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    Woodwork

    4.1 (188 reviews)
    Open 5:00 pm - 12:00 am (Next day)

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    Moderate noise
    Good for groups

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    Sticky toffee
    Donna B.

    This place might be dark and moody, maybe a little sketch from the outside. But you have to brave past that and go inside and be charged up by the amazing drinks and food. The staff were getting busy when we arrived after a show at the citadel but they were quick and made sure to still check on us frequently. Waters were never empty and our food came out promptly after we ordered. I was immediately drawn to the fermented purple corn drink (Ponche De Chicha) which was so delightful! Fruity but not over powering. A nice amount of ice and an interesting pineapple garnish to go with an interesting drink. We were also very eager to try the brussel sprouts, which were absolutely amazing! Brussels Sprouts Elote: honey glazed Brussels sprouts and drizzled with that chipotle lime aioli, and so much feta cheese. Plus I believe a portion of sales of this dish goes to the food bank. Always love supporting a good cause while enjoying good food. To finish it off we had to dip into the dessert menu and get the Sticky pudding. The sauce divine and I wished for a smidge more. A touch over salted but still delightful. I still stand by my review 7 years ago this place gets the full 5 stars!

    Cocktails
    Baylee J.

    Definitely a favorite! We have been here a few times for cocktails and first tried it out because of their mocktail option. Their cocktails are carefully crafted and delicious; the mocktails give a perfect faux alcoholic experience with drinks that aren't just juice in a glass. Try the elote Brussel sprouts... you won't be disappointed!

    The AMAZING pork chop. Cooked perfectly and glazed a tart and sweet balsamic sauce.
    Cin C.

    It's easy to see why this place comes highly recommended by friends and online reviews. There is an impressive bar with an equally impressive cocktail menu. The food menu is simple but we liked everything we tried. And the service was great throughout the night. To start the night, pick a cocktail. I had the Whiskey Sour which has been on the menu since Day 1 and it worked perfectly with the Drunken Bread appetizer. The bread comes on a hot skillet, tastes like the heavy traditional flavors of escargot and melts in your mouth. We had the Bear & The Flower Pork Chop and the Housemade Pasta. The pork chops was easily the star of the show. The meat was moist and flavorful, the glaze brought a wonderful sweet tartness and the potatoes were a smokey balance. Each bite was absolutely delicious. End the night with the Sticky Toffee Pudding. If you are feeling full, order it anyways and share it!!

    Incredible Fried Chicken
    Dan C.

    I will not lie, this place is as solid as solid gets. Incredible takes on food. I would come here often, if it was evenly remotely close!! Eat here, don't be dumb.

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    Emily T.

    My company recently moved downtown and Woodwork sent us all little "welcome" messages with a 20% off coupon inviting us to stop by and try them, so a group of us tried to book a table in November to check them out after work. We quickly discovered that (1) they are small and fill up quickly, so book a few weeks in advance; (2) the folks you talk to if you phone up can't even make a booking for any large number of people (we had 8, which is large but not crazy huge) and I was told the only option was to email; (3) it took 2 days to even get an answer from the email and that answer was sorry, "we only take large bookings that commit to a set family style menu which is $55/person." Which wasn't exactly helpful or useful since we wanted to come and check out the normal menu, not a fancy set menu. We ended up going to DOSC instead. I stopped by in December to try it out on my own, sat at the bar. The place is small and trendy looking and clearly does fill up on a weekend evening. I was heading to a show at the Winspear Centre in about an hour so asked if there was time to order food; was told that it shouldn't be a problem if I ordered quickly, so I ordered a glass of wine and the steak frites and indeed it did come out in plenty of time, no problem there. However, the food itself was really not great. The texture of the steak was fine, but is was very oversalted, which made a poor combination with the "hickory fries" which were also excessively salty. If the steak had been served with something more bland, like mashed potatoes or unsalted fries, it might have been an okay balance, but salty + saltier meant there was no taste but salt. There was also a small lettuce salad, and I have no idea how they even managed to do this, but even the salad tasted salty. The entire plate was just salt, salt, and more salt and since the fries were "hickory fries" there wasn't even any ketchup or other condiment provided to help balance out the salt. Since I was hurrying off to see a show, I just made do and left most of the fries, but very disappointing overall. I mentioned this to a coworker the next day and he said he avoids this place because the kitchen staff smoke heavily, which means they over-season the food as they've less sense of taste from the smoking. No idea if this is true, but they are certainly overseasoning the food for SOME reason and this was certainly the worst steak frites I've had in Edmonton. I will likely come back once more to try some other dish because so many reviews have spoken well of the food that perhaps the night I came was some bad aberration, and will update if so ... but seriously unimpressive first visit.

