We had the loveliest meal at Deer + Almond. This is an upscale, foodie place with a relaxed atmosphere. We chose it because it regularly makes the list of Canada's 100 best restaurants. Our waiter, Andrés el Tico, was super helpful as we worked our way through the menu. The relatively small menu changes with the seasons so I won't bore you with what we had except to say that it was lovely. We shared one tasting menu, plus additional items off the menu ordered a la carte. Some were fabulous, some were interesting, all of them made us think about what we were eating and the layers of flavor and texture. My wife had a cocktail; I had a very nice mocktail. What a lovely evening. D+A is a fairly small space. Make a reservation. read more

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Deer + Almond is nestled in the heart of the Exchange District in Winnipeg. In fact, if you're not looking for it you might possibly pass it by. It's the restaurant of Chef Mandel Hitzer's dreams and it's definitely a stop to add to your list if you're in the Peg. It has such a great atmosphere and the wait staff is polite and helpful. The food is also amazing. We started with Truffle fries with Manchego. So good! And the food kept getting better with each course. My favorite thing about the restaurant is all the flavor combinations. They take ingredients I would never put together and they just work. They not only work, but they leave you craving more. My Arctic Char Bowl was so light and refreshing. I've tried to recreate it at home and it's not even close. Another example of taking different ingredients and mixing them into something strange and wonderful is the Salt of the Earth. It's more of a savory dessert. It's beet ice cream, pickled blueberries, feta, and ground mushrooms & cocoa. And you know what? It's really good. The other desserts were really good as well. I especially loved the Lime Mousse Tart. It had a perfect amount of tartness. I love the creativity of these dishes. read more

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Great experience. Came here while visiting Winnipeg. Wanted to take my niece as an early Christmas gift. We made an early reservation at 5pm. Cool looking place not big, located right in the Exchange. We did the tasting menu which was a lot of food for two people about 8 dishes plus some extras. My apologies it's been a couple of months since I've eaten here and have now forgotten most of the details. But notables were: Green pappardelle it was both of our fave. Overall we both had a great experience. I highly recommend it. read more

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The food everything is amazing! Also the atmosphere! Service and attention to detail also amazing!

Foodies rejoice! We visited from LA and our first stop was deer and almond. it was fabulous from the first bite! We enjoyed the tasting menu so much that it's hard to pick what we liked best. For me (pescatarian) it was a three way tie between the smoked fish lavash, shrimp cappelletti and coconut sorbet. My Latino hubby (a tres leches aficionado) said the tres leche cake was among the best he has ever had, and also raved about the lavash and mojo rojo chicken. a highlight was an effervescent chat with chef Mandel Hitzer. Deer and Almond was an unexpected joy all around. Service, kitschy atmosphere, fun drinks and amazing food. read more

I really wanted to love this restaurant especially at $90 per person for their tasting menu. I wouldn't classify us as foodies, but as regular people who like good food and don't have a problem dropping this kind of money for a dinner if the food is amazing. And we've been to some places where we have spent this amount and had an absolutely incredible dinner. Unfortunately this was not the case for Deer and Almond. The amuse bouche of celery with anchovy butter and dill flowers was just strange. The anchovy gave zero flavour so it was like butter in celery with a strong hit of dill. Course One - caviar and whitefish dip was quite good. One of the high points of the meal. The crab on toast with hollandaise was so drenched in hollandaise that everything was soggy and I left at least 1/3 on my plate as it was inedible. Course Two - Salmon and Citrus was not particularly memorable. Grilled peaches with zucchini and raspberries was a strange combination punctuated by the bitter flavour of a herb that I cannot recollect the name of now. The peaches at the bottom of the dish were really good but the rest was not a pleasing flavour combination. First two course came in a reasonable amount of time, then we waited a full hour for course 3 which was a painfully long wait. Our reservation was at 5:15pm and we were some of the first few people in the restaurant so there really should not have been this big of a gap between courses. Course 3 was dropped at our table, but the person delivering it left so fast we couldn't mention we needed cutlery which had been taken away when they cleared Course Two. So we waited a few more minutes to flag someone down for that. Course Three - This was the best part of the meal. My husband enjoyed the chicken schnitzel and the fish I had (cannot remember the full details) was quite good - at least enough that I could say I enjoyed part of my meal. Course Four - Italian Coffee which was disappointing on first bite, but did grow on me and I would say I enjoyed it. Exactly as its described - frozen coffee with a milky consistency. Whipped cream and almonds on top were a good addition. Banana and Walnut tart was not much of a looker but did taste pretty. Overall a few dishes were good, but none that I could say were great. Aside from the bread which we got as an addition and I would have gotten more of had the server come back at any regular intervals. It was really really amazing and I could have eaten another serving of it no problem. After all that, we left hungry and went to Baked Expectations to get cake to finish off the evening. read more

