Wifey's dessert was the lunch-sized Chocolate Semi-Freddo, with apricot and raspberry sauce (plus a little pile of wild blueberries hiding behind the slice in the picture). I tried some too and it was very nicely done. Rich in flavour, but not rich in stomach.
My wife enjoyed her Beef Striploin|Soba Noodles|Hoisin meal (beef was cooked to order, in this case Medium). I sampled a bit and found it to be pretty good -- the soba noodles were cold, and the hoisin sauce was sweet (as hoisin is). The beef was warm and tasty. As you can see, everything was beautifully presented, with nice little sticks of apple, mango, and cucumber gracing the tasty stack.
We dropped in, on a whim, for lunch today and were quite impressed. The lunch menu is not large, but the options are good (see their website for details). The decor is trendy and pleasant, with good isolation between tables. Service was excellent and friendly.
smoked trout with green tomato-apple chutney sandwiched between two fillo crisps on a line of cider syrup. tasty smoked rainbow trout served cold was done in-house according to the server. the accompanying chutney was also cold making this entire dish... COLD! i think to make things a bit more interesting would be to serve the chutney warmed up and spiced up a notch to offer better contrast in flavor and temperature against the smoked trout. again this is subjective. visually appealing dish that's for sure!
green tea marshmallows and citrus salad. another interesting home-made desert @ juniper. three cubes of marshmallows spiked with green tea. the taste of green tea hits your taste buds after the marshmallows have melted in your mouth, so wait for it! the pairing with citrus salad was overly extreme. the strong acidity and flavor of the peeled red grapefruit, oranges and dressing overpowers the marshmallows so i suggest you eat these accompaniments separately or they will cancel out the subtly taste of green tea in this dish. interesting dish however.
beef tartare made with capers, shallots and chives along with toasted crisps. this app waws quite minimal taste-wise compared to many beef tartares offered around town. perhaps a few more items such as a sauce or cheese that goes well with rare beef can make this dish made for royalty. suggest: grainy mustard and/or a parmesan crisp!
passionfruit ice cream on pineapple crepe and topped with fresh pineapple and garnished with caramel. i'm not a desert guy but juniper does have some interesting deserts done well that are quite flavorful. here the ice cream matched well with the warm crepe filled with thinly sliced warm poached pineapple. this whole desert worked well and was composed just right.