Despite having a horrid haircut, I was very excited for Auberge. Sadly, I caught the stragglers of rush hour on the way home which left me little time to prepare. I quickly ironed the outfit that Lapin and I chose and threw it on. I was still happy with my choice. As I placed the finishing touches on my outfit, Lapin bombarded me with texts asking if arrangements were made to meet her and Spiderman. Sadly, Spiderman isn't the quickest answerer of texts and so we were all lost. I finally agreed to meet them at Scarborough Town Centre after being "rushed" by Lapin. My mom threw me some money and then I was out the door and booking it on the highway.
I arrived at Spiderman's place instead, switched over to his car, and then off to get Lapin. I had never seen Lapin's place and as we neared her residence, I knew she would have a house as such: Mega Asian. Lapin, with her need to get everything done early attitude, was of course waiting outside leaving us no opportunity to see the inside of her house. After that, we were on the highway and off to Auberge.
Sadly, none of us knew where the exact location of the restaurant was and so a U-turn was required to actually reach it. We spotted it and made a quick left turn into the establishment following the parking signs which turned out to be underground. After parking, we walked up a very sketchy stair well that led above ground just outside the restaurant.
We were seated shortly after and met Rob, our server for the evening. We ordered drinks, Lapin and Spiderman getting virgin raspberry mojitos and a white wine for myself. Both Lapin and I knew what we were going to order as we checked over the menu in biology class in our zealous excitement. We allowed Spiderman to mull over the options and waited for Rob to return. Spiderman, not being confident in his french, pointed to the items he wanted where Lapin and I tried our hand at it. Sadly, I was a little nervous speaking french to a complete stranger and fumbled a few things. Ah well, c'est la vie.
Our orders seemed to take long to prepare and even the bread came extremely late. On top of that, our table was the last to get our bread and appetizers and Lapin and I mused it was due to our young age. However, it was well worth the wait.
To start, we were given french bread with whole olives and an artichoke spread. The simple combination of flavours made it rather tasty although the pits of the olives were left in. I'm still wondering if there is a polite way to remove the pit from your mouth discretely.
Next, we were given black truffle quiches, compliments of the chef. Merci beaucoup.
Finally, our three course meal began to arrive. We each tried a different appetizer.
--Lapin's Salade de Saison--
Organic leaves with a lavender peach vinagrette.
--Spiderman's Brandade due Morue--
A platter of cod brandade, smoked salmon, capers, radish, olive oil, and french bread.
--My Veloute aux Petit Pois--
A chilled green pea soup with poached shellfish and lemon crème fraîche.
It was rather tasty even though it doesn't sound like it. It had an interesting flavour that I've never encountered and it was definitely refreshing.
Soon after, our main course was served. Spiderman and I both chose to get the tuna while Lapin chose to the tried and true beef.
--Medaillon de Beouf--
Extremely tender and velvety. These angus beef medallions were too good. I'm so glad Lapin let me have a bite.
--Thon à la Provençale--
This tuna was amazing. Poached and lightly seared on the outside while leaving the middle raw. It was served with spicy chick peas which had a sort of thai flair. Spiderman and I both were pleasantly surprised as we've never had tuna like this. If you're wondering why I chose white wine as a drink, it was to pair with the fish. I'm still trying to train my palette to distinguish enhanced flavours using wine.
Finally, it was time for dessert. We all chose to get the lemon cake as none of us were really in the mood for mousse.
--Voila, Cake au Citron--
We were intrigued by the "fruit" that came atop of the cake and asked the waiter what it was. Apparently, it is an orange candy made from the rind cooked in simple syrup. I got to try making these one day as they were very good.
On top of this fabulous meal, the pâtissier decided to spoil us with more goodies. A chocolate cake ball with caramel was served last. This was so delicious. The chewy dark chocolate cake with the sweet and gooey caramel was just a bite of heaven.
After the delicious meal, our little group was not ready to go home. We all decided to head over to Spiderman's place to play a little pool and hang out. Some riské photos were taken.
Merci Auberge du Pommier pour le repas délicieux.
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