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Checked out the Quay and was craving something sweet to have with a coffee. I spotted this bakery, but there was literally no-one attending the counter. Went for a short walk, browsing the Quay and returned .. still no one. Went for another short walk and returned to find an disinterested Asian man behind the counter.
I asked if the Diplomat Cakes were made with real butter. The man did not seem to understand me at first. I asked again. He said, "Yes. Butter."
I bought a slice for $3.25 plus tax. I ate it at the tables near the window with the nice view of Vancouver.
I should have just had a coffee and thrown the $3.25 into the water fountain outside. It was the worst Diplomat cake I have ever had. It had ZERO flavour. If butter was used in the frosting - it would have been 0.01% added to shortening. I didn't taste any buttery flavour at all. It tasted like nothing.
Gross. Never again.
Hello to all who read this review.
My name is Brian and my fiance Lynn and I want to announce that effective February 27th ,we as the new owners want you to please come in and visit us. We will also be closing the store for a big spring clean up in early march. This is also a note to anyone who has sent a review that was not happy, to please come back and personally see us to make Vera's still your choice.
Thank you
Brian & Lynn
This is my favourite spot for a real coffee latte, made with freshly ground beans that were roasted nearby a few days before. Great hot or cold sandwiches along with freshly baked pastries, cookies and snacks. Simple surroundings kept impeccably clean.
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My gf has been bringing me takeout from here for nearly a couple of years now and only recently did I finally make my way here to dine in with her.
The location is tucked away off Lonsdale but from what I've been told, it's almost always extremely busy. They have more floorspace next door so larger groups can dine without bumping elbows. At the main site, the tables by the front doors are quite cramped together to maximize seating capacity but the loud ambiance drowns out most nosy patrons. They do what they can with the space, but on a cold rather night it's a bit off-putting.
Even with the limited table space, we ordered quite a few dishes for the two of us. My gf's lamb shank (baghali polo) was braised to a fork tender and came with a lima bean rice scented with dill. I ordered a combination meal which came with one beef and one chicken kabob, served with grilled tomato and rice (bakhtiari). The kabobs were simply made with little seasoning and perfectly cooked with both our entrees chased with the apparently ubiquitous shallots and yogurt (mast-o moosir). In addition to that, we ordered an accompanying dish called fesenjoon, which was a pureed pomegranate and walnut mix topped over white chicken meat. It was an interesting mix of sweet and tang and was really a meal in itself. Portions are more than generous as you get a large amount of meat along with carbs.
Our server was one of the friendliest we've had in a long time, especially given the full house. It wasn't anything over the top at all, but he certainly made us feel welcomed.
Simply put, this is my kind of comfort food.
after seeing this place on TV I HAD to give it a try.
results: My family and I were so disappointed.
#1 I wanted to share an entree with one of my daughters, if I remember correctly the portions shown on the TV were HUGE, not only did they want to try and charge me an additional $5 for the SAME entree (they don't allow sharing) so the "sitting" fee for my daughter was $5, the portion was HALF the size they showed on the TV food show.
#2 the food was mediocre, over cooked, small portions and WAAAAAAAAAY over priced!!!
#3 they don't have refills on a $3 cup of coffee.
#4 they don't have refills on a $2.50 cup of 75% ice-filled cup of soda
#5 the service just SUCKED ... pretty much none ...
#6 the children's meal was $10 ... too expensive!!
#7 they got my bill wrong and tried to charge me another $2.50 for my younger daughter's kids meal which INCLUDED pop.
breakfast for me and my three children cost $73!!!
NEVER AGAIN!!! it was all about the money for this place!!!
This is a great location - right next to a Starbucks (which I avoid). I like JJ Bean - coffee is good, food is good, and pastries are good. Good solid fare by electic staff who seem to know their coffee and enjoy working there. But, here's the rub, why is the coffee never piping hot. It cools down when I add a touch of cream - ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh - I just hate that; and when I ask for a spot of hot milk, they get all snotty on me and ask for an extra .50c. Dammit man, I don't want a latte (if I wanted milk favoured with coffee then I would order the damn thing).
But I did notice that the music they were playing was really great coffee shop stuff - Sinatra, some Big Band, Charlie Parker - great jazz as is proper and right for coffee bars. Not the vomit-inducing Top 40, which is what they used to play (and maybe still do - but not on the day I visited).
Also - when I visited a few weeks ago, the paper-towel dispenser in the men's room was broken; on another recent trip (yesterday), it was still broken. What gives?
This place is an old fashioned Donut shop with Character and GREAT tasting donuts!!. The place is riddled with collectables still in the original packaging! kind of a flea market feel... very cool. Maple peanut donut is to die for. They also have very well priced and delicious deli sandwhiches. Lets keep this long time donut shop alive! Saport the little guy!
