W 33rd Avenue, at Cambie Street, Vancouver (Queen Elizabeth Park)
Part of the Sequoia Group of Restaurants, Seasons in the Park is located in beautiful Queen Elizabeth Park overlooking Vancouver. Surrounded by beautiful trees and flowers, the fare at Seasons is a tour of the great food and drink offerings from the West Coast. We went as a family to spend time together, and though the dinner was a splurge everything was incredibly delicious and just amazing. We started with steamed mussels and dungeness crab cakes. The mussels were incredibly fresh and the white wine was a great addition to the dish. The crab cake was a little underwhelming due to it's size but all in all was very tasty. For my entree, I had the 10 oz Fraser Valley Pork Chop that was served with a mango and green apple chutney, steamed vegetables and macaroni and cheese. The pork chop was delicious and the chutney went wonderfully with the pork chop. I was disappointed in the macaroni and cheese side dish though, because it was kind of bland! But the pork chop was undoubtedly the highlight, as it should be! Along with this entree I had a glass of Riesling wine, which was great! For dessert I had a warm carrot cake with rum raisin gelato and cinnamon sauce. Carrot cake is my favourite dessert and I have to say that this was delicious! Seasons is not a place that I will go back to any time soon, due to the fact that it's really out of my price point for a dinner, but it was great to spend time with my family and enjoy a good meal.
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601 W Cordova Street, Vancouver (Gastown)
Rogue Kitchen and Wetbar, which is conveniently located in Waterfront Skytrain station, is a fun and expansive place for good food and drink. Despite it's flashy interior and club like vibe, Rogue can be compared to an Earls or Browns as it is more or less the same kinds of food (aka "American", or pub food) and drinks (cocktails, shots, wines and beers). My friend Emily and I started off with Bellinis and went on to our main course - Short Rib Beef Dip for her and Pepperoni and Three Mushroom pizza for me. The food wasn't outstanding in anyway, but definitely filing and enough for lunch the next day. However, I did like the ambiance and how casual it felt. The prices for food is a little more than other places ($20 for lobster macaroni and cheese?), but for a once in a blue moon place it's not too bad. Definitely a fun place to go with friends for a night out on the town. With three locations - Gastown, Broadway and the Convention Center - you have plenty of opportunity to branch out beyond Earls and Cactus Clubs. 781 Denman Street, Vancouver (West End)
True to it's name, Nook on Vancouver's West End is a small little Italian restaurant that is cozy and filled with amazing scents. One of the few Italian places that are on my foodie bucket list, Nook offers share plates with authentic Italian flavours. With a brick oven sitting at the back of the restaurant, the drinks and the food at Nook were delicious! Eugenia and I had Bellinis (peach puree and Prosecco) to celebrate her birthday, and then shared a plate of gnocchi (first time for me!) and ricotta pizza, with baby spinach and olives. The dinner that we had was fantastic, and the flavours and service exceeded my expectations as well. I will definitely suggest showing up to dinner a little earlier, just because of how small the restaurant is. After a certain hour, it does get quite crowded and the lineups to get in are quite lengthy. There is a second location on Kitsilano as well, so if you are a fan of Italian food, give Nook a try and remember to get in early! 1583 Coal Harbour Quay, Vancouver
A lovely night out with my dad and sisters called for a fancy dinner on Coal Harbour. Thanks to my dad's collection of gift cards from travelling, we went for a seafood feast at Cardero's. Their tagline is "chops and a wok", and their dishes range from fresh seafood, exquisite meat cuts and their signature wok fried rice. From start to finish the dinner was delicious and felt incredibly expensive, beginning with raw oysters and finishing with creme brulee. The seafood was cooked well and the portions, while incredibly pricey, were the perfect portion: not too big and not just a few pieces of fish on a plate. Being an incredibly busy place, it is definitely recommended that you make reservations ahead of time. The meal will definitely put just a slight dent in your wallet, so be prepared for that. Overall, the presentation was beautiful and the food was delicious, and the service was prompt and friendly. |
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