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Zambri's for Lunch
No doubt one of the best values in town,
Zambri's lunch service is a no frills option, with great food.
The approach is counter service ordering and
meals brought to your table. More sophisticated than a cafeteria
or snack bar; just because it isn't table service, doesn't mean
the atmosphere suffers.
The lunch time menu is simpler than the evening
fare, but maintains the classic Italian theme. Hot sandwiches
are a mainstay, such as the breaded veal cutlet sandwich I had
this day ($6.50), filled with mozzarella, tomato sauce and
roasted veggies. You'll also find a soup and salad of the day as
well as several main dishes, usually meat with pasta or polenta.
Patty's meatballs and polenta ($10.95), was fresh and
traditionally prepared.
In no way will Zambri's blow your mind at lunch,
but for the price, you can't beat the food.
My recommendation: The olives, I love the
selection of olives and the marinade.
Reviewed January 5, 2006 |
Dinner Review: August 3, 2005 Another delightful evening at
Zambri’s. A frequent haunt of mine, Zambri's never seems to disappoint.
On this particular evening my friend and frequent dinning companion
Ryan, rode our bike’s downtown as to justify our indulgences. A good
plan all round since any thought of good intentions were quickly
abandoned.
My weakness is of course,the
wine list. I was delighted to see a Selbach Riesling (Kabinett, 2003), a
choice that was echoed by the sommelier (I’m a huge sucker when it comes
to flattery and wine is perhaps my weakest point.) We were both entirely
on the ball, it was a great starter wine and went well with our two
starters – fried mozzarella with date and fig compote and an organic
tomato and cucumber salad with parmesan cheese and olive oil.
I picked a Barbera Savrano to
accompany our mains, which admittedly wasn’t the best choice for Ryan’s
tuna, but was great with my pork shoulder – so tender, with fresh
tomatoes and a subtle hint of curry, served on polenta. For dessert
(because Ryan can’t resist dessert) we had a yummy Millefeuille (I
forget what it’s called in Italian). Light, but creamy, it was the
perfect share-sy.
The food was as always, great
and simple; the wine list is always a pleasure (however, it was my
impression that they’ve lightened up on the somewhat obscure Italian’s
to include some more common locals – not a bad thing, but I always
enjoyed the challenge); and the service was professional with a
comfortable level of familiarity.
What can I say, what the
location lacks (looking into the London Drugs parking lot), the food,
wine and service compensates for.
Value of Food: 8/10
Quality of Food: 9/10
Service: 8/10 (the server
forgot something, but the sommelier is awesome)
Ambiance: 7/10 (if you can
ignore the parking lot the interior ambiance is lovely)
Wine List: 8/10 (short, but
good)
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