Decided to try this place out after hearing what a negative experience a friend had. And I almost wish I didn't!! Went on a friday night, so naturally it would be a bit busy. Luckily we got there before dinner rush I guess.
Ambiance looked confusing. It look as if you combined a lounge and burger shack together. Worse, they only had one rest room. Which looked poorly maintained. You would think that a restaurant this "busy" would have more than one?
The service was soo slow, even just waiting for our water took forever. Waiting for a refill took even longer!! You would think that the servers would know the #1 rule in serving is never let the glass be empty. It's as if the owners just hired young servers still in high school to fit their restaurants "young" and "trendy" appearance.
Luckily the food wasn't that bad. The fries were cold, but they weren't great anyways so didn't miss out on much there. Also, condiments such as ketchup are an extra 25c. Seriously? Had I known I would've brought ketchup packets from McD,
Would I go back here? Definitely not. For the price we paid we could get something ALOT better at Rockford which isn't too far from there.
A fabulous place for breakfast, as you first enter the place is very warming and has a fresh & clean feel to it. The food is displayed in a way that makes you want to eat everything. I enjoy how the staff encourage you to try the samples. I savoured every bite of the doubled baked almond croissant- it was made with love and so delicious! The Croque Monsieur is just over the top amazing- there is no words to explain how yummy the homemade brioche is and the mornay sauce smothering the entire sandwich is to die for. Of course my breakfast is always washed down with a coffee made with perfectly roasted beans and a homemade vanilla bean sauce. Altogether this deli is a delight to come to and a welcome surprise for the neighbourhood.
I am the Burger guy. I try burgers in every corner of the world.
This burger is about the bottom of the barrell... Just dont bother with this one... The previous reviews are obviously from people that have no idea what a burger is or should be or they are family members
go to splitz burger for a burger
This place has it all i serious i have tried them all when it comes to sushi places and I'm not kidding this place even has a roll called the Crystal Roll, when you place it in your mouth it practicality devolves. It wrapped in a rice paper and the flavour is just making you think oh i could eat 20 of these there so good. My other favourite one there is the Ocean Garden Roll, but for me they know what i want every time i come in just ask for the sample roll its got crab, avocado wrapped up in a cucumber roll with no rice or seaweed. My 3rd roll for me is the Spicy Tuna Delight this is really good, it has that little kick to it that makes you coming back for more.
If you think this cant be for real please come back here and tell me your experience!
We ordered 8-pcs of chicken, 12pcs of cupcakes and 1 med. size gravy. When we got home, we realized that KFC forgot to include the gravy! After 3 days, we decided to stop by the same KFC and ordered chicken for take out. I told the lady about the gravy incident and she asked me if I called that night. I told her no. She said you should have called and we could log it in. In my mind, how should I know that I would need to call????!!!! She didn't gave me my gravy $1.99 worth. Right then and there, I decided never to come back to this outlet again!!! FOR A $1.99 WORTH OF GRAVY, KFC has lost me and my family as their weekly customer.
The sushi is decent and dinner boxes are good. Noodles in soup aren't good at all. Take out is fine but out of the many (20?) times we've tried to dine in, it's usually a lesson in frustration. The female servers are particularly clueless. You can wait forever for your food and they just avoid looking at you the whole time. Last time I was there my son got his food after 35 minute wait and after he finished eating, I waited another 10 min for my food. Awkward. Other times they've forgotten parts of our order, substituted items in bento boxes without telling you and just generally have no clue how to give decent service, yet they always expect a tip. Like I said, take out and stay out.
Whenever a new business opens in Dollarton Village, I get very excited. it is walking distance for me and we love to support anyone who's trying to make a go of it in our immediate neighborhood. After months of renovations they finally opened. I went in to check the place out and really wanted to like it. Being a devoted foody, I was excited. The owner was standing behind the counter chatting to someone she knew. A girl stepped up and asked if she could help me. I told her I was just in checking the place out for the first time. This was an opportunity to sell something to me!!! She crossed her arms and said, "sure, look around." the owner did not acknowledge me at all. I was the only person in a shop that she had spent months renovating and I had my wallet in one hand and a shopping bag in the other. So, I looked around and saw a half empty display fridge, some very high end condiments and basically nothing that piqued my interest. Is it a bakery, deli, restaurant, cafe or what? And did I mention it was COLD in there? The place is decked out in whites with cold plastic chairs. I left without buying anything and neither the owner or the server girl seemed to care. I told my hubby about it and we decided to go have a coffee a couple days later to give it a another try. It was a freezing cold day, yet they had metal turquoise chairs and tables outside and the door propped open. We ordered an Americano and Macchiato. The coffee was very good, but it was so freezing COLD in there sitting on the plexiglass chairs with the door wide open, we drank fast and got the heck out of there. They obviously spared no expense making the place look nice, but it's a shame they don't know how to treat people when they come in, most of them for the first time. And, in our case, probably the last.
