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Watusi
Friday night a bunch of my girlfriends treated me to a belated birthday dinner. We headed to Ossington’s Watusi, a 1960′s themed cocktail lounge that opened its doors last Spring. Watusi is fairly small and intimate, seating approximately fifty or sixty people. Since there were eight of us, we decided to split a bunch of different things off the menu, tapas-style. Most of the dishes are smaller servings, so this worked out perfectly.
We ordered nearly every item, including wanton nachos, lamb sirloin, blue cheese pizza and black cod. Side note: is there anything blue cheese doesn’t taste good on? Everything was fabulous. Simple, well infused dishes that perfectly married natural flavours with delicious spices and marinades.
I am not usually a big dessert person. I typically prefer to fill up on “food food” over sweets. But since it was my birthday, I decided to have my cake and eat it too. The desserts turned out to be my favourite part of the meal. The avocado white mousse and pineapple crumble are two items I have developed permanent cravings for. Both were very original and not too sweet or rich.
It wouldn’t be a proper birthday (or even normal day) celebration without some drinks to wash down all of this great food. Two words: Dirty Martinis! They make a mean one!
Total cost worked out to about $50.00 a person, including tax and tip. The only thing lacking was a patio!
Photos courtesy of CityNews
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