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*This is a 4.5 stars review* We were recommended by several people to have dinner here. Our dinner was a four course menu which changes every few months. We started off with a beet and blueberry salad then grilled wild prawn with green tomato followed by pickerel and peanut semi-fredo . My definite favorites were the prawn salad and pickerel. Amazing flavours and texture which really rest was good but not quite like the Overall we had a really nice experience. Staff was very friendly and attentive. Worth checking this place out if you're in Winnipeg ;-) read more

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Love the food! It looks like food isn't enough for us to get full but its not. I am so satisfied with what I ordered (avocado toast and blueberry oat parfait). Note that I am not a fan of parfait but I wanna try again in this restau to see if it'll change my mind. This is me after I ate their parfait -- . New fave now but ONLY IN D+A Also asked the server if there's a coffee I could try with oat milk. She recommend latte with it. I tried coffee w/ oat milk for the first time and now I order it everywhere . thanks to our server. Only comment I could think of is when we went to the front and they were ignoring us. No line up as they will only get your name and number for waitlist. Ignore in a sense where people will get at front (but we came first) then they'll ask THEM how can i help u and not us first. But the other last who just went to the front ask us right away. Thank you Other than that I'm still giving perfect rate. Let's not judge in the first visit shall we? Will definitely eat here again. D+A. EQ3 read more

Deer + Almond - Eggs benny (salmon), blueberry parfait and avocado toast w/ egg. - Tapas Bars Near Me - Winnipeg, Manitoba

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Great place for a date but not a lot of things to choose from! Limited menu. We went for brunch and they were out of almost everything we wanted to eat:( read more

Deer + Almond - Tapas Bars Near Me - Winnipeg, Manitoba

A great place for a date. The restaurant is intimate. The staff are very good. The food is wonderful. A great place. read more

Huge yes! My boyfriend and I stopped here on our roadtrip. It was the best introduction to Winnipeg we could have had. We also had the potatoes and white fish dip, which all got gobbled up before I could snag a picture. I loved the mix and balance of Asian fusion, which I wasn't expecting. If I was from here, I could definitely see myself frequenting this place and/or making it my date night spot. Staff was friendly, the vibe was relaxed, and the food was on point. If I'm back in Winnipeg, definitely stopping off here. read more

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The tasting menu is absolutely divine and a steal for $45. The amount of food you get will be much more than your stomach can handle and you will leave very satisfied! So prepare by not eating anything beforehand! Although the restaurant was fully booked, I managed to walk in and grab a seat on the side. There was curry popcorn served with the menus. Very tempting to gobble it all, luckily a patron next to me warned me to ease off as the tasting menu will be very filling. #1 Helluva dip: a crowdpleaser for a reason. A complex flavour profile of onion and dill, delicious. Very addicting. Wanted some to bring back to Vancouver. One area of improvement would be the kettle chips, mine were a tad stale. #2 Sweetbreads: the server was able to let the kitchen know I really wanted to try this dish. Very tasty, good amount of greens with a nice amount of pistachios. #3 Tomato salad: I unfortunately do not like tomatoes (forgot to relay this to the kitchen), but there was a fried rice thing which was nice. Like a rice hashbrown. #4 Deer tataki: really liked it, flavours worked well with the mustard. It was a very generous portion of protein!! #5 Pork belly on crispy rice: Would have preferred a contrast of textures, as the pork belly and the crispy rice were both crispy and hard. Pork belly was standard, nice and fatty. This dish was just okay, but maybe also because I was very full at this point. #6 Ravioli: at this point, I thought the kitchen messed up and accidentally gave me one dish too many. I actually felt like my stomach was already past capacity. I could not enjoy this as much as I should have. It was good though. Don't miss this place if you're ever in Winnipeg! read more

