Eatdrink #42 July/August 2013

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demi-tasse of chocolate sauce
or espresso, served in artfully
mismatched bowls with melt-in-yourmouth
chocolate chip cookies.
The restaurant is BYOW with a corkage
fee of $15.00. If you order a glass of VQA
wine they might bring you a full bottle
and charge you for what you drink. The
wine selection is limited and there is
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Stratford
is
more than
great
theatre.
“This kind of brings things full circle for us.” — RK
a good selection of craft beers. They
retain a strong local focus on drinks to
keep them consistent with the kitchen’s
offerings. We loved the “Fizzy Water”
which was 50 cents a glass.
There is an area at the front entrance
that retails Monforte cheeses, Bauman
honey, preserves and other interesting
jarred goods-to-go. “This kind of brings
things full circle for us,” says Klahsen
referring to the restaurant. “For example,
when we make cheese we have leftover
whey, which we feed to pigs, which can
become charcuterie. And the same
farmer who raises the pigs grows wheat,
which we can make into crackers.”
The osteria opened in Stratford in
early April. In June, Monforte opened its
first stand-alone store in Toronto, in Liberty
Village. If you like ethical farm-totable
dining that won’t break the bank,
Monforte on Wellington, although in its
fledgling days, is well positioned to be a
hands-down frontrunner in Stratford’s
culinary scene.
BRYAN LAVERY is eatdrink’s Food Writer at Large.
Monforte on Wellington
80 Wellington Street, Stratford
519-301-7256
www.fb.com/MonforteOnWellington
open for lunch & dinner daily, 9–9;
open until 11 pm friday & saturday
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