We like good italian. Our standbys are Umberto's and Carmelo's. Living on the far end of the north shore, though, sometimes you just don't wanna drive so far..... Last Friday, we made a reso for 4 of us here and arrived a few minutes late. Our table wasn't ready, no worries, we were offered seats at the bar. The place was pretty full, good sign. We sat at the bar and surprisingly were not offered anything to drink. They seemed short staffed and too busy to make eye contact with us. After 10 min, my hubby flagged a guy down and got a couple of beer. Then our table was ready. We ordered mussels, tomato boconcinni, mains were a duck special, ossobucco and peppercorn steak washed down with a couple of decent bottles of red. Thinking back, mediocre is shooting a little high. The tomato bocconcini had tomatoes that I would not have purchased to serve to my own family, never mind serve to restaurant patrons paying $11.00 for six slices of tomatoes and minuscule slices of bocconcini. They were not ripe, not fresh (previously cut?) white at the core, grainy and in certainly the cheapest tomatoes available. To their credit they replaced the salad with a new one and I was so starved, I ate it, but it was just marginally better. The mussels were unremarkable and the portion size was below standard for the price. The Ossobucco presented nicely but the sauce tasted strange. We've had this dish in other restaurants that when done beautifully makes you dream about the taste for weeks afterward until you have to go back and have it again in the same place. This is not such a case. Again, well below mediocre. The duck special was done in a cassis sauce and the best thing about the dish was the veggies. The duck was dry, bland, and I wanted to forget I'd ordered it as soon as I bit into it. The best dish of the evening was the peppercorn steak. That was several notches above mediocre but at this point not enough to bring up the total score. The service was decent and unobtrusive, although in Italian restaurants we usually see a little more flare, but not here. Our glasses were full and the waiter was awake, that's about it. All in all, we had a nice evening out because our focus during the meal was the company and not the restaurant. But when you get home after dropping a few hundred bucks on a meal you do tend to dissect it a little the next day to decide if you'll be going there again or trying somewhere else. Our conclusion on this was, "been there, done that." We'll look for someplace else.
I used to find myself at this place often. Something has surely happened with the management as of the last few months. The food is mediocre, a greasy spoon such place. Nevertheless, I would eat here due to convenience. The staff on the weekends over turn as fast as the customers to walk through there, leaving the rest of the people to treat the customers as garbage. Leave this breakfast place out of your weekend, you surely wont miss anything except mistreatment by the staff and maybe a blocked artery.
We popped in for lunch about 11:45 and were the first ones in the restaurant. We ordered a California roll, Rainbow roll, Chirashi Don, and Gomae for the two of us. The food took quite some time to come and they delivered the two rolls for my son first and by the time he was completely finished eating, they brought my Chirashi Don. The 2 waitresses working were pathetic. One of them dished out the most minuscule portion of Gomae (we're talking 1 unheaped teaspoon) and they tried to tell us it was because they had changed the portion sizes. I forgot to ask them if they had cut the price in third as well. Since my son had been there twice before and had Gomae both times and gotten a normal portion, her lie was even more ridiculous. Later on she thought better of trying to slide one over and brought us another portion of Gomae. Later on both waitresses were standing around staring into thin air while we waited for them to notice our tea pot was empty (I had taken the lid off... traditional Asian cue for a refill). My son finally had to wake one of them up to refill our tea. The saving grace for this place is that the food is very good. The rolls were both tasty and my Chirashi Don was nicely presented, the fish was good quality and it was very good value for $12.95. Still, I tipped barely 10% and I'm getting sick of tipping even that much when we would have had a more enjoyable meal if it were self-service. I did give the sushi chef the thumbs up on the way out for the food though, thinking he deserved the tip more than ther servers did.
After numerous times swearing I wil not return because of the poor service. The reviews here are correct. I will not return. Just not worth the bad vibes if you don't eat fast or tip big. Times we have ordered and picked up - only to find the order has not even been started by the kitchen (untuil it is paid for apparently.) Nah. We're done here.
This is the best chinese we've found, especially on the North Shore, but man, does their attitude stink! They have never charged us the same for the same meal, will refuse to deliver based on she's feeling that day and you're often kept waiting a long time for your food to be delivered. They are pretty popular so I guess they can afford to keep the horrible hostess and staff...
This place is pretty good but I wouldn't recommend bringing children. The food was a bit soggy but the great taste of the toppings completely made up for it. Great place to buy quick party food. The puns are hilarious and the mini game you can play there is very addicting. The snowman I saw outside the restaurant showed me that they were very festive.