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This is one of the most famous restaurants in Winnipeg. We visited there some times before but it wasn't open. This time we checked the time and booked a seat. The menu said there were four courses per person and you could choose from four categories .My favorite food was the steak which was tasted very delicious. The service was great and the price was a little bit expensive. read more

Deer + Almond - Steak - Tapas Bars Near Me - Winnipeg, Manitoba

Not know as a destination city for dining, or really much but wildlife and hockey based on research while planning a three day visit, it was around 8:00pm on Wednesday that walk-in availability was found at Winnipeg's deer + almond, one of only two Manitoba Restaurants on Canada's "Top 100" in addition to Segovia which would be experienced the following evening. Located downtown near the Exchange District, a low-slung building amidst modest skyscrapers easily found as it appears to be the only inhabited space in the area after dark, guests approaching deer + almond will start to notice the thump of bass from some three meters out, the opening of doors immediately telling of just what sort of "experience" the Restaurant is trying to create. Toqued by Chef Mandel Hitzer and considered avant-garde for Winnipeg, the menu best described as fusion and presented as "Tapas" by servers, it was immediately upon seating in a room built for 68 but holding just seven that specials were described, the server pleasant but unpolished as she recited directly from a blackboard clearly visible to the left. Certainly no place for those skeptical about big flavors or loud sounds, thumping Rap seemingly growing louder as time progressed, it was with a small bowl of heavily-seasoned Popcorn and Water that nearly twenty minutes passed before the arrival of requested plates, the first a tangle of charred Carrots whose intrinsic sweetness found balance in Hazelnut Butter and grated Cheese plus crunchy specks of Granola while earthy Celeriac thankfully took a backseat. Deciding next amongst diverse items ranging from Soba to Weiner Schnitzel, Mandel's German first name which translates to Almond explaining both the Restaurant's name and dish, it was mostly childhood memories of Walleye that led to a selection of Pickerel amidst umami, the Grits a bit watery on their own but a nice contrast to Pumpkin and Pickled Vegetables plus lightly spiced Cheese. Intentionally saving room for Dessert, the meager Canadian Dollar offering three choices at bargain prices, it was on the Waitress' recommendation that "From the Earth" was selected, a blend of textures and flavors befitting early Autumn proving better than both savories largely on the strength of an elegant Pavlova and creamy housemade Pumpkin Ice Cream. read more

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I went there for the first time for an anniversary, and both my partner and I agreed that the ambiance was fantastic, the vibes where very chill. Our server was very nice and on the ball, we had our food at reasonable time and drinks where always there. Lastly I'd highly recommend the food of this restaurant, I still think of the dessert we had as well as our oysters read more

Everyone is so welcoming, the very best hosts in Winnipeg! Great environment, warm and cozy spot to enjoy a dinner for two or as a group. A Winnipeg treasure forsure! read more

This is the first time I have gone to this restaurant. It was with a fair size group and they were quite accommodating. I ordered their truffle fries which are thin cut, homemade french fries with some cheese sprinkled on top, possibly Parmesan? At any rate they were quite good and it was nine dollars for a bowl which we shared amongst three or four people. I also ordered a pickerel poke bowl which was taco and rice and finally sliced or shredded vegetables and was very very tasty. Essentially the foodIs primarily on the later side so don't go there very hungry. I would say that those in our party who were very hungry probably left a little bit unsatisfied but because of the quality of the food, I would go to this place again. Others ordered sandwiches and one had a veggie burger. Everybody really enjoyed the food. read more

Hands up to Deer + Almond for having an avant-garde, ever evolving menu. Our favourite dishes of the night were a tie between the deer tartare and the duck meatball linguine. The deer tartare had so many flavours, colours and textures in it that no description could do justice to this exceptional dish. To give it a bigger twist, the vessel for the tartare wasn't the standard bread, but rather it was crispy potato chips! We would have the same words of praise for the duck meatball linguine. I've never had duck meatballs before, so I couldn't imagine what it would taste like. The balls were incredibly tender-almost melt in your mouth tender. But it still had the full flavours of duck! The linguine, you could tell, was freshly made. It soaked up the creamy sauce so nicely and paired marvelously with the succulent mushrooms and juicy cherry tomatoes. The yam tortellini stood out as unique. It was delicious, but not the highlight of the meal. The least favourable of our four dishes would be the grilled octopus. There was nothing awful about it, but it didn't have any unique or exceptional qualities. It did provide a bed of stir fried veggies to help us reach our veggie quota, though. Be forewarned that it'll be a pricey meal for what feels like a casual restaurant with fine but impersonal service. We shared (and finished) four dishes, and it came to $90 BEFORE drinks, tax or tip. Still, I would recommend treating your palate to their menu at least once! read more

