diningdavekitsilanoSince February 13, 20069 Reviews
(3.4)- Food
(3.2) - Service
(3.9) - Value (3)
- Ambiance (4.2)
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(3.4) (3.2) (3.9) (3) (4.2)Nice atmosphere and great service, but oh, the food! Really sub par. Giant ribs look pretty cool, but are dry and lacking in flavour. Sliders were like little shrivelled pieces of coal on a bun. A nice bun, but really, the meat was terrible. Pizza might be good, but really odd flavours. Decent crust, but just not quite right.
We sat in the bar at first and was attracted by the burger, but when we moved to the restaurant, turns out the burger is the only thing not on the menu. Why? Well, the servers were perplexed, but the manager told me that the owner, Mark James, feels that burgers lower the tone of the restaurant. Huh? This place serves chicken wings and poutine! What a stupid reason to not serve the burger. Could it be that the rest of the menu is way over priced? This place is more expensive than Milestones and Earls, but not near in quality.
Another odd thing. Canucks game was on, but they decided not to show it. I asked. After about ten minutes into the game, they switched over. Then they switched back to basketball and then eventually back to Canucks. That was pretty annoying.
Beer is interesting, so go for a pint, by all means, but otherwise, best to avoid this rather pretentious and overpriced bar type restaurant.
First of all, the pizza is first rate. Great crust and lovely flavour. Definitely one of the best pizza's in Vancouver. Sadly, it was my wife who had the pizza (well, she did share it with me), but I had the pasta.
It was the orechietti with sausage, fennel, rapini and chili. Sounded good because I like fennel, but whoops, they've run out of fennel. Okay, can I have a little of that nice roasted garlic instead? No. Okay then, I'll take it as it comes, sans fennel.
Of the more reasonably priced wines served by the glass (under $10 a glass) two were not available. That actually left only one wine. Okay, so short on wine and short on fennel. Big deal, what's the food TASTE like?
Already said the pizza was great, but sadly, the pasta was a disaster. Horribly over salted (and this coming from a person who likes salt) and a big pool of water at the bottom of the dish. It wasn't inedible because I was hungry, but really, I should have sent it back. I just had a horribly salty taste for the rest of the night and the wateryness was just not nice.
Maybe I had bad luck, but that was my experience. The pasta was really bad, but the pizza was great, although it was also on the salty side, but not so much of a problem (honestly, I'm not obsessed with salt!)
Service was interesting. Kind of aggressive in a friendly way. Like when they were out of fennel, no apology or offer to adjust, just 'that's the way it is, so what?' Kind of attitude.
Nook is obviously using quality ingredients and they take their food seriously, but they need work. Good, reasonably priced Italian is not so common in Vancouver so I hope this place improves. Having said that, it isn't actually that cheap. Single pizza or pasta for $16 each. Starters at $10 and $12. Limited menu. No green salad. I'm not saying it's expensive, but it's not cheap and the lowest price glass of wine is $8.50, if they have it.
I love the burgers here. One of the best I have ever had and I'm fussy about my burgers. The fries are fantastic too. The Canucks game special is amazing value. Burger, fries and beer for $10! Nachos with pulled pork is also fantastic. I recommend this place as a really good local sports bar. Well, local if you live in Kits.
Really nice place to watch a game. Lots of screens, but kind of intimate. Very nice service too.
The location is spectacular, but I wouldn't go if the food was sub par. I've been quite a few times and have found the food and service to be very good every time. Desserts are a particular highlight. I've taken out of town guests who have loved it as well.
Watermark is not cheap, but really worth it in my opinion. Having said that, you can spend as much at Cactus Club. Such a wonderful place to eat dinner as the sun sets over Kits beach.
I went for brunch with trepidation, having read a number of bad reviews. Well, after my wife and daughter went a few days earlier and reported that it was good, we all went for Saturday morning brunch. I don't take my brunch lightly. I hate bad breakfasts and poor service, as I have seen described, but my experience was entirely the opposite.
Tomato is a beautiful, relaxing restaurant with light pouring in through skylights. Lots of space, much more than the old Cambie location. Service was fast, attentive and polite. Seated quickly, no wait, service was great. Coffee topped up frequently. Fresh fruit smoothie was wonderful. I had the signature benny and it was honestly the best benny I have ever had, and I've had a few.
The eggs were perfect, the ham was a good portion, but the main thing was the sauce. Not lurid yellow and gloppy, but a light, fresh tasting hollandaise with a notable lemon zing and fresh pepper. This is my new favourite breakfast place, well, for benny's at least.
The other important thing about any breakfast is the potato. Don't want them too dry or too greasy. These potatoes were perfect. Red skinned, moist, crunchy and a good portion.
I don't know what took me so long to try Tomato as I live in Kits. I had such a horrible experience at it's predecessor in the location, but that's a really stupid reason. I also read bad reviews, which put me off. I'm glad I finally went. Can't wait to go again.
Ate on the patio, which was nice. Service was excellent. Waitresses very friendly and very attractive too! For a kind of casual place, not actually that cheap. For four of us, the bill was $180, all in. And for that, we shared only two starters and two desserts.
Shortrib poutine was good, but really lacking in cheese, which was not the case when I had it before on Main. Beet salad was quite boring and lacking in dressing. Mains were pretty good, but my meatloaf arrived cold and was sent back. Salmon was extremely underdone and also sent back. A bit rare is good, but this was really raw inside. Accompanying veg was a very dull bit of salad. Salmon flavour was really dull. Just roast with a bit of a sauce, but really under flavoured to me. Ribs were quite good and a big portion. Shortrib pasta was enjoyed by my daughter.
All in all, a nice enough experience, but not impressed with food or price. Probably wouldn't go back, despite really good fries and service that was really nice and doing there best to help.
Fantastic atmosphere, great food, funny menu, but does it really take forty minutes to cook an egg? I've been three times and each time it took ages to take my order and ages for the food to arrive. And this on a weekday. It's such a shame because I love the place, but I can't understand why they can't do what most other restuarants do, just make the food fresh and get it out in a reasonable amount of time. Service is very personable despite this. Go, by all means, but be prepared to wait to get in, wait to get served and wait for your food.
The potential is there and a lot of people seem to rave about this place, but it is disappointing. The crust is hard like cardboard and the flavour is kind of bland. Oh why is decent Pizza in Vancouver so hard to find?
Nice place, but this is very thick and doughy pizza. Vancouver doesn't have great pizza and this is a case in point. Call it bread with cheese and stuff, but it's not really pizza. Charming place otherwise and very nice staff, but it can't be called great pizza.
