Pitt Meadows Reviews
Firehall Bistro, The19237 122A Avenue, #104, Pitt Meadows
a cut above the rest
By sharvey of Maple Ridge BC (1 Review)
Submitted Thursday, February 25, 2010 - 4:53pm

my better half and i have eaten here on several occasions. i have to say that each experience has been outstanding. the menu is continually changing as the chef only prepares food that is in season and fresh(we asked because some of our favorites disappeared from the menu). the wine list is adequate but not overloaded and the markup is nominal for a restaurant. the service has always been excellent and friendly. ive had everything from the rib eye to the pot of mussels and have yet to have an expectation not exceeded. i, unlike my wife, am not a desert person but every meal i have had here has been accompanied with a desert and they have been a little slice of heaven. even the ice cream is made fresh in house! i am amazed that this small family run restaurant out in the suburbs has this quality food. i cant say enough about this place, i have recommended it to friends in the past and will continue to do so in the future.

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Pad Thai12540 Harris Road, Pitt Meadows
Disgusted
By thorvald of Port Coquitlam bc (1 Review)
Submitted Tuesday, February 2, 2010 - 3:28pm

Just went to Pad Thai Restaurant with my friend for lunch. I ordered green tea, Tom kha gai (soup), Chicken with roasted chili, and a bowl of steamed rice.

I was disgusted to find a black hair in the rice I spread out over my chicken with roasted chili. Of course my whole dish was inedible after finding that hair, but the restaurant only deducted the cost of my steamed rice from the price of my meal.

My friend who does not like to make waves told me afterwards he also found a thick black hair in his rice, but just removed it and ate his...

They charged us for the green tea and the steamed rice, 2 items that are generally free with meals in Asian restaurants in my experience in the Lower Mainland.

I went there famished and left there still famished after paying $30.00 for lunch (had previously offered to treat my friend).

I will never return to this restaurant and do not recommend it to anyone. I have found hair in meals before at other restaraurants, but have never been charged for a meal here anywhere when I have found one, and the profuse apologies of the staff have always prompted me not to hold it against them. Mistakes do happen.

This restaurant has a lot to learn about etiquette when serving poorly prepared food or inedible dishes containing human hair.

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Pappa Leo's Pizza12151 Harris Rd, Pitt Meadows
Good take out pizza
By bcholly of Pitt Meadows, BC (6 Reviews)
Submitted Friday, January 1, 2010 - 9:31pm

We order pizza here nearly every Friday night. It's a tradition. When we first moved to Pitt Meadows from d/t Vancouver in 2006 we ordered pizza from everywhere - Kors, the big guys and then Papa Leos.

The pizza is good but the ambiance is mediocre unless you're a teenage boy. I'm not so I always get my pizza to go. What's an added plus is the video store next door. You can order your pizza, pick out a movie, then get your 'za to go. If only Pitt Meadows Video and Papa Leos would partner up!

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Lunch Doctor12139 Harris Rd, Pitt Meadows
Complete no go
By bcholly of Pitt Meadows, BC (6 Reviews)
Submitted Friday, January 1, 2010 - 8:53pm

After two attempts to at the Lunch Doctor I'm giving up.

Attempt #1 - The Airport Lunch Doctor was the worst. The staff were filling a lunch order for two customers when I arrived. After standing at the till with nobody in front of me and waiting for some type of "hello, I'll be right with you" for five minutes (no joke) after finally filling the order I received a cold greeting. I quickly ordered a coffee and got out of there asap. I was going to order a soup/sandwich but didn't want to give my business after receiving such shoddy service.

Attempt #2 - After reading great reviews here I thought I'd try again. This time my attempt was at the location on Harris Road. I took a girlfriend with me for lunch and we walked in the door and again waited while the staff were making sandwiches. Again, no hello, no greeting. We waited about three mins before heading to the Jolly Coachman.

Really Lunch Doctor, how hard is it to greet a customer? Perhaps the service is so bad b/c it's for sale. I don't know. Hopefully new management can salvage things.

Sorry the prescription for my lunch was not fulfilled here.