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The Deer+Almond is an excellent choice for a tasty, comforting dinner. My colleagues and I stopped in for a dinner about 6pm on. Thursday night. With no reservation, we were able to get seated right away in a cozy corner of the restaurant. Our waitress was a real delight; and though they got busy pretty soon after we arrived, there was the right level of checking in with us and attention. Though the menu is designed to be shared, I wasn't in the sharing mood and was pretty hungry, so I ordered the beef tenderloin special. It was excellent. In fact, both of my colleagues also ordered the beef special and we all ate every bite--and was a pretty healthy sized portion! The flavours were really delicious and balanced and the beef was perfectly prepared. I highly recommend this dish. I didn't get a chance to try anything else on the menu, though it all looked really delicious. When in Winnipeg, I'll definitely come by again. read more

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This place is amazing. Just came back from dinner here. And it was a delightful meal. We were a group of 3. So we tried many items on the menu. house made bread and cultured butter - The bread was really good and the butter was very tasty too. beets & orange salad - was good. It had beets, orange, green apples, feta, iceberg lettuce, tahini and walnuts. The dish was much better than it sounds. fried Brussels sprouts - it was fried brussels sprouts with parmesan, capicola, poached egg and caesar salad. I didn't try it, but others loved it a lot. s & p calamari - it was grilled calamari with blistered onions and peppers and chili vinegar on the side. It was the best appetizer we tried on the menu. fried cornish hen - it was fried cornish hen with coconut crust and glazed with maple. It was served with the mint chutney. It was pretty good. thai style duck - brushed with soy sauce served green papaya, onion, basil and mint salad, which was amazing. salt of the earth - it was a very quirky and playful dessert. It was beet ice cream, pickled blueberries, feta served mushroom & cocoa cookie crumble. Each ingredient itself was okay but the dish came together really well when each item was tried together. It came out really well. semifreddo - it was a chocolate cake with peanut-butter cream, sea salt and caramel. It tasted a little like tiramisu but not quite. Very different than anything we had tried in the past. The red wines that we tried were pretty good too and paired very well with the food. read more

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Dined here recently and had a much better experience than my first. Granted the first visit was just a few weeks after their opening. I think that time has helped this place turn into a more consistent restaurant. The service was much improved with great knowledge of the food. And the food we ordered had great flavour, fun & funky inspirations and was executed very well. "Benny & the Jets" - 2 poached eggs, hollandaise, w/ bacon on brioche and side of parlsey salad. Perfectly poached eggs! I love how the parsley salad helped cut the richness of the bacon, eggs and brioche. One of the specials was agnolotti (ravioli like pasta) stuffed w/ valdeón cheese and topped with arugula and shaved parmesan - this was a really yummy dish with great flavours (love valdeón - Spanish blue cheese). The Mexican prawns had great flavour and were cooked perfectly and the black cod with nori potato latke, green beans, grilled romaine, roe & horseradish cream was a hit. The black cod was delicious and the nori/potato latke was an interesting mix. The vibe was really relaxed yet fun. A place where you can hang out with a small group of friends and still carry on a conversation easily. Food service was paced very well and service was friendly and efficient. read more

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I loved this small tapas bar and restaurant. It was our first meal in Winnipeg and my absolute favourite. I enjoyed every dish; especially the pork belly & watermelon and the baby potatoes with tobiko. The pork belly flavour with the sweetness of the watermelon was exquisite. And the potatoes were the best potatoes my family has ever had. Slightly crunchy on the outside and super soft on the inside, the mayo and tobiko mixed in was perfect. Would definitely come back again on another visit! The staff was really friendly as well! :) Side note: the drinks are a bit off. The "sacred garden cocktail" tasted a bit like soap. read more

