Welcome to the Moth! This is a place where we always try something different. Reason being, their menu selections constantly change
. Personally, we love it! Just because it always gives us a fresh feeling about food and we are always excited to see what's new on the menu. Sometimes it can be a miss, but if you don't try you'll never know. We commend these chefs because of their bold style and are thankful for their creativity.
The interior is very casual and friendly. And let's face it, its all around pretty cool. This is not a place where you will feel inferior if you are having a great laugh or chat. It's what we thought a gastropub should be. The stainless glass is a very interesting touch to the restaurant. If you are an outside patio loving person, they do have a great patio for you to enjoy a great brew or cuisine. Meddlesome Moth offers a great alcoholic selection from wine to rare bottle brews. They also offer a wide range of ales and beers on the tap.
Tonight we started our meal with their Pimms Cup and their Strawberry Ale. Both were very refreshing and easy to the mouth. Both of us are not heavy drinkers but we loved our choices. We finished both of them and they went well with our food selections.
Our salad course was their East Coast Blue Crab Salad with heirloom tomatoes and basil couscous. This was a very light and fresh start to our meal. The tomatoes were slightly roasted which brought out more of their sweetness and they were very juicy. There was an abundant amount of blue crab piled high on top, whipped with a mayo base dressing and garnished with watercress and micro greens. The couscous on the bottom was actually a very interesting touch to the salad ,it gave it a textural difference and the olive oil and basil on it made the bite very clean.
Then came our Chilled Sea Scallops with shaved vegetables and a jalapeno vinaigrette. Don't let the jalapeno vinaigrette scare you away, it was not spicy at all. The vinaigrette was actually tart and crisp. The vegetables was nicely dressed with the jalapeno vinaigrette and blended well with the chilled scallops. The scallops was a nice change from the normal seared preparation. This was tender, sweet, and cool. Very necessary on hot Texas nights. The whole plate just made you want more of it.
This is something we always come for. Veal Sweetbreads with sweet and spicy bacon jam. The bacon jam on this dish is something we both love. Its very savory, sweet, and aromatic in your mouth. I have to say, I have had it better before here in Meddlesome Moth. The sweetbreads seemed a little over cooked. They were not as tender and creamy as they usually are here, but still tasty and acceptable.
This is an improvement from the normal bacon everyone is used to. Bacon Lollipops with funnel cake and hollandaise. OMG YUM! You want to talk sweet and savory, this dish has it all. If you are a health guru I would stay away from this, but if you love pork belly SAY YES! This was not what we were expecting at all, it was even better. The texture of the bacon was fantastic. It was a cured, chewy, yet tender, pork belly heaven. The sauce and the funnel cake was awesome. The sauce was very rich and buttery, yet sweet and savory at the same time. The funnel cake was "maplelicous". You literally want to take your finger and dab it into the sweet and rich hollandaise sauce.
Our last dish for the night was their Lobster Poutine with tempura green beans and homemade ricotta. The dish has a vinegary base to it. The lobster of course was plump and succulent but the portion was kind of small but still good. The green beans were nicely fried, and their tempura batter was light. Their ricotta was creamy but we found it a little bit bland. The overall dish was a nice combo and interesting take on what a normal poutine is composed of.
Meddlesome Moth is a great place to have a friendly gathering and enjoy new creative cuisines. This is a place we always look forward to and have enjoyed every time. We would rate this place a 7/10 for consistency, price, inventiveness, and flavor.
Meddlesome Moth
1621 Oak Lawn Ave
Dallas, TX 75207
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