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Jolly Coachman Pub19167 Ford Road, Pitt Meadows
Chef at a pub? YES!
By bcholly of Pitt Meadows, BC (6 Reviews)
Submitted Friday, January 1, 2010 - 3:59pm

The chef at the Jolly Coachman is incredible. Great value for great food. And, the bartender is obviously a happy fellow. Great food + good service = Good times.

My husband and I come here 2-3 times per month. A good, solid standby in Pitt Meadows with an excellent chef.

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DT Vietnamese Noodles & Coffee Bar19141 Ford Road #101 Pitt Meadows, BC, Pitt Meadows
Super Lunch
By foodie.604 of Port Coquitlam (12 Reviews)
Submitted Monday, December 28, 2009 - 12:42pm

Really great price food is very tasty. Awesome place to go for lunch, service and food is prompt. Excellent vietnamese food, it is really good quality with a good sized portion. Favourite is the grilled chicken with rice and spring rolls. Spring rolls are the highlight! Would definately recommend this spot for a hearty lunch. Ambiance is solid, decor is up to date and what you would expect from a quick lunch spot.

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Zenberry12350 Harris Rd., #7, Pitt Meadows
It's great, but unfortunatly...
By Redd Dayspring of Pitt Meadows, BC (1 Review)
Submitted Tuesday, December 8, 2009 - 12:10pm

I've been here many times, and their yogurt is amazing. I love it, and I recommend it to anyone who has a love for yogurt. Although the downside is their customer service. Few times that I have been there one worker tends to give me the cold shoulder and I don't know why. So if they were to get rid of her I'd probably go there much more often.

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Sango Japanese Restaurant19800 Lougheed Hwy, #350, Pitt Meadows
Very good but not the best.
By pc7999 of Burnaby (30 Reviews)
Submitted Tuesday, November 17, 2009 - 10:07am

Been to this restaurant a few times the past few months. Not the best japanese food but pretty darn good.

It's a small restaurant. The decor is pretty modern but lack a comfortable feel to it. Service is pretty good when they are not busy. But when they are busy, better sit outside in the common dining area so it's easier to flag them down for service.

The food taste good. Their fancy rolls taste great and not too pricey. Their donburi are a little on the plain side. Chicken don needs more chicken. Yakisoba is awesome. Regular sushi rolls such as tuna roll are very good with fresh fish. One thing they need to work on is more appertizers on the menu.

Very good overall and will continue going back.

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Firehall Bistro, The19237 122A Avenue, #104, Pitt Meadows
Average Experience
By mapleridgefoodie of Maple Ridge (2 Reviews)
Submitted Sunday, November 8, 2009 - 9:04am

I think that your experience at this restaurant is directly related to whether you are comparing this restaurant to a downtown Vancouver place or a Pitt Meadows Place. My review is making ratings compared to what you'd find downtown, no extra brownie points simply because they are in the burbs.

Our evening started with a warm welcome, and being sat in a nice little two person booth. The ambience is quite nice.

Our server was nice, if not a little inexperienced. I think she did an adequate job for us. For example, if you are going to tell us the features (the younger chap that sat us told us the appetizer feature, then the waitress told us all the features, and not once did anyone bother telling us the price of them?)

We were hoping for a little apperitif, maybe some champagne. No champagne available by the glass you say as you look towards the kitchen? Not the end of the world. What other options would you suggest? You don't sell any hard liquor just beer and wine? THAT was a little weird. What kind of fine dining restaurant does not serve liquor? Anyway, we settled on some nice red wine. I agree with previous reviews that they mark-up on wine is quite fair. However, if you're looking for a developed wine program here, don't. Maybe 12 reds and 12 whites.

Time to eat. We'd like to chat and get caught up, so maybe just a little appetizer to share while we have some wine. You can't do that. You can't take our order without us deciding everything first? Hmmpphh. Alright, we'll adapt to your house rules, after all I guess this isn't a tapas bar.

The menu looks good, at least as good as a menu can look printed on a piece of paper. About 8 apppies and 8 entrees (2 already sold out early on a Saturday night?)

The appetizers were average. We shared a few, Smoked Salmon which was ok, a Scallop and Crayfish dish that we were not blown away by by any means and a nice Onion Tart. The amuse served to us was a tiny little cracker type things with a small spoon of Jelly. Probably the weakest amuse I've ever been served in a fine dining establishment.

