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Gastown's newest bistro serves one dish, an eight ounce striploin with green sauce and frites for $44, and refuses to apologize for the short menu.
Gaoler's Mews, Gastown
More infoThe entire menu is an eight ounce striploin, a creamy green sauce and frites, $44, and that is the whole list. Owner Florence Doumet puts it plainly: "we do one thing and we do it well." It opened in mid July at 12 Water St in Gaoler's Mews, the cobblestone courtyard off Water Street that almost everyone walks past twice, with an interior by Le Studio. The Paris original, Le Relais de l'Entrecôte, has run this way since 1959.
Ordering takes four seconds, so spend the effort on finding the door. Gaoler's Mews is the cobblestone courtyard off Water Street, and first timers routinely reach 12 Water St, see no restaurant, and loop the block twice. Budget ten extra minutes so you both arrive unbothered. The only real decision is how you want the striploin cooked, so settle that before you sit. It opened in mid July, so book ahead; the room found its rhythm fast.
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