Borealis - Menu

You think it's a fishery, but it's so much more than that! the shop offers products of the sea/flavour varying. that vs can bring to the chef of the restaurant... read more You think it's a fishery, but it's so much more than that! the shop offers products of the sea/flavour varying. that vs can bring to the chef of the restaurant that you cook them...tapas, restaurant, take-away dishes, menus and menus.And in addition it is very good! What more?

Note: Ask what the wait time for service and food is upon arrival.I'd been here 5 years ago and was looking forward to this evening's dinner. Upon arrival servi... read more Note: Ask what the wait time for service and food is upon arrival.I'd been here 5 years ago and was looking forward to this evening's dinner. Upon arrival service was slow and at best a comedy of errors. They were unorganized, bumping into each other, breaking glasses - walking in circles really. We were not in a hurry. The place was full and the terrace was full even though it was freezing outside. Not being in a hurry, turned into impatience after 45 minutes and a bottle of wine, we hadn't even had our appetizers. Our order was not complicated. Fish and chips and a lobster roll. The appetizers were fish chowder that was a little curdled because it was the last of what the waitress could scrape out of the soup pot ( This is an open concept establishment, so you don't miss much!) and escargots. I realize that this is not a local product, but it was cold and the thought of garlicky, buttery escargots seemed like a pleasant treat after a long day. When it arrived, it was sandy, little escargots in the middle of a cereal bowl with some garlic butter on them. I tried, but after the fourth, I decided that the sand in my teeth wasn't worth the trouble. Being served something like that left me a little embarrassed (thinking perhaps I should have ordered something local, but it was on the menu). We ordered at 7:30. Towards 9pm, there seemed to be some sort of conflict between the wait staff and the kitchen staff - there was a new cook in the kitchen that evening. Because the service was slow I got up to check out the attached store to see what they were offering. On my way back, I saw what looked like our order waiting to be served, but because the placed was still fairly full, I just assumed it was for another table. My husband got up to take a look at the store while I waited at the table this time. Finally the meal came, after about what I calculate was about 20 minutes. It was our order! Ouch. Imagine fish and chips that have been sitting around for 20 minutes. The toasted bun for the lobster roll was crunchy like cold toast and soggy at the same time. Needless to say, it wasn't very good. We weren't charged for the fish and chips orthe lobster roll, but I was disappointed. We were not offered something else to replace what we couldn't eat. Is the kitchen staff to blame? Is the wait staff to blame? There was a family that I recognized from our hotel who were sitting on the outside on the terrace, He came in and asked why he had to wait 45 minutes for service - they must have really wanted to eat here. I hope it was worth the wait! Did I mention that this is an open concept resto. The cashier is right next to the fry station, it was a disaster. The kitchen had more batter on it than the fish and chips.