360VancouverSince November 24, 200825 Reviews
(3.3)- Food
(3.2) - Service
(3.6) - Value (3)
- Ambiance (3.2)
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(3.3) (3.2) (3.6) (3) (3.2)It doesn't make me anyway. There's a variety of food like gelato, pastries, cookies, coffee, & sandwiches but none of them have prices listed so I don't think that's right. They can charge whatever they want whenever they want & they don't even give you a receipt. Something else that seems to be "stereotypically Italian" is the pride. I got a burnt sandwich & it was tiny too! I think it was the same price as my bf's but it's half as small. It had thick black marks on both sides. I ate one that was already fairly burnt because I didn't want to be an annoying customer but there was no way I would eat the other half which was way more burnt. I gave it back to the man who made it & said "can you make me another half only? It's burnt." I didn't even tell him the other half was burnt too but I ate it. He scoffed & didn't think black marks meant burnt food. Then he went on to say that he couldn't do anything about it. I suggested something but he didn't even bother to listen to me & walked away with my dish as I was speaking to him. What a terrible attitude. You think you're such a great cook that no one can criticize you? It's definitely one of the brothers. I don't think it matters which one.
The food is just average. I've had good paninis at coco et olive with much better service. Calabria does give hearty slices of meat & a lot of cheese though. But it doesn't make my mouth water at the thought of eating it. I don't like how the coffee drinks are served in a glass mug. You end up with a lukewarm drink. There's tons of space in the cafe & quite beautiful because of the statues but it's also silly to ask for a key to go to the bathroom to wash your hands. I have to eat a sandwich after all! Coco et olive is also better there. Not gonna return.
We've passed by this place a few times but never went in because we thought it was closed. This time we passed by & saw a lot of people inside, so we went in, not having read any reviews. Thank goodness because the reviews may have deterred me. But it's just a scoop of gelato, so I probably would've gone in despite having read mostly terrible reviews here.
The gelatos I chose were really good. So i don't know which ones are bad. Mint Oreo was minty but also chocolately. I went with pistachio instead & it was creamy & fragrantful. But I was surprised the sample was melting as soon as the girl took it out. I think this means their restaurant is too hot or their ice cream is held at a really low temperature, lower than normal. We got our ice cream with our cake on the same plate. Where do you get that these days? Any flavor gelato you want with a large number of cake choices? I can only think of places like Cactus Club, which doesn't do either of the above! The plate was warm but I knew the gelato was melting like crazy. I think it comes from lower butter fat than ice cream. However, I don't think the gelato tasted like it had less fat than other gelatos. It was just delicious, like roasted pistachios blended with cream & frozen. We had a coconut cake. It had 3 layers of white sponge, which were light, more on the Asian side. I would've liked it even moister & fattening. But hey, it was delicious & it didn't stuff me! The layers of cream were sweetened & thicker than typical whipping cream. The coconut shreds on top tasted good; I don't care if they're real or not. They were good, but my bf thought it would've been even better with toasted coconut. The cake wasn't dry like bean brothers or sweet revenge, nor hard like sweet obsession or true confections, nor too light like Chinese bakeries & sweet e's, nor super rich like moxie's. You could eat the whole thing & it would be the perfect dessert. The prices are a bit higher, but then the slices of cake are bigger than average. In total, I would've preferred paying $10 including tax instead of $11 something. But that's only a dollar difference.
The ambiance is very nice. The tables are glass & metal while the chairs have firm cushions on them. They have both tall & low tables. The tables are really far from the counter & there's plenty of space to see what's in their display case. It reminds me of eiskafes in Austria. Modern & sophisticated, yet traditional with plenty of food that's both delicious to eat & look at.Their displays are beautiful & well-lit. I would've liked to have more information on the cakes available as many didn't have names & our server wasn't knowledgeable at all. And yes, a downside is you can only try 1 sample of gelato.
I came here years ago and decided never to come back because of the overly sweet cakes. I don't remember if I didn't like the texture of the frosting, but I'll remember now. I had the roulade, which was very disappointing that it didn't have much cake inside. There was room for preserves or perhaps berry jam instead. The cake part was so thin and alternated with a hard frosting. The outside had a hard frosting as well that I just completely took it off and just ate the inside. It was too sweet, like I remembered and not the kind of roulade I like. The fruit tart was also quite disappointing. First, it wasn't a light custard. Instead it had chocolate mousse I think and that just made it heavy, which isn't how I like fruit tarts. But it wasn't too sweet. Just too heavy. The mandarin still had its peel on it and that just ruined it. I can't believe they're too lazy to take off the peel. You pick up a fruit & you end up having to chew it. The price is not too expensive but not worth what the food tastes like. The service is good.
