Sybilla Oritur

Located on Laurier about a ten minute walk east of the Laurier metro and right next to the Juliette and Chocolat, Lemeac is a great find for the foodie on a budget.

After 10pm, they offer a menu at $22 of fine offerings so reasonably priced i was outright astounded. Because Damon and i were heading to Bikram the next morning, we didn’t let ourselves go wild with the wine list, which looked formidable, but we did relish a bottle of San Pellegrino. I am always happy when Perrier is not the ONLY choice of sparkling water at a restaurant.

All three of us order the pankoe-encrusted hot goat cheese with shaved apples and walnuts as an entree. I cannot imagine a better entree - honestly.It was such a hit, we bought pankoe instead of breadcrumbs for lamb meatballs the next day - but that’s another story. Our main courses were as follows: blood pudding (which i declined tasting but which supposedly was very nice), cornish hen (which i regretted ordering not because it wasn’t great, because it was, but because, well, poultry is poultry) and a short rib. Zach’s short rib secured him the position of WINNER.

A great find over the course of the meal was what LOOKED like mashed potatoes, but was really pureed celery root. I must try recreating this at home. If you like blood pudding, order it just to try the accompanying vegetable.

There is no dessert offered on the $22 menu - but their dessert menu is fantastic AND the french toast comes in huge portions. Possibly half the size of a loaf of bread, slathered in maple syrup and with an appropriate amount of ice cream, it easily satisfies three people already well-fed. I have been having dreams about this french toast ever since.

People watching at a nicer restaurant is always a blast and we lived it up. At 1am we stumbled out onto the street having missed the last metro, which provides an indication of how much we were enjoying ourselves.

Call ahead for reservations.