The Parlour - Eat Well, Live Well?
December 06, 2013The Century Hospitality Group in Edmonton has added another restaurant under it's belt. This time it's an Italian establishment with wood-fired pizzas and freshly made pastas to boot. The Parlour is located just south of Grant MacEwan University on Capital Boulevard - an area that I'd love to see flourish with development in the next couple of years. Having been opened just over a week, I had to stop by to check the place out for myself, especially when Twyla gave them an outstanding review the morning of my visit.
The Parlour Italian Kitchen & Bar - 10334 Capital Boulevard (108 Street) - Edmonton AB
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First up was the Arancini ($12), which is always a must-order for me when I see it on a menu. The Parlour's version is presented as five risotto balls with green peas, taleggio cheese, truffle oil, arugula & shaved parmesan cheese. The arancini were deep fried to golden perfection, and the flavours worked really well together with the addition of lemon juice. However, I felt that the risotto to cheese ratio was way too high, making each ball quite dense and not cheesy enough. I like my arancini lighter and easier to break into, whereas these ones were tough and too starchy with each bite.
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8 comments
The dessert looks delicious. I could eat just that at every meal and be content!
ReplyDeleteOh I'm sorry that it was a bit of a miss. The plating sure is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI am hungry now
ReplyDeleteAt least the pizza was good! HaHaHa They need to work on some things. Excellent review Andrea.
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mmm look delicious!
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I love the food photos, they're look yummy..
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ReplyDeleteThank you so much for the kind words! I appreciate the support :)
DeleteThank you so much for stopping by! I would love to hear anything you have to say.