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I wanted to like this place, i really did. I spent 4 days in the lead up to my reservation waiting for the day to arrive, I had been making my way thru some of Winnipeg's best restaurants expecting this one to top them all, sadly, it didn't come close. We were seated immediately, and met our server. It was like he didn't want to be there, pleasant is not a word I would not describe him. Asked about the specials on the board, he read them out, and said they were "pretty self explanatory". Thanks. He perked up a bit when my sister asked him about the wines, clearly a passion of his, but it would have been nice to see that side of him thru the whole dinner. Our party of 3 shared three small plates and 2 big plates, and it was more than enough. I think of the 5 things we ordered, 4 had dill on them, the last dish, which i believe was the arctic char, had a pile of dill 3 inches high on top. Being the last dish, the mountain of herb left an unpleasant aftertaste that wouldn't go away. The yellow beans were delicious, crunchy, with a bit of heat. None of the other dishes stood out at all, nothing memorable. I asked about dessert, hoping in part that they would have something to wash away the taste of the everlasting last dish, and mentioned i had spotted something on a table near to us that the diner was raving out. Servers response? "People love it here, but it no one would eat that in Australia." Way to up sell. We left, disappointed. Reading other reviews I'm getting the sense there are issues with consistency of the food and the service, we had negative experiences with both. read more

a few things to consider is location parking and chef. this place is hit or miss depending on night.

Selected this as a special treat for my mom and sister who were flying in to Winnipeg to wrap up my conference week. Not something my mom would normally do but since she was travelling all reserves went out the table! We started with the complimentary truffle popcorn, deer tartare, eel and octopus fusion bibimbap, the beet salad and a couple of whiskeys. Huge portions for being tapas style. The choices of top shelf were good and well selected. Everyone of the started were worth every penny... loved the eel bibimbap (mixed rice bowl) especially... with the crisp of the battered and fried eel to the char of the broccoli and octopus, freshness of the radish slices and the delicious sauces through out the dish...we wiped the bowl clean. The fresh potato chips were a great pair with the deer, which had little dried blueberries in it. For mains we got the lamb pappardelle and the half chicken... the pasta was mushy but the lamb was good. The chicken was delicious with the wild rice but way too much food at that point so after a few bites we packed up to go. Could have given up one of our mains for dessert since those looked great as well. Wanted the salmon but as they are locally sourced and seasonal so limited portions, they had just sold out. Would definitely recommend this spot with reservations for groups or couples! Service was also top notch, especially helping me charge my phone at the bar. read more

This was an amazing meal! We really wanted to get a taste of the local food here, and this was the perfect place for it. Our server gave us a sampling of five different small dishes, all with very unique and complex flavors. She did a fantastic job of telling the story behind the menu and we walked away feeing like we'd just taken a tour of Winnipeg. I highly recommend this restaurant to anyone, especially visitors looking for a unique experience. read more

I can only add to the accolades other reviewers have given this restaurant. While I was disappointed several of the dishes mentioned by others were not on the menu, I assume this is because the menu is seasonal and based on availability of ingredients. That said....the food was excellent....innovative, interesting, well presented and wonderfully flavourful. We had the beet and orange salad, grilled octopus and deer tartar. All were extremely enjoyable. Interesting mixes of flavours that just work. Service was excellent, prompt, attentive, polite and helpful. My wife found the salt and vinegar chips served with the deer tartar too vinegary (I thought they were perfect), so our server quickly had the kitchen warm some really great tasting bread to accommodate her. Fun place, great atmosphere, fabulous food, Red Racer IPA....can't go wrong. read more

There were five in our party when we went and we ordered about eight to 10 dishes. The service unfortunately was pretty bad. Waited anywhere from 15 to 45 minutes after finishing one dish between five of us. No sorry or apology was offered. I think if our waitress had come and said we are short staff in our kitchen it would have made us feel better but as it was you just felt neglected and ignored. Staff basically all stood around the bar talking. I would not go back. read more

This place saved my life when I was working a lot in the exchange district, Seriously. I would go there for Tea and lunch a few times a week and get this open face seared tuna sandwich and you know what ... it's F****** good. One of my favourite sandwiches to this day, at it was like 12 $. So after discovering I loved the restaurant I started doing dinner there a lot and man... I thought lunch was good. The food at Deer and Almond is exception... crispy Brussels sprouts, brilliantly balanced potato dishes, meat that makes your hair stand up it's so delicate. Their wine list does the job and then some, you can always find what you want and their cocktails are really well-crafted. It's obviously that the team there really cares about food, drink and service and I feel like it's so worth it every single time! It's money very well spent Also, the audio books in the bathroom are such a a fun touch... cleaver people, good eats, don't settle for less, check em' out. read more

