The Richmond location's ambience and service were just fine when we went the other day. They've updated it since I've been in there last (some years ago), and it was clean and nice.

Service was polite and competent, with a smile. They kept the coffee coming.

But for 3 pancakes, one with fruit, and two with eggs and ham, the total was over $50 (coffee is something like $3 a cup, and for three people, that puts you over $10 once you figure in HST and tip).

The pancakes were fine. The ham and eggs were fine. The fruit was melon and berries, nothing special, nothing bad. But the sticker shock on the bill was way too much to handle. The pancakes are thin, European style (crepes more than anything) and the toppings are nothing to rave about. Just ok. Starbucks prices for fast-food coffee is a bit much.

Anyway, that's my last Dutch visit, sad to say. If prices were about 1/2 of what they are, I'd be a regular, but not at $17 or $18 per person.

Ok, whats with the picnic tables? I deffinatley refused to sit there and the writing on the wall whe you come in, lame. If you can make it past that i would give this place 4 out of 5 stars. The food is amazing, the crowd is good and the action in the room is fun. There isnt too many places you can eat and stay for the night usually you have to eat somewhere then go to another spot for the rest of the evening to drink and have fun. This spot is the package deal, it is amazing. Just loose the picnic tables or no one will sit in that room.

We dined at Monk McQueens on a sunny Saturday, curious to know how things are going since our last visit, which was a long while back. Not much has changed. The decor is about the same, ambiance is good, with a great view, but still lacking lighting once the sun has set (I understand the mood lighting idea, but the restaurant is much too dim - looks like they're impoverished rather than rustic).

Food: Was okay. I had the seared ahi tuna chop salad and a seafood bouillabaisse; my bf had the chicken wings and salmon burger. Surprisingly the best dish was the chicken wings - done simply, was crispy and tasty but not greasy. On the other hand, the tuna was not as fresh as it should have been, and the seafood bouillabaisse didn't feature any really great / fresh bits of seafood. The salmon was overdone in the burger.
But what was lacking in the meal, dessert more than made up for it. For $8 each, the portion was HUGE. I would say it's share-able between four people! We tried the blueberry pie (with ice cream and a home made flaky crust) and the "banana", which was 3 pieces of banana bread, peanut butter ice cream, whipped cream and a deep fried coconut-covered banana. I would definitely recommend coming back for the desserts, but probably hit or miss for dinner.

My Vegetarian Green Curry consisted of broccoli, cauliflower, lots of celery, mushed up soft tofu, and one single piece of carrot swimming in sauce. Very green indeed! (no, for some reason there wasn't even any basil!)

Lol seriously unless you are absolutely stuck in Station Square starving for Thai do yourself a favor and walk across the street to Green Basil instead. I have wanted to try out the restaurant after passing by it all the time and seeing all their "Best of Burnaby Now" posters. Knowing that it would be somewhat a pricey place I figured to head over during lunch instead to test the waters par se before bringing any friends.

Bottomline think of a "westernized" Chinese restaurant serving only "mock-Thai-style" dishes in a clean but dated environment. Depending I guess on what time you go you may have a better server (I went between shifts and have two distinctly different services as they switched). Ok I guess, but absolutely not worth a repeat visit.

Oh, and have I mentioned that they have the worst Thai Iced Tea EVER..

(even the canned stuff from Chinatown groceries is better so save your money and have a Starbucks or something because this version is probably closer to orange coloured evaporated milk with ice than a real drink. Oh well, you've been warned!)

The food was average for the price you pay. The service was poor and to top it all off when I went to pay the $52.00 bill, they said "no credit cards, only debt or cash". So, I presented my debt card, then they said "the machine was broken." I had to empty my wallet to pay. But, when I think about it afterwards, they were accepting credit cards and debt cards from other patrons. So, I don't know why they singled out my family.
We didn't make any extra demands, were very pleasant.

Disappointed that they are a bunch of liars.....

I have dined here in the past, but never again. They have lost a good customer.

I even left a decent tip.

They will learn that it is the quiet ones, who don't complain, but never go back.

Their lost - I will tell everyone not to go there. I work close by so they will lose business.

i've been to many casino buffets, and this one is by far the worst and overcharged. Few selections, stale food, low quality....and the restaurant layout after renovations is awkwardly designed. Do they really need that many more seats and tables with the quality and quantity of food they serve? Total rip off. Avoid it at all cost.

This place is in Oakridge food court. The service was SLOW. They did fry the falafels fresh though - too bad they didn't taste good. They were not fully brown and shaped like to mini frisbees smushed together - not real falafel shape - there was 2 small ones.. They were not spicy nor was the falafel garlicy at all. They did not ask what toppings I wanted and just put lettuce and tomato - no onions. Then they put too much runny tzatziki on it and it soaked the pita and fell apart. The whole thing was a mess. And the combo was almost $9. It's less than $7 at the yummy place in Brentwood. Would not go again.

This goes out to pomowino. The dish you had is called "budae-jjigae". It was developed during the Korean War when American GIs would trade spam and sausages for goods from local Koreans. The Korean families would then use these "delicacies" to mix into a soup with whatever they had as table scraps. This would often include "instant ramen noodles". Typically, the broth would constitue kimchi sauce and water. The dish you had is a Korean institution that heralds from the thin days of the war. Just thought I'd let you know.

We were five of us on a slower night and late too. Greeted with the smile and helped very promptly with the menu suggestion.
Generally we are big eater but they said we can start with few items and see how it goes . I really appreciate that.
The food was ok we had eggplant stuffed with seafood which was good but oily which is very common. Also we had mix seafood noodles which had very good quality veggies
For sure, we will be back.

Samosa Gardens was always a place we'd go when we had out of town guests (my family is East African, so it was "food like home"). I am not East African but over the years of eating it, I can say that I have experience in what's good and what's not on the subject.
I've always had a good experience with their food but because it's been a while since I've been there, I can honestly say I don't remember what the service was like, but I don't remember it being poor.
My favorite dish there is the butter chicken, I've tried to duplicate it and must admit, I am pretty close, but nothing compares to theirs. Their samosa's are also very good but my all time favorite food at Samosa Gardens is Mogo with chili chutney!
It's definitley worth the trip out to Samosa Gardens every time for me.