151 E 8th Avenue, Vancouver (Mount Pleasant)
The neighbourhood of Mount Pleasant is known for its quirks and gems, and Eight 1/2 Restaurant Lounge is no different. Located inside a 100 year old heritage house, the exterior is absolutely stunning, and gives off the feel that you are going to visit someone at their home to have a family dinner. The interior is very cozy, with the restaurant and lounge area blurring together to create a very friendly and intimate ambience. Everyone is very friendly and the service was relatively quick, yet easygoing. Kim and I decided to share a craft beer flight (which featured beers from Coal Harbou Brewing, 33 Acres Brewery, Four Winds Brewery and Driftwood Brewery), the steak bites and a pesto prawn pizza. This was the perfect amount of food for the two of us. While I like craft beer, I personally was not a fan of the ones that were on the flight that night. They were all amber to dark beers, whereas my personal preference is more pale and light. I guess I have to work up to that tolerance! However, I will say that the beers went really nicely with the steak bites. The steak bites came with a salad on the side for us to share, and the bites themselves were very tender and marinated beautifully! The chili rub provided a lot of heat and that was cooled down by the creamy parmesan dip. The pesto prawn pizza was definitely my favouite though, and the highlight of the night! All of Eight 1/2's pizzas are 10", which makes it a good size for sharing but also a fair size for one person to enjoy on their own. The combination of pesto and prawn is not new to either Kim or I, but this pizza in particular had a nice balance of pesto and sauce, and everything meshed really well together. I just wished that there were more prawns on the pizza iself - it seemed a little lopsided that way. All in all, a really worthwhile place to check out and for me to go back to! Their large dishes look delicious and it just seems like a really fun place to be. Fun fact: Eight 1/2 is located halfway between E 8th Street and E 7th. Not sure how that happened.
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