Pizila

June 12, 2011

@ Le Gavroche

Lobster Carpacio

Another evening spent with friends and catching up on the latest gossip. This time we went for a fancy fine dining at Le Gavroche. Unfortunately, Le Gavroche was a big disappointment.

The food: the entrees were disappointing. Do not get the fish here, it is tasteless. I had the braised chicken, which was cold by the time it got the table (we had a big party of people). It was covered in a sauce, but nothing specially tasty. I also had a taste of my friends' dishes such as the braised beef tenderloin. For the price we were paying, I expected something better.

The appetizers we had such as the lobster carpacio, beef tartar, and artisan salad were overall ok. I enjoyed the french onion soup (I'm a fan of onion soups!).

The service: our server was friendly at the start, but that changed after we said we wanted to share some dishes and appetizers. We got treated way differently (waitress's face turned 190 degree and seem like didn't want to serve us anymore) and even said "we are not making money." because we are sharing. Well, all I know is that you are charging way too much for food that isn't good!

The ambiance and the setting was great and we even had a room to ourselves. But, I am not coming back for sure!

June 06, 2011

Minnekhada

Port Coquitlam, B.C.

June 03, 2011

Hike. Eat. Deep Cove.

Quarry Rock Trail, B.C.

June 01, 2011

@ Japanese Kitchen

Eggplant with sweet miso

5.30.11.

I was surprised to learn on that night that we were the last customer of Japanese Kitchen because of new ownership.

We enjoyed the hot dishes we ordered such as the eggplant glazed with sweet miso, Renku Manju floating in a flavourful soup, interesting crispy avocado with spicy ketchup sauce. I also had the grill mackerel, which was served in a pretty good soy sauce. The staff was really nice to offer us their homemade cheesecake as the last customers.

So, these were probably the last dishes cooked by the kitchen staff of Japanese Kitchen (whether the staffs or the chef will remain the same, I don't know). The staff told us that a new Japanese chef/owner will be taking over and the restaurant name will probably remain the same.

Renku Manju


Crispy Avocado

May 31, 2011

Sechelt, B.C.

May 28, 2011

Brunch a la french style @ Cafe Regalate

The Lyon Breakfast

The Pulled Pork Sandwich

Nothing beats an afternoon, chatting with friend
and having good food.

I had a very yummy pulled pork sandwich &
very flavourful casserole of bacons, spinach,
mushrooms, and eggs coated with red wine based broth.

These french dishes were very generous in size
and my tummy was so full I couldn't try their desserts.

Their desserts display & pate selection looks
delicious and unique, I will definitely came
back and try those next time!

May 26, 2011

Chilliwack, B.C.

May 25, 2011

@ G-Be Izakaya

The Triple Salmon Roll

Deco: very interesting & fancy deco. Love the zen wall! Very nice setting and nice plates for the dishes. Very dark lighting, but I didn't mind it since it makes everyone look sexier (I think!).

Food: Interesting & very nicely presented.

Soy Milk Hot Pot

All their sushi rice & rice dishes were made with red rice, which was pretty good. I had the Triple Salmon Roll and the Steamed 7-Grain Rice Mini Pot with Shirasu fish & Spicy Cod Roe. The Steamed rice pot was supper small you can finish in 3 spoonful (ok, since it said mini pot I expected it to be bigger!).

Soy Milk Hot Pot: comes with some bok choy, fried tofu, radom veggies like broccoli. This dish sounded interesting,but taste was disappointing. The vegetables were very raw & the soup wasn't very hot, so the candlelight underneath it couldn't cook the veggies. The white sesame broth didn't have that much flavour so as the vegetables & tofu that come with it.

Seafood Tataki Salad: can't go wrong with salads (or I hope nobody does).

Overall: Very Tiny Dishes & Overprice (well yes izakaya, maybe just don't go there for dinner or when you are hungry like me). Some dishes a hit or miss.