107 Fourth Avenue Wine Bar

It was a relatively warm and sunny day today, so Chloe and I decided to be adventurous and made our way to the Glebe. After spending the afternoon reading in a coffee shop, we thought we might as well try a restaurant nearby.

As distorted as we think the ratings are on the restaurant rating websites, they are great for finding restaurants.
We wanted to go to The Urban Pear, but since they don't have a table till 9pm, we decided to go to 107 Fourth Avenue instead.

107 Fourth Avenue Wine Bar
Ambiance:  Cozy and nice for a wine bar, but the seating arrangement is not too great for a restaurant.
Menu: Rather limited. There were things on their website that were not on their actual menu. Plenty of appetizers but only 3 main courses. None of the main course were especially appetizing. They do have a list of daily specials.
Price: $15-$30
Rating on Urbanspoon:  83%


What we ordered:
Chloe: Seared sea scallops

Crystal: Shrimp Spaghetti with chard and artichoke
I don't even know how to begin. Before I go into the execution of the dish, I have to say the mix of ingredient is more than a little odd. It has sun dried tomatoes with artichokes and chard, and about a pound of green peas along with the shrimp and spaghetti. I don't know where the peas came from. It doesn't add to the flavour or the presentation of the dish. Onto the execution, the shrimp (I'm not even comparing it to fresh shrimps we're used to in Vancouver) was cooked with little to no seasoning, separate from the rest of the dish. The spaghetti was a little overcooked, but was nicely flavoured with a hint of garlic and shallots. The sun-dried tomatoes, chard and artichokes, however, were just tossed in like an afterthought along with the peas. There were absolutely no interaction between the components and I might as well have ate them all separately.

Verdict:
60%
Will not be returning.