only french press coffee. The beans ground when you order your size.

The waiter informed us of our three dessert choices

Jay had a Banana Cobbler with Ginger Ice Cream and I had a Vanilla Pot de Creme. Both yummy.

It was a great meal. We're already looking forward to our next one there, and maybe next time I'll have my camera with me to snap some pictures.