I went here twice so I think I can give a fair review of this place. First, it is really loud and unfortunately, that takes their ambiance marks down. First time, we came late & we had a good table. It was big too. When we booked another table for the second time, we got stuck in front of the grill/kitchen. It was cramped & we constantly felt the heat of the kitchen and smelled like food after. Second, the brussels sprouts are not good. They were burnt. They said they're fried. You don't fry things until they're burnt. There's something called golden brown. And then there's chocolate brown. That's when you've gone too far. I saw someone else call them char-grilled. That's what's missing from their description. Sneaky! They're also way too salty. We didn't finish them. They also did not offer to replace them with something else. A bowl for $6, come on! Their meals don't come with vegetables. The rigatoni was good but I don't like the flavor of the sausage. It's odd. Their steaks are their best asset. However, when we ordered a ribeye, it came out burnt. The server said that was because we asked for Chicago style. Uh, chicago style does not mean burnt! It means crispy! When he heard me, he shut up. However, we had to wait for the steak to be redone. For a restaurant that's this expensive, when you make me & the rest of my party wait for my food, you should give me a discount. Nope. None there. Prefer Joeys but the meat from Glowbal group seems to be of a better standard. The service the first time wasn't caring or personal. The second time the attitude was snippy. The bread pudding was not good. It was crispy on top, but after the first layer, it was literally bread soaked in chocolate pudding. I prefer mine to be crispy throughout. Learn from Burgoo. May come back if in the area and it's late at night. But prefer Coast. Their steaks are of the same quality. I don't remember ever sitting near the kitchen. Seating is also better at Joe Fortes.
After looking at my average marks on food, I decided to write about my favorite korean restaurant. First, the service is superb. They recognize you only after coming maybe 2 times. This is why they call themselves Good Friends. They try to remember you. When they bring you the food, they say "enjoy!" and "thank you!" Atleast the usualy female server does. The food is very good and worth it. We usually have a wrap meal, which has lettuce, meat, rice, and a soup for less than $13. The kimbap is the best I've ever had in the Greater Vancouver area & not a lot of restaurants make kimbap. Our favorite is marinated beef. We also had calamari kimbap which was very interesting & tasty. Their seafood/beef tofu soup is pretty good, but not the most flavor. The side dishes are generously refilled & come decently portioned. Also, the side dishes have more variety than some places. The kimchi fried udon is so good! It's tasty & fried dry unlike Haroo. so wonderful. the only dish we don't like is the seafood pancake. It's not crispy enough. But there are tons of other dishes for you to choose from. The house is very quaint, with spacious couches. It's just too far of a drive for us unless it's a weekend. Also, Song, the owner, is very nice. Kamsamnida!
I'm always here. I have tried a lot of their cakes & sometimes I just repeat the same cakes because I'm afraid to try something new. I love the Lavender & Rose cheesecakes. The ones made with brownies are pretty good too. The lighter, Japanese style cheesecakes taste like mousse, which I don't like. And the mochaccino cake is the best cake in Vancouver to get at night. Every bakery that opens at night cannot compare and I know my cakes.
for the first time, I decided to try the pasta. I usually really love Aoyama, which serves the same Japanese style pasta. But this place only serves pasta & omurice, whereas Aoyama has other options. Sadly, I will never eat anything other than cake here. I had a regular pasta and it was tasteless. I could've thrown this together at home with like salt only. The chicken was subway chicken, which is terrible. It looks dehydrated & rehydrated. It's bubbly, chewy, and does not flake like real chicken does. My bf made the mistake of ordering the same thing. The mushrooms taste either dried (but that's not possible since it's super expensive) or pre-cut days/weeks ago. The garlic sauce was not much better. My bf basically described the pasta as all prepared separated & tossed together after all cooked. Nothing blended together. The chicken& mushrooms had no garlic taste. The asparagus was done well but was really cheap. It was sliced so thinly, I barely saw any flowers/heads. They were probably mostly stalks. Good asparagus should be kept whole and just sliced width-wise. Sorry, but please keep the cakes good! the service is usually very good and food came quickly. but quickness was unnecessary since more time is needed to prepare the food. The lights are too bright if they want to create a romantic atmosphere.
