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Spacealien2

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Are they all overpriced with absolutely terrible service? At least that's been my experience :(

The last place I went to was probably more expensive than Scaramouche / Canoe taking portion size into account..

Why would people still frequent those places? Don't they know any better? I'm just mad because their incompetence just wasted my evening.
 
Nothing like a home cooked meal with family or friends.
 
Never heard of Scaramouche, but checked out their web site menu.

Checking out prices vs. portion size, this place must have among the highest ratios comparing: Price : portion size

Some of these dishes looks like there's a tiny bit of meat and flecks and scraps of garnish.
 
Think 20/30 year old people, where the guys and girls sport the same hairstyle, and think glasses and the guys have beards.
Also they identify with being individual thinkers and outside of mainstream.....even though they ALL look the same and act the same.
 
In A Canoe said:
Think 20/30 year old people, where the guys and girls sport the same hairstyle, and think glasses and the guys have beards.
Also they identify with being individual thinkers and outside of mainstream.....even though they ALL look the same and act the same.
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Fucking LOL, true this. It makes me almost throw up at the sights and attempts to be different by these type. Just bunch of fakes trying to fit in and trying to find their place in life.
 
In A Canoe said:
Think 20/30 year old people, where the guys and girls sport the same hairstyle, and think glasses and the guys have beards.
Also they identify with being individual thinkers and outside of mainstream.....even though they ALL look the same and act the same.
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Lol. I couldn't have said it better myself
 
I like the hipster restaurants, they target local and homemade over exotic ingredients. That makes them a bit more expensive, but that's a choice I back anyways and am willing to pay for it.
 
Hipster Restaurant review as seen by the comic genius of This Hour Has 22 Minutes!

 
So many "angry" people here. Hipster restaurant is a relative term. The amount of money people are comfortable spending on dining is also relative (as is the case for Cars, Homes and Hobby budget) .. So let's chill on the judgement.

As for formal vs. hipster restaurants OP, questions for you, and still waiting to hear which restaurant this was:
Is Buca hipster? Brick and beam decor with a more laid back casual style but top notch food and service
Is "The Chase: Fish & Oyster" hipster? The more laid back sister restaurant to the more formal dining room of "The Chase" which channels the same ambiance as Canoe, Cafe Boloud and similar eateries?
Is "Richmond Station" hipster? Open kitchen style, tighter quarters, eclectic and wide ranging menu, opened by "Top Chef Canada" winner

The food trend nowadays is away from the more formal (some say stifling) atmosphere channeled by classic French and even the high end steak house environs.. (read: Tom Jones, Harbour 60, Scaramouche, Splendido, George, Canoe, Auberge du Pommier.). Focus is on a more relaxed dining environment with good food and good ingredients, this often means that service is quite different. Often there are no separate sommelier/bus/waiter/host. They also tend to be more creative in their offerings.
 
exnocomment said:
So many "angry" people here. Hipster restaurant is a relative term. The amount of money people are comfortable spending on dining is also relative (as is the case for Cars, Homes and Hobby budget) .. So let's chill on the judgement.

As for formal vs. hipster restaurants OP, questions for you, and still waiting to hear which restaurant this was:
Is Buca hipster? Brick and beam decor with a more laid back casual style but top notch food and service
Is "The Chase: Fish & Oyster" hipster? The more laid back sister restaurant to the more formal dining room of "The Chase" which channels the same ambiance as Canoe, Cafe Boloud and similar eateries?
Is "Richmond Station" hipster? Open kitchen style, tighter quarters, eclectic and wide ranging menu, opened by "Top Chef Canada" winner

The food trend nowadays is away from the more formal (some say stifling) atmosphere channeled by classic French and even the high end steak house environs.. (read: Tom Jones, Harbour 60, Scaramouche, Splendido, George, Canoe, Auberge du Pommier.). Focus is on a more relaxed dining environment with good food and good ingredients, this often means that service is quite different. Often there are no separate sommelier/bus/waiter/host. They also tend to be more creative in their offerings.
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Agreed, with maybe another characterization of homemade vs franchise type restaurants.
The country is filled with chains, its good to be able to support younger entrepreneurs starting their own takes on restaurants.
Sometimes the result is not so great, but other times they come up with great stuff.
 
exnocomment said:
So many "angry" people here. Hipster restaurant is a relative term. The amount of money people are comfortable spending on dining is also relative (as is the case for Cars, Homes and Hobby budget) .. So let's chill on the judgement.

As for formal vs. hipster restaurants OP, questions for you, and still waiting to hear which restaurant this was:
Is Buca hipster? Brick and beam decor with a more laid back casual style but top notch food and service
Is "The Chase: Fish & Oyster" hipster? The more laid back sister restaurant to the more formal dining room of "The Chase" which channels the same ambiance as Canoe, Cafe Boloud and similar eateries?
Is "Richmond Station" hipster? Open kitchen style, tighter quarters, eclectic and wide ranging menu, opened by "Top Chef Canada" winner

The food trend nowadays is away from the more formal (some say stifling) atmosphere channeled by classic French and even the high end steak house environs.. (read: Tom Jones, Harbour 60, Scaramouche, Splendido, George, Canoe, Auberge du Pommier.). Focus is on a more relaxed dining environment with good food and good ingredients, this often means that service is quite different. Often there are no separate sommelier/bus/waiter/host. They also tend to be more creative in their offerings.
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I can name 3 hipster restaurants I've been to - Tapas 9 (Roncesvalles), WVRST on king, and Rickshaw on Queen. Three things they have in common 1) Overpriced with small portions, 2) Meals for a table don't come together. Rickshaw bar's staff actually told us that otherwise the dishes would come cold. I had to stare at all the other people for 10 minutes before getting mine. 3) The waitstaff dress somewhat funny, not what you would expect at that price range.
 
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Spacealien2 said:
I can name 3 hipster restaurants I've been to - Tapas 9 (Roncesvalles), WVRST on king, and Rickshaw on Queen. Three things they have in common 1) Overpriced with small portions, 2) Meals for a table don't come together. Rickshaw bar's staff actually told us that otherwise the dishes will come cold. I had to stare at all the other people for 10 minutes before getting mine. 3) The waitstaff dress somewhat funny, not what you would expect at that price range.
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Odd. Not to debunk you or anything.. But..

Of the 3, only been to WVRST, which isn't actually a restaurant. It's a modern take on a German beer hall. They basically only serve sausages and fries, and isn't that expensive at all

As for any place that claims to serve tapas, the food is supposed to all be shared, and are supposed to be small bites.

Like, with Bar Ravel, it's just snacks and drinks.. But people go to try to eat a whole dinner at a place that is standing only. For a good meal at a "hipster" restaurant go to Bar Isabel or, despite being somewhat less popular now, Black Hoof.
 
exnocomment said:
Odd. Not to debunk you or anything.. But..

Of the 3, only been to WVRST, which isn't actually a restaurant. It's a modern take on a German beer hall. They basically only serve sausages and fries, and isn't that expensive at all

As for any place that claims to serve tapas, the food is supposed to all be shared, and are supposed to be small bites.

Like, with Bar Ravel, it's just snacks and drinks.. But people go to try to eat a whole dinner at a place that is standing only. For a good meal at a "hipster" restaurant go to Bar Isabel or, despite being somewhat less popular now, Black Hoof.
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Oh yes I've been to black hoof. I didn't really like it :(

And it doesn't really make sense when you have to share a dish that is already tiny as hell.
 
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