Crop Bistro

Today my lovely co-worker Rebecca, took me to lunch at Crop Bistro.

I have to say I was a bit nervous because Johnny's Downtown (partnership with Crop Bistro) has never been a FFF favorite. However, the Crop Bistro experience was definitely not Johnny's. It was enormously superior. We went at the perfect time, beating the lunch rush and seated immediately. Our service was very good and the meal...was quite fabulous.

I really enjoyed the tiny details of the menu and restaurant aka the "spring themed menu". Rebecca ordered a favorite sandwich of hers, the Willie Bird Smoked Turkey on Corn Bread but the chutney had changed from Cranberry to Peach Basil for spring. A nice touch to set the "changing of the seasons" mood. Lets just hope we no longer see any snow! Hooray for spring!

She quite enjoyed her sandwich and I really enjoyed the Baby Spinach salad with Plumped Apricots, Goat Cheese Crostini and Warm Honey Balsamic. The dressing was the perfect blend of spicy and refreshing. The goat cheese crostini was warm, falvorful and a wondeful compliment to the salad.

I ordered as my main course, the Seared Scallops- Polenta Crouton & Arugula appetiser...because I just couldn't help it. I love me some scallops! :) They were amazing! Topped with sweet corn and red peppers, cooked perfectly. The polenta crouton was also very good with a nice crust on the outside and a wonderfully cooked cornbread texture on the inside. Speaking of cornbread, the bread served is a cornbeard. Accompanied by, a wonderful cinnabon butter. I have to say I am usually not a fan of the cinnamon butter at restaurants, but it went perfectly with cornbread.

All in all, I was impressed and am looking forward to trying dinner at Crop.

-Krista

Crop Bistro on the web: http://www.cropbistro.com/