This place isn't bad and I might return if I order something different. we thought it was called "house of tofu" because it had a lot of different kinds of tofu hotpots, but they don't have many at all. Just one tofu hot pot but you can choose from 5-6 different meats & seafood to put in it. So I don't really get why they call themselves house of tofu. Why not just another korean name? They have a lot of typical Korean dishes instead. still the menu isn't large and we didn't have much to choose from. The menu is pretty simple and cute. But the tofu soup was also a miss because it did not have enough beef or seafood flavor. However, it does come in a large pot which the person scoops out for you and leaves open. But we always keep our rice hot, so we just put the rice back into the pot & covered the lid. I had rice cakes with dumplings in the white (nonspicy) sauce. They fried the mandu and poured rice cakes on top. That was terrible! They should've kept them apart. If the mandu was going to end up soggy, they should've just steamed them. Still, the server was quite friendly & gladly refilled our side dishes and they were fairly good. The restaurant reminds me of a canteen but is very spacious.
I've been looking for good Korean food in Richmond and sadly I'm still looking. This place looks lovely and reminds you of home. Very spacious too. So props for that. However, their menu isn't as big as other restaurants; it doesn't have a lot of small dishes. They have meals, meat dishes, platters, and large hot pots. So we just had two personal meals. They are very stingy on the side dishes. Kimchi are not refillable. The owner was reluctant to even refill the other side dishes. I think there's only 1 refill on side dishes other than kimchi. The salad that comes with the meals was combined into one plate, assuming we want to share our food. But the salad was so small, it was meant more for one person. The seafood/beef tofu soup had mostly mussels and 1 half piece of shrimp. The bowl itself is smaller than typical Korean restaurants. they try to make this up by offered a few leaves of lettuce & a half bowl of congee. Medium was not hot enough for my bf and he found it lacked in flavor. It had almost no beef in it. I had the stirfried beef udon. There wasn't enough beef and many of the pieces had a lot of fat in it. However, everything was hot (but all Korean restaurants make this a priority) and the udon was quite tasty. Still not as tasty as Good Friends. But $9.99 per meal isn't worth it when we can get a bigger bowl & better taste for $8.95 that includes better & unlimited side dishes. The side dishes did not have enough variety and I didn't want to eat them all like I usually do at some really good restaurants. Perhaps their lack of MSG is the reason for the meal not being satisfying at all, but then I'd rather eat at another restaurant even if it has MSG as long as it tastes better. We left still thinking that the best Korean restaurants are in Burnaby & Coquitlam, with a couple in downtown.
This restaurant is really terrible mainly because of the service. The people inside are acceptable but the host had a horrible attitude. He scoffed and acted like he didn't want more customers in the restaurant. When we couldn't hear what he was asking, he gave us attitude. Just repeat your question! Some strangers who were waiting with us actually left. No server/busser had a smile on their face except for 1 lady. When we got in, it turned out atleast 5-6 large tables hadn't even been cleaned yet. It's really disgusting to look at ucleaned tables all around you. And they had to make some people sit in the front next to the door. That's horrible for them! They were so slow when they cleaned the tables, but perhaps also understaffed & overwhelmed. The food is overly expensive. $8-9 for a plate of steamed rice rolls. $8-9 for a bowl of chicken noodles that I could've made at home. It was just chicken stock, the cheapest chinese veg (siu choi), a ton of noodles I could buy at a store, and chicken thigh. The correct way of making this noodle is actually to make a pure white soup and to tenderize chicken breast. Go to Spicy Court for this instead. The best thing was the siu mai, which was hot, had lots of filling, and was tasty, but likely it was $6-7. I don't even want to bother commenting on other food because I wouldn't recommend people to come. They only pay for 1 hour of eating and we already had to wait because of their inability to clean tables. So we ended up paying another $6 for parking. What a ripoff. There should be another good Chinese restaurant for dimsum in downtown. I wouldn't come here & I think people only come here cuz they live at the Hyatt.
Even though it was a busy Friday night, we came without reservations & got a table where I wanted (not in what looked like the cramped, dark dining room). We sat by the window in the open area the restaurant shares with le centre culturel. The tables outside are kind of cramped, but that's the French way. The servers were really great, very helpful, and patient. We had a pitcher of water for ourselves so we didn't have to ask for refills. When my meal came, the server pushed things to the side and readjusted my plate so I never had to touch the hot plate myself. I had the escargot with chilean sea bass while my bf had the table d'hote. I thought the escargot dish was done really well--very hot is garlic butter & oil but I would've preferred a different style, perhaps baked with a creamy sauce and I like my bigger but I think smaller is better. I saw the mussels & fries at the other table looked really worth it. The sea bass was done very well. The vegetables were al dente. I would've preffered the squash more cooked. But the butter sauce was not too buttery and the dish was nice and hot. My bf's starter was a salad. Not being a cheese lover, he loved the boccocini, which I thought was usually very buoyant, but it kinda crumbled. New style of boccocini for me! The salad tasted great although he said he would've liked cooked onions. The complimentary bread was really crispy and fresh. His main was lamb leg but and he knew it was sliced cuz the server said so. But he wanted it to not be sliced and crispy. But I think we just have to order a different dish. Nonetheless, it was tender and succulent. The mains were both balanced with a good amount of vegetables, carbs, & meat. The dessert was an apple tart. We thought it was a hard crust, like lemon tarts but it was flaky. It was delicious, a bit small, but made very well. I think the food was worth the price; it is french food after all. The 3-course meal was more worth it than at Glowbal which is more expensive & doesn't even include vegetables. We will definitely be back (be sure to bring cash) because their food is flavoured well, made well, not salty or buttery, and the service is really really great! Merci!!