As far as I am aware, this restaurant has a new location but my last dine-in would have been years ago at the location at the Exchange District in Winnipeg, MB, Canada. The food was bomb & outright delicious. I had one of my favourite drinks here, called a whisky sour which is topped with frothed egg whites. Of course, it was my favourite drink then and these days I opt for something less sweet. Would dine again! read more

Never been a huge fan of tapas style restaurants but I loved Deer and Almond! Went here for my birthday, lots of great gluten-free options!

Food is really flavourful, interesting and fresh here. Risotto, char, orange beet salad -- all delicious! Don't forget dessert here; we had the beet ice cream w/ pickled MB blueberries. Surprisingly good! We got a little worried when dessert order took half an hour, however the waiter communicated well so we were fine. That wait landed me at 4 of 5 stars. read more

Deer + Almond - Tapas Bars Near Me - Winnipeg, Manitoba

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Our party of 7 were totally impressed with a fantastic tasting menu of tapas. All dishes from the menu but of the chefs choice. Stand out dish: Steelhead Trout - beautifully crisp skin layer over a amazingly soft fish, nestled in between mango & greens. So delicious. Highly recommended for groups who want to chat, enjoy each other's company, letting each dish be a pleasant surprise. read more

Combinations are the key to a successful life. Whomever decided to combine the disparate flavours of Tuna, Bacon and Olive into one sandwich should win the Nobel peace prize. It's that good. It's the kind of lunch item that could instantaneously create world peace. People would drop their weapons. Brother would not turn against brother. The wounds of the world would close up and all would rejoice as fast as you could warble out those eight magic syllables. Tu-na Ba-Con O-Live Sand-Wich. Practice these words before you walk in the door. I did not eat any deer or any almonds. read more

Delicious meal. Shared family style. Kale beignets were great as well as the mushroom appetizer. Rotating menu makes me eager to return for another visit. Ambience great occasionally loud but not crazy. Will definitely return. read more

After traveling through Winnipeg 10-15 times for single night stays, I finally made it out of the hotel for dinner this past Monday. Based on recommendations from friends I found myself with a couple of coworkers at Deer + Almond. I don't think either of my coworkers had ever been to a tapas bar before, but I think they had a good time sampling the different dishes we ordered. It was a relatively slow night so the service was prompt and informative. Between the three of us we ordered the foie gras, blackened striploin, the trout, and the wild boar. I found the foie gras to be the tastiest of those four, and surprisingly the best part of that dish was the bread it was served on. Each of the others were all very tasty as well. The trout was a very small amount of food, but the wild boar on the other hand was a ton of food. For dessert we all ordered the honey ice cream which was outstanding, but pushed me into the "too full to eat for the next day" fullness level. Overall, I'd like to do some more exploring of downtown Winnipeg before returning here, but if I had more time to spend in the city I'd be happy to return again eventually. read more

Fancy, yet welcoming. The family style share your plates is great to try a whole bunch of different kinds of things.

Just stopped by on a whim, staff is very attentive, menus are fresh and unique as is the cocktail service. Great for couples. Even have a good brunch from 10a to 2p. Gotta give it a try. read more

This is a great restaurant located in the heart of the exchange district, all the items on the menu seem to be tapas or appetizers, so be prepared to be trying and assortment of different foods, this restaurant can get quite busy as it is a small space but well decorated, so to avoid a line up in sure you make a reservation, the owner of the restaurant is very kind and the staff friendly., I like on the menu that a lot of the food comes from local suppliers that's a big plus as you know it's fresh, The risotto is amazing go order some now, Lamb shank beyond heavenly delicious read more

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Excellent restaurant with attentive yet casual service and truly innovative food . This is my third time eating here over 2 years and it impresses me more each time I've eaten here . Living in Toronto and traveling the world extensively, Deer + Almond is one of the most innovative cooking styles I have ever eaten ,and the Chef and all the kitchen staff deserves greater accolades for its cuisine . read more