#laurier lounge

[scotchtales-blog]

An outing to dinner on a Wednesday finds a cool little place specializing in fondue, poutine and with a burger that one of the richest men in the world, Warren Buffet, said was the best he'd ever tasted.   Now what, you might ask, is the perfect way to finish an amazing meal and way too much chocolate fondue?

Light, sweet and smooth goodness

Macallan 14y - Tasted: 7th August 2012 - ~$10 per dram @ Laurier Lounge

Sweet currents and caramel on the nose. Shades of sherry or muscat in the rich colour and aroma. The palate is surprisingly light and clean, while still sweet and caramelly with a crisp finish that leaves almost no aftertaste at all.

This is smooth, light and tasty and would be a great introduction to top shelf single malts. However I fear this may be one of those examples where extra aging makes the scotch smoother, and probably more balanced, but in the process it loses some of its character and interest.  This is a nice scotch, but not one I would order for myself.

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March 30, 2012 [Laurier Lounge]

Went downtown after class. I was supposed to go to a gay club with a friend but other friends joined us and they didn't want to go so we just shopped around and suddenly somebody mentioned fondue and we all wanted to drink a bit so I googled it and the place with the best rating turned up to be Laurier Lounge.  Someone had suggested Ubu Lounge but I checked out their menu before and their drinks are like $10 each. That's craaaaaaaaaaaaay.

This place was really small and cozy and they played some really nice french jazzy/bossanova music that I really really enjoyed. By the looks of it, it's just a house-turned-restaurant. The outside patio probably could have seated more than the inside but there were stairs leading upstairs so I don't know if there are seats there or someplace for private bookings.  Oh and yes, my friend is a cyclops.

Left (friend): Strawberry mojito Right (mine): The Stanley - Creme de cacao, creme de menthe, Bailey's and Cream My drink was really good! It was smooth and creamy with a very subtle taste of chocolate. It was funny because my friend Stanley was sitting beside me. No one in our table know what each other was getting so when I ordered my drink, they all had a fit of giggles. 

Originally we wanted chocolate fondue but the swiss sounded so good too...

After a long time of debating, we settled with the swiss fondue! MMM so yummy! The white wine was very prominent and the consistency was good so that it was never rubbery. I've never had cheese fondue before but this was a great first try.

Crepe Suzette Orange and Grand Marier sauce, a Laurier favourite! It was $12 so I was kind of hesitant on dessert but a friend agreed to share with me so of course we got it.  The crepe was well made, the gelato was delicious, and there was a very strong, sweet orange taste. I'm glad we shared because it was really too much to handle in terms of flavour. It was really overwhelming kind of like when you're eating pineapples and your lips and tongue start to burn - you want to keep eating because it's so good but you just can't handle it any more. That's how I feel about the sweetness of this dish. I'd totally recommend this place to anyone who wants a nice place to just lounge around and eat and drink with. I'm totally going back some time to try their entrees! 1111 7 Street Southwest   Calgary, AB