We talk and have more wine while waiting for the mains. This is where the imperfections of the service show through, water glasses sitting empty for long periods, wine empty. Finally another chap came by and asked if we needed anything. Um, more wine maybe?

Mains were better than the entrees, Halibut was well cooked with nice potatoes, Chicken Leg that my companion had was also enjoyed.

Would I go again? Probably, there are only 2 or 3 nice restaurants in this area so the pickings are slim. But in my opinion it is certainly not worth the drive in from out of town.

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Firehall Bistro, The19237 122A Avenue, #104, Pitt Meadows
Solid dining experience
By Brizz of Langley (15 Reviews)
Submitted Monday, November 2, 2009 - 8:46am

Food rating: My wife and I had the following dishes, Kalamari, tarragon chicken, oven roasted halibut. The highlight was actually the amuse bouche which was a crostini with a olive tapanade, mmmm.

The Tarragon chicken was bland, basically a chicken breast with salt and pepper roasted... couldn't taste the tarragon at all. The risotto was ok, but under cooked and I'm personally not a fan of gruyere cheese in place of parmasan... I dont mean to pick it apart, but hey this is a review site.

My wife's Halibut was a great dish, muuuuch better than mine.

The Kalamari was ok, nothing special.

We had a dessert that I can't recall the name but it was very very good and they make all the dessert in house.

The wine list was decent and the prices are incredible. I think it was $7 more expensive than a BCL which is unheard of for a restaurant.

The service was good, not great but no complaints here.

Ambiance was nice, good lighting, nice seating with decent sized tables. Not sure why they still haven't changed the banner out front but we knew this already so had no problems finding it.

Definately would go back as the value is incredible.

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Firehall Bistro, The19237 122A Avenue, #104, Pitt Meadows
Looking forward to going back!!!
By food4enjoyment of Maple Ridge, BC (1 Review)
Submitted Thursday, October 29, 2009 - 10:16pm

Tonight, a friend treated me out for dinner. He chose this location from some newspaper ad. I never heard of it; so I checked it out on this "dinehere" website first. Hmmmm, sounds like good food but questionable service. Well, it was excellent food, and the service was perfectly splendid!
I am not a big fan of seafood, especially of the shellfish group, but I do enjoy fish. I was in the mood for "something different" so rather than jumping on the steak (my usual favorite), I went for a salmon appetizer and Halibut entree. Wow! I believe this is the most pleasant surprise I have had in food in years! Even the salad and spinach had a 'special' flavor of some wonderful dressing. Every bite... Excellent! My friend had the steak; his comment... MMMMmmmm!
There was only three desserts offered; but what a choice they were. I don't recall the name of what I had (Sticky something something). Delish!!!!
The hostess (Veronique??) is lovely and charming (and yet could handle my friends 'interesting' humor like a professional heckler), and the owner (sorry, forgot the name... Gord?) was extremely attentive to the details and our satisfaction.
The atmosphere is not ideal for children nor energized teens, but marvelous if you simply want an enjoyable evening of incredibly FINE dining! Decent portions, although my appetite was beckoning for second helpings of everything because it was so good. For the quality of the food (more so than the quantity), the price is extremely fair! I am eager to return. The steak DID look really good!

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Firehall Bistro, The19237 122A Avenue, #104, Pitt Meadows
Fabulous find in Pitt Meadows
By VJB of abbotsford (96 Reviews)
Submitted Sunday, October 11, 2009 - 10:37am

This restaurant is absolutely amazing. From the moment we walked in the door. We were warmly greated by our waitress for the evening. One of the owners was behind the bar and he smiled warmly at us and welcomed us to his restaurant.

The restaurant is very warm and inviting with fine linens on the table and soft lighting casting a lovely glow. The tables are nicely spaced so you're not listening in on other people's conversation.

