Braised Veal - Ale Yard Tap & Grill

Braised Veal - ale & coffee braised veal topped with beer braised onions & mushrooms & served with grilled asparagus, roasted beet ale horseradish, Yukon gold smash & Yorkshire pudding ($21.50 CAD)

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Large portions: check!

Sub-par service: check!

Great beer selection: check!

Female staff who are easy on the eyes: check!

Another pub/grill who's competing in the same crowded space as Canadian Brew House: check!

Meat that tastes like it's old, stale and been sitting in the vegetable crisper for 7 weeks: check!

A meal whose potatoes taste better than anything else on the plate: check!

Awkward "Home Brew Ketchup": check!

Just check out the photo below: check!

No Yorkshire pudding: check!

Dinner rage that engulfed the other patrons (see fists pounded down upon the table): check!

Another satisfying evening of overpaying for a disappointing meal: check!

A restaurant that gives the word "braised" a bad name: check!

The worst veal that CJ has ever eaten: check!

Left 3/4 of the food for the waitress to take away: check!

Grade: 4.2 out of 10.0.... CHECK!

Fellow patrons who also gave the Yard a "glowing" review: check!