Foods from Firkin & Flyer
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2011 Oct 28
Stopped in at this new addition to Ottawa's pub food chain at Hunt Club and Riverside. The cell died so no photos. On the Positive they have Beau's on draft but when I asked if there were any local beers I was told no. I noticed on the last line of draft selections after ordering a Sam Adams that they had Beau's All Natural. Bright atmosphere with full glass frontage and very busy on a Friday at 6pm.My chicken curry dish was void of flavor after being told it had some kick to it by our server. Lots of eye candy but lost deer in head lights when asked questions. My wifes chicken wrap had lots of chicken and a nice flavored mayo but the fries were of the bagged frozen powdery variety,how hard is it to fresh cut fries? The best part of my curry dish that went uneaten was the fresh veggies and the naan bread. Upon leaving the hostess asked if everything was ok and I had to comment saying that they should fresh cut fries not cook them from a frozen bag and the lost deer in the headlights said oh no did you send them back. The I mentioned that the cook should put actually curry in the chicken so that you can taste it. Not sure that would be possible since it is probably pre packaged in some warehouse after being cooked in giant vats of a bland mixture.
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As I guessed, all the food was of the frozen variety. "Club" sandwich was a terrible concoction of cold cuts and ugly tomatoes. It was not even cut into 4 sections. Slider burgers were of the frozen mush like meat variety and devoid of any flavour except the fake smoke. Perogies were ok, but you can't really mess up bagged perogies (i have a soft spot for the orange potatoe mush variety).
I don't understand how these places survive. How hard is it to use fresh burger meat and cut some fries. Blows my mind that people attend these types of places, it's not like it was cheap either.