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Flint
2 reviews for Flint
2 reviews in English
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Review from gene x.
8/15/2010 8 Check-ins Here
I guess this is my 'favorite' lounge and/or place to go out in in Saskatoon. Not that I've been to many other places, but the vibe here is chill and the staff is pretty nice as well.
They play some decent beats the times I've been there and they have a little mix-n-match platter that's pretty tasty. I got mine with ostrich, salmon, a few cheeses and chutney that were all pretty solid.
If you wanna avoid the drunken fools you see stumbling out of nearby spots, I definitely recommend Flint! -
Review from Angela L.
9/6/2009
Flint is an easy to miss little boite on the corner of 2nd Avenue right across the street from Galaxy cinema. I'm sure glad I didn't miss it though, cuz boy, does this tiny place pack a whole lot of goodies!
If six drafts, including Saskatchewan's own Paddockwood 606, as well as sizeable wine, bottled beer, and scotch menus to choose from isn't enough to make for some tough decision-making, just wait until you get to the nibbles. During happy hour, $5 martinis make deciding on a drink easier. The Berry Saskatoon gin martini (normally $7.50) featuring a splash of Pimm's is well balanced between strong and sweet.
Flint's meat and cheese platters ($13.50) allows you to make selections from ten choices each of meats, cheeses, and condiments. Your trusty kalamata olives, sundried tomatoes, proscuitto, camembert, and old cheddar are all there, but its the mouth-wateringly interesting options such as plum spread, candied salmon, fig spread, smoked lamb, red deer, smoked duck breast, drunken goat cheese, dill harvarti, morroccan mustard, mustard bean pickles, and artichoke caper relish that just might make those who are adventurous want to order everything on the menu. Served with a generous loaf of locally produced bread, red-pepper flecked hummous, and whipped butter, this is a platter of finger foods fit for sharing.
The unfinished industrial decor of the room features a partially exposed brick wall, unapologeticly exposed caulking, black leather high tops and banquet seating, with black and white movies projected directly onto the wall.
The lone server/bartender/food prep was nice, but failed to stop me from ordering the wild mushroom pate after a discussion about non-meat options (and my mistakingly thinking that it was made only of mushrooms) . When confirming with her after it arrived that it was in fact mushrooms in meat pate and reiterating that I didn't eat meat, she looked slightly confused and didn't offer to replace it. Oh well. I hope the Saskatoon mice have sophisticated enough palates to enjoy it.
Appropriate embellishments like Hungry Like the Wolf blasting from the speakers and the zany locals perched on the sidewalk patio chatting up everyone walking by made Flint a surprisingly delightful Saskatoonian experience right in the heart of dusty downtown on this ghostly long weekend.
