We went to a relatively new restaurant called Oliver and the Black Circus, an "unpretentious approach to fine dining". Up until last August it was called Mums, but changed its name to something hipper I guess. That's what our waitress told us anyway. They pride themselves on having a "down-to-earth approach" "challenging conventions" and offering guests "high-end dining at affordable prices" I kind of feel like zagats there except I stole all those "quotes" from their website.
This was our menu for the evening
Mussel - Tapioca - Root - apple
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Pig – Dark beer - Parsnip - Shallots
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Vla – Mountain tea - Skyr
Collin started with a gin and tonic and I had a "lady boy" which was some sort of lemongrass infused gin with a little coconut cream, lemon and shredded coconut...VERY tasty :)
The first course was a delicious soup with mussels and apples in a light cream broth. I saw this on their regular menu which I think is pretty much what we had
The second course was a terrain of meat (we both missed hearing what the meat was but i guess it was pork!) in a really good beer broth with glazed parsnips, potatoes and a really well cooked, yummy shallot/onion.
The final course was a flat crispy meringue with some sort of "bubble gum" flavored sauce -- reminded me more of a peppermint than bubble gum though, maybe a peppermint gum. Not sure what the dessert description above means. I think a lot gets lost in the translation.
Overall we really enjoyed the experience. The restaurant had great ambiance and everything was delicious. The staff seemed really good too. I think we will go back!
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