The food is absolutely amazing for the prices that are charged. Before we had our appetizer we were given an amuse bouche consisting of crostini - 2 were topped with a cream cheese and olive mixtere and the other 2 were topped with pickled beet root. Both were very good. We started off with one of the appetizer specials - a duo of prawns, jumbo and spot prawns in a lovely garlic butter sauce and served with a hot crusty homemade baguette. This was the most expensive appetizer at $17.99 but it was a very generous serving and very well prepared. Most appetizers seemed to be in the $9.00 - $12.00 range. The most expensive entree was the rib steak at $19.99 (I think that's what it was). For the entrees my husband had tarragon chicken that came with gruyere rissoto and asparagus and I had the oven roasted halibut with braised spinach and potato. Both entrees were very well prepared and they were decent sized servings. We were never rushed. My husband always finishes eating before I do and unlike many restaurants they did not clear his plate off the table until I was finished with my dinner. Kudos for that. Our waitress checked on us throughout and the owner came by also to ensure that everything was okay. The other owner is the chef. For dessert our lovely waitress recommended the pear fritters with homemade cinnamon ice cream. It was amazing.

Definitely recommended. We'll be back

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DT Vietnamese Noodles & Coffee Bar19141 Ford Road #101 Pitt Meadows, BC, Pitt Meadows
What a great find!
By joefoodie of Pitt Meadows (1 Review)
Submitted Saturday, October 3, 2009 - 8:42am

I was browsing through DineHere the other day, when I happened to come across the first review for this restaurant. Being a Pitt Meadows resident, I have to admit that I did not even know this restaurant existed....it is not an area that I usually pass by.
Had a busy week so arranged to pick up the wife from the WestCoast express station, and before I went to pick her up, stopped by the restaurant to order some food for take out.
The restaurant shows nice, but simple decor, and has probably around 25 seats...a number of these were filled. I went to the counter with a menu and the owner greeted me with a friendly smile. I chatted with him a bit and found out that the place had actually been open for about 5 months.
We took home some spring rolls, grilled chicken on rice, grilled pork on vermicelli and the house special Pho'.
Let me just say that this had to have been the best Vietnamese food I have ever tasted...very rich stock in the soup and the spring rolls were incredible!
Took me a while to discover this place, but I am very glad I did.
Highly recommended!

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Sango Japanese Restaurant19800 Lougheed Hwy, #350, Pitt Meadows
they need to learn what customer service means
By treats of langley (1 Review)
Submitted Thursday, October 1, 2009 - 5:25pm

Im not going to lie..... the best sushi around..... the service is horrible. Not once , twice but over and over again.. they are lucky that the food is so good but you do pay for it. It is pricier. worth every penny but the service gets me every time. Rude and they have to learn but the food brings us back until we found Tanuki sushi in Langley!!!! yey because i hated going because of the service!

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DT Vietnamese Noodles & Coffee Bar19141 Ford Road #101 Pitt Meadows, BC, Pitt Meadows
Very Tasty Lunch
By hmq1982 of Surrey (2 Reviews)
Submitted Thursday, September 17, 2009 - 11:21am

There are a lot of Pho places out there serving watery, tasteless soup with veggies & meat that have seen better days. DT Noodles is NOT one of them. I tried them for the first time several weeks ago, and have been back once or twice a week since.

The soup broth is rich and flavourful, the meats are premium and nicely sliced, and the toppings (bean sprouts, thai basil, scallions, onions, & peppers ) are extremely fresh and plentiful. They also give you plenty of noodles, cooked just right, not mushy. I usually order Pho with steak & brisket.

If you want take out, they do a great job of packing everything individually, so that you can take it home, re-heat the broth and assemble everything properly. This way, the meat, veggies and noodles do not get overcooked on your way home.

I find one order of Pho to be enough for 2 lunches. I sometimes also order the spring rolls which aside from being delicious and crispy, are a good size and not too oily. The coffee is also nice, and very strong.

The decor is more cafe than noodle house- rich dark wood with tasteful decorations. Nice place to sit and read the paper.

As for service, at first I found it a bit brusque, but after another visit or two the husband/wife team became more friendly. Take out orders are filled very quickly, with the exception of coffee which they brew individually to order. Don't ask for coffee if you're in a hurry!

If you like Vietnamese noodles- heck, even if you've never had them, head over and give DT a try. You'll not be dissapointed.

