Where to begin raving about what Aric has done with the place??? The pierced block wall has never looked better, either from Camelback or from the interior, where it's truly celebrated. As is plenty of the original building, from the wine rack (courtesy of the original sprinkler system) to the bar and tabletops (milled from wood "harvested" from the building during demo). There are even scraps of the original wallpaper — a very nice touch, indeed — and the pneumatic salon chairs along one end of the bar. Oh, and the lighting and solar (yes!) hot water heating system.
And the food lives up to the design work, too — absolutely wonderful! Pasta made on-site, herbs straight out of the Parlor's garden, etc. The roast beet salad alone is worth the trip. But make it soon, as it won't be long before there are long waits for a seat in the Parlor...
) We loved the reuse of the salon chairs as barstools, and the vintage photos of the salon next to the washrooms...