    Drinks.  Drinks.  Drinks.
    Kristi H.

    Husband and I went for an early Valentine's Day dinner. We have been hunting for a bottle of Pappy Van Winkle for the past six years and had only just found out that Woodwork had some. He finally tasted it and said it was just how he imagined (so the hunt continues)... huge thrill for him. The drink menu was amazing - tons of cocktails and wine options. We shared the frites and brussel sprouts to start. The frites were covered in parmesan and delicious; I could have eaten three orders. I ordered the ragu. The thick pasta noodles were perfectly cooked and the sauce was flavorful. My husband had the fried chicken.. by far the best he's ever had. The slaw salad on the side was also really good. By far one of the best meals we've had. Drink prices and food are high but comparable to any other restaurant of this level (high!)

    Single malt with huge cube
    John L.

    We were staying in a hotel across the street and decided to try this place. Made a reservation for 5 pm and laughed because it was empty when we arrived. By 5:30 it was packed. Efficient prompt service. Great single malts and big ice cubes. Great craft drinks. All those deserve 5's. Now the food .... Was good. But like all other reviewers say-- the menu is tooo restrictive! Only 4 entree choices?? One beef, one pork, one chicken, one risotto. So basically nothing for a pescetarian avoiding carbs--why no fish? As to the food we ordered ..... Fries--very tasty! Brussells sprouts--real good. Smoked char was overpowered by the pickled tomato and was not enough of the fish. Risotto ..... Extremely blah. Not enough vegetables. Pork medallions were good. Sticky toffee pudding-- very authentic and very good. Should you go? Yeah but no need to run.

    Danielle P.

    They have some of the best Old Fashioned drinks in the city. You can also grab some small bites. Most important the decor is just cool. There's also a really nice touch of smoked wood from the smoker they have in the kitchen. The lighting is dark and there's mostly booths which makes going there feel cozy and intimate. It's a romantic place. We had the stick toffee pudding and some drinks. They have some fancy sofas which is nice for a non-alcoholic drink option. The sticky toffee had a light sprinkling of sea salt which complimented the richness of the sponge cake with the toffee sauce and vanilla ice cream.

    Amabel D.

    Giving this place a 3 to be nice but it was really more of a 2.5/5. I feel like I am one of the minority here who wouldn't rate this place 4-5/5 stars. I just was not as impressed as everyone else. I think the reason is that I wasn't having cocktails. It is clear to me that the selling point of this place is the cocktails... but we don't drink! So when we try a place out we have to gauge it completely on the food instead of the drink menu. Our waitress was really great and attentive. She always looked after our table. This was likely the best part of the night was that we had such a lovely waitress. The decor is really trendy and the tables are small but far enough apart. Unique artwork. My boyfriend described our food as "blissfully mediocre" and I totally agree. I contemplated saying something but are you allowed to complain when the food is just meh? Roasted Cauliflower - Best thing we tried all night. Chicken Drumsticks - Nothing really special at all. Tasted like regular BBQ sauce and had a sprinkling of sesame seeds. Vegetable Rissotto - Boring. Beef Shortrib - Disgusting. I didn't even finish it. I have no idea what when wrong here but the short rib was 100% bone and not much rib. And then they douse the corn and beans in balsamic vinegar or something. So you basically have a balsamic vinegar soup. Really gross. We didn't eat hardly any of that. Waitress came and could see we weren't super impressed but neither of us really cared to say anything. I mean what is the point? I didn't really have any interest in ordering anything else on the menu and saving the money didn't really matter to me. I kind of just wanted to leave so we could go to another restaurant. We were still super hungry afterwards and went out for a second dinner. Turned what should have only been an $80 into like a $150. For two people who don't drink that's a lot of money to spend on food for 1 night. I might try a re-review one day but I don't have this place in mind for dinner anytime soon. I talked to my friends about this place and they totally reaffirmed that the cocktails are the only reason they go there, and not the food... SO if you're into cocktails by all means go because that seems to be their specialty.

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    Great food, and amazing drinks. Love the vibe as soon as you walk in. Service is fun and friendly! Can't go wrong for a night out.

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    Not worth the money. The food wasn't that great and the menu didn't have a very good selection either.

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