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Enjoy Garden Chinese Restaurant12520 Harris Road, Pitt Meadows
Will not be returning
By lydiamayes of langley, bc (3 Reviews)
Submitted Tuesday, September 1, 2009 - 1:47pm

My husband and I have just moved into the area, we tried this restaurant and laughed because it was out of a bad movie. When we drove into the parking lot it looked busy but when we entered the restaurant we realized that it must be the sushi place next door that was busy! Every table in the place was dirty but not occupied, the little chinese lady acted like we were bothering her, they got the order wrong, the food was mediocre, and the kitchen (visible from the til) was messy and dirty. The kitchen looked like it hadn't been cleaned in years. This one will definately not be on our list to return.

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Enjoy Garden Chinese Restaurant12520 Harris Road, Pitt Meadows
No way to treat a 'brother'
By Magoo2u of Lower Mainland (2 Reviews)
Submitted Sunday, August 9, 2009 - 4:01pm

A few weeks back, I dropped by to grab an order of steamed rice. I was on my way home from work and in a rush to make some congee (a form of Chinese rice porridge) for my little two-yr old daughter, who wasn't feeling well. I figured that, to speed things up, I would just grab some rice and go home and make the congee myself.

The second I walked in the door, the lady behind the counter gives me a dirty look, and blurts out the English translation of, "oh, hi, stupid fat guy" (sai fai jai, in Cantonese). Right away, things were off to a bad start. It was like she recognized or knew me, but I had never set foot in the place before (though my wife has picked up takeout from there before). She didn't become any more impressed when all I ordered was a side of steamed rice. She continues muttering some choice words in Cantonese (stuff like, 'hey, all this goof is ordering is rice, he doesn't even need anything to go with it', etc, etc). I was PAYING for the piddly little order of rice, not like I was scrounging for a free meal. Perhaps she just found it insulting.

On my way out, I thanked her in Cantonese (as she seemed to think I was just another Cdn-bred Chinaman who couldn't speak the native language). Thinking it would surprise her to her senses and embarrass her a bit, it didn't even faze her. Had it not been for the 'urgency' of getting a quick bowl of rice, I wouldn't have even bothered stopping in there...and I will NOT be patronizing this place ever again!!

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Firehall Bistro, The19237 122A Avenue, #104, Pitt Meadows
Worth going to
By Wong85 of Richmond (1 Review)
Submitted Monday, July 20, 2009 - 4:48pm

I'm from Richmond and we drove all the way to Pitt Meadows to try this place out because it was recommended by a friend. I really enjoyed my experience there. The food was great, the portions were great and the service was unbelievable. I guess there were some people missing in the kitchen so the Chef was on his own and our food came out a little late, but they took really good care of us while we waited. We really appreciated the way they compensated for us waiting. Only 2 negatives I have to say.. they should change their awning name because right now it still says "Seasons Bistro" and it was a little smoky when we walked in , but that doesn’t even touch the service we received. I would drive the distance to go there again.

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Boston Pizza19800 Lougheed Hwy, #510, Pitt Meadows
This is Boston Pizza
By moyaspilot of maple ridge (12 Reviews)
Submitted Tuesday, July 7, 2009 - 6:46am

I've been here various times with my family ( Husaband and three teenage boys.) It gets fairly busy between showtimes but what do you expect? It's next door to a theature. (I've noticed a trend here) The food has always been consistent, it's Boston Pizza, go with a little time to spare and be willing to put up with the crowds.

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Firehall Bistro, The19237 122A Avenue, #104, Pitt Meadows
Salt gone Wild
By ohungry of Coquitlam (5 Reviews)
Submitted Sunday, June 14, 2009 - 4:04pm

I was really looking forward to the restaurant based on the reviews. it is great to see this area attracting a notable chef. Even better that he is the owner/operator.
The decor is done beautifully. A small space, done right. The colors, the table settings, the bar. The feeling was intimate, but not small town.
The food was good, but nothing great. Unfortunately, everything I had was so salty. We had Calamari, Fish & Chips & an Onion Tart. All were good, but left us wanting more water.
We will definately go back in a while. I would expect they will change their menu seasonally, which we love. And we will always support the smaller establishments.

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