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05-29-2012, 02:19 PM
Model Milk
308 17 Avenue Southwest, Calgary, AB T2S 0A3
(403) 265-7343
www.modelmilk.ca
Monday – Saturday: 5:00PM – 1:00AM
Sunday: 5:00PM – 10:00PM
Food Rating: 7/10
Ambience: 7/10
Service: 8/10
My girlfriends and I were a little iffy about going after seeing their rating on urbanspoon to be below 70%. However, most of the reviews were because of the horrible service they received, rather than on the food.
Started off with two appetizers, Calamari and the Octopus, both of them were very moist and had a lot of mix flavours and they were not chewy or soggy. Neither of the dishes were overpowered by the spices within the dish, you can still taste the squid and the octopus. We all preferred the Calamari over the Octopus though as it gives it a little kick. There was quite a bit of calamari
http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/9990/p1000153r.jpghttp://img36.imageshack.us/img36/9397/p1000154cw.jpg
For our main course, we shared the Chicken and Waffle, The Burger, and Lamb & Pasta (Macaroni) between 4 people. The Chicken and Waffle was very interesting. The chicken was moist, but the flavour was overwhelmed by the stuffing and the veggies. The veggies tasted like those salty, Chinese preserved vegetables. The chicken and the waffle were on the sweeter side, but the salty vegetable balances it out. For me, the chicken was my favorite.
http://img835.imageshack.us/img835/7060/p1000156f.jpg
We heard that The Burger is very popular, so we decided to give it a try. This dish was my friends’ favorite dish. The patty wasn’t oily and it tasted fresh. I didn’t think the burger was anything special. I wasn’t a fan of the fries either. It had a weird taste to it, it tasted like it was fried in old oil.
http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/2916/p1000155xl.jpg
Lastly for entrees, we had the Lamb & Pasta (Macaroni). The macaroni was a little too al dente for my liking. The lamb was very tough and the taste of the lamb was very strong, very gamey. Overall, I did not like this dish very much, but I’m not a big lamb fan, so maybe that’s why.
http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/2268/p1000157n.jpg
The girls and I decided to try only two out of the four desserts. We heard good things about the apple pie, but we thought it’s very normal, so we decided to go with the PB & J Chocolate Cake and the Lemon Thyme Pot Au Crème. The server told us the peanut butter are made from the middle of the Reese Cups. The cake was really sweet and heavy. It didn’t seem like there were enough jelly for the cake though. One thing that made it less appetizing for us was that the cake was left in the open with nothing covering it or in the fridge. You can see a ton of employees walking pass it because it was on the counter of the open kitchen.
The Lemon Thyme Pot Au Crème was a great finish to the night. It tasted really fresh and the lemon was really strong, you can taste a hint of thyme and the graham cracker crumbs added a great texture. It reminded me of a lemon meringue pie. The raspberry (?) jelly compliments the dish very well. I loved this dish. It wasn’t too sweet and it didn’t make you extremely full afterwards. It kind of helped create more of an appetite!
http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/7407/p1000159h.jpghttp://img254.imageshack.us/img254/6456/p1000160m.jpg
Overall, it was a great experience. We had amazing service and we didn’t have to wait late for the food to arrive. We had a reservation at 6PM, it wasn’t too busy, but by the time we left, it was full house. The crowd that night were older. It was ~$30-$35 per person (4 people) including tax and tip.
I would definitely go back to try the apple pie and possibly the Sunday dinner.
308 17 Avenue Southwest, Calgary, AB T2S 0A3
(403) 265-7343
www.modelmilk.ca
Monday – Saturday: 5:00PM – 1:00AM
Sunday: 5:00PM – 10:00PM
Food Rating: 7/10
Ambience: 7/10
Service: 8/10
My girlfriends and I were a little iffy about going after seeing their rating on urbanspoon to be below 70%. However, most of the reviews were because of the horrible service they received, rather than on the food.
Started off with two appetizers, Calamari and the Octopus, both of them were very moist and had a lot of mix flavours and they were not chewy or soggy. Neither of the dishes were overpowered by the spices within the dish, you can still taste the squid and the octopus. We all preferred the Calamari over the Octopus though as it gives it a little kick. There was quite a bit of calamari
http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/9990/p1000153r.jpghttp://img36.imageshack.us/img36/9397/p1000154cw.jpg
For our main course, we shared the Chicken and Waffle, The Burger, and Lamb & Pasta (Macaroni) between 4 people. The Chicken and Waffle was very interesting. The chicken was moist, but the flavour was overwhelmed by the stuffing and the veggies. The veggies tasted like those salty, Chinese preserved vegetables. The chicken and the waffle were on the sweeter side, but the salty vegetable balances it out. For me, the chicken was my favorite.
http://img835.imageshack.us/img835/7060/p1000156f.jpg
We heard that The Burger is very popular, so we decided to give it a try. This dish was my friends’ favorite dish. The patty wasn’t oily and it tasted fresh. I didn’t think the burger was anything special. I wasn’t a fan of the fries either. It had a weird taste to it, it tasted like it was fried in old oil.
http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/2916/p1000155xl.jpg
Lastly for entrees, we had the Lamb & Pasta (Macaroni). The macaroni was a little too al dente for my liking. The lamb was very tough and the taste of the lamb was very strong, very gamey. Overall, I did not like this dish very much, but I’m not a big lamb fan, so maybe that’s why.
http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/2268/p1000157n.jpg
The girls and I decided to try only two out of the four desserts. We heard good things about the apple pie, but we thought it’s very normal, so we decided to go with the PB & J Chocolate Cake and the Lemon Thyme Pot Au Crème. The server told us the peanut butter are made from the middle of the Reese Cups. The cake was really sweet and heavy. It didn’t seem like there were enough jelly for the cake though. One thing that made it less appetizing for us was that the cake was left in the open with nothing covering it or in the fridge. You can see a ton of employees walking pass it because it was on the counter of the open kitchen.
The Lemon Thyme Pot Au Crème was a great finish to the night. It tasted really fresh and the lemon was really strong, you can taste a hint of thyme and the graham cracker crumbs added a great texture. It reminded me of a lemon meringue pie. The raspberry (?) jelly compliments the dish very well. I loved this dish. It wasn’t too sweet and it didn’t make you extremely full afterwards. It kind of helped create more of an appetite!
http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/7407/p1000159h.jpghttp://img254.imageshack.us/img254/6456/p1000160m.jpg
Overall, it was a great experience. We had amazing service and we didn’t have to wait late for the food to arrive. We had a reservation at 6PM, it wasn’t too busy, but by the time we left, it was full house. The crowd that night were older. It was ~$30-$35 per person (4 people) including tax and tip.
I would definitely go back to try the apple pie and possibly the Sunday dinner.