haven't been here for years and there's another Greek place that I really love but I thought I'd give this a try so I can justify my recommendations of the other restaurant.
I had the lamb stew which was pretty good. Very hot and quite tasty. but I only got steamed vegetables that had no Greek seasoning, just salt. It was quite plain to me. I had 2 potatoes which were crispy on the outside & very good but I found myself wanting more. My boyfriend had the kleftiko and his wasn't hot enough. Also, he had the same amount & type of vegetables as me. At my preferred place, Maria's, we got greek style potatoes, salad, and rice. but if you prefer not to have as many carbs, you may prefer Felicos. I may be able to substitute the cooked veg for greek salad, because I didn't like the way they did the cooked ones. They gave us so much bread right at the beginning and we waited so long for our meals that when I tried to eat bread with my meal, the bread was already cold. I didn't want to ask for more because I didn't want to waste food. But they should change their strategies.
The ambiance is really good if you're looking for a lot of other people talking around you. It does look a bit more remodeled and the washrooms are newer and fancier. The service was very good. Honestly, props! But instead of having my hot water refilled, I actually had to ask for it. And when we asked for the bill, it didn't come for a long time. But still, it has its positive aspects.
I thought I'd try this place out cuz it sounded alright. But nobody warned me about the massive loads of butter they put in everything! I'm so glad I didn't get a table for their Royal Wedding celebration!
The lady owner is extremely nice but I've been to England twice and I've NEVER eaten such greasy food even at a greasy spoon in England. Way too much butter on the bread & eggs. Fried bread is too much and our breakfasts werent piping hot. The bread pudding, although quite authentic & homemade is way too rich. I'm not on a diet & even I felt I gained 2 lbs of fat that I can never get rid of. Sorry, there are better places for British breakfasts that aren't as fattening. Cheshire Cheese Inn on Kerrisdale hasn't disappointed me.
The restaurant does have a lot of British memorabilia, which is nice to look at when you're homesick for England.
I've only come here a couple times but years apart & I've not been disappointed, so what are the odds? We liked it the first time cuz the food was hot, seasoned well, and service great. We've also been to the one in downtown & it was equally satisfying. In choosing a place to eat Greek, I favored the 20 min trek here.
The pita was fairly warm & crispy but came with nothing. We would've liked to know that one of our dishes came with tzaziki sauce (but then I should remember souvlaki always comes with that!). But the server kindly gave us butter for free. The lamb shoulder was tender (usually that's the worry) & seasoned well. The lamb souvlaki was crispy on the outside & tender on the inside. Both dishes came hot. The Greek salad, which is often a disappointment in food courts, was covered generously with feta. It had a great balance of cukes & peppers. I often hate it when Greek salads don't have enough cukes. The portioning was excellent. The rice pilaf had good seasoning, was warm, & soft. I don't really know how much "better" it could taste. All our rice was finished. The potatoes also appropriately seasoned were warm & large.
The service was great. Gave us more hot water without us having to ask. Usually, places just top up on your cold water & don't care about customers who are sick & wish to just drink hot water. I wish I had tried a dessert so I could comment on that. The choices seem quite good. The prices are a bit more expensive than a place like Stepho's. But I'd much prefer a quiet & spacious restaurant, free parking available, and without the wait. I think the meat here is of much better quality anyway. The portions are not as big as we didn't have any leftovers. But I'd much rather go here.
I've eaten at Steeve's many times since I first posted a review. Since then, I've found their food to be absolutely fantastic. I am a real fan of their breakfasts now. I like how some breakfasts come in a hot skillet with a sauce depending on what ingredients are used. This is something I never cook myself at home. Although the food is a bit pricy, it's worth it considering how much work goes into the food. The seasoning is just right, food is full of flavor, breakfasts always comes out hot, and they really encourage a balanced meal with a salad included in almost all meals.
