Konoba

Very knowlegable and great service

I used to live in Hamilton — and remembered Hess Village as being the place to go for patio drinks in the summer. Somehow I found myself there looking for a late lunch on a cold Thursday afternoon in January (haha)… thankfully, I was very pleasantly surprised by this little gem of a place.
We were lured in by promise of the town’s best burger.
FOOD:
We ordered the drink and sandwich special (very reasonably priced at $ 17.17 for a local wine and $ 16.16 for a local beer, paired with one of their delicious meals). I had the veggie sandwich and my dining partner had the advertised «best burger», both were made on a really great thin bun I’d never seen before, and came paired with fresh (and not greasy!) fries, as well as two great cabbage salads (neither had mayo, which I appreciate!). The waitress also brought out a traditional potato salad for us to sample for free (as they are trying out menu items right now), and when I asked for hot sauce, I was provided with a delicious house-​made (Croatian?) roasted red pepper sauce. It wasn’t very spicy, but it was so good I didn’t even touch the ketchup for my fries. It appears as they try to source as much of their food locally as possible… which is another bonus!
Veggie sandwich: pretty darn awesome! The eggplant was well marinated and the red peppers perfectly grilled. And as I mentioned before — the bun was different… but very good. It was almost like a pita, but much less chewy and tasted super fresh.
Burger: house-​made and loaded inside and out with mozzarella. It was a longer thinner patty than I might have normally expected, but great nonetheless.
SERVICE:
The waitress was very pleasant, and was happy to share more about the restaurant and the food. The only thing I might say was a bit of a negative was that she didn’t come and ask us how are meals were until I was almost finished mine… but that said, it seemed like there was a meeting going on in the other room and she may have been distracted by that a bit.
A COOL NOTE:
They serve the meals on tree trunk sections! SO neat!
OVERALL:
The waitress mentioned that they are looking to make the space a bit more loungey for the evening, but gearing it towards the more mature crowd… which I like the sounds of. Will definitely try to pop into this place again soon… to try the dinner menu and stay for drinks afterwards!