The place is a little cramped, reminiscent of Paris, but that's genuine French dining if you ask me. I think it's cool that you can see into the kitchen yet never smell of cooking afterwards. However, if you don't go at the right time/day, you often have to wait quite a while. But they ease the wait with some snacks or drinks. The place is often fully booked at night. When I'm looking for a really well made European breakfast, I go here. The servers are always really friendly & Steeve is more than gracious.
And did I mention the baguettes are perfectly crispy?
This is my second rave review of this place!
They have exotic versions of western cookies such a jam sandwiches, bird's nests, and chewy and light macaroons. Their ingredients include coconut, rosewater, pistachio, honey, walnut, almond, etc. They have Iranian cookies such as clover-shaped ones made with chickpea flour, sweet flaky cookies (some made with coconut or honey) that are great dipped in coffee. Nothing is too sweet. They also have some sweets similar to Indian and Greek desserts. They're fried/baked & come with a sticky sauce.
I'm really surprised with how their cream lasts. I had their profiteroles and they still taste soft days after. I don't order a lot of their cakes because I don't like desserts that have a lot of cream. But the cream is really soft & light. Only thing I didn't like the other day were these wafers that look like Manner wafers from Austria. These, compared to the well-known brand, were stale. They're new items. But everything else is great. Not too sweet, soft & crumbly, crunchy, buttery, flaky, and creamy. I've tried a lot & I keep coming back.
Sometimes I have to wait as long as 10 mins because the lady owner is the only one working there. But at other times, you don't have to wait at all.
Here's why:
I've been there twice & i've tried a number of cookies, pastries & cakes. and i think the best thing there is 1 cookie: the jam sandwich. the jam sandwich is buttery, a bit firm, & not too sweet. you can keep it for a few days. some of the macaroons are good, not all. I also found the Napoleon & custard quite good.
What I don't like about this place is their overuse of butter cream. The florentine has it, some of the cookies have it. And their butter cream is too hard & too rich. I tried a Vienna hoping I could get a taste of Sacher torte from Vienna, but it was so far from an Austrian cake. It was dry & i didn't finish it. Many of their cookies are hard; they're supposed to be. But because of that, there isn't much choice of cookies. The diplomat was a huge disappointment when everyone raved about it here. It was not crispy cuz when we cut into it the first time, it was so hard that the knife didn't come out. Same problem with the butter cream in that.
This place is a hit & a miss. I've thrown out or didn't want to eat atleast half the baked goods I bought from them. The stuff is not cheap too. Spent about $15 on baked goods each time, plus $15 for the diplomat.
I thought this place was good cuz of the stars it received but I could've/should've read the reviews closer. I don't like their style of cheesecake. It was too soft & it has no base. I just ate a slice of mush. It tastes fine but I don't like the texture (I like mine firmer) and lack of pie shell (who makes a cheescake with a shell?! ever heard of contrast?). Also, it's not that worth it, cuz after I ate my cheesecake with strawberries, had a few bites of my friend's cheesecake, I didn't feel satisfied. I ended up going to Safeway for packaged cheesecake from their bakery & it was so much better, sorry to say. Very disappointed. Other than that, the service was good & you don't have to wait for a table.
I thought this place was great. They took my order nicely and was ready in time for pick up. We ordered a small salmon sashimi and it was quite filling. It was farmed salmon but some people like that anyway, a generous size, with a decent amount of fattiness. 5 pieces was more than enough for 2 people! Also got the BC roll (bigger than I expected) and the chopped scallop roll. Both really fresh with more filling than rice. I would definitely order to go again (do it as early as possible for discounts) or even sit down for a quick bite. It's not fancy & I don't know how good the other food is, but it still gets a thumbs up from me.
The food is done really well but a bit on the pricey side as the size you expect is not what you really get. Like, atleast offer enough food to make a grown man full. And I wish they wouldn't give us those salty snacks. We all know it's done on purpose to make you thirsty so you'll order a drink. I think that's really sneaky & thus wrong. I can't help but eat it because when you put some food in front of me, I'll eat it & I always forget to ask them not to bring the snacks. The service is really good & you always get a view of the street from where you sit.
So what is a good place to eat? O'Douls!
It's more on the pricy side but it's considered fine dining. And it's not as expensive as other places. The bennies are great & they usually cook it right. It comes with deliciously crisp potatoes & some fresh fruit. I've been to more expensive places that gave me unripened fruit! Afternoon dishes like caesar salads are great with anchovies & shaved parmesan. It's also great in the evening with live jazz music. The service is usually very good with servers smiling at